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Weekly Papers Delivering In The Suburbs
This week, some 30,000 Lake Norman-area residents will go to their mailboxes and pick up a newspaper. But this paper isn't one they subscribe to. It's actually free. And that speaks to the health of suburban weekly newspapers all over the country. WFAE's Scott Graf reports.
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Mint Hill Man Carries On Dennis The Menace Legacy
Today the U.S. Postal Service begins issuing stamps of five legendary comics:
Archie, Beetle Bailey, Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes, and Dennis the Menace.
Dennis was the creation of Hank Ketcham, but lives on through the drawings of Mint Hill's Marcus Hamilton. The Menace turned out to be Hamilton's saving grace. WFAE's Lisa Miller reports
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Birthday Parties A Blessing For Homeless Children
Few events are as special in a child's life as a birthday party - the cake, the gifts, the anticipation. But when a family is worried about where the next meal will come from - or where to spend the night - birthday parties aren't high on the priority list.
There are more than 3,000 homeless children in Charlotte who live in shelters, doubled up in apartments with other families, or sometimes even in cars. Many of their birthdays would come and go without notice were it not for a local nonprofit called Birthday Blessings. WFAE's Julie Rose reports:
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A WFAE Dispatch From The Gulf
As the Gulf oil spill stretches into its third month, reporting the story has become a marathon for national news outlets. NPR has been rotating a team of reporters through the region since the day the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded. WFAE's Julie Rose has been part of that team this week and sends a postcard from New Orleans.
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Shoppers Take In Eastland One More (Last?) Time
After 35 years, Eastland Mall opened its doors this morning for what could be the final time.
Despite looking run-down, the mall still received visits from its most loyal customers. Many just wanted to see the mall one last time.
WFAE's Christina Austin spoke to a few of them. Their fondest memories include time spent on an ice-skating rink.
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NC Makes A Move In The Beer Game
Last year wasn't great for beer, unless you brew it in small batches. U.S. beer sales were down 2 percent, according to the industry. But the craft segment of the beer market -those brewers that make less than 2 million barrels a year - grew by about 7 percent last year.
You might know some of these local labels: Carolina Blonde, Highland and Olde Mecklenburg. That last one is the only craft brewer, making and bottling beer right here in Charlotte - and it's actually quite new.
WFAE's Clay Whittaker reports.
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Burgess: surveying a political career
Long-time Charlotte city council member Susan Burgess bid farewell to a 16 year career in politics this week. She served on the school board, the city council and even ran for mayor. Now she says her cancer is in advanced stages and she can no longer meet the rigors of council service.
WFAE's Lisa Miller takes a look at her life in the political arena.
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NC war widow on 'trip of a lifetime'
This is the first Memorial Day since the death of Captain Mark Garner last summer. He was serving in Afghanistan.
Today, family and friends will place flowers at his grave in Elkin, North Carolina. But Garner's wife Nickayla and a few of their close friends won't be there.
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Dolph Ramseur: The secret behind the Avett Brothers' success
The Avett Brothers have hit the big time. The band from Cabarrus County recently played to a sellout crowd at Merlefest in Wilkesboro. The band's sold 210,000 copies of its latest album, I and Love and You.
Their talent as songwriters has taken them a long way, but Dolph Ramseur is the secret to their success. He's their manager.
Ramseur has steered the Avett Brothers from his home office in Concord. His expertise is now sought out by bands who want to emulate the Avetts success.
WFAE's Ben McNeely reports.
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Remembering Shcrissony
Sometimes in the news business it's easy to forget that life goes on after a tragic headline. Police clear away an accident or take down the crime scene tape, and most of us forget and move on. We rarely hear what happens next to the people involved. And it's too bad, because the aftermath of a tragedy is often where the most important lessons lie.
That's what WFAE's Julie Rose learned in a follow-up to one of those incidents.
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NASCAR Hall of Fame holds first induction ceremony
Seventy-one years ago, baseball inducted its first ever Hall of Fame class. Yesterday in uptown Charlotte, NASCAR held its first induction ceremony. It was the culmination of weeks of story telling about some of the most iconic names in the sport.
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