Tagged: DNC2012

Charlotte is adding another hospital just for the DNC.  If someone at the convention gets sick, sprains an ankle or worse, the CMC’s Mobile Hospital will be waiting.  We meet the man at the head of this emergency preparedness team.  Then, a quick look at the history of political conventions which began in 1831.  And finally, a rundown on who’s coming to Charlotte, what we’ve done to accommodate them and we ask “are we making too much of all this?”

Food inspectors in Mecklenburg and neighboring counties have been busy in the weeks leading up to the Democratic National Convention.  Not only have they been checking out restaurants, hotels, and caterers, but they're also keeping tabs on barbecue. 

Food inspectors have long been gearing up for the DNC.  But in the two weeks leading up to the big event, the Food and Drug Administration told county health departments within a 30 mile radius of Charlotte to ramp up their restaurant and hotel inspections. 

Using 21st Century technology to learn about historic Charlotte, and then, the American Presidential Experience visits the Queen City.

With the Republican and Democratic national conventions about to take place, it might be good to have a Convention 101 lesson. 

Don’t worry — there won’t be an exam (well, not until Nov. 6 — but there will be more study guides along the way).

First, we think of conventions as being unruly and hotly contested meetings, but unfortunately, modern conventions haven’t lived up to this historical image.