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27664
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Throughout its history, Charlotte has moved progressively forward. However, in 2016 the urban-rural divide became clearer in North Carolina and in the United States. House Bill 2 and the 2016 election both resulted in trying times for Charlotte, forcing city officials to seriously ponder how to move forward.
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28499
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173 people have drowned in Charlotte-area lakes, rivers, ponds, and pools since 2005. Six times between 2005 and 2015, Mecklenburg County led the state in annual drowning deaths. Most drowning deaths are of men and boys and most are preventable. Knowing risks and prevention measures may save lives in the future.
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28554
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ScentAir Technologies is a scent marketing company in Charlotte. The company makes aromas for clients, such as hotel chains, who want to enhance their spaces and create experiences for customers.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 22 Issue 3, March 2017,
p29-32, il, por
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28555
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Charlotte Magazine published an arts issue during a challenging in Charlotte’s art history. The arts are more important than ever, as artists work to keep pace with city development and preserve its artistic culture.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 22 Issue 3, March 2017,
p68-69, il, por
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28556
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Several of Charlotte’s newest and most memorable pieces of public art come from two young, self-taught artists, Matt Hooker and Matt Moore. The duo has painted a variety of murals throughout the city, transforming the way Charlotte looks and feels.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 22 Issue 3, March 2017,
p80-85, il, por
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28557
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Jerald Melberg is one of Charlotte’s most influential art minds. Melberg has exhibited internationally-known works, such as Picasso, in his art gallery. He has also led a rebirth of the Charlotte School, using his connections in art to raise funds for improvements.
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After a childhood spent idolizing Mark Price, one man flew to Charlotte to meet the 49ers’ basketball coach and man who happens to be his distant relative. He learned more about his hero than he could have imagined.
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28566
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The Independent Carolina League was the “Outlaw” professional baseball association that briefly operated in the mill towns around Charlotte from 1936 to 1938. The league was known for its passion, controversy, and resistance to northern baseball organization.
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28567
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Charlotte Magazine presents the twelve best suburbs to live and visit around Charlotte. The suburbs were ranked using a statistical formula based on housing and employment, quality of life, diversity and vitality, and school outcomes. Residents share stories of how they identify with their towns.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 22 Issue 4, April 2017,
p50-65, il, por, map
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28568
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Charlotte’s housing market has rebounded in the past ten years, but homes are short in supply and prices are rising. Current trends beg to question if Charlotte’s housing market is heading for another crash.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 22 Issue 4, April 2017,
p66-67, il, por
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28569
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Two Charlotte developers are about to embark on the city’s biggest development in decades, on the last large piece of undeveloped land in Mecklenburg County. The planned development is named the River District, and will be located between the Catawba River and Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 22 Issue 4, April 2017,
p72-79, il, por
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28591
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Charlotte is on pace for more than 100 homicides for the first time in nearly a quarter-century. The reasons for the rise in crime are struggling to be explained. Reasons may be linked to the rise in the epidemic of heroin and opioid addiction, less aggressive police tactics, a decline in incarceration rates, or any combination of all, some, or none of these reasons.
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28592
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The town of Asheboro in Randolph County is profiled. The North Carolina Zoo, farming, textiles, the local culture, and the town’s welcoming atmosphere are all described.
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28593
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In a new series of dinners taking place around Charlotte, black chefs in the city aim to put an end to stereotypes and show their range in the kitchen. A recent Soul Food Sessions dinner explored African food with six African-American chefs working in the south cooking together for the meal. The black chefs knew they would be stereotyped and guests would expect them to cook soul food, and so they did. Each chef is profiled, their reasons for cooking are shared, and the reason for the dish selection is detailed.
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28594
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After looking at cookbooks from the 1960s and 1970s, Cat Carter found a recipe for country-style steak that dated to 1752 and came from the Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church in Chester County. Carter details how she then went to the church to ask about their food culture and history and what the congregation members shared with her. The recipes detail the food culture and history of the south over the past couple three centuries.
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