query: who is the city of charlotte nc named after

pos: Charlotte, North Carolina earlier, Charlotte was named in honor of German princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who had become the Queen Consort of Great Britain and Ireland in 1761, seven years before the town's incorporation. A second nickname derives from the American Revolutionary War, when British commander General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis occupied the city but was driven out by hostile residents. He wrote that Charlotte was "a hornet's nest of rebellion", leading to the nickname "The Hornet's Nest". Within decades of Polk's settling, the area grew to become "Charlotte Town", incorporating in 1768. The crossroads in the Piedmont became the heart of

pos: Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Highness) which was acknowledged by Grand Duke Frederick Francis IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He was later given the style of "Highness" by the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. George's grandson Borwin is the present head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The county of Mecklenburg in the U.S. state of North Carolina, which includes the city of Charlotte, is named after the duchy. The City of Charlotte, known as "The Queen City" was named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III of Great Britain. Queen Charlotte was Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, born on 19 May 1744. She was the youngest daughter of Duke

neg: North Carolina Highway 24 North Carolina Highway 24 North Carolina Highway 24 (NC 24) is the longest primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling east–west between the Charlotte metropolitan area and the Crystal Coast, connecting the cities of Charlotte, Fayetteville, Jacksonville and Morehead City. Prior to the western terminus of NC 24 at I-485, the road begins as an unmarked street named W.T. Harris Boulevard at Mount Holly-Huntersville Road. The road was named for W.T. Harris, better known as one of the founders of Harris Teeter. Along the way NC 24 provides access to I-77, US 21, NC 115, I-85,

neg: Michael J. Smith Field to Raleigh/Durham, NC, Greensboro, NC, Winston-Salem, NC, Cincinnati, OH and other en route destinations. Wheeler Airlines, a commuter air carrier, served the airport during the mid 1970s with Cessna 402 flights to Charlotte, NC, Norfolk, VA and Raleigh/Durham NC. Michael J. Smith Field Michael J. Smith Field is a public airport located one mile (2 km) north of the central business district of Beaufort and northeast of Morehead City, in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the Beaufort-Morehead City Airport Authority. The airport is named in memory of astronaut Michael J. Smith, a native of Beaufort

neg: Mayme Kratz of Contemporary Art entitled “Quartet: Kate Breakey, Mayme Kratz, Kyung-Lim Lee, and Marie Navarre”, named one of the top local Phoenix art exhibits of the decade. Her work is part of numerous collections, including the permanent collection of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, the Phoenix Art Museum, and the Bechtler Arts Foundation in Charlotte, NC. Other notable Public Collections and Commissions include the following: America West Airlines (Tempe AZ), Bank USA (Phoenix AZ), Bank of America (Phoenix, AZ) Bechtler Arts Foundation (Charlotte NC), Biltmore Bank (Phoenix AZ), City of Chandler (Chandler Arts Commission AZ), City of Glendale (Glendale Arts

neg: University City (Charlotte neighborhood) 160,000 within its unofficial borders, which includes parts of Charlotte, Concord and Harrisburg. Were it to be separated from the rest of Charlotte as its own city, University City would be North Carolina's seventh largest city. University City (Charlotte neighborhood) University City (sometimes University Area or U-City) is an edge city mostly within the city limits of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, surrounding the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus. It is found in northeastern Mecklenburg County, southeast of Interstate 85 and predominantly along University City Boulevard (NC 49) and W.T. Harris Boulevard (NC 24). Interstate 485 and US

neg: University City (Charlotte neighborhood) University City (Charlotte neighborhood) University City (sometimes University Area or U-City) is an edge city mostly within the city limits of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, surrounding the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus. It is found in northeastern Mecklenburg County, southeast of Interstate 85 and predominantly along University City Boulevard (NC 49) and W.T. Harris Boulevard (NC 24). Interstate 485 and US 29 (N. Tryon Street) also pass through the area. It is neighbored by the town of Harrisburg to the east and the city of Concord to the northeast. Attractions along University City's outskirts include Charlotte Motor

neg: North Carolina Highway 51 North Carolina Highway 51 North Carolina Highway 51 (NC 51) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina entirely in Mecklenburg County. It connects the towns of Pineville, Matthews and Mint Hill. Though NC 51 begins at the state line, SC 51 is a short road that connects with US 21, near Fort Mill, South Carolina. Crossing the state line, NC 51 quickly becomes a four-lane road as it goes through the town of Pineville. After its first intersection with I-485, it enters the Charlotte city limits. In Charlotte, NC 51 crosses the busy intersections of

