Charlotte Off Topic

[KJHburg]

From what I just read Jim Nobles businesses had a lease with Browder Properties saying all the parking spaces in the lot behind his businesses were for his use.  However the landlord gave the Good Life a verbal agreement on use on spaces there.

from the Charlotte Observer article tonight

“Our lease states we have 100% of the parking spaces with our shared tenants, Suffolk Punch Brewing and Bossy Beulah’s. On Monday, March 22, I found out that our landlord had given Good Life verbal permission and wrote in their lease to park in our parking lot. I had no knowledge of this until this week. I fully understand why Good Life is upset and angry. I am upset, as well, that we have conflicting leases and that misinformation on the part of our landlord created such strife.

Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article259664990.html#storylink=cpy

If that is true what the lease says the problem was created by Browder Properties.  

[abttown]

Would anyone be interested (or know of anyone) in adopting a dog?  A co-worker of mine is searching for a home for a male Dachshund puppy.  I don't believe the dog is neutered yet (too young), but if you're interested, please DM me.

 

[CharlotteWkndBuzz]

Anyone know what is going on next week Thursday/Friday that’s making hotel prices really expensive? Just curious. No games. Conference?

[KJHburg]

21 minutes ago, CharlotteWkndBuzz said:

Anyone know what is going on next week Thursday/Friday that’s making hotel prices really expensive? Just curious. No games. Conference?

I would say maybe this convention it must be big.

https://www.charlottemeetings.com/events/conference/2021-international-leadership-summit

it is most certainly this convention President of Ghana, Denziel Washington, preachers from around the globe etc.  checked their hotels all their preferred hotels uptown sold out. 

on another note how about Half the Final 4 being from North Carolina and first time ever meet up of UNC vs Duke in semifinal 

 

Edited March 28, 2022 by KJHburg

[rancenc]

Recent technology upgrades at Discovery Place.

 

[KJHburg]

From the NC DOT about the "ferry" discussed in the show Outer Banks from the OBX to Raleigh.  Notice the 2 proposed routes once it goes up the Neuse River to Raleigh.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Documents/obx-ferry.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0Y2qboguyonZ_GhTWusZcwQ-_I033g4M8t2EXnIqF6gtR4yE-jlPGITVk

[kayman]

On 3/27/2022 at 8:13 PM, KJHburg said:

I would say maybe this convention it must be big.

https://www.charlottemeetings.com/events/conference/2021-international-leadership-summit

it is most certainly this convention President of Ghana, Denziel Washington, preachers from around the globe etc.  checked their hotels all their preferred hotels uptown sold out. 

on another note how about Half the Final 4 being from North Carolina and first time ever meet up of UNC vs Duke in semifinal 

 

Denzel Washington is how his name is spelled. 

Edited April 3, 2022 by kayman

[KJHburg]

14 hours ago, KJHburg said:

From the NC DOT about the "ferry" discussed in the show Outer Banks from the OBX to Raleigh.  Notice the 2 proposed routes once it goes up the Neuse River to Raleigh.

https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Documents/obx-ferry.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0Y2qboguyonZ_GhTWusZcwQ-_I033g4M8t2EXnIqF6gtR4yE-jlPGITVk

I guess we now know that the ferry will continue to Chapel Hill but it will require a canal from Crabtree Creek through the RTP 

[SgtCampsalot]

21 hours ago, KJHburg said:

I guess we now know that the ferry will continue to Chapel Hill but it will require a canal from Crabtree Creek through the RTP 

So, while i think this is super cool, my understanding of the nature of our municipal/economic systems makes me not understand the purpose of this, to the end of their motives. 

Is it intended to be an ED thing for hospitality/etc corporations? Is there an established demographic I'm not familiar with? I can't seem to find much context about it online other than as a fun thing - which isn't our system's style.

[kermit]

^ummm….. who wants to tell him?

(check the date on the press release)

(if such a thing were actually built it would take around 10 hours to get from Buxton to Raleigh. And then there is this:

“Officials have decided the Preferred Alternative will be chosen based on the outcome of the Final Four game between UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University.”

Edited April 4, 2022 by kermit

[Madison Parkitect]

33 minutes ago, SgtCampsalot said:

So, while i think this is super cool, my understanding of the nature of our municipal/economic systems makes me not understand the purpose of this, to the end of their motives. 

Is it intended to be an ED thing for hospitality/etc corporations? Is there an established demographic I'm not familiar with? I can't seem to find much context about it online other than as a fun thing - which isn't our system's style.

In the show "Outer Banks" the characters take a ferry from the OBX to Raleigh, which is obviously impossible. It's turned into a local inside joke.

[DownEast]

Always thought a passenger ferry could work from New Bern to Ocracoke.  Weekends or some other leisure timeframe to work with rentals. Cedar Island to remain open for vehicles/connection to Carteret co.

[davidclt]

58 minutes ago, kermit said:

^ummm….. who wants to tell him?

(check the date on the press release. Edit: its undated but it was released on 4/1)

(if such a thing were actually built it would take around 10 hours to get from Buxton to Raleigh. And then there is this:

“Officials have decided the Preferred Alternative will be chosen based on the outcome of the Final Four game between UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University.”

