Record #:

31465

Author(s):

Misner, Jared

Abstract:

Small store holds out for four decades in a rapidly changing neighborhood. Hall’s Clock Shop is only open for a few hours three days a week, but still gets enough business in those few hours to keep the father and son staff busy for the rest of the week.

Source:

Charlotte Magazine (NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 21 Issue 5, May 2016, p19-20, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Charlotte--Businesses

Record #:

31466

Author(s):

Harris, Emily; Lacour, Greg

Abstract:

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board reviews its student assignment policies every six years; this year, it has focused on concerns that the area’s schools are increasingly segregated by race and class. Here, two advocates share their views about how to proceed.

Source:

Charlotte Magazine (NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 21 Issue 5, May 2016, p26-27, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Educational equalization; School districts--Mecklenburg County; Segregation in education--United States

Record #:

31467

Author(s):

Misner, Jared

Abstract:

Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build now reaches across the globe, but the first home is still in Charlotte, and the first owner still lives there.

Source:

Charlotte Magazine (NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 21 Issue 5, May 2016, p67-72, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Habitat for Humanity; Housing--Charlotte; Women--Social conditions

Record #:

31471

Author(s):

Futterman, Allison

Abstract:

Paul Booe was a beloved mixed martial arts trainer who taught hundreds of students how to fight their way out of difficult situations. But few people knew the battles being waged in his head, until one day, Mother’s Day 2015, he was gone.

Source:

Charlotte Magazine (NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 21 Issue 5, May 2016, p118-120, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Charlotte--History; Mental illness; Suicide