Thu, Nov 15 2018

Charlotte Observer – Jim Morrill – Nov 13, 4:00 PM

After a blue wave all but washed away their elected officials in Mecklenburg County, some Republicans worry whether they can keep one of their last footholds — on the Charlotte City Council. “We could very well be in the last days of…

Forty members of the Temple Sisterhood had left the synagogue just minutes before janitor Eddie Edwards discovered a package outside, leaning against the rear wall of the building. Inside were six sticks of dynamite. The fuse, about 14 feet long…

Inside Facebook's Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters, top executives gathered in the glass-walled conference room of its founder, Mark Zuckerberg. It was September 2017, more than a year after Facebook engineers discovered suspicious Russia-linked…

I've been eating out in 2018. A lot. I'm now poorer and fatter, but that's OK. Rankings are based on food, vibe, beverages, and service. I have nothing against chains and I'm a big fan of Chili's, but to be eligible, restaurants had to be locally…

Charlotte Observer – Brendan Marks – Nov 14, 4:00 PM

Travaris Cadet wasn't expecting that call. Cadet, a longtime New Orleans Saints running back and Appalachian State alum, was working out in Florida this week when his agent phoned him. After spending most of the 2018 NFL season as a free agent…