CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --?The Charlotte Minority Economic Development Initiative named V.K. Fields

My father-in-law said he heard this on the radio.

"Cedar Park, TX - The Texas Stars (20-22-1-2, 43 points) were defeated by the Charlotte Checkers (28-16-2-2, 60 points) 4-3 in front of 5,889 fans at the Cedar Park Center on Saturday night."

he wants to know what you think.

Emily wrote:

I came across this post today and thought I would pass it along.

"Phoenix Suns update: ?Bobcats (3-20) at Suns (8-14) ? C: DeSagana Diop ? Marcin Gortat PF: Boris Diaw ? Channing Frye SF: Tyrus Thomas ? Grant Hill SG: Matt Carroll or TBD ? Jared Dudley PG: Kemba Walker ? Steve Nash ? Key Bobcats injuries: Gerald Henderson (hamstring), D.J. Augustin (toe), Corey Maggette (hamstring). ? Key Bobcats reserves: Byron Mullens, Derrick Brown, Bismack Biyombo, Cory ..."

Would anyone care to comment on this?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say they have spent roughly $447,000 on patrols and other work related to Occupy Charlotte since the movement began in October.

My Uncle told me about this - "Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say they have spent roughly $447,000 on patrols and other work related to Occupy Charlotte since the movement began in October."

The Charlotte Nature Museum is holding its annual Groundhog Day celebration from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. today at its facility at 1658 Sterling Road in Myers Park.

Tyreek Duren scored 22 points and Jerrell Wright added 18 as La Salle defeated Charlotte 85-72 Wednesday night in an Atlantic 10 Conference game. The Explorers (17-6, 5-2) won their fourth consecutive game and remained unbeaten this season in 12 games at Tom Gola Arena, breaking their record for wins in a season at the facility, which opened in February 1998.

I saw this posted Thursday on WWW.CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM.

"Coach Brad Lambert said he was going after "value" in recruiting his first Charlotte 49ers class of football players - 24 of whom signed letters-of-intent Wednesday."

I heard about this and just found this story.

"Under the original plans, the Charlotte Knights would already be playing in Uptown, but several lawsuits and a bad recession later, the eight-acre site for a new stadium is still empty. With critical deadlines looming for the team, Uptown baseball supporters are pitching a new idea."

Marion told me about this - "(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp plans to sell and lease back three buildings it owns in New York and Charlotte, North Carolina, as it looks to shed non-core assets under an ongoing efficiency program The properties are the Fifth Third Center and the Hearst Tower in Charlotte, and 222 Broadway in lower Manhattan, which BofA inherited in the 2009 Merrill Lynch acquisition, bank spokeswoman Kelli ..."