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Former Charlotte Mayor Richard Vinroot, reflects during the mayoral forum held at CPCC's Dale F. Halton Theater on Tuesday May 21,2013 . Robert Lahser - rlahser@charlotteobserver.com Charlotte Mayors , Eddie Knox, Harvey Gantt, greet each other at the start of the mayoral forum held at CPCC's Dale F. Halton Theater on Tuesday May 21,2013 . Robert ... (more)

Some say that the perfect summer drink is a cold beer. Others prefer drinks with rum or gin, or the trendier Latino liquors tequila and pisco.

Margaret "Peggy" Lorene Hedge Petruso, 78, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Thursday, May 16, in Charlotte, N.C. She was born Dec.

Matthews, N.C. Family Dollar presented its annual Strategic IT Partner of the Year award to Trade Area Systems at its IT Strategic Partner last month.

Leaders in Indian Trail will get their chance later this month to make amendments to a $12.3 million proposed budget that as of now has no tax increase but does earmark $35,000 to determine if the town needs more Union County Sheriff's Office deputies.

The Mint Hill Board of Commissioners and Mint Hill residents were updated on two important town issues at the meeting last Thursday, May 9. Scott Cole, Division Traffic Engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation gave a presentation about roundabouts, and specifically the proposed roundabout to be built at the intersection of N.C.

Purchasing a used vehicle could save you lots of money. Buying a car or truck that already has issues, however, could end up draining your savings account, and costing hundreds -- if not thousands -- of dollars.

Attorney General Roy Cooper's office says it filed suit against Hydro-Sil, related companies and their management last week, alleging that the defendants took orders and accepted payments for heaters, thermostats and other products with no intention of fulfilling the orders.

Charlotte's public hearing on the stormwater-fee increase will be 7 p.m. Monday at the Government Center, 600 E 4th St.

The Pentagon released an alarming report this week showing sexual assault in the military is on the rise, raising the question: are the country's armed services capable of policing their own ranks? Currently, senior officers have the power to decide whether court-martial charges can be brought against subordinates.

As the team takes on the Pawtucket Red Sox, the organization hosts its eighth annual Pink Knights promotion .

If last year's record temperatures were any indication - 2012 ranks as one of the hottest years on record - you can plan to once again crank up your home's air conditioner this summer.

S worker helps frame a new home under construction in Matthews, N.C., in March. U.S. builders started work on the most homes and apartments in nearly 5 years, signaling momentum in the housing recovery.

An employee at the Chipotle Restaurant in Matthews was injured during a robbery on Thursday night.

A lawsuit accuses the company that developed the Palisades community off N.C. 49 of negligence by not installing a traffic light at a dangerous intersection with Riverpointe Drive and Grand Palisades Parkway.

The Mint Hill Board of Commissioners met with other town leaders to discuss and plan the 2013- 2014 budget at a workshop meeting Tuesday, April 23.

Noon and 5:30 p.m. . Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, 420 S. Tryon St. www.bechtler.org . A UNC School of the Arts chamber group plays Bartok, Prokofiev and Cowell; a discussion links those pieces to the art of Nicolas de Staël and Maria Helena Vieira da Silva.

One of many burned out or boarded up houses along St. Matthews Street is adjacent to the city's welcome sign along Raleigh Road.

The bill, which has passed the Senate, is expected to go to Gov. Pat McCrory for his signature.

If Anthony Foxx becomes the next Secretary of Transportation, he will oversee a vast bureaucracy that manages the nation's highway programs, aviation, railroads and transit – a fact that has raised hopes that the Charlotte mayor could steer federal money to North Carolina.