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https://www.qcnews.com/charlotte/buttigieg-in-charlotte-thursday-to-promote-federal-investments-of-970m/

Big doings in downtown Albemarle.. The reopening of The Courthouse Restaurant ( formerly Off the Square) . A real step above what I thought was one of the best dining experiences in the area. I had a perfectly cooked and very tasty lemon salmon with mashed potatoes; my wife had the mahi tacos with blue cheese slaw. She won Also opening is the newly relocated and beautifully styled Sweet Shop. An Albemarle institution for 60+ years.

Rode this Friday. It really is a cut above. The many vistas that come into view with each bend in the creek, seem serendipitous . We biked into Pineville's CBD via the dog park and the very quiet and cycle friendly Johnston Drive. Ate a great lunch at Margaux's with an accompanying & refreshingly cold Hefe-Weizen. https://www.margauxswine.com/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/nyregion/office-landlords-nyc.html " Large banks like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo have increasingly warned that a heap of commercial loans are coming due by the end of 2025 — estimated to amount to $1.5 trillion nationwide — and that the companies may struggle to repay or refinance them. Shares of SL Green and two other publicly traded office landlords in the city, Vornado Realty Trust and Empire State Realty Trust, are all trading near their lowest level since the pandemic started. SL Green’s stock has fallen 76 percent since early 2020. Vornado is trading at its lowest territory since 1996. Empire State Realty, which owns the Empire State Building, is near its record low. Collectively, $17 billion of their market value has been erased since the pandemic started. “All three of them are office-centric, all three of them New York City-centric,” Mr. Van Nieuwerburgh said. “Those are the stocks, the office stocks, that have been clobbered. It’s staggering.”"

kudzu would resolve this issue in 18 months..

Got a sneak peak of the Stewart Creek Greenway this afternoon. A game changer for theWestside.. IMG_3077.MOV

The much expanded Albemarle Sweet Shop is making some excellent progress. If you haven't ever tried their fruit bars, get a dozen. Worth it.

Probably not the best place to post this... but embedded within the huge announcement was a mention of an expansion of the Harris Y. Anyone seen any plans of this or have any idea of what's planned?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/20/realestate/housing-developments-city-architecture.html Interesting look into the samness of midrise apartments in Nashville, Denver, & Seattle ( and by extension, South End )

it was reported that they fell 70ft from an interior scaffold collapse.. How is that possible?

Late Summer in France is absolutely miserable.

Folger Buick.

An organization very close to my heart…Please share and donate whatever you can. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-charlotte-recyclery-move-to-a-new-home?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

Today.

LSC Greenway just south of Brandywine/Woodlawn

So help me understand why American opts to route London bound, CLT originating award passengers through Phillly ? If it costs so much more to go through Philly, why would American not want to cut their losses and just fly CLT award passengers directly to London ..?

a stunner.

The way we were.

Stanly County is certainly a happening place... Reviews, since opening, have been enticing. https://www.thesnaponline.com/2022/06/28/lantern-sushi-norwoods-new-asian-restaurant-set-to-open-friday/

Anyone read this yet? https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/42035994-tomorrow-s-bread

Aisne-Marne, a WWI American Cemetery in northern France, and a North Carolina boy forever at rest in Normandy. Where hell rained down now quiet, lovely places for silent reflection where we remember and honor those, most of a very young age, who would never return home. If ever possible, I encourage you to visit these and other, now extraordinary places of peace.

The great sucking sound and subsequent whirlpool from Lake Tillery to Union County.

Silly question... which restaurant had the Coconut creme pie that was to die for... Cupboard or Greystone ? ...and the hot rolls that simply melted in your mouth...