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"Daryl Gaston a pastor and community advocate who died in February, devoted himself to Druid Hills." Druid Hills is one of a cluster of predominantly black neighborhoods north of uptown Charlotte. Gaston with other leaders founded the North End Community Foundation to protect Druid Hills and surrounding neighborhoods in 2014 from a "city high on its own growth."
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Douglas secured federal funds in the 1930s to build Memorial Stadium in Charlotte. President Roosevelt attended the Stadium's dedication in 1936. At the same time, Douglas also found funding for Charlotte Memorial Hospital., North Carolina's first municipal art museum (Mint Museum of Art) and the first subsidized affordable housing for Black Charlotteans in 1940.
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42973
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Nathan James is the 29-year-old CEO of Boardroom Socks., the Charlotte-based company his parents, Mike and Carol launched in 2010.
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"Sampson Parker Jr., the only state wildlife enforcement officer in Mecklenburg County, watches a growing population on the water and in the woods to make sure it's following the rules." Parker, 32, began his position in Mecklenburg in 2017.
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"This Charlottean recollects his appearance on the beloved game show 21 years ago. Gavin Edwards appeared on Jeopardy in 2000.
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"Five years after the furor of House Bill 2, the LBGTQ community--in Charlotte, in North Carolina, and across much of the nation--fights attacks on new fronts."The HB142 prohibition expired on Dec. 1, 2020. Several cities in the state have since adopted LBGTQ protections. It was Charlotte that originally fueled the fight for protections in 2016, leading to legislative reaction. At this point Mayor Pro Tem Julie Eiselt wants to assure that a future ordinance will withstand legal challenges.
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Battles over the uptown/downtown label have been frequent through the years. Newspaper archives in the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library prove "uptown" was the earliest adjective used to describe the city's central business area.
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"Pediatric neurosurgery is technically and emotionally complex--and traditionally dominated by men. As Novant's first female pediatric neurosurgeon, Dr. Erin Kishna Richardson has had to learn the intricacies of a demanding field and battle sexism along the way." Dr. Richardson is chair of neurosurgery at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center.in Charlotte.
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"For years, Charlotte has been one of the largest American cities that lacked a four-year medical school. The health care professionals who finally made it happen overcame a series of setbacks, false starts, and failures, and they plan to use their clean slate to create a new kind of community asset." In 2017, Charlotte's largest employer, Carolinas HealthCare System and UNC Healthcare announce a merger.
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A simple but sturdy design employing a continuous curve of corrugated metal forming both sides and a roof, the Quonset hut was developed by the Navy at Quonset Point Naval Air Station in Rhode Island during World War II. In 1946, Howard R. Biggers began an industrial development on Charlotte's Atando Avenue. where Quonset franchise holders purchased property to start Piedmont Steel Buildings.
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"Charlotte's new major league soccer team has slogged through COVID, indignation over ticket prices and other complications before it's built a roster, much less played its first match. Team officials say they expect a packed stadium for the first lickoff anyway."
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"Athletes have trod on natural grass at Bank of America Stadium since it opened in 1996. Crews began to move it in May for a new Field Turf surface." Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper and his organization, Tepper Sports and Entertainment decided on the renovation mainly due to cost and what other NFL stadiums are now using.
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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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"Mitch Purgason keeps NASCAR drivers, NFL players and CEOs looking dapper in exquisite custom suits." Stitched By Mitch began as an assignment while Mitch Purgason attended Appalachian State. University. He designs custom tailored suits for NFL athletes and celebrities.
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Miller operates The Good Stress Company in Charlotte's University area. He is also founder of Eustress Inc., a nonprofit the promotes conversations on mental health in the Black community.
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