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1.Charlotte's fight Over Its Future by Portillo, Ely Charlotte Magazine Vol. 26 Issue 8, August 2021
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"The city hasn't adopted a comprehensive plan--a document that determines who can build what, where, and who can afford to live there--since 1975. City planners have worked on a draft for three years. Recently, they presented it to the City Council, and all hell broke loose. Can the council get it together? What would it mean if they can't?"
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"Until a few years ago, Afshin Ghazi's nightlife hub was the place to be and be seen , in Charlotte. But the good times quickly faded with financial trouble, increasing violence, COVID, and today foreclosure and its third sale. What happened, and what's next?" The 2010 Democratic National Convention was a highlight for the Epicentre in 2012, with MSNBC broadcasting temporarily onsite. In 2014, Los Angeles based CIM Group bought Epicentre for $131 million.
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"Jokes aside, Interstate 277 is one of the worst mistakes in Charlotte history---a clogged, dangerous monstrosity that severed neighborhoods from each other, displaced hundreds of families, and continues to hinder opportunities for citizens. What would have to happen to make it disappear?" The major road development was completed in 1988. Current efforts to lessen some of the negative effects of the road have slowed owing to NCDOT's recent financial crunch.
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