Articles

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Prevent pollution? There’s an app for that
   June 3, 2013

Mecklenburg County residents can add one more item to the growing list of uses for their smartphones: reporting water pollution. (Photo: Nancy Pierce) Read more


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The landscape of advanced classes in CMS
   May 30, 2013

Ayana Allen, Abiola Farinde, Chance Lewis
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools strives to ensure that all students are ready for careers or college. But at CMS, like other urban districts, students at schools in disadvantaged areas are likely to be inadequately prepared for college success. (Photo: Nancy Pierce) Read more


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Goodwill online resources
   May 23, 2013

There are two new resources on Goodwill's Regional Indicators partner page – an interactive map of Goodwill locations and the updated Youth Services Catalog. Explore these resources in an interactive map. (Graphic: UNC Charlotte Urban Institute) Read more


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Veterans in Mecklenburg: An infographic
   May 23, 2013

Mecklenburg County is home to one of the largest veteran communities in North Carolina. As one of the Regional Indicators Partners, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont collaborates with the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute to monitor trends among veterans (and other populations Goodwill serves). This article features an infographic that provides a snapshot of the 55... Read more


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Imagining a trail of parks through South End
   May 22, 2013
Mary Newsom
Fact: A workmanlike sidewalk runs beside South End’s light rail tracks. Fact: South End today has no park. Add those facts. Thus was born the idea for a 3.3-mile Rail Trail featuring a series of attractive nodes along today’s Lynx rail tracks. Take a look at images showing its potential. (Rendering courtesy of Charlotte Center City Partners) Read more


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New plant in the Piedmont – the Tall Marshallia
   May 22, 2013
Ruth Ann Grissom
The discovery of a new species conjures images of explorers in pith helmets hacking through remote regions of the Amazon and stumbling across something outlandish. The reality is generally much less dramatic. (Photo: David Blevins) Read more


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N.C. tax reforms: 1921, 1933 and maybe 2013
   May 16, 2013

Benjamin Russo
As N.C. legislators debate whether or how to reform the state’s tax system, it’s worth taking a look at the principles that should underlie any sound taxation system – and at how two key proposals for change stack up against those principles. (Photo: John Chesser) Read more


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N.C. tax plans: The details
   May 16, 2013

Benjamin Russo

Below are more specific details about the differing tax-restructuring proposals from two N.C. senators. Neither proposal is likely to be adopted exactly as presented, because amendments and changes are likely as the measures move through will the N.C. General Assembly.

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A walk in the woods
   May 15, 2013
Crystal Cockman
Have you ever wondered what you might see if you spent a whole weekend outside just looking? How about if you could also bring a few expert field biologists and naturalists with you? (Photo: Courtesy of the LandTrust for Central North Carolina) Read more


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Can Charlotte growth policies get smarter?
   May 8, 2013
Mary Newsom
  • How can the city of Charlotte boost both the value of its neighborhoods and their quality of life?
  • What national trends should developers, planners and neighborhood residents be aware of?
  • How do different development patterns affect the need for city spending?

Those questions and more will be part of the discussion at a public lecture Tuesday, sponsored by...

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