By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: June 7,2011
Drive-thru windows have become a part of the shopping landscape in Charlotte, as they have throughout the rest of the country. A growing population — according to the latest census data, Mecklenburg County has 919,628 residents, up 32.2 percent since 2000 — has made the Queen City even more attractive to fast-food chains and other [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: June 3,2011
The Charlotte area could soon see two more historic textile mills undergo a facelift and go from vacant to back in use. Plans are under way to restore and renovate Mecklenburg and Johnston Mills, NoDa properties that have been eyesores for years. In April, after a bidding war that lasted more than two months, the [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: March 10,2011
Nine months after the Charlotte Housing Authority won a $20.9 million HOPE VI federal grant last summer to redevelop one of the city’s oldest public housing projects, the demolition of Boulevard Gardens is nearly complete. Plans for the redevelopment, dubbed Boulevard Homes, call for 227 mixed-income family units — which consist of very low-income, work [...]
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