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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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28875
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Charlotte Native and sportswriter Ron Green Jr. reflects on the grow3th of Charlotte as a sports town. Green discusses the lack of sports in the area when he was a child in the 1960s besides the occasional golf tournament which would come to town. Green discusses the city’s baseball team, the Charlotte Hornets, the Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association, Charlotte’s World Football League team that arrived in the 1970s, the Charlotte Motor Speedway, and the major sports events up to the present day. The history sports in Charlotte, the city’s atmosphere, and a timeline of major sporting events in the city are all detailed.
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29175
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The heart of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Mecklenburg County, is uptown which serves not only as the city's business district but the center of government, culture, and entertainment.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 49 Issue 2, Feb 1991, pA8-A10, por
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29648
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Charlotte, North Carolina's city center is progressing in the historic Southend neighborhood, bringing with it mass transit, upscale dining, and increased visitors.
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NC Magazine (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 65 Issue 12, Dec 2007, p58-61, por
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30943
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Geoff Deller is a financial advisor who organizes "luxury experiences" attended by the wealthiest of Charlotte. While most of the participants attend these events for the networking benefits, one of Deller's goals is to foster lasting friendships through shared experience. These relationships, social at first, often lead to charitable partnerships with non-profit initiatives.
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31441
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In an article spotlighting the October 2015 TEDx Charlotte talk, author Martin Rickmen Explores why people are going offline to participate in public conversations.
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40652
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Now a bustling part of Charlotte, the South End’s robustness is attributed to factors such as the construction of condos and establishment of businesses in industries such as hospitality and the arts. The story of this section’s success is also told in statistics and recollections by local business owners.