Take a look at the acrostic in the release. If you don't have any literary reference for it, check with an English professor.

Edited April 4, 2022 by davidclt

[KJHburg]

8 hours ago, SgtCampsalot said:

So, while i think this is super cool, my understanding of the nature of our municipal/economic systems makes me not understand the purpose of this, to the end of their motives. 

Is it intended to be an ED thing for hospitality/etc corporations? Is there an established demographic I'm not familiar with? I can't seem to find much context about it online other than as a fun thing - which isn't our system's style.

sorry I did not write in blue.   The Netflix show Outer Banks once talked about taking the ferry from the Outer Banks to Raleigh and ever since then the DOT mentions it every now and then like they did on April 1st.   However it would be a great tourist attraction.  Look at San Antonio River through downtown SA that is basically a flood control project and drainage ditch and yet attracts millions. 

[rancenc]

Article on the history of the pimento cheese and how it is a growing market.

https://businessnc.com/pimento-cheeses-spreading-popularity-boosts-n-c-food-startups/

[15895]

(For anyone who likes to talk about urbanity, feel free to respond to my post about any other city or Charlotte. My post will be about some urbanity things happening in Washington but I wouldn’t mind seeing some main highlights from other cities)

Completely off topic of Charlotte, Washington (DC) has been undergoing a huge building boom for a while now. While none are ever tall, obviously, I absolutely love the the attention to urban details, putting people before cars, the retail and (urban) designs that rarely get value-engineered. 

The Stacks DC. I just saw these renderings today and they’re fabulous. It’s also great that the density is so high, you can always count on the retail spaces to be filled with great selections and diversity of tenants. I love the people only roads they have, other streets will be flush with street level (no curb) with the expectation cars and people will share the road equally. I forget the technical term of this urban design concept but it’s been done elsewhere such as the wharf. 

 

Developments as large and wide are being rolled out like crazy. Particularly Southwest, Navy Yard, Buzzard Pointe, NoMa & Union Market District (and lesser H Street corridor and increasingly Anacostia)

The suburbs are exploding in growth too and they have some great quality projects. 
 

The below are some pretty nice buildings that just finished up in downtown Bethesda and are fairly representative of the design standards of lots of Reston & Tyson’s VA downtowns.

 

Amazon’s Helix was just approved and will start soon which I’m sure most have seen. It will have a park that spirals up the entire building (I hope the park is for public use) 

 

In Transit news of DC, the Purple Line (the first light rail line in DC metro) has resumed and *should* be complete in a few years and they’ve spared no expenses it seems making sure the connections to the metro heavy rail are seamless 

Advanced studies and infrastructure bill $$$’s will rebuild the Long Bridge bridge that will allow a hugeeee increase in passenger train traffic and would allow MARC & VRE (commuter rail systems) to combine operations and act as a secondary Metro (similarish to RER in Paris or basically bringing the VRE up to MARC Penn Line levels of service and frequency) 

The Streetcar extension to Benning Rd Metro Station opens in a few years 

[videtur quam contuor]

I was in DC in '08 for the first season of the Nationals at the new stadium in Navy Yard, SE. It was desolate out there at the time. So glad to see the development there, as well as elsewhere. The desired effect of the stadium was to attract people to an unfamiliar, underused area and wait for development.

[KJHburg]

Now there are only 3 K-marts left in the country.  The last Kmart in NC was in Kill Devil Hills that closed 2 years ago and I got to go in it.  They had at the time inventory of the same items spread out down long rows but not much variety.  That store is being torn down for the first Target in the OBX,  Of course Kmarts have long been gone in the Charlotte region.  

https://www.fox46.com/business/kmart-down-to-3-stores-in-us-after-nj-closing/

[tozmervo]

On 4/9/2022 at 4:32 PM, AirNostrumMAD said:

Advanced studies and infrastructure bill $$$’s will rebuild the Long Bridge bridge that will allow a hugeeee increase in passenger train traffic and would allow MARC & VRE (commuter rail systems) to combine operations and act as a secondary Metro (similarish to RER in Paris or basically bringing the VRE up to MARC Penn Line levels of service and frequency) 

The Long Bridge project will be a huge boon for everyone downstream, including North Carolina. 

[rancenc]

Looks like Minnesota could be getting some inspiration from North Carolina's recently implemented social distancing rules in municipalities throughout the state.

