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44327
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North Carolina is considered one of the nation's most gerrymandered states. The article notes a number of key points. first and formost, gerrymandering is unfair to all participants in the political process. It polarizes, is costly and undermines democracy. A solution is seen in getting the North Carolina legislature to approve an independent redistricting commission.
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"One of America's most prominent craft beer communities will spend year digging out." Hurricane Helene swept away much of Asheville's Hi-Wire Brewing's River Arts District. Karis Roberts, executive director of Asheville Brewers Alliance noted the area was most desperate for grants, funding and capital to rebuild.
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"This spring the city begins work on a 4.5 acre urban park on the old Eastland Mall site, in one of Charlotte's most diverse areas. the park, designed for the future, will also nod to a once-glorious past." Amid a nationwide boom for shopping malls, planning for the former Eastland Mall began in 1969. Charlotte's first mall, Charlottetowne Mall, opened in 1959, followed by SouthPark in 1970. The two entities eclipsed Charlotte's traditional shopping district on Trade and Tryon Streets. A significant feature of Eastland Mall was its indoor Ice skating rink.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 30 Issue 4, April 2025,
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44469
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"The historic Carolina Theatre, which (finally) reopened this year after 47 years, stands as a testament to good neighbors, good luck, and a dedicated group that refused to watch the curtains close." First opening its doors in 1927, the theatre was the first air-conditioned Charlotte building openned to the public. the building was fitted for sound in 1938, to play talking motion pictures. It also served the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and numerous live performances, including Katherine Hepburn, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope and Andy Griffith.
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"Charlotte struggled for years to compete for national your stops. Now we're dancing to a different time." Before 2022, the largest concert venues in Charlotte were Spectrum Center and PNC Music Pavilion. In 2023, Charlotte ranked 21st in 100 U.S. markets based on size, gross dollars and ticket sales.
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"A rare disorder that emerged from nowhere nearly killed Rob Marchand, a Lake Wylie man who has fought his way toward the light." The article centers on Marchland's overcoming thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. or TIP.
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One of Charlotte's most active social media account for gardening, "Gardener in Love" grew from a COVID lockdown hobby to a way to showcase a passion for growing shrubs and flowers. Brian and Tyler Gainey operate the account from their 1940s bungalow in Revolution Park.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 30 Issue 9, September 2025,
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The city water department in Charlotte is looking for new ways to make the most of the region's water resources, in particular, the Catawba River. The program they've introduced is in its second year of operation.. Called QC Water, with marketing slogan entitled "Sip the Future", has worked in partnership with Town brewing to produce Renew Brew, a pale ale.
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Individual sketches are given for the following: Eugene wood, K9 Responder Foundation, Kate Barr, Gina Stewart, Andres Kaifer, William McNeely, watch Love Grow and Keith Wood.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 30 Issue 12, December 2025,
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44321
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"For decades, the just retired librarian archived, shared, and made history."
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 30 Issue 1, January 2025,
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A 2023 survey found that 62 % of restaurant operators don't have enough employees to meet customer demand. Charlotte-based Bojangles recently rolled out Bo-Linda, a voice robot that takes drive-thru orders. CEO Richard Del Valle estimates Bo-Linda saves four to five hours of employee labor a day.
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"JCSU's (Johnson C. Smith University) massive photo collection shines light on a half-century of Black Charlotte history." Peeler was a professional photographer and studies at the New York Institute on the GI Bill. From the mid 1950s until his death in 2004, he took tens of thousands of photos. His daughter donated his collection to JCSU in 2010.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 30 Issue 2, February 2025,
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44440
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"How is Charlotte's booming Latino population changing the city's food scene?" Between 2010 and 2019, Charlotte's Latino population grew more than twice as fast as the overall population according to the Charlotte Urban Institute..
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"Nearly 50 years ago, the city erupted over the production of an ward-winning play about gay men and AIDS. The battle set a rigid mold for Charlotte's approach to the performing arts. We haven't broken it yet." For years after "Angels" appeared, Charlotte arts funding operated on the principal that if they didn't like a production connected with gay or left-centered themes they wouldn't fund it. This was backed by a voting bloc on the Charlotte city council known as the "Gang of Five".
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 30 Issue 3, March 2025,
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"A third generation Charlotte glassmaker belongs to a rapidly dwindling group of artisans." Susy and Roy Knight and their son Marvin started the business in 1969. Marvin's son Shaylor now runs the operation. About 90 % of their business is from scratch , the rest involving restoration work.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 30 Issue 3, March 2025,
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