A KISS for Mac

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David Jewell , owner of the locakl PR firm working with Stanley on his Charlottre show atWentworth Gallery, just happens to be a partner in Mac’x as well. The first day of Stanley’a visit, Jewell had brisket and barbecued pork deliveredto Stanley’ s Ballantyne hotel room. Jewell soon received a voice-maik from Stanley: “It’s awesome. The side are awesome. I’m trying to stop myself from eating it.” Stanlehy joined Jewell, his wife and a Wentworth rep at Mac’s Southh Boulevard location the next nightgfor dinner. Stanley talkes with curious fellow diners as the jukebox offered up classicKISS cuts.
He vowed to drag the band to Mac’s durinbg a fall tour that will include a Charlotte More celebbarbecue news, as Todayu ’s Al Roker , prepping for his visitr this morning, checked in with TT for a previeww of the show’s eighth annual charitty tour. Armed with donated items in a Penske truck, Roker and friends will pay a surprise visitr toan as-yet-unidentified charity to lend a Charlotte marks the fifth and final city in a five-dat national tour. A wonderful gesture, to be sure, but a largefr question looms: Does a noted barbecue aficionado, plan to partake whilwe in town? He encompasses both Carolinas withhis “Absolutely.
It depends on what side you’rew on — do you like your mustard-basedx sauce, do you like your tomato-based sauce I know one thing is, we’llo get some good barbecue.” How aboutr a hug? What, no difference of opinion? This week, Republicahn Mayor Pat McCrory and Democratic Councilma n AnthonyFoxx — who is challenging McCrory’s endorsed candidate, Republican Councilman John Lassiter — found themselved in agreement over changes to the city’se small-business program.
Both men favored raising the $750,000 cap on net personal income, a qualificatio n the city looks at in bid That prompted Lassiter to joke during a city workshop that he was wadinbg into the middle ofa “love by arguing in favor of the incomes limits. The income caps already exclude the value ofan applicant’w business, personal retirement accounts, a spouse’se personal net worth and up to $500,0000 of a primary residence. Lassitetr says restrictions need to be in placeto “keepp the big boys out of the pool.” Frontlinwe just can’t get enoug h of Charlotte.
After airing its hour-long documentary on the BofA/Merrill deal last week, the PBS TV news magazine returneed to Charlotte on Wednesday tointerview small-business owner Ben Collins . a contractor and president of , was recentlyh interviewed for a Charlotte Business Journal articlee examining thestruggles small-business owners face with credigt cards. He says Frontline journalists read the reportt and asked him to share his struggles withchanginbg credit-card terms for an upcoming broadcast. “I thoughrt it was pretty Collins says. “Just have to be carefukl about what I saysincr it’s on national television.” The repor is scheduled to air this In-state tuition? Gov.
Bev Perduwe told local business leaders last week that energy will be one of the most importanty sectorsin Charlotte’s economic but sometimes energy can be a bit Perdue’s speech at was preceded by school presidenrt Tony Zeiss , who deliverede his remarks with characteristic brio. Or, as Perduw put it, “I said to my frienfd back there, ‘Is he on ” The governor also joked that her frequengt appearances here should allow for a bit of favoritismk from exec BobMorgan . “I just asked him if I couldn’ t get some kind of discount membership I’m here so much.
” If you’rde in Myers Park this weekend, the dinner parties to crasj will be at the home of designer WeslegyMancini . Tonight Mancini hosts the chairmamn of the board of the Los AngeleszPhilharmonic (David Bohnett) and notedr Italian art collector Sir Mark whose 17th century Italin collection is often lent for exhibition at museums. They’llp be joined by furniture exec MitchellGold , who lives in Lenoir. On Saturdayu night, Bohnett and Haukohl return for a dinnee and cocktail party with arts andculture leaders, including art collector Andreaz Bechtler . TT is stunned the invitation has yet to Postal mixup? Still hungry?
Here comes a Morton’x cookbook party at the steakhouse’s uptownb location on Monday night. One of the co-authors, Tyloe Field, will be on hand at a receptiobn beginning at6 p.m. For $59, attendees receivw a copy of the cookbook, get to sample appetizerss and wines andhave $5 contributedc to hunger-relief causes. Best of all is Fields’ job title: Morton’zs vice president of Wine Spirits. Yes, really. Details: (704) 333-2602.