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Bill to limit local zoning powers: Two views
   March 20, 2013
Mary Newsom
A bill before the N.C. General Assembly would restrict cities' and towns' power to put design standards into zoning ordinances applying to residential development. We invited writers from opposite sides of the debate to offer their views. Read more
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Explore nature: Uwharrie Naturalist Weekend May 4-5
   March 20, 2013
Crystal Cockman
The LandTrust for Central North Carolina and staff from the North Carolina Museum of Sciences are hosting the Uwharrie Naturalist Weekend on May 4 and 5 – a first of its kind in the area. (Photo: Ruth Ann Grissom) Read more
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Charlotte metro: Still high-growth, still strong at core
   March 20, 2013

Of metro areas with more than 1 million people, Charlotte ranked ninth nationally in population growth from 2011 to 2012. That growth was strongest at the center of the metro area, in Mecklenburg County, which outpaced the suburban counties in the region for the second year. (Image: Bing maps) Read more
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Art is awesome. Poverty is not.
   March 19, 2013

In conjunction with the photographic exhibit, Favelas: Architecture of Survival, the UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture will hold a reception Friday, 6-8 p.m., at the Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte Center City. Read more
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Bill would shut down community choice
   March 19, 2013

Ben Hitchings
Ben Hitchings: Design standards protect existing neighborhoods, property values and resale potential. Homeowners should be seriously concerned about legislative efforts to remove such protections. Read more
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House Bill 150 deserves our support
   March 18, 2013

Joe Padilla: The debate over “Zoning/Design & Aesthetic Controls,” (House Bill 150) concerns two basic issues: first, how much government control we want over our power of consumer choice, and second, whether we want N.C. government to function as its founders intended. Read more
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Analyzing water, energy use by neighborhood
   March 13, 2013

Keith Waters
Which neighborhoods use the most water in Mecklenburg County? Or electricity? See how neighborhoods compare in resource use. (Photo: Nancy Pierce) Read more
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Contest: Show us the places you love
   March 13, 2013
Mary Newsom
What places in our region have a hold on your heart? For our first anniversary, PlanCharlotte.org is sponsoring a photo contest for our readers. (Photo: Nancy Pierce) Read more
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March is Women's History Month
   March 12, 2013

March is Women’s History Month. Its origins date back more than 30 years, when President Carter proclaimed the second week of March as National Women’s History Week in 1980.  Seven years later, as the result of a persistent national lobbying effort, Congress passed a public law designating the month of March as Women’s History Month. Since 1987, each president has issued annual proclamations... Read more
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South End eyes raising the bar for design
   March 12, 2013

With 11 multifamily projects under construction in South End, some advocates there want to raise the bar on design requirements in the city's transit-oriented zoning. The city has hired a local urban design consultant to suggest changes. (Rendering courtesy David Furman)   Read more