When state Sen. Malcolm Graham looks at Charlotte’s northwest corridor, he sees the intersection near Johnson C. Smith University as the “Trade and Tryon” of that area. To Charlotte City Councilman James Mitchell, the area could become a “Little Georgetown,” similar to the one in northwest Washington, D.C., that’s anchored by Georgetown University. But it [...]
The Charlotte City Council voted unanimously Monday to request approval from the state transportation department to enhance the Interstate 77 underpass on West Trade Street with colorful lights. The underpass lighting is a first step in a plan to revitalize the northwest corridor along Beatties Ford Road. On March 4, state Sen. Malcolm Graham presented [...]
Sen. Malcolm Graham says he wants the “five-points” intersection near Johnson C. Smith University to become the “Trade and Tryon” of the city’s northwest corridor. Graham, of Charlotte, who also is the chairman of the Beatties Ford Road Task Force, told the Charlotte City Council Monday that the university could become the anchor property at [...]
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s current 100-charter school limit would end in a measure that cleared a Senate committee today, despite complaints by Democrats and traditional school supporters it lacks enough accountability to ensure opportunity for at-risk students to attend. A divided Senate education committee approved the rewrite of the charter school law first approved in [...]
