I wonder does this deal stand for blacks too
No, you're getting shot on sight as soon as you walk through the doors
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Y'all remember the "Thick Art Gallery Owner?" https://www.thecoli.com/threads/thick-art-gallery-owner.547133/
They wrote an article about her in the Charlotte Observer. They didn't take any pictures of her standing up from the back though
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article235554882.html
They wrote an article about her in the Charlotte Observer. They didn't take any pictures of her standing up from the back though
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article235554882.html
This isn’t for Charlotte pawgset (@Pressure and @Bryan Danielson) but the rest of you make sure y’all check out this:
THE BLACK ALUMNI BALL | Celebrating Black Excellence
@Meh
Also another Halloween party
2 Halloween Parties 1 price 1 Night
THE BLACK ALUMNI BALL | Celebrating Black Excellence
@Meh
Also another Halloween party
2 Halloween Parties 1 price 1 Night
What are houses going for in Charlotte?
Big K.R.I.T. and Rapsody will be here on November 9th
https://concerts1.livenation.com/bi...th-carolina-11-09-2019/event/2D0056C77487252B
https://concerts1.livenation.com/bi...th-carolina-11-09-2019/event/2D0056C77487252B
Too much
Of course it all depends on what you're looking for, but as far as my long-term search goes, a starter family home 3BA/2.5BA with at least 1 garage and possibly a fenced backyard in the quiet suburbs
is running at least 220k.
Pretty good.Too much
Mindfield333
Superstar
Probably buying my ticket tomorrow
https://www.bizjournals.com/charlot...lusive-panthers-city-exploring-mls-hq-at.html
EXCLUSIVE: Panthers, city exploring MLS HQ at Eastland site
By Erik Spanberg – Managing Editor, Charlotte Business Journal
Oct 16, 2019, 4:40pm EDT Updated Oct 16, 2019, 5:03pm EDT
Charlotte city government and the Carolina Panthers are exploring the possibility of locating an expansion Major League Soccer team’s headquarters and training center at the city-owned Eastland Mall site, a source with knowledge of the discussions told CBJ this week.
The potential deal would involve $100 million of taxpayer money to help pay for the team headquarters at Eastland and additional improvements at the Panthers’ privately owned NFL stadium uptown. Panthers owner David Tepper is campaigning to bring an MLS team to town — an effort expected to prod MLS owners to make a decision by the end of this year on whether to put a team here.
The soccer headquarters and training center would occupy about 20 acres of the city-owned 69-acre Eastland property, according to the source.
CBJ and other local media reported last month that Tepper and the Panthers were seeking $100 million to $200 million in public money for the project. At the time, the reports centered on a closed session of City Council outlining the proposal, with a decision anticipated by early-December.
Neither city government executives nor council members would confirm or discuss possible MLS investment and no potential sites for the soccer headquarters had been disclosed up to now.
Details of Tepper’s proposal reported by CBJ last month included Tepper’s anticipated investment of $250 million to $325 million. Of that amount, more than $200 million would pay for the MLS expansion fee. MLS is expected to award a new team to Sacramento next week with a $200 million entry fee. Earlier this year, the league granted St. Louis a team for the same amount.
An MLS spokesman told CBJ on Wednesday the league had no update on Tepper’s bid for a team. In August, Don Garber, the MLS commissioner, came to Charlotte and met with Panthers executives, Mayor Vi Lyles and local business leaders — a visit that wasn’t publicly disclosed until several weeks after the fact. If Charlotte lands a team, it would be the 30th MLS club. Garber and the league have said they will cap MLS membership at 30 teams but previously established caps have come and gone in recent years as soccer has become more popular.
Asked by CBJ about the possible MLS-Eastland project, Lyles told me, “I can’t confirm there are negotiations. Dave Tepper is interested in (bringing) soccer here and he wants to activate the (NFL) stadium so I would expect we would have a conversation about a number of things (if he succeeds).”
A Panthers spokesman declined comment. Tim Sittema, managing partner at Crosland Southeast, also could not be reached. Sittema and Crosland Southeast are leading the city’s effort to redevelop the Eastland property.
James Mitchell, a council Democrat and head of the economic development committee, told me, “We have not heard location about an MLS practice facility other than they want to put it in Charlotte. It’s a big win for us because it would quiet the rumor that the Panthers are not putting a flagship (in Charlotte).”
