JCSU plans renovations to historic church
Charlotte City Council members this week heard proposals by Johnson C. Smith University to renovate and expand the historic Mt. Carmel Baptist Church building for classrooms and university offices and […]
Historic house opens as education assistance center
On April 11, a historic landmark known as the George E. Davis House reopens its doors as the administrative center of the Foster Village Network and Guardian Scholars, a program […]
Johnson C. Smith permitted for new sciences building
CHARLOTTE – Mecklenburg County has issued a building permit, valued at about $9.7 million, to Johnson C. Smith University for work on its 62,000-square-foot science center. The science center is […]
Johnson C. Smith University hopes to transform the Northwest Corridor
Ronald Carter, president of Johnson C. Smith University, is a man with a mission: to transform the 145-year-old historically black college into “Charlotte’s premier independent urban university.” The metamorphosis extends beyond the academic; it’s about bricks and mortar, too.
Mosaic Village developers land $3M from city
The developers of the proposed Mosaic Village mixed-use project have been granted $3.18 million from the Charlotte City Council to be used for parking and infrastructure improvements. The city’s financial […]
Developer wins committee’s OK for $3M to fund Mosaic Village parking
A public-private partnership that would bring more parking and other improvements to the West Trade Street corridor is one step closer to becoming reality. On Monday, the Charlotte City Council’s […]
Complaints prompt review of sidewalk process
In Mary Jones’s neighborhood near Johnson C. Smith University, the city of Charlotte is preparing to build a sidewalk. Although some homeowners might be excited about getting such a feature, […]
Minority-, women-owned firms call for city to make contracting changes
The April 15 groundbreaking for the new Mosaic Village complex on Charlotte’s west side was a festive affair with a marching band, marquee tent and business and political leaders galore […]
Plan calls for revitalizing Charlotte’s struggling northwest area
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 […]
Council blesses underpass beautification
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 […]
Graham has ‘Trade and Tryon’ vision for intersection
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 […]
Nonprofits expect to profit from convention
Just hours after the Democratic Party announced that Charlotte would host its 2012 national convention, the Levine Museum of the New South got a phone call. A national organization wanted […]
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