In 1791, George Washington called Charlotte, N.C., a “trifling place.” In 1941 an author scoffed that the city had as much use for high-rises “as a hog has for a morning coat.” By 1991, Charlotte was still a minor-league city without major-league sports, a cultural wasteland with a central business district that died every weekday [...]
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 [...]
This video, produced by the Mint Museum, takes a look at the the projects being built around the new Wachovia tower that collectively make up the Wachovia Cultural Campus: the new Mint Museum, the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, the Knight Theater, and the Afro-American Cultural Center.
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The beloved Emmy-winning Saturday morning cartoon series that taught millions of kids about grammar, civics, and science in the seventies is now a live show! Adapted for the stage by Theater BAM Chicago, Schoolhouse Rock Live is doing performances all around the country, and visits Charlotte in two days.
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