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Stories by Mae Israel

Food waste composting project in North End to get larger test
January 30, 2019
For years, food waste has been cast as a financial and moral issue, with money and opportunities to feed the hungry lost when food is tossed in the garbage. It also is increasingly becoming an...

Q&A with urban planner Ryan Gravel, author of ‘Where We Want to Live’
January 2, 2019
Journalist Mae Israel spoke with Gravel recently about his ideas for creating more livable cities. His comments have been edited for clarity and brevity.

S.C. communities near Charlotte ‘bursting at the seams’, raise impact fees
December 12, 2018
As more people buy homes and rent apartments in fast-growing South Carolina communities on the outskirts of Charlotte, officials increasingly are taking a stand: New development must help pay for...

South End: From mills to millennials

November 28, 2018
Imagine it’s 2030 and Charlotte’s popular South End has grown up like other neighborhoods in an increasingly urban and transit-friendly city. What does this area, just on the outskirts of uptown’s...

More self-storage can mean more abandoned goods
May 23, 2018
As the number of self-storage facilities increases across the Charlotte region, renters can’t always keep up payments. When that happens, their belongings can be auctioned to the highest bidder.