Transition of the morning

The robbery was a relative rarity in Charlotte's south side. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police's South Division has the lowest number of violent crimes in any of the department's 13 divisions.

But that wasn't an issue for the two men who entered the Lotus II Chinese restaurant shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday and demanded money at gunpoint.

Ignoring the odds, following your dream -- kids, that's the sort of thing that will make you stand out in these tough economic times!