Rotelli Pizza and Pasta Closes

Rotelli, a favorite with south Charlotte families on the run has closed their doors. Sources tell CP that a long running disagreement between partners and a break down in lease negotiations over the last several months caused the sudden shut down.Cedar's Take: The resturant biz is though, food and insurance costs have eroded profit margins. Sales taxes, minimum wage requirements, fees and permits take their toll. The last thing a small business needs...

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USAirway Passenger Arrested For Talking On Her Cell Phone

A woman on board a U.S. Airways flight bound for Charlotte has been charged after deputies say she refused to comply with the orders of the flight crew. Local media has identified the woman as Lindsay Capri Bien-AmieLindsay Capri Bien-Amie According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, the pilot wanted Bien-Amie, who was with her 2-year-old son at the time, escorted off of the plane. Three deputies came in to take her off the plane, but deputies...

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CMPD Chief Monroe Explains UC Drug Buy Gone To Dirt

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Monday Odds and Ends - Murder and Mayhem Edition

East Charlotte Shooting All Too Normal - According to the Charlotte Observer "A 19-year-old Charlotte man was killed in an eastside shooting Sunday afternoon, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police shut down an apartment complex for four hours as the SWAT team tried unsuccessfully to make contact with a suspect in an apartment.Police eventually determined that no one was in the apartment.Police said a man they identified as Danny Barrino was involved in...

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In Case You Missed It - High Line Repair Trucks In Charlotte

Duke Energy would rather you not know the extent that they had to go to restore power after Thursday's storms. But this is just a very small portion of the hundred or so trucks brought into help overwhelmed Duke Energy Crews restore power.Crews from Florida were brought in early Friday to help repair damaged power lines throughout the Charlotte area. The 48 hour effort wrapped up just after 8 p.m. Saturday with crews staging at South Charlotte's...

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Wednesday Change Up - Sound Garden Black Hole Sun

 Hat tip to NPR for using The Section Quartet's version of the now two decade old hit as interlude for their story on a comet's encounter with the sun. Yes it is true Sound Garden's hit was released in 19...

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