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uptown construction pre-Wachovia HQ, credit: Justin Ruckman WFAE’s Mike Collins of Charlotte Talks goes into detail discussing rapid development in the Charlotte region with some of the influential people intertwined with Charlotte’s development community, making for a thought-provoking listen for anyone interested in the development of the region. Is density the boon or bane of [...]

UNC Charlotte’s new front entrance will open today, Thursday, June 26th, providing a much-needed change to the university area. The additional traffic light will slow down cars on University City Blvd., creating a friendlier environment for pedestrians. I received this notification confirming the new traffic pattern: “The construction of the new Main Entrance on Route [...]

The underutilized and architecturally elegant Latta Arcade on South Tryon will finally have some more reasons for a visit, as Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina and Flavors of India will open later this year, providing additional food options for the Uptown lunch crowd. Latta Arcade and the Brevard Court on its exterior are some of the oldest [...]

image credit: Justin Ruckman Every year Relocate-America ranks the top 100 places to live in the nation, and this year it is Charlotte. Why the Queen City? “Charlotte’s diversity of housing options and home affordability were two of the reasons users nominated the city, Nickerson said. The city’s strong economy, boosted largely by the banking [...]

The city government of Charlotte is beginning a comprehensive look into utilizing technology and social services on the internet to engage citizens in the decision-making process. Recently, the MecklenBlog called on local community members to become a part of the MeckConnect program which aims to… “(…) identify what motivates and what inhibits civic involvement in [...]

Last week, the CATS LYNX Northeast Extension Team met with about 150 UNC Charlotte students, faculty, and staff in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center to discuss plans and options for the future of light rail on campus. The northeast extension for the LYNX blue line will have a station on campus near one of the [...]

For the first time in many generations, the North Carolina primary will actually matter to the nation and its presidential candidates. In Charlotte, this has resulted in Uptown visits from Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, along with events including many supporters, like Bill Clinton, at UNC Charlotte. As early voting wrapped up over the weekend, [...]

Charlotte Center City Partners released an amazing new vision of Uptown retail at their annual Vision Awards. As the vision emphasizes a drastically different new look for shopping in the Center City, our streets would go from stark to spectacular. The addition of EpiCenter and other non-business components to uptown – like residential towers – [...]

Saturday morning marked the first day of the Matthews Community Farmers Market for the year. Unfortunately, I got there at 8:30am (a little late in the day as far as the market is concerned), so I missed out on most of the crowd. I only caught the end of a demonstration from local chef/restaurant owner [...]

When I was at Freedom Park a few weekends ago on “Fossil Fools Day” (a day to commemorate independence from fossil fuel energy) checking out a rally against Duke Energy’s expansion of its Cliffside Coal Plant in Rutherford County, I snapped a few photos, including the the strange and inexplicable sign above. I think it [...]

In a series of YouTube videos filmed at UNC Charlotte (conveniently around Halloween), a Pacman is on the run from his ghostly perpetual adversary. Those familiar with campus will recognize the diverse locales which Pacman has decided to frequent.