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/anoka-explores-downtown-social-district-to-consume-alcohol-outside/89-5dfb91d0-9543-4f5a-a059-bdd5f67e7abe

[JacksonH]

Okay, this is certainly off topic, but I was wondering if anyone knows what the deal is with crime in Greensboro.  Greensboro made this list of the 25 most dangerous cities in the U.S., coming in in 8th place!  (As much as some like to talk about Chicago being dangerous, it didn't even make this top 25 list, but Greensboro did.)  I was looking at some other data and if I'm reading it correctly, the crime rate in Greensboro is roughly 70% higher than Charlotte's, and notably higher than Durham which used to have a pretty rough reputation.  I grew up in the Triad and often went to Greensboro.  Back in those days I didn't consider it more dangerous than Charlotte.  That's obviously not the case now.  Maybe this is why it's growing more slowly, or conversely, maybe the crime is the result if the slower growth.

https://realestate.usnews.com/places/rankings/most-dangerous-places

[JacksonH]

On 4/9/2022 at 1:32 PM, AirNostrumMAD said:

 

The Stacks DC. I just saw these renderings today and they’re fabulous. It’s also great that the density is so high, you can always count on the retail spaces to be filled with great selections and diversity of tenants. I love the people only roads they have, other streets will be flush with street level (no curb) with the expectation cars and people will share the road equally. I forget the technical term of this urban design concept but it’s been done elsewhere such as the wharf. 

 

Developments as large and wide are being rolled out like crazy. Particularly Southwest, Navy Yard, Buzzard Pointe, NoMa & Union Market District (and lesser H Street corridor and increasingly Anacostia)

 

Amazon’s Helix was just approved and will start soon which I’m sure most have seen. It will have a park that spirals up the entire building (I hope the park is for public use) 

 

Wow, The Stacks looks absolutely stunning and a perfect example of what modern urbanity should look like.  And that Amazon HQ, amazing?

[JacksonH]

On 4/9/2022 at 2:51 PM, tarhoosier said:

I was in DC in '08 for the first season of the Nationals at the new stadium in Navy Yard, SE. It was desolate out there at the time. So glad to see the development there, as well as elsewhere. The desired effect of the stadium was to attract people to an unfamiliar, underused area and wait for development.

I went to a Nationals game shortly before the pandemic.  The development that has happened around there is mind-boggling.  There's nothing desolate about it AT ALL.  The area around the ballpark is like a city unto itself now.  Similarly, there was an amazing metamorphosis in the neighborhood when Capital One Arena was built.  Back around 1998, I almost bought a house on Swann St., between 15th and 16th, but chickened out because the neighborhood seemed sketchy.  If you could see that neighborhood now!  Boy did I miss out!  DC is *nothing* like it was when I first moved there in 1989.  And that's a good thing.  It's a wonderful city, outside of the part you witness on C-SPAN.

[southslider]

On 4/9/2022 at 4:32 PM, AirNostrumMAD said:

In Transit news of DC, the Purple Line (the first light rail line in DC metro) has resumed and *should* be complete in a few years and they’ve spared no expenses it seems making sure the connections to the metro heavy rail are seamless 

Despite an existing connection to Union Station and planned connection to Bennington, Streetcar isn't shown on DC Metro maps, while the planned Purple Line often is.  I guess Charlotte has it right when hiding Gold Line from its maps too.

[15895]

18 hours ago, southslider said:

Despite an existing connection to Union Station and planned connection to Bennington, Streetcar isn't shown on DC Metro maps, while the planned Purple Line often is.  I guess Charlotte has it right when hiding Gold Line from its maps too.

I think it would be helpful to include the streetcar in Charlottes rail map. 
 

On 4/9/2022 at 5:51 PM, tarhoosier said:

I was in DC in '08 for the first season of the Nationals at the new stadium in Navy Yard, SE. It was desolate out there at the time. So glad to see the development there, as well as elsewhere. The desired effect of the stadium was to attract people to an unfamiliar, underused area and wait for development.

 

On 4/23/2022 at 2:50 PM, JacksonH said:

I went to a Nationals game shortly before the pandemic.  The development that has happened around there is mind-boggling.  There's nothing desolate about it AT ALL.  The area around the ballpark is like a city unto itself now.  Similarly, there was an amazing metamorphosis in the neighborhood when Capital One Arena was built.  Back around 1998, I almost bought a house on Swann St., between 15th and 16th, but chickened out because the neighborhood seemed sketchy.  If you could see that neighborhood now!  Boy did I miss out!  DC is *nothing* like it was when I first moved there in 1989.  And that's a good thing.  It's a wonderful city, outside of the part you witness on C-SPAN.

1:30 you can see how much Navy Yard has exploded. Similar large scale transformations has occurred at Union Market, NoMa and to a lesser and still impressive extent SouthWest. Over 11,000 people in .53 Sq. Miles as of 2020 live in Navy Yard. For reference, SouthEnd has 11,300 residents and Uptown has around  23,000 in 2 sq. Miles per CCP 2022 Report. The area was completely desolate in 2008. Which makes the change so shocking. One of the magazines even rated it the coolest neighborhood in the world (which I personally don’t think it’s even the coolest in DC but whatever. That’s a far cry from when it was a wasteland) https://www.charlottecentercity.org/socc/

They just released the renderings for the last couple blocks left in Navy Yard to be developed. Construction has already started I believe. The roads will be transformed into curbless cobblestone which is a big trend with larger DC developments these days. Urban needs knows that is a concept to slow traffic and out pedestrians First. 

If anyone on this board ever comes to DC for a weekend and wants someone local to hang with, DM me. 

Edited April 25, 2022 by AirNostrumMAD