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Christy Shi (said “Shy“) knows local food. For the past two years she’s been traveling around the Piedmont, visiting farms and making friends, running a local food club in Davidson, and more importantly, eating healthier and fresher food than probably anyone reading this blog. She took the time meet with myself and [...]
This is off Mallard Creek Rd. in Charlotte. I usually ride my bike on a trail that leaves from these soccer fields and follows a creek as part of the Charlotte Greenway trail system. Rain for 3 days straight and 4.5 inches yesterday alone has crested that creek to about 14 feet above normal. The [...]
On Saturday, August 24th, Staying Ahead Carolina hosted Charlotte’s Master Plan, a panel discussion on the next five years of Queen City development. Participating in the panel were members from across the various development sectors which will determine Charlotte’s infrastructure and cultural future. In a small room packed to capacity, the energy of Charlotte’s development [...]
There’s been a lot of talk this week about plans for a cap over part of I-277.
Basically, this Monday a group of city council members, city staffers, business leaders, and engineering consultants met to begin seriously considering a number of options for improving the space that separates Uptown from South End, all of which [...]
There’s no doubt that one of the hottest topics in the news right now is the rising cost of gas. While gas prices are slowly starting to see a little relief, it’s obvious people are having to find ways to cope. Charlotte is a perfect example of how high gas prices are making people change [...]
Have you ever been walking through uptown wanting to check your email, or cruising up near University City lost and needing to check out Google Maps for directions? Most of us have had this problem, and now there is a solution. Go check out JiWire; they have some really sweet-looking maps and one of the [...]
Starting on Wednesday, July 30th, UNC Charlotte’s energy efficiency upgrades will shine brighter than ever as the first LED lights on campus are installed in the West Deck (between Belk Gym and the Track and Field Complex). Intended as a trial of the technology, the LED lighting will be tested for possible further expansion.
LED lights [...]
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Long before oil neared $150 a barrel and gas was $4.00+ a gallon, UNC Charlotte saw that the strategic placement of many top energy infrastructure firms like Duke Energy, The Shaw Group, and Areva in the Charlotte region made North Carolina’s urban center a prime location for America’s energy future. The $57.2 [...]
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 Charlotte’s [...]
“Duke Energy Carolinas is proposing a $100 million plan to install electricity generating solar panels at up to 850 North Carolina sites, including homes, schools, stores and factories.
‘We believe an initiative of this scope and scale will help us meet the requirement of North Carolina’s new Renewable and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard,’ Keith Trent, group [...]
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