Mitchell was referring to the Panthers’ agreement earlier this year to move the NFL team’s offices and training headquarters across the state line to Rock Hill. Currently, team offices and practice fields are part of the Panthers’ stadium site in uptown Charlotte. South Carolina state lawmakers approved $160 million worth of incentives in exchange for a $200 million investment by Tepper as part of a planned 200-acre development scheduled to open in 2022.
Marcus Smith in 2017, said he has always been supportive of bringing soccer’s top U.S. pro league to Charlotte.
“It’s a transformative project,” he said. “We’re waiting on good news from MLS that they would award us a franchise. That starts us kicking the ball down the field.”
Council member Dimple Ajmera, a Democrat, told me this week she, too, expects to vote on some form of an MLS public-private proposal before the next council is worn in on Dec. 2. Ed Driggs, a council Republican, declined to speculate on timing or discuss potential sites, but said, “The Panthers are waiting for a response from (MLS) and there could be a need for us to respond to a request from (the Panthers)” soon after.
The next MLS board meeting is Dec. 5 in New York. That could be a logical time to explore additional expansion. MLS could also opt to add Charlotte before that time. Las Vegas and Phoenix are among other cities interested in MLS expansion.
Tepper wants another tenant at Bank of America Stadium and, eventually, for a planned retractable-roof stadium he hopes to build within a decade. A new stadium would likely cost $2 billion. Tepper has said he won’t build a new stadium without substantial taxpayer investment.
Until then, he wants upgrades at BofA Stadium, likely including soccer-specific locker rooms and field-entry tunnels. Charlotte taxpayers, after a unanimous council vote in 2013, contributed $87.5 million for renovations at the NFL stadium as well as game-day traffic costs.
Panthers executives told CBJ this summer they had secured commitments from 60 companies to pay $100,000 annually for luxury suites at MLS home games. The Panthers also signed Ally Financial as lead sponsor for an MLS team, contingent upon Tepper winning an expansion club.
Eastland Mall opened in 1975 and closed in 2010. Two years later, the city bought the 80-acre property for $13.2 million, vowing to steer a redevelopment project at the site capable of injecting economic momentum in a part of town that has suffered from low income and a lack of jobs. Eastland is located 6 miles from uptown, bounded by North Sharon Amity and Albemarle roads and Central Avenue.
In 2013, the city demolished the abandoned mall and, in the years since, has made several attempts with private developers to attract investment to the area. Most recently, Crosland Southeast has been working with residents, businesses and Charlotte city government to overhaul the site’s 69 remaining acres. A K-8 language immersion school occupying 11 acres at the mall site opened in 2018.
The city selected Crosland Southeast and Charlotte architecture firm Odell in 2018 to lead the redevelopment of the Eastland property. Since then, the firms have recommended a combination of townhomes, medical care, recreational areas and locally flavored restaurants and shops as viable options for private investment. A youth soccer academy, affiliated with FC Barcelona, has also been mentioned.
In August, the city extended its partnership with Crosland Southeast through the end of the year to continue work on Eastland.
EXCLUSIVE: Panthers, city exploring MLS HQ at Eastland site
By Erik Spanberg – Managing Editor, Charlotte Business Journal
Oct 16, 2019, 4:40pm EDT Updated Oct 16, 2019, 5:03pm EDT
Charlotte city government and the Carolina Panthers are exploring the possibility of locating an expansion Major League Soccer team’s headquarters and training center at the city-owned Eastland Mall site, a source with knowledge of the discussions told CBJ this week.
The potential deal would involve $100 million of taxpayer money to help pay for the team headquarters at Eastland and additional improvements at the Panthers’ privately owned NFL stadium uptown. Panthers owner David Tepper is campaigning to bring an MLS team to town — an effort expected to prod MLS owners to make a decision by the end of this year on whether to put a team here.
The soccer headquarters and training center would occupy about 20 acres of the city-owned 69-acre Eastland property, according to the source.
CBJ and other local media reported last month that Tepper and the Panthers were seeking $100 million to $200 million in public money for the project. At the time, the reports centered on a closed session of City Council outlining the proposal, with a decision anticipated by early-December.
Neither city government executives nor council members would confirm or discuss possible MLS investment and no potential sites for the soccer headquarters had been disclosed up to now.
