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Michael Jordan should change Charlotte Bobcats’ nickname

7 Mar 10 – 6:55 pm

“It never was a very good nickname.
And now, Charlotte’s NBA franchise can get rid of it.
With Michael Jordan in as the Charlotte Bobcats’ new owner and Bob Johnson out, there’s no reason to call the team the ‘Bobcats’ anymore.”
Read more by Scott Fowler at the Observer.

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Business, City, Sports | Comments (1)

Jake Delhomme booted from the Panthers

4 Mar 10 – 11:18 pm

Despite their intense loyalty to Jake Delhomme over the years, including when his critics were screaming loudest, the Carolina Panthers made the painful move Thursday night to cut ties with one of their signature players and release their veteran quarterback.
More at the Charlotte Observer
Is this a good thing or a bad thing for the [...]

By Matthew Tyndall | Also posted in Sports | Comments (1)

Levine Museum in the New York Times

15 Feb 10 – 1:50 pm

An Enigmatic Land of Great Expectations
“It is unlikely that anything resembling the impressive Levine Museum of the New South would exist anywhere else. A museum of the New North or the New East would be merely peculiar, but here the term “New South” has a venerable heritage, recalling unrealized hopes and great expectations. There is [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in History, Uptown | Comments (2)

Rebooted Park tower uptown adding hotel rooms, possible rooftop restaurant

8 Feb 10 – 10:21 am

“The new owners of The Park condo project want to turn the unfinished uptown tower into a hotel.
Naples, Fla.-based Small Brothers filed a rezoning petition with the city to allow 148 hotel rooms alongside 74 residential condo units.
(…) According to a site plan filed with the city, Small Brothers also proposes adding a rooftop restaurant [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Architecture, Development, Hospitality, Uptown | Comments (2)

AT&T upgrades Charlotte coverage

25 Jan 10 – 11:53 pm

The end of iPhone woes in Charlotte? The start of the end, perhaps.
“Residents and businesses can expect expanded coverage in the following areas:

Plaza Road and Independence Boulevard;
Clanton Road and Interstate 77;
Quail Hollow Road and Sharon Road;
Coulwood Belhaven Boulevard;
North Wendover Road and Randolph Road; and
Charles Road and South Lafayette Street in Shelby.”

Read more at the Business [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Infrastructure, Technology | Comments (0)

January 2010 by the numbers

25 Jan 10 – 11:32 am

Charlotte home sales are up 13%, but Mecklenburg’s unemployment is up 11% with 37,500 lost jobs.
NC’s park attendance is up 13% though, so that’s good right?

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in City, Economy, State | Comments (1)

An argument against Charlotte’s current rail transit strategy

25 Jan 10 – 2:21 am

Awesome case made by Michael Gallis, of Michael Gallis & Associates, a “Strategic Planning Group and Real Estate Studio” in Charlotte, in support of a fully integrated rail transit plan, versus what is currently underway.
“Once among America’s smartest regional transit schemes, Charlotte’s commuter rail system could become the country’s most convoluted. Now planned as disconnected [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Infrastructure, Transportation | Comments (0)

Proposal puts 1.5 miles of Charlote streetcar only 3 years out

24 Jan 10 – 3:36 pm

“A proposed streetcar line could be operating in three years under a plan presented Thursday to city leaders.
City council’s transportation committee voted 3-2 to recommend applying for a $24.9 million federal grant to help fund the construction of a 1.5-mile rail line from the Transportation Center on Trade Street to Presbyterian Hospital in Elizabeth.
The full [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Business, Government, Infrastructure, Transportation, Uptown | Comments (2)

CATS launches online site for buying passes/tickets

24 Jan 10 – 3:30 pm

“The Charlotte Area Transit System is launching a service on its Web site that allows riders to buy round-trip or one-day passes.
Light-rail and bus riders can go to www.ridetransit.org, select a ticket and then complete the shipping and billing information. The site accepts Visa and MasterCard.”
Read more at the Charlotte Business Journal.
Visit their new site [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Internet, Transportation | Comments (4)

Who will lead Charlotte now?

14 Dec 09 – 3:30 pm

Excellent article in The Observer yesterday by Peter St. Onge and Tim Funk; below is but a piece:
Not a month before, while accepting a 2009 Vision award from Charlotte Center City Partners, McColl had jarred another uptown gathering by saying of Charlotte’s big banks: “We no longer have two rich uncles we can turn to. [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Business, City, Economy | Tagged | Comments (0)