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Police Charge 2 Men In Deadly University City Shooting

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Published Nov. 20, 2009 at 11:43 a.m.

Police charged two men Friday after a deadly shooting in University City Thursday night ...

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Drug-testing firm latest specimen of tough times

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Published Aug. 15, 2009 at 12:55 a.m.

(By Kirsten Valle, kvalle@charlotteobserver.com) As GlobalLab Solutions searched for a new office a few years ago, when the economy was thriving and jobs were easier to find, one of the big questions on owner Mike Sullivan's mind was whether the space had two bathrooms ... His company's waiting room was often full. Dozens of job candidates lined up for the plastic cups and quick instructions – don't flush and don't wash your hands – that come with pre-employment drug tests ... “When you

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Wilkinson work keeps lanes closed

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Published July 10, 2009 at 6:59 a.m.

Outbound Wilkinson Boulevard remains closed today in Charlotte's West End district because of a broken sewer pipe and storm drain ... The construction also affects a portion of Morehead Road ... Crews have been working since Wednesday to repair the pipe and drain, in the 2300 block of Wilkinson Boulevard, at Morehead Street. Authorities had tried to keep one outbound lane open, but they were forced Thursday to close all the lanes ... At last report, crews hope to have the work finished by late

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Crash Sends Car Down 50-Foot Embankment

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Published July 10, 2009 at 4:45 a.m.

MEDIC rushed two people to the hospital after an overnight crash in University City ...

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Career Almanac

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Published May 31, 2009 at 7:00 a.m.

On the Move ... Lorraine Bias joined 24 Hours of Booty Inc. as a staff accountant ... Annie Jackson was promoted to office manager ... Kim Uffmann was promoted to operations manager ... Maryam Boone joined Total Nutrition Technology as a health educator for its SouthPark office ... Jodi Peckich joined as a health educator for its University City office ... Juanita Harrington joined Symmetry as a senior level business partner ... Damian Huneycutt was promoted to associate at Wright

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Alpacas are gone, and city folks miss them

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Published May 31, 2009 at 6:07 a.m.

The e-mails keep coming. “Where are the alpacas?” everyone wants to know ... The answer: Greenville, Va. Four hours and 15 minutes from their former home, off Ridge and Mallard Creek Church roads, said owner Erin McCarthy ... During the winter, she moved her 250 alpacas from their 11-acre home near the Highland Creek subdivision to 300 acres on a former horse farm in western Virginia. Yes, she needed the room. And a future leg of Interstate 485 is headed straight for the animals' old digs,

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3 Arrested After University City Apartment Shooting

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Published May 24, 2009 at 8:04 p.m.

Police arrested two men and a woman after a man was shot at a University City apartment complex ...

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Deputy director will take over CATS temporarily

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Published May 21, 2009 at 11:03 a.m.

Longtime Charlotte city employee John Muth was named interim chief executive of the Charlotte Area Transit System today, and the city said it expects to have a permanent replacement by the fall ... As the city begins its search to replace Keith Parker, who is taking the top transit job in San Antonio July 1, it's unclear how much the city will be willing to pay to hire a new chief executive ... When Ron Tober was hired in 1999 to begin a massive transit expansion, he came with more than two

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Flowers are sweet; sales not so much

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Published May 16, 2009 at 6:41 a.m.

(By Jen Aronoff, jaronoff@charlotteobserver.com) As the co-owner of Do A Little Floral in northern Mecklenburg County, Tony Maglietti knows where his products rank when it comes to consumers' spending priorities: at the bottom, no matter how beautiful the bouquets may be ... So as the economy took a turn for the worse last year and shoppers cut back, he says, his business “went into survival mode.” ... The flower shop opened in summer 2007, the first business along a Main Street-type setting

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Perdue to speak at Gaston graduation

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Published May 14, 2009 at 12:12 p.m.

Gov. Bev Perdue is the commencement speaker today at Gaston College's 2009 graduation ceremony ... The program starts at 7 p.m. in the James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center, UNC Charlotte campus, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte ... For graduation details go to www.gaston.edu/student/gradcentral.html ...

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