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24955
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If you live in Charlotte, the things to do include everything from waiting in line for Price’s chicken to embracing NASCAR. Of course, you should also be proud of your city.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 19 Issue 8, August 2014,
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23598
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Taste of Europe, a Polish restaurant in Matthews, opened in 2013 and serves traditional Polish cuisine. The husband and wife team, Michal and Agata Przyk are both originally from Poland and opened the restaurant to share their home-country's food with Charlotteans.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 20 Issue 4, April 2015,
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23571
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Charlotte music venues have held an important place in the city's culture. This article outlines the evolving history of these venues.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 19 Issue 2, February 2014,
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23537
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The authors discuss Latin cuisine in the Charlotte area, highlighting various popular restaurants.
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23330
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police make use of social networks like Twitter as both a resource and communication tool for public affairs.
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22660
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Charlotte offers many options for inexpensive shopping, services and entertainment. Here are a few suggestions for discovering the best that Charlotte has to offer without going broke.
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23540
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Some of Charlotte's church-esque buildings are actually theaters, wine rooms, and art centers.
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22669
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Charlotte, North Carolina is a sprawling city with a growing real estate market. One benefit of this is suburbs where lower land prices, lower taxes, lower home prices, and improved infrastructure are moving people outside the city. Fort Mill, Concord, Indian Trail, Huntersville, Mount Holly, Marvin, Waxhaw, and Rock Hill offer various distances from the big city and special perks.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 17 Issue 4, April 2012,
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19503
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A deeper dig into Charlotte reveals a surprising hidden history, from textile mills and James Brown records, to sit-ins against discriminatory practices and German prisoners of war in Myers Park.
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The walls of businesses at West Jefferson are adorned with art that reflect the town’s two sources of renown. Murals include pastoral scenes that reflect its cheese-making tradition. The art walls also continue the artistic expression tradition started by Benjamin Long, creator of the local Episcopal church’s famous frescoes.
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West Jefferson--Description and travel; West Jefferson; Ashe County--History; Long, Benjamin (Ben) F. IV, 1945-; St. Mary's Episcopal Church (West Jefferson) ; Cheesemaking--Ashe County; Frescoes; Murals; Murals--West Jefferson; Frescoes--Benjamin Long--churches; St. Peter's Catholic Church (Charlotte)--Benjamin Long
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24971
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In a landmark battle, Charlotte instituted busing students to achieve school desegregation. Follow the journey from the initial lawsuit about integration, through the courts and the “white flight” that ensued.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 19 Issue 9, September 2014,
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23534
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Joy Shivar is an antiques dealer who reconnects families with lost heirlooms.
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40657
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Black Mountain College’s creative environment, nurtured by John Dewey’s educational philosophies, produced world-renowned professionals in art, music, and dance. Open for two dozen years, the college’s progressive spirit lives in North Carolina along the educational spectrum, from Charlotte’s Open Door School to Swannanoa’s Warren Wilson College.
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Black Mountain College (Black Mountain); Black Mountain College (Black Mountain)--History; Progressive education; Integrated schools--North Carolina--Open Door School ; Integrated schools--Charlotte--Open Door School; Warren Wilson College (Swannanoa); Dewey, John, 1859-1952; Rice, John Andrew Jr., 1888-1968; Albers, Josef, 1888-1976
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24929
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The east Charlotte neighborhood, Oakhurst, was established in 1915. Now over 100 years old, the neighborhood continues to grow and maintain its sense of history.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 20 Issue 11, November 2015,
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23553
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The authors highlight some of the most popular areas to visit in the nearby North Carolina mountains.
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