Why is Charlotte such a special place? We don’t have our own mountains. We borrow the seacoast from our friends to the east. Historic preservation, according to some wags, is letting a building stand till its 15th anniversary (anybody in the market for a slightly used coliseum?).
Lest we get cynical on this Monday, I submit that Charlotte IS a [...]
Spring is normally a most enjoyable time in Charlotte. Yet this is not a normal April, and our hearts are filled with despair. The headlines and airwaves are filled with news of killings.
On April 1st, Charlotte police officers Sean Clark and Jeff Shelton died in the prime of their lives from gunshot wounds suffered [...]
We had a few minutes last week–unfortunately during afternoon drive time–when 90.7 blipped off the air. Big FM signals likes ours are high-voltage affairs. Momentary dips in commercial power, or weather conditions such as high wind or storms can cause the transmitter to blink off. Luckily all this heavy-duty equipment is designed with smart circuits, [...]
I have a question for you: Has our community really changed its social norms since its growth spurt in the past 20 years? If so, can you be specific about the changes?
We hear a lot of debate about that point–Charlotte is/isn’t fundamentally different than a generation ago. But often times those terms aren’t very well defined.
Our [...]
WFAE lost a long-time advisor and friend on March 26th.
Mary Dawn Bailey died at the young age of 71. The term “young” is used deliberately here, with all sorts of justification.
Mary Dawn served UNC Charlotte for 22 years, with leadership roles in the Urban Institute and the Graduate School.
She was an early and vigorous [...]
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