March | 2012 | CLT Blog
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Norfolk Southern to build freight hub at CLT airport, relocating from NoDa

  • costs include $74.3 million for construction, $1 million per year in rent to the airport, and $15.7 million in state & federal funds
  • center city to be relieved of 500 tractor-trailer trips each day

This Week on A Healthier Charlotte: The Naked Face Project

  • Molly Barker's 'The Naked Face Project' goes under the microscope
  • we discuss the expectations of beauty and gender in American culture

Pedestrian life, arts & culture, plus WTVI/CPCC and the future of public TV, on the latest 282

  • guests this week: Mary Newsom, UNC Charlotte Urban Institute; Manoj Kesavan, que-OS; Chris William, Carolina Business Review
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Young Dems come to Charlotte March 30 — April 1

  • YDNC Convention 3/30-4/1
  • Democratic Candidates for Governor
  • 4/1 Day of Action Against the Constitutional Amendment
  • 3/30 Legacy Reception Honoring Dem Women
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Must see: epic photo of Charlotte’s rainbowed skyline by photographer Chris Austin

  • photo taken by local photographer Chris Austin this past Saturday

Technology in CMS, CMPD’s cold case unit, and CLT’s local music scene, on the latest 282

  • our guests: Scott Muri, CMS; Jeff Hahne, Creative Loafing; and Sgt. Darrel Price, CMPD
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With Spring around the corner, NoDa’s All Arts Market welcomes casual arts & crafts connoisseurs

    World’s largest pub crawl makes St. Patty’s unforgettable (at least depending on how much you drink)
      photo: Garrett Crawford

      The @bigfleet beat: March’s startup news & events

      • events & news include: Startup Weekend, BarCamp 7, Ignite Charlotte 4, POSSCON, Charlotte Venture Challenge, and the relocation of Hackerspace

      This week on A Healthier Charlotte: how technological innovation is affecting our health

      • how does new technology affect your every day health?
      • we look at the most innovative new uses of technology in health care

      Social entrepreneurship, Military families in Charlotte, plus St. Patricks day, on the latest 282

      • our guests: Charles Thomas: Queen City Forward; Lt. Gen. Tom Waskow: USO of North Carolina; & Brittney Cason: The O Show on KISS 95.1
      Addul Manzano (Prince Florimund) and Alessandra Ball (Princess Aurora) practice for Sleeping Beauty. (AP Photo: Peter Zay)

      North Carolina Dance Theatre presents “the essence of classic Ballet,” Sleeping Beauty

        Watch: local filmmakers mix Gaga & women’s suffrage

        • "Bad Romance: Women's Suffrage is a parody music video paying homage to Alice Paul and the generations of brave women who joined together in the fight to pass the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote in 1920."
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        1,000 people donating $21 in honor of Hope Stout, who used her Make-A-Wish opportunity to help others #HopesWish21

        • Hope's dying wish was for the 155 ahead of her on the Make-A-Wish list to have their wishes fulfilled

        Minority turnout in the 2012 election, BOCC turnover, plus the Charlotte Hornets, on the latest 282

        • our guests: Rod Garvin: Hip Hop Caucus; Amanda Raymond: League of Women Voters; & John Morgan: We Beelieve: Charlotte...take back your Hornets

        Video: Queen City Forward launches to an enthusiastic crowd of social entrepreneurs & supporters

        • QCF exists "to dramatically increase the creation, scale and impact of social enterprises in Charlotte"
        Morgan rocks a jacket he has held onto since a child.

        Grassroots Charlotte Hornets movement gains buzz

        • The Facebook page now has over 2,000 likes
        • Morgan believes the change could be a morale boost to the city, the fans and, the team
        • The change would cost the team and city $3-5 million
        The CIAA tournament bring thousands of fans and millions of dollars to uptown Charlotte. (Photo by Kevin Coles)

        CIAA tournament lands in Charlotte for 100th anniversary

        • 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the CIAA Basketball Tournament
        • $44.3 million dollars into the Charlotte economy in 2011
        • in 2011, attracted over 190,000 fans