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39486
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Military veterans have non-profits like Charlotte Bridge Home, Patriots Path, or Purple Heart Homes to ease their transitioning into civilian life. Involved with the transition are services ranging from housing assistance to new job skills building, from GI Bill information to teaching professional networking skills. Nonprofits that cater to veterans and their families, before and after veterans’ military service, include USO of North Carolina-Charlotte Center, which provide services such as spousal support and care for wounded warriors.
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Military service; Veterans--Employment; Veterans Issues; Veterans--educational opportunities ; GI Bill; Veterans--spousal support networks; Charlotte Bridge Home; Patriots Path; Habitat for Humanity; Nonprofit organizations; Purple Heart Homes; Networking; Volunteerism; Social perception--military veterans; Veterans--social support networks
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41183
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The Reynolds family’s intended purpose for their ancestral home was transformed with the Surgeon General’s landmark edict about smoking. From Reynolda becoming more than preservation site for the family’s history, Winston-Salem gained another venue for renown, housed in the former R.J Reynolds headquarters.
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Winston-Salem--Arts; Winston-Salem--Buildings, structures, etc.; Reynolds, Richard Joshua (R.J.), 1850-1918; Winston-Salem--History; Winston-Salem--historical buildings--Reynolda; Winston-Salem--industry--tobacco; Winston-Salem--industry--textiles; Winston-Salem--philanthropists--R. Philip Hanes, Jr. ; Piedmont Opera Theater; North Carolina Dance Theater; University of North Carolina School of the Arts ; Winston-Salem--Arts--Downtown Arts District Association (DADA); Reynolda House (Winston Salem); Reynolda House (Winston Salem)--Collections; Winston-Salem--historical buildings--Reynolda House
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41369
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When technology-based research tools began gaining a foothold in American society, experts in fields outside of librarianship started arguing librarians were no longer needed and closing libraries would be economically beneficial. However, with the needs that libraries, particularly public, meet, they are still highly valued community centers for patrons representing the socioeconomic spectrum. This helps justify grand-scale renovations of public libraries such as Charlotte’s main branch.
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43125
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"The once 'dead' mill town has come back to life with a revitalization strategy similar to Durham's. It is a new antidote to Charlotte's skyrocketing real estate prices." In 1982,California billionaire, David Murdock bought then struggling Cannon Mills and all of Kannapolis. Kannapolis incorporated as a city two years later.
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43147
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"Dozens of families once called the cottages surrounding the textile factory on the banks of the Henry River home. Today, the humble tract of houses near Hickory has found new purpose and a promising future." Calvin Reyes is co-owner of the 72-acre Henry River Mill Village. The mill shuttered in 1970 and later burned in 1977. the current owners are working to preserve the history of the village.
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43794
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"At tables cast in light from stained glass windows, diners explore Italian, French, and Mexican flavors in a 19th century church turned restaurant." Gianni and Mona Moscardini are owners of La Cava Restaurant, located in Salisbury.
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"Charlotte still merits the title 'City of Trees' . But as development downs more of the, city officials and conservationists work to plant seeds of new growth." Currently, the city's primary strategy to push more planting of trees and as well to discourage the needless removal of current ones is the "Unified Development Ordinance".Laurie Reid has been Charlotte's city arborist since 2021.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 28 Issue 9, September 2023,
p78-85, il, por
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22639
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Cotton, mills, and railroads led to Belmont, North Carolina's boom from the 1880s to the 1950s. But as with many North Carolina textile towns, this boom faded with time. However, Belmont has not faded and updated streetscapes, speciality stores, and good restaurants have encouraged visitors to stay.
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28596
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A photoessay depicts four families at different stages in their transition from refugee to American citizen or resident. Hari Dhimal from Bhutan, Muwafak and his family from Syria, the A. Family from Syria, and the K. Family from Iraq all describe their transition and their lives in America.
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44003
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In this collection of three articles , Charlotte's best writers have been asked to reflect on the pandemic and note how it changed them. first is Patrice Gopo with "Did the Virus Prepare Me For Loss: How I Learned to Grieve", followed by "Inherit The Courtyard by Michael Graff, "Having A Wonderful Time. Glad You're Not Here: An Open Letter to a Dearly Departed Foe" by Kathleen Purvis and "The Un-Googleable Truth: When the Only Honest Answer Is that No One Knows".
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 29 Issue 3, March 2024,
p56-73, il, por
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