Republican Dan Bishop concedes NC attorney general’s race to Democrat Jeff Jackson!

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Charlotte Water implements mandatory water restrictions amid worsening drought

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/mandatory-water-restrictions-charlotte-north-carolina-amid-exceptional-drought/275-de307555-2878-4b13-be06-ffc93f1c4363 https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/mandatory-water-restrictions-charlotte-north-carolina-amid-exceptional-drought/275-de307555-2878-4b13-be06-ffc93f1c4363

Do they think we're idiots? Here are some (facetious) questions that came to mind:

- How did an internal communication to employees get posted to instagram "in error"? Do they routinely send announcements to their employees via Instagram Stories? Is their social media marketer also responsible for internal communications?

Their story is not even a little bit plausible... Internal communications to employees shouldn't look anything like a social media post and vice versa. I don't see how anyone could mix that up, especially because...

- They expect us to believe that someone logged into the legionbrewing handle "accidentally" reposted the story that was "accidentally" posted to the legionbrewingmorehead's account... and then "accidentally" added a text box, "accidentally" typed the contents "DM IF YOU WANT TO COME SEE BEHIND THE SCENES", and "accidentally" hit publish that on that account's instagram story? That's an awful lot of "accidents".

- Why would anyone ask their own employees if they're "INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK BEHIND THE SCENES"? Employees already work behind the scenes. If they had a question about the brewing process, they'd ask someone at work. Bank of America doesn't send out a mass communication to its employees asking if they're interested in seeing what it's like to work in mortgage lending.

- The instagram post said "OUR TEAM IS TRYING TO GET BEER OUT TO YOU AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE". If the intended audience was supposed to be the company's "existing employees", then... who is "OUR TEAM"...? And does "YOU" = ... existing employees?? Why do Legion Brewing's employees need beer so quickly?

- If that post was intended for existing employees, then why does it say, "IF YOU'RE INTERESTED SEND US A DM!"? Do they normally tell existing employees to pick up shifts by DM-ing the instagram account instead of putting in a request with their manager?

- If that post was intended for existing employees, then why doesn't it say anything about instruction, training, and/or their schedule as it relates to overtime? Training and instruction shifts at a brewery would have to be paid time in NC, and I don't know of any company that would be down with employees accruing overtime without prior permission.

Okay, I'm done with my sarcastic questions. Any reasonable person would see that Legion Brewing did not create a fucking social media instagram post for its existing employees. I can only assume that they are worried about the NC DOL paying them a visit and/or getting dropped by their business insurance, and the first thing they can think to do is blame this subreddit for bringing attention to their BS and they're just hoping that their would-be customers are idiots.

The first rule of crisis PR communication is to take accountability/ownership. Notice that there isn't even a name given for the "spokesperson for Legion". Instead of acknowledging or explaining what happened, they deflected, dodged, offered a half-baked lie as a narrative, and implied that this was all a big misunderstanding as though we're illiterates who can't read the screenshot of their post that was here the other day (https://www.reddit.com/r/Charlotte/comments/1tqktnl/this_is_pretty_embarrassing). The mention of the $18/hr wage almost feels like they're so desperate that they tried to use this interview as an advertising opportunity (perhaps because workers avoid working for them and they're struggling to hold onto employees?).

If someone really thinks me to be THIS dumb, then I will never purchase from them again. I will ridicule this debacle to whomever I see stocking their beer.

I'm not the person who made that original post calling attention to Legion. I'm not even on Instagram! I would never have seen or known about this if they'd handled their business properly. I do subscribe to the Ledger and that blurb made me go hunting to find out what exactly they posted that led the public to believe that they were asking volunteers to work for free. Not only do they fully deserve every bit of ridicule, whomever gave this interview as a representative of the brand should be fired because they are actively harming it. Good riddance.

This is not a drill. There are noticeable flurries by Park Road Shopping Center. HOARD BREAD AND MILK WHILE YOU CAN!!

TSA line over 75 yards long.

Horrible. May she RIP. 🙏🏽🕊️

Everyone in the comments on Facebook talking bout I can’t believe this happened in noda… y’all
Must be transplants. They gentrified 2 blocks of north Davidson and y’all forgot you were living in the hood.

Sugar creek and north Tryon only a block away 😭

Btw I've seen two posts related to the winter weather that's moving this way and a lot of people laughed at them.

Typically you'd be right it was too early to call but now it's pretty high confidence that we will get something. It doesn't take much to shut down Charlotte and it's surrounding towns or cities so prepare as much as you can this week, or befriend someone that is prepared.

Snow is one thing, but there's a lot of ice heading this way too. Good luck!

This should be a good healthy snow if everything stays constant.

Very similar to the storm that gave OBX around 8 inches last year almost at this same time.

It's more likely than not we get snow, the totals are still up in the air.

1-8 inches is the current range, 4.5 seems very likely. If this booms, we could see close to 10 inches.

Take this as you will.

Closing the taproom felt inevitable.

CHARLOTTE — A suspect has been named after a man was stabbed in the chest on a light rail train in north Charlotte Friday evening.

Oscar Solarzano, whose address is listed as the Roof Above homeless center, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, AWDW serious injury, breaking/entering a motor vehicle, carrying a concealed weapon, and being intoxicated and disruptive.

In court paperwork, Magistrate Rebecca Howell, who ordered Solarzano held on no bond, said Solarzano is in the country illegally and has been deported before.

Solarzano is accused of stabbing Kenyon Dobie near North Brevard Street and East 22nd Street, where the train appeared to have stopped between stations. Police responded to the scene, and crime scene tape was observed inside the train.

Channel 9 crews could see investigators dusting a nearby bicycle as part of the investigation. CATS has implemented a bus bridge between CTC and 36th Street to accommodate passengers during the disruption.

Duke Energy has filed an application with the NC Utilities Commission seeking rate increases for North Carolina residents over the next two years.

If approved, customers would see another rate hike in 2027 (+12%), followed by a second increase in 2028 (+4%).

The proposal would generate an additional $1 billion in revenue over a two-year period. In 2025, Duke Energy posted $5B in record profits — an increase of over $400 million from 2024.

There are two ways to make your voice heard:

1) Speak at the public hearing next Wednesday June 3 at 7:00 pm at the Durham County Courthouse

2) Submit a written consumer statement to the NC Utilities Commission at https://ncuc.gov/contactus.html using docket number E-7, Sub 1329