Charlotte made national headlines in May 1963 when Chamber of Commerce members led by Mayor Stan Brookshire voluntarily joined with African American leaders to go two-by-two and desegregate Charlotte’s leading restaurants.  This “eat-in” came three years after the sit-in movement had opened lunch counters. 

Charlotte Civil Rights activist Dr. Reginald Hawkins triggered the action, leading a march on May 20, 1963 from Johnson C.

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Charlotte city council members are disappointed at Charlotte Regional Authority (CRVA) CEO's presentation about the economic impact the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) basketball tournament had on Charlotte this year.

The tournament happened back in March and still no numbers to reflect how the city profited.

CRVA CEO Tom Murray says it's taking longer because a third party is helping to crunch the numbers.

"We're having our work analyzed and blessed," Murray said. "By the economic organization that did the Democratic National Convention study."

Members of the city's Economic Development Committee clam by now they would have had a full breakdown of how the CIAA did, not a one page sheet paper of information that was handed to them at Thursday's meeting.

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- A new Public Policy Polling survey of Mecklenburg County voters finds that Commission Chair Pat Cotham is quite popular with voters in the county, and that they support the board's decision to end County Manager Harry Jones' employment last week.

The PPP Poll was released on Thursday and interviewed the respondents on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Key findings from the poll include:

-46% percent of voters in the county approve of the job Cotham is doing to just 26 percent who disapprove. Cotham is drawing support across party lines for her leadership. Democrats approve of her by a 50/23 margin, independents do so by a 43/29 spread, and Republicans do 42/28. Cotham has solid personal favorability numbers as well at 42/25.