Float to feature Charlotte mini-skyline
Scale models of 13 Uptown buildings have been donated to Charlotte Center City Partners for use in the construction of a parade float. The Charlotte City Council on Monday adopted […]
Livin’ it up in the city
Chris Hemans, director of retail for Charlotte Center City Partners, took the stage Tuesday to address the Commercial Real Estate Women luncheon at the Charlotte Country Club – and he […]
ON THE LEVEL: David Furman: Building for the sake of building
David Furman wants to put Charlotte on the map as one of America’s most well-designed cities. He was recognized for his contributions April 23 as the recipient of the 2015 […]
Center City Partners is watching you
CHARLOTTE – Charlotte Center City Partners has been tracking pedestrian foot traffic in uptown and South End for the past nine months, using sensors that detect changes in temperature when […]
Cherry’s last stand? Historic neighborhood fights rezoning petition
CHARLOTTE – Cherry was founded in the late 1800s as Charlotte’s first workforce housing, a neighborhood for skilled and unskilled black laborers. That’s the history, and history is key to […]
Not even David Furman has been immune to the downturn
Charlotte architect David Furman was inside a room of dozens of developers and builders who city officials had asked to get together to discuss the master plan for uptown. It […]
The Tuesday Interview: Joel Matthews, East Coast Pyrotechnics event producer
Age: 48 Lives in: Rock Hill, S.C. Family: wife, Marie; children, Jesse, 7, Jake, 5 Education: bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Joel Matthews […]
Vacancies build barriers to construction loans
On June 9, Charlotte-based Bissell Cos. started construction on two office buildings in Ballantyne Corporate Park. The company calls it the largest speculative office project in the U.S. The $100 […]
Unsold on uptown
Darrell Boyette’s cigar shop, Tinderbox, is in Overstreet Mall, a collection of stores inside some of uptown’s high-rise buildings. It’s Tinderbox’s smallest location, and Boyette, the general manager, sees 80 […]
ReVenture will no longer burn county trash. Opinions differ on whether that’s a good thing
ReVenture Park’s plan to burn Mecklenburg County’s trash to produce electricity has gone up in flames. In a city that’s trying to diversify its economy from one focused mostly on […]
It’s tough finding big spaces in South End
Charlotte’s South End has an artsy — some might even say funky — vibe, with its easy access to light rail and historic buildings. The businesses the area is known […]
City’s banking image proves hard to look past
In many people’s minds, Charlotte is still Banktown. So says a survey conducted as a starting point for a public relations campaign launched this year by the Charlotte Chamber of […]
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