Details of Tepper’s proposal reported by CBJ last month included Tepper’s anticipated investment of $250 million to $325 million. Of that amount, more than $200 million would pay for the MLS expansion fee. MLS is expected to award a new team to Sacramento next week with a $200 million entry fee. Earlier this year, the league granted St. Louis a team for the same amount.
An MLS spokesman told CBJ on Wednesday the league had no update on Tepper’s bid for a team. In August, Don Garber, the MLS commissioner, came to Charlotte and met with Panthers executives, Mayor Vi Lyles and local business leaders — a visit that wasn’t publicly disclosed until several weeks after the fact. If Charlotte lands a team, it would be the 30th MLS club. Garber and the league have said they will cap MLS membership at 30 teams but previously established caps have come and gone in recent years as soccer has become more popular.
Asked by CBJ about the possible MLS-Eastland project, Lyles told me, “I can’t confirm there are negotiations. Dave Tepper is interested in (bringing) soccer here and he wants to activate the (NFL) stadium so I would expect we would have a conversation about a number of things (if he succeeds).”
A Panthers spokesman declined comment. Tim Sittema, managing partner at Crosland Southeast, also could not be reached. Sittema and Crosland Southeast are leading the city’s effort to redevelop the Eastland property.
James Mitchell, a council Democrat and head of the economic development committee, told me, “We have not heard location about an MLS practice facility other than they want to put it in Charlotte. It’s a big win for us because it would quiet the rumor that the Panthers are not putting a flagship (in Charlotte).”
Mitchell was referring to the Panthers’ agreement earlier this year to move the NFL team’s offices and training headquarters across the state line to Rock Hill. Currently, team offices and practice fields are part of the Panthers’ stadium site in uptown Charlotte. South Carolina state lawmakers approved $160 million worth of incentives in exchange for a $200 million investment by Tepper as part of a planned 200-acre development scheduled to open in 2022.
Marcus Smith in 2017, said he has always been supportive of bringing soccer’s top U.S. pro league to Charlotte.
“It’s a transformative project,” he said. “We’re waiting on good news from MLS that they would award us a franchise. That starts us kicking the ball down the field.”
Council member Dimple Ajmera, a Democrat, told me this week she, too, expects to vote on some form of an MLS public-private proposal before the next council is worn in on Dec. 2. Ed Driggs, a council Republican, declined to speculate on timing or discuss potential sites, but said, “The Panthers are waiting for a response from (MLS) and there could be a need for us to respond to a request from (the Panthers)” soon after.
The next MLS board meeting is Dec. 5 in New York. That could be a logical time to explore additional expansion. MLS could also opt to add Charlotte before that time. Las Vegas and Phoenix are among other cities interested in MLS expansion.
Tepper wants another tenant at Bank of America Stadium and, eventually, for a planned retractable-roof stadium he hopes to build within a decade. A new stadium would likely cost $2 billion. Tepper has said he won’t build a new stadium without substantial taxpayer investment.
Until then, he wants upgrades at BofA Stadium, likely including soccer-specific locker rooms and field-entry tunnels. Charlotte taxpayers, after a unanimous council vote in 2013, contributed $87.5 million for renovations at the NFL stadium as well as game-day traffic costs.
Panthers executives told CBJ this summer they had secured commitments from 60 companies to pay $100,000 annually for luxury suites at MLS home games. The Panthers also signed Ally Financial as lead sponsor for an MLS team, contingent upon Tepper winning an expansion club.
Eastland Mall opened in 1975 and closed in 2010. Two years later, the city bought the 80-acre property for $13.2 million, vowing to steer a redevelopment project at the site capable of injecting economic momentum in a part of town that has suffered from low income and a lack of jobs. Eastland is located 6 miles from uptown, bounded by North Sharon Amity and Albemarle roads and Central Avenue.
In 2013, the city demolished the abandoned mall and, in the years since, has made several attempts with private developers to attract investment to the area. Most recently, Crosland Southeast has been working with residents, businesses and Charlotte city government to overhaul the site’s 69 remaining acres. A K-8 language immersion school occupying 11 acres at the mall site opened in 2018.
The city selected Crosland Southeast and Charlotte architecture firm Odell in 2018 to lead the redevelopment of the Eastland property. Since then, the firms have recommended a combination of townhomes, medical care, recreational areas and locally flavored restaurants and shops as viable options for private investment. A youth soccer academy, affiliated with FC Barcelona, has also been mentioned.
In August, the city extended its partnership with Crosland Southeast through the end of the year to continue work on Eastland.
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