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Attention North Carolina is getting isn’t quite what it wants

By Franco Ordoñez | McClatchy Newspapers | 5:04AM

When civic leaders boasted that having the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte was a chance to showcase the great things about living and working in North Carolina, they probably didn’t have recent events in mind.

Speed Street festival gives police a workout

By Meghan Cooke and Steve Lyttle | E-mail | 7:54AM

After weeks of preparations and security precautions for the arrival of several hundred thousand people in Charlotte’s uptown for the annual Food Lion Speed Street festival, the event came to a close Saturday night without any major problems reported as of press time.

Arrests follow Speed Street conclusion
No impact from Beryl in Charlotte until Monday
Five-day weather forecast

Sheehan plans march at Charlotte convention

By Tim Funk | E-mail | May 26, 2012