Fact Friday

Fact Friday 104 - The Business District Transformation Pt. 2

Fact Friday 104 - The Business District Transfo...

Happy Friday! Land use outside the small commercial core in 1882 might be a surprise to present day Charlotteans. Because most people usually walked where they were going, the most...

Fact Friday 104 - The Business District Transfo...

Happy Friday! Land use outside the small commercial core in 1882 might be a surprise to present day Charlotteans. Because most people usually walked where they were going, the most...

Fact Friday 103 - The Business District Transformation Pt. 1

Fact Friday 103 - The Business District Transfo...

Happy Friday!   The history of Charlotte's Center City area is largely a story of what is no longer there. The grid of straight streets that lies within today's innermost...

Fact Friday 103 - The Business District Transfo...

Happy Friday!   The history of Charlotte's Center City area is largely a story of what is no longer there. The grid of straight streets that lies within today's innermost...

Fact Friday 102 - JWU's Impact on Charlotte

Fact Friday 102 - JWU's Impact on Charlotte

Happy Friday!   “Taste of Charlotte” (est. 1999) starts today and runs through Sunday! In honor of one of my favorite “Foodie” festivals in the Queen City, I thought I’d...

Fact Friday 102 - JWU's Impact on Charlotte

Happy Friday!   “Taste of Charlotte” (est. 1999) starts today and runs through Sunday! In honor of one of my favorite “Foodie” festivals in the Queen City, I thought I’d...

Fact Friday 100 - Charlotte Gold + Innovation

Fact Friday 100 - Charlotte Gold + Innovation

Happy Friday everyone!   From 1804 to 1828, North Carolina was the source of all the gold produced in the United States! It was discovered in Cabarrus County, NC on...

Fact Friday 100 - Charlotte Gold + Innovation

Happy Friday everyone!   From 1804 to 1828, North Carolina was the source of all the gold produced in the United States! It was discovered in Cabarrus County, NC on...

Fact Friday 83 – The 'Mint' In Charlotte's Oldest Art Museum

Fact Friday 83 – The 'Mint' In Charlotte's Olde...

Happy Friday everyone!   The Kokenes family lived on Graham Street behind the old Charlotte Mint, at the current site of the Charles R. Jonas Federal Court Building at 401...

Fact Friday 83 – The 'Mint' In Charlotte's Olde...

Happy Friday everyone!   The Kokenes family lived on Graham Street behind the old Charlotte Mint, at the current site of the Charles R. Jonas Federal Court Building at 401...

Fact Friday 3 - Charlotte & Banking. Happily Married?

Fact Friday 3 - Charlotte & Banking. Happily Ma...

Lawyers and bankers. Two professions that haven’t always inspired warm and fuzzy feelings inside. Visions of busts, bubbles, bailouts, and the infamous “R” word (recession) still linger about in our...

Fact Friday 3 - Charlotte & Banking. Happily Ma...

Lawyers and bankers. Two professions that haven’t always inspired warm and fuzzy feelings inside. Visions of busts, bubbles, bailouts, and the infamous “R” word (recession) still linger about in our...