Sep 05 Watch Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx on Venue Change for Obama Nomination Speech Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx on Venue Change for Obama Nomination Speech… Continue watching
Sep 05 Michelle Obama Light Ups Democratic Convention By Tom LeGro The Democratic National Convention kicked off Tuesday night in Charlotte, N.C., as first lady Michelle Obama addressed delegates and supporters at Time Warner Cable Arena. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch As Democratic Convention Opens, President Obama Fights How GOP Portrays Him As Democratic Convention Opens, President Obama Fights How GOP Portrays Him… Continue watching
Sep 04 Start of DNC Met With Protests, Cheer By Tom LeGro As delegates made their way to the site of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., protesters with Occupy Wall Street held demonstrations outside. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch As Convention Ramps Up, Democrats Pay Special Attention to Unions on Labor Day As Convention Ramps Up, Democrats Pay Special Attention to Unions on Labor Day… Continue watching
Sep 03 Charlotte Labor Day Parade By Tom LeGro Local and regional labor organizations marched in the Charlotte Labor Day Parade from Pearl Street Park to Marshall Park. Continue reading
Sep 03 Final Preparations for the Democratic National Convention By Tom LeGro Monday in Charlotte, N.C., saw the Labor Day Parade, CarolinaFest, heavy rain and final preparations for the Democratic National Convention, which begins Tuesday. Continue reading
Sep 03 Protesters Take to the Streets in Charlotte for DNC By Tom LeGro Protestors provoked by a raft of issues marched through Charlotte, N.C., under the watchful eye of hundreds of police officers. The marchers chanted, sang and carried signs deploring the bailout of failing banks, immigration policies of the United States, bankers'… Continue reading
Sep 02 DNC Delegates, Demonstrators, Media Arrive in Charlotte By Tom Kennedy Democratic National Convention delegates, protestors, and media arrived in Charlotte, N.C. over the weekend and got right to work. More than 35,000 media, delegates, and special guests are expected to attend according to the Charlotte in 2012 host committee. Continue reading
Sep 02 Charlotte Facilities Await Democratic National Convention By Tom Kennedy As delegates and media arrive in Charlotte for the start of the Democratic National Convention, physical spaces sit awaiting final frantic hours of preparation. Teams of media and construction workers put finishing touches on logistical preparations to provide extensive coverage… Continue reading