neg: North Carolina Highway 160 intersection with NC 160 in this area, is at Westinghouse Boulevard; at this point, the route bears the street name Steele Creek Road. Continuing north, NC 160 crosses over Seddon Rusty Goode Freeway (Interstate 485 (I-485), exit 4). after crossing I-485, NC 160 crosses into Charlotte's city limits again and enters the city's airport area, where Charlotte Douglas International Airport is located. After entering the area, NC 160 darts east-by-northeast onto West Boulevard, leaving Steele Creek Road (which briefly continues as Dixie Road) to head to the greater airport. NC 160 is the only way to access the Airport Police,

neg: Transportation in Charlotte, North Carolina Sharon Road, Sharon-Amity Road, South Boulevard, Statesville Road (part of US 21), Steele Creek Road (part of NC 160), Stonewall Street, Sugar Creek Road, Sunset Road, Tremont Avenue, Tuckaseegee Road, Tyvola Road, University City Boulevard (part of NC 49), W.T. Harris Boulevard (part of NC 24), Wendover Road, West Boulevard (part of NC 160), Westinghouse Boulevard, Wilkinson Boulevard (part of US 74) and Woodlawn Road. Charlotte is served daily by three Amtrak routes. The Crescent train connects Charlotte with New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlottesville, and Greensboro to the north, and Atlanta, Birmingham and New Orleans to the south. The

neg: North Carolina Highway 84 84 was extended north to US 74 (Roosevelt Boulevard), with NC 200 along Hayne Street/Skyway Drive. Sometime between 1969-1982, the eastern terminus was moved back to Charlotte Avenue. In August 2011, the eastern terminus of NC 84 was truncated at NC 200 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) after its completion as a bypass around Monroe. North Carolina Highway 84 North Carolina Highway 84 (NC 84) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves to connect the town of Weddington to the city of Monroe. NC 84 begins at an intersection with NC 16 (Providence

neg: North Carolina Highway 160 the North Carolina Air National Guard station and the Charlotte Aviation Museum. NC 160 continues on a northeasterly direction toward Uptown Charlotte. Its eastern terminus is at South Tryon Street (NC 49) nearly southwest of center city. The road, West Boulevard, continues on as East Boulevard at this terminus. Turning north on NC 49 will take the driver to Uptown (downtown). Established in 1942 as a new primary routing, NC 160 was a mere , connecting NC 49 to SC 160 on the South Carolina state line. Before its establishment, it was a secondary road connecting to then SC 211

neg: North Carolina Highway 27 and leaves town as a concurrency with US 421. It passes Campbell University in Buies Creek before entering Johnston County and ending in Benson just short of I-95. NC 50 continues east of NC 27's terminus at US 301. NC 27 was one of North Carolina's original 1922 state highways. Its original routing connected Charlotte to Lincolnton. It used several streets through Charlotte, but followed roughly the same route. The road was extended several times: NC 27 has had a tumultuous history through Charlotte. It has always served as a major east–west route through the city, but it has been

neg: Pat McCrory 21, 2016, the NBA announced that it would move the 2017 All-stars game out of Charlotte. The NBA's decision to move the All-Star game away from Charlotte outraged Republicans who noted Charlotte was chosen for the All-Star game by the league after the city had voted down a similar ordinance itself. Republicans also noted HB2 had no jurisdiction over private facilities, meaning the league could set any bathroom policy it preferred for game it was to host in Charlotte. September 12, 2016, the NCAA announced that it would pull their championship games from NC due to their opposition of HB2.

neg: Russ Warren Council, Morganton NC 1979 - 2007 Recent Paintings, Davidson College Art Gallery, Davidson NC 1986 Russ Warren: Sculpture, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte NC 1985 North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh NC 1985 Drew University Art Gallery, Madison NJ 1984 Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte NC 1984 Emblems of the Unseeable, Knight Gallery, Charlotte NC 1988, ’84, ’82 Phyllis Kind Gallery, Chicago 1984, ’82, ’81 Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York 1981 High Point Arts Council, High Point NC 1980 University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte NC 1979 Spirit Square Art Gallery, Charlotte NC 1978 Store Front Gallery, Tampa Bay Arts Council,

neg: Charlotte Speed Demons 3-4 record. For the 2012 season, the Charlotte Speed Demons held its home games at Metrolina Tradeshow Expo. The team dissolved after the end of their 2012 season. Charlotte Speed Demons The Charlotte Speed Demons was a women’s flat track roller derby team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The Charlotte Speed Demons was a women’s flat track roller derby team based in Charlotte, NC, USA. Established in 2010, the team was owned and operated by Race City Roller Derby, Inc. The team is part of the movement to develop roller derby into a professional level sport with an

