Five Teens Charged with Murder

     On Sunday, September 16, Kydaryune Curry was beaten and then shot, in his front yard, by five teens between the ages of 16 and 19. It is said that one of the teens the night before had seen Curry, asked him his name, but Curry wouldn't give it to him. The teen took it as a sign of disrespect. The next day he and four others killed Curry. All five have been charged with first-degree murder in Curry's killing. Two are older than 18 and could face the death penalty if convicted; the other three could spend the rest of their lives in prison.
     Gary McFadden, a former homicide detective, said, “Some of them see it as they’re being disrespected their whole life, by parents, by teachers, by police. You and I don’t see it that way, but … they’re just trying to defend their little bit of honor. For some kids, it’s the only thing that they have.” 

   Curry did not know any of the five teens who killed him.

To read more:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/09/19/3542138/bond-set-on-teens-in-alleged-disrespect.html
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/16-year-old-charged-murder-teens-shooting-death/nSFw5/

After 2012 DNC

     After over a year of planning for the democratic national convention, the politicians, journalists, and protesters have come and gone from Charlotte.
     City leaders were thrilled with the outcome. Mayor Anthony Fox said, "I've never seen anything like it in Charlotte. There were events happening all over featuring some of the brightest minds in public policy and American culture and lots of other topics. The city was just alive in a way that was magnificent." 
    While the convention brought in business and national attention to Charlotte there were some places that did not see the increase in business. According to Rob Nixon, owner of Jackalope Jack’s on East Seventh Street, “Our business was solid on Labor Day weekend with early season college football games. After that we dropped off by fifty percent for the rest of the week. I would have closed down but that would have cost my employees money, so it was pretty much a wash.” (http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/2012-democratic-national-convention-tampa/2012/sep/7/dnc-gives-charlotte-business-or-does-it/)