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Banktown
With a cast containing ambitious CEOs, brash traders and powerful government officials, Banktown is poised to become the definitive account of how our national financial crisis played out in Charlotte and how its aftermath belted the economy and the pride of one of the New Souths brightest skylines.
Charlotte, NC
The rapid evolution of Charlotte, North Carolina, from “regional backwater” to globally ascendant city provides stark contrasts of then and now. Once a regional manufacturing and textile center, Charlotte stands today as one of the nation’s premier banking and financial cores with interests reaching broadly into global markets. Once defined by its biracial and bicultural character, Charlotte is now an emerging immigrant gateway drawing newcomers from Latin America and across the globe. Once derided for its sleepy, nine-to-five “uptown,” Charlotte’s center city has been wholly transformed by residential gentrification, corporate headquarters construction, and amenity-based redevel...
Charlotte’S World
Mrs. Stout made Charlottes clothes. She always did. One day she made a black dress for Charlotte and sewed yellow chickens on both pockets. Charlotte thought her dress was nice. It was certainly different, but she liked it. But when she went to school it was a different matter. Oh, how the children made fun of her new dress. But, boy did she ever tell them off and set matters straight: Well, its my dress and I like it. I find it attractive, if you dont mind. Charlotte didnt have to tell them her mother made the dress for her for they had drawn that conclusion instantly. In recounting her tale to Verona, Charlotte put her shoulders back, sat up straight and lifted her chin high. She brought h...
The Transformative City
Sunbelt cities like Atlanta, Charlotte, and Miami, with their international airports, have a transportation advantage that overwhelms global competition from other southern cities. Why? The short answer to this question seems to be intuitive, but the long answer lies at the intersection of built infrastructure policies, civic boosterism, and the changing nature of American cities. Simply put, Charlotte leaders invested in the future and took advantage of its opportunities. In the twentieth century Charlotte, North Carolina, underwent several generational changes in leadership and saw the emergence of a pro-growth coalition active in matters of the city’s ambience, race relations, business ...
Boom for Whom?
Explores political and educational aspects of Charlotte's nationally praised school desegregation efforts.
The Sounds of Latinidad
Charlotte, a globalizing city -- The latin music scene in Charlotte -- Bands making musical communities -- Thursday is Bakalao's day! : bands at work and play -- The collective circle : music and ambivalent politics in Charlotte -- Shifting urban genres -- Race and the expanding borderlands condition -- The festival : marketing latinidad -- Musicians' ethics and aesthetics.