neg: Charlotte center city University City neighborhood, passing by the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Charlotte, intersecting with Interstate 485 (North Carolina), and passing through the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. South Tryon Street terminates at the Charlotte city limits at the Steele Creek neighborhood, where it changes to York Road. NC 49 continues west to Lake Wylie, South Carolina, where it becomes Charlotte Highway. Building which have a Tryon Street address include: Trade Street is the major east-west street that divides the northern and southern wards in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. The following towers have a Trade Street address: Center City Charlotte

neg: North Carolina Highway 49 routing bypassing Concord and a concurrency with NC 73; that same year, in the Charlotte area, it was moved from Old Concord Road to University City Boulevard. Around 1960, NC 49 was given a new alignment south of Farmer, in Randolph County. By 1962, in Roxboro, NC 49 was removed along Morgan Street and Concord Road to an overlap with US 158 on Leasburg Road. In 1982, NC 49, in concurrency with US 29, was rerouted in Uptown Charlotte from Tryon Street onto Morehead and Graham Streets, cutting back onto Tryon Street via Dalton Avenue. By 1993, NC 49 was

neg: North Carolina Highway 75 25, it originally traveled from the South Carolina state line to US 74/NC 151 (Charlotte Avenue) in Monroe. Around 1957, NC 75 was extended east two blocks to NC 200 (Main Street), replacing part of US 74A. By 1962, NC 75 was extended again along Haynes Street/Skyway Drive to US 74/US 601 (Roosevelt Boulevard), in concurrency with NC 84 and NC 200. Between 1969 and 1982, the eastern terminus was moved back to Charlotte Avenue. On August 2011, the eastern terminus of NC 75 was truncated at the auxiliary road to NC 200 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) after its

neg: Charlotte Speed Demons skaters in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) compete using "derby names" or stage names. On June 15, 2010, the team held it first practice at Sports Connection in Charlotte, NC. On December 4, 2010 in front of a full house of 600, the team competed in its first game held at the First Ward Recreation Center in Charlotte, NC. They faced off against the Gate City Roller Girls of Greensboro, NC and took a 185-65 victory. In 2011, the team’s first full season, it held home games at the First Ward Recreation Center. The schedule, which ran from

neg: Carolina Rebellion Carolina Rebellion Carolina Rebellion was a hard rock and heavy metal music festival that took place annually in North Carolina. It is produced by AEG Live and Danny Wimmer Presents. The festival features music, food and vendors. The inaugural festival took place at the Metrolina Expo in Charlotte, NC. The second year of the festival it was relocated to Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, NC. The festival took place at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC in 2013 and the promoters aimed to make that the permanent venue. In 2013, Carolina Rebellion expanded to two days and

neg: Carolina Rebellion Day 3, Sunday May 6 Monster Energy Carolina Stage Monster Energy Rebellion Stage Black Stage Gold Stage Carolina Rebellion Carolina Rebellion was a hard rock and heavy metal music festival that took place annually in North Carolina. It is produced by AEG Live and Danny Wimmer Presents. The festival features music, food and vendors. The inaugural festival took place at the Metrolina Expo in Charlotte, NC. The second year of the festival it was relocated to Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, NC. The festival took place at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC in 2013 and the

neg: Locust, North Carolina Locust, North Carolina Locust is a small rural city in Stanly and Cabarrus counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 2,930 at the 2010 census. Locust is located in southwestern Stanly County at (35.267185, -80.426805). Through annexations, the city limits now extend west into Cabarrus County. Locust is bordered by the town of Stanfield to the south. The center of Locust is at the intersection of combined North Carolina Highway 24/27 with North Carolina Highway 200. NC 24/27 leads east to Albemarle and west to the Charlotte area. Via NC 27 it is to the Charlotte

neg: Pat McCrory & Van Allen PLLC. He is a 2014 Young Leader Alumni member of the American Swiss Foundation. Since 2017, he has hosted the "Pat McCrory Show with Bo Thompson" on WBT 1110AM in Charlotte, NC. McCrory began his political career in Charlotte in 1989 when he was elected an At-Large City Councilman. He was re-elected in 1991 and 1993, and served as Mayor Pro Tem from 1993–1995. In 1995, he was elected mayor of the city of Charlotte, succeeding Richard Vinroot, who ran unsuccessfully for the 1996 Republican gubernatorial nomination. At the age of 39, McCrory was the city's youngest

neg: Gastonia, North Carolina direct east-west links to Charlotte and Wilmington (east), and Asheville and Cherokee (to the west). US 321 links Gastonia to central South Carolina and the Blue Ridge Mountains in northwest North Carolina. State highways include: NC 7, NC 274, NC 275 and NC 279. Franklin Boulevard, Garrison Boulevard, Hudson Boulevard and Ozark/Long/Airline/Gaston Avenues are major east-west city thoroughfares. New Hope Road, Chester Street/York Road, and Marietta Street/Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, are major north-south city thoroughfares. Gastonia Transit (GT) is Gastonia's city transit provider. The bus service operates on a fixed-route system covering most of the city and stops

