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PolitiFact looks at Super Bowl economic impact

Published in North Carolina News on March 28, 2013

Mar 17, 2013 (The Miami Herald – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) —

The Miami Dolphins are seeking tax break subsidies to help pay for a $400 million stadium renovation.

Project supporters hope that such a massive investment will lead to more Super Bowls in the future. South Florida is competing with San Francisco to host the 50th anniversary Super Bowl in 2016. The NFL will announce the winner in May.

Stadium supporters told a state Senate committee March 6 that the public will reap benefits from the big bucks that come from a Super Bowl.

“A single Super Bowl generates over $300 million in economic benefits to South Florida and its businesses,” said Sen. Oscar Braynon, a Democrat who represents Miami Gardens, where the Sun Life stadium is located.

Longtime Dolphins lobbyist Ron Book upped the ante:

“Super Bowl L by everybody’s estimation is a $500 million economic impact to the state of Florida,” Book said.

That’s a pretty strong claim. Is there widespread agreement on that number?

The Dolphins are seeking about $200 million in public financing for about half the cost of a major stadium renovation. It would include state sales tax rebates and an increase in the Miami mainland hotel bed tax

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Edenton, N.C., celebrates 300 years

Published in North Carolina News on March 28, 2013


Most ladies don’t like to talk about their age, but when the lady is the lovely waterfront village of Edenton, N.C., pride and enthusiasm are evident in telling about the centuries she has lived and all the ways she has helped the state and country grow.




At 300, she is still among the prettiest towns in America.


She has stories to tell: the first permanent settlement in North Carolina; the capital of North Carolina from 1722 to 1743; her 18th-, 19th- and early 20th-century architecture and the people who built and occupied it; surviving the Revolutionary War and Civil War; her pioneering role in women’s

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New director takes the helm at Whittemore Wildlife Sanctuary

Published in North Carolina News on March 28, 2013


Joy Logan



 

TEWKSBURY — The Whittemore Wildlife Sanctuary has named Joy Logan as it new director.

Logan, who received a bachelor’s degree in Zoology from North Carolina State University, is working on her master’s degree in Parks, Recreation, Sports and Tourism Management, which she expects to complete in May.

Before moving to the area when her husband was relocated for his job she spent six years at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve in Cary, N.C. There she fell in love with teaching people about nature.

Nature programs at Whittemore are held year-round. Spring camps for children start March 25 and go though early April.

On May 9 the annual Children’s Garden Quilt Day will be held. Each year, young students from local schools start vegetable seedlings and then plant them in the Children’s Garden. All produce from the harvest is given to local food banks.

The sanctuary also has a new

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How to grow NC tourism? Social media, of course

Published in Asheville Attractions, North Carolina News on March 28, 2013

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Dave Matthews Band Tickets: SuperbTicketsOnline.com Announces Tickets On Sale Friday March 22

Published in Events, North Carolina News on March 28, 2013

 


(March 21, 2013)

Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) March 21, 2013

The band has toured every summer for the last 20 years, only taking one summer off during 2011. Fans have come to expect the annual summer concerts, and they will not be disappointed this year when the entertainers take to the road yet again. Each concert contains improvisational renditions of the band's music with special effects such as lighting and video. SuperbTicketsOnline.com will feature a varied selection of tickets in the online inventory when seats go on sale on March 22.

The upcoming road trip will take the rock group to more than 30 destinations, among them being Quincy, Washington; New Orleans, Louisiana; Austin, Texas; Saratoga Springs, New York; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Mansfield, Massachusetts; Noblesville, Indiana; Camden, New Jersey; Elkhorn, Wisconsin; Hershey, Pennsylvania; West Palm Beach, Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; Commerce City, Colorado; and Stateline, Nevada. On May 28, the band will also travel to the Canadian city of Toronto for a performance at Molson Amphitheatre.

Fans are

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State budget threatens Mountain Gateway Museum

Published in Asheville Attractions, North Carolina News on March 28, 2013


Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposed state budget could mean the closing of the Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center in Old Fort, along with four state historic sites in North Carolina.




However, many local leaders and residents say Old Fort and McDowell County cannot afford to lose the Mountain Gateway Museum, which has been there for more than 40 years. The museum preserves and celebrates mountain culture in western North Carolina and also provides a place for special events like Pioneer Day and Oktoberfest. It helps draw tourists to a small town that has already suffered job losses and closed manufacturing industries, they say.


On Wednesday,

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Blowing Rock’s downtown among ‘Great…

Published in Events, North Carolina News on March 28, 2013

Each year, tens of thousands of tourists visit Blowing Rock. And whether they are here for the horse show, to drive along the Parkway, or take a hike in the woods, they all seem to spend some time downtown on Main Street.

This unique aspect of the village was honored last week when Blowing Rock’s Main Street was named one of five “Great Main Streets” of North Carolina by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association.

The award was part of this year’s Great Places in North Carolina Awards.

“This is the second year that we have celebrated great places throughout the state with these awards,” said Kate Pearce, co-chairwoman of the Great Places Initiative.

“It’s modeled after the American Planning Association’s national program. This year we added a “Great Neighborhoods for Kids” award and we will probably add another new award next year. It’s a way of celebrating great places in the state and exposing the role of city planning, whether it be an organic process or professional planning,” she said.

In recognizing Blowing Rock’s Main Street, the judges said, “Main Street is the hearty of

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