[History of Charlotte]

 

[Charlotte-Douglas Airport (CLT) Expansion]

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

[Mixed Use Spirit Square and Main Library Redevelopment]

10 hours ago, atlrvr said:

From now-ish.

 

 

[Charlotte area "ring cities"]

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.  

 

[Charlotte Greenways and Trails]

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/

[The Bad News Report]

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.”"

[Ascent Uptown - 33 stories (3rd and Poplar)]

kudzu would resolve this issue in 18 months..  

 

[Charlotte Greenways and Trails]

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

[Charlotte area "ring cities"]

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. 

[Providence Road Development]

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? 

[SouthEnd Midrise Projects]

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 )

[Dilworth Projects (Kenilworth, Morehead, East)]

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

[Charlotte-Douglas Airport (CLT) Expansion]

On 12/11/2022 at 1:52 PM, LKN704 said:

CLT-CDG has been loaded. Flight runs from 1 June through 13 August with a 772...an extremely short season given it used to run from April through the end of October.  I'm guessing they are playing it safe with the August end date and can always extend the season depending on how bookings play out. 

Same flight number as it used to have...786/787. 

 

Late Summer in France is absolutely miserable.  

[Charlotte Convention Center]

On 10/25/2022 at 11:24 AM, tarhoosier said:

It was another dealer of another American make before Cadillac but I cannot recall whom or which. All moved to the outer areas of the city as downtown became uptown and other uses prevailed. I bought a used 1977 Honda Civic CVCC from the Cadillac dealership and it was a bold strategy, Cotton, which marginally paid off for me.

 

Folger Buick.

[Charlotte trying to be more bike friendly]

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

[Charlotte Greenways and Trails]

Today.

[Charlotte Greenways and Trails]

LSC Greenway just south of Brandywine/Woodlawn

[Economic Development - Expansions and Relocations]

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 ..? 

 

[Duke Energy Plaza Headquarters | 40 Story formerly Charlotte Metro Tower]

a stunner.  

[Legacy Union (former Charlotte Observer redevelopment)]

The way we were.  

[Charlotte area "ring cities"]

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/

[History of Charlotte]

Anyone read this yet?  

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/42035994-tomorrow-s-bread

[History of Charlotte]

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.

[Charlotte area "ring cities"]

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

[Scaleybark Station Area Projects]

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...