Arts
Veteran Stage, Film Actor Ben Gazzara Dies At 81
Ben Gazzara has died at the age of 81. The actor known for his brooding tough-guy presence died of pancreatic cancer Friday in New York. Gazzara made his big break into film with his role as an accused killer in Otto Preminger's 1959 courtroom drama Anatomy of a Murder.
'Best Practices': Learning To Live With Asperger's
David Finch was 30-years-old when he discovered that he was on the autism spectrum. In Journal of Best Practices, he describes how he learned to manage the disorder — and become a better husband and father in the process.
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CLT Sets New Passenger Record
Nearly 40 million travelers came through the Charlotte airport last year, setting a new record and marking a second consecutive year of passenger growth. That's a two percent increase from 2010.
ReVenture Off Superfund List
The EPA has removed the ReVenture industrial park from its Superfund national priorities list. The site, which sits on 667 acres along the Catawba River in western Mecklenburg County, had been on the list since 1983.
Can Komen Recover From Controversy?
The breast cancer organization has suffered one of the worst public relations disasters in recent memory. Komen relies heavily on positive associations with its cause, but restoring its luster will be quite a task.
A Peek Inside Standardized Testing
 Standardized testing is nothing new in North Carolina. Last year Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools added tests to help gauge how well teachers are teaching. That upset many parents who worry their kids are spending too much time filling in bubbles and not enough time learning. CMS administrators say the tests provide accountability and show teachers where their students need extra attention.
WFAE's Lisa Miller sat down with a CMS teacher to understand how that works.
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 An update on the ongoing re-invention and re-structuring of United Way of the Central Carolinas in an effort to rebuild trust, Monday on WFAE's Charlotte Talks.
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