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JFG sign finds new home in Charlotte

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:37 p.m.

The JFG coffee sign, an iconic part of the Charlotte skyline which survived 40 years of everything nature could dish out, will be flashing again soon -- in a new part of the city ... The Charlotte city council gave the go-ahead Monday night for the sign to be placed atop the VBGB Restaurant and Beer Garden, in the N.C. Music Factory near the Brookshire Boulevard on the north side of uptown ... The sign, which advertised the coffee for four decades from a site off the John Belk Freeway near the

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Charlotte man arrested eight times in two years

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:31 p.m.

Authorities say a tip from an alert resident helped them arrest a man suspected of breaking into cars in north Charlotte -- a man who has been arrested eight times in two years ... Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say Denzel Davante Hall, 18, was arrested late Saturday night in the 400 block of Tom Hunter Road, after a neighbor called 911 and reported someone breaking into cars that were parked behind a vacant home ... By the time police arrived, the man had left, but officers say they found several

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CMS bus hits lines on Eastfield Rd.

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:12 p.m.

A school bus somehow collided with a power line or cable line Tuesday morning in north Charlotte, but no injuries were reported ... The incident happened about 6:45 a.m. on Eastfield Road at Dogwood Lane. That is a short distance west of Browne Road ... Police say Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Bus 637 was involved in the incident. A spokeswoman for CMS says the bus was carrying about 30 students and was headed for North Mecklenburg High School. Authorities were able to clear the cable from the

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Pedestrian hit by car at UNCC entrance

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:11 p.m.

A woman who was crossing N.C. 49 at the entrance of the UNC Charlotte campus was struck by a car and injured Tuesday morning, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say ... The incident was reported about 8:20 a.m. on University City Boulevard and Broadrick Boulevard. According to police, the crash happened in the left southbound lane of N.C. 49, near the traffic signal ... The woman was taken by Medic to a hospital, but it is unclear how badly she was hurt. It also is not clear if the victim was a UNCC

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Daytime Showmars robbery on East Blvd.

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 2:17 p.m.

It was a bold robbery -- pulled off in broad daylight, in a heavily traveled part of Charlotte ... Now Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are trying to find the men who took money and assaulted the manager of a Showmars restaurant Sunday afternoon on East Boulevard near the Dilworth area ... The robbery was reported about 4 p.m. at the Showmars, in the 1600 block of East Boulevard, at Cumberland Avenue ... According to police, three suspects entered the restaurant, about an hour after it had closed

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Bush adviser Rove to speak at GOP dinner

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.

Memo from former presidential adviser Karl Rove to N.C. Republicans: Don't worry about President Barack Obama carrying North Carolina again in 2012 ... "There's that old saying, 'Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me'," Rove said in a phone interview with the Observer. "Obama won North Carolina by promising to be a centrist. He's governed in a much different way." ... That's part of the message Rove will deliver to Mecklenburg County Republicans on Saturday at their annual

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Police: Bus Pulled Down Power Lines

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 1:39 p.m.

A bus taking students to school pulled down power lines while going down Eastfield Road Tuesday morning, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said ...

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Burning ban is issued for Mecklenburg

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 8:32 a.m.

Humidity levels rose Monday afternoon, but gusty winds and continued dry conditions have led fire officials to issue an outdoor burning ban in Mecklenburg County ... The ban comes in the midst of a dry spell that has seen hundreds of wildfires break out across the Carolinas in the last week ... A red flag warning for high wildfire risk was in effect Monday for York, Chester, Cherokee and other counties in South Carolina's Upstate ... Meteorologists say the fire danger could increase today, when

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A chance to tell county how to spend tax dollars

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 8:32 a.m.

Residents have a chance this week to tell Mecklenburg officials how to put together next year's budget ... Various leaders - including County Manager Harry Jones, Budget Director Hyong Yi and county commissioners George Dunlap and Jennifer Roberts - are expected Thursday at an interactive discussion on the 2011-12 budget ... The event is 7-9 p.m. at the Charlotte School of Law at 2145 Suttle Ave. It is free and open to the public. Willie Ratchford of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations

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Bobcats see second half as a fresh start

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:23 a.m.

Some things have changed since the Charlotte Bobcats last played one week ago ... Paul Silas had the interim tag removed from his title and signed a contract extension that makes him coach through the 2011-12 season ... The Bobcats got a six-day break between games, time to get away and refresh in preparation for the final 26 games of the regular season, which will begin tonight at home against Toronto ... What hasn't changed is the Bobcats' roster or their position in the Eastern Conference

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