neg: North Carolina Highway 24 Business (NC 24 Bus) was established in January 2008 when mainline NC 24 was placed on new bypass south of Jacksonville. The business loop follows the old alignment through downtown Jacksonville, via Richlands Highway (in concurrency with US 258), Marine Boulevard (in concurrency with US 17 Business), Johnson Boulevard and Lejeune Boulevard. North Carolina Highway 24 North Carolina Highway 24 (NC 24) is the longest primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling east–west between the Charlotte metropolitan area and the Crystal Coast, connecting the cities of Charlotte, Fayetteville, Jacksonville and Morehead City. Prior to the western

neg: North Carolina Highway 16 North Carolina Highway 16 North Carolina Highway 16 (NC 16) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling north–south, it connects the cities of Charlotte, Conover, Taylorsville, Wilkesboro and Jefferson; linking the Charlotte metropolitan area with the High Country. NC 16 is part of a three-state highway 16, that totals , from Waxhaw, North Carolina to St. Marys, West Virginia. NC 16 begins as a two-lane road in Waxhaw, from its intersection with NC 75 (Main Street), it travels north along Broome Street to Weddington, where it widens to four-lane and becomes Providence Road. After

neg: Transportation in Charlotte, North Carolina in a loop between I-277 and I-485. Trade Street and Tryon Street are the central thoroughfares though Uptown Charlotte. The intersection of Trade and Tryon marks the center point of the city, dividing the city's first four wards. Other major thoroughfares include: Albemarle Road (part of NC 24 and NC 27), Arrowood Road, Atando Avenue, Beatties Ford Road, Billy Graham Parkway, Brookshire Boulevard (part of NC 16), Carson Boulevard, Central Avenue, Charlottetowne Avenue, Clanton Road, Davidson Street, East Boulevard, Eastway Drive, Elizabeth Avenue, Fairview Road, Freedom Drive (part of NC 27), Graham Street (part of U.S. Route 29 (US 29)

neg: North Carolina Highway 27 Holly Road, and follows several major thoroughfares through Charlotte, including Freedom Drive, Morehead Street, and Independence Boulevard. On the east side of Charlotte, it begins its long concurrency with NC 24, approximately 1/2 of its total length. The two highways leave the city along Albemarle Road and remain joined until the unincorporated community of Johnsonville. Along this segment, they pass through the cities of Midland, Locust, Albemarle, Troy, Biscoe, and Carthage. They share further concurrencies with NC 109, NC 22, and US 15. From the split with NC 24, the road runs northeast to Lillington where it follows Main Street,

neg: North Carolina Highway 16 crossing the Union-Mecklenburg county line, it enters Charlotte's city limit. Along Providence Road, NC 16 connects with I-485 (exit 57) and NC 51 (Pineville-Matthews Road). In the Cherry neighborhood, Providence Road becomes 3rd Street; at the intersection of Charlottetowne Avenue, northbound NC 16 changes over to 4th Street, while southbound remains on 3rd Street. As NC 16 enters Uptown Charlotte, it merges with I-277/US 74 (John Belk Freeway, exit 2A); southbound travelers will encounter an awkward u-turn at 3rd Street to get on over to 4th Street. Going counter-clockwise around Uptown Charlotte, John Belk Freeway becomes Brookshire Freeway; at the

neg: Charlotte metropolitan area Bypass, each projected to cost over $1 billion per project. Other important US highways in the region include: US 74 (east to Wilmington, west to Asheville and Chattanooga), US 52 (through the far eastern part of the region), US 321 (through Chester, York, Gastonia, Dallas, Lincolnton and Hickory), US 601 (passing east of Charlotte) and US 70 (through Salisbury, Statesville and Hickory). Primary state routes include NC/SC 49, NC 16 (which extends north to West Virginia), NC 73, NC 150, NC 18, NC 24, NC 27, SC 9 and SC 5. Charlotte Douglas International Airport is the main airport in

neg: Ann Rowles 1960s. "Riffs and Contortions", The Arts Exchange Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2013. "Soft Works", Jim Cherry LRC Gallery, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA, 2009. "Cut to Size", Chelsea Gallery, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 2003. "Closet Installation: Memory & Fantasy", Artspace, Raleigh, NC; University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Cone Galleries, Charlotte, NC; Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC; Gallery A, Raleigh, NC; Brevard College, Brevard, NC. "Threads", Spirit Square Center for the Arts, Charlotte, NC; Meredith College, Weems Gallery, Raleigh, NC. "Hyperplasia", Hanes Art Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC, 1988.

neg: North Carolina Highway 49 49 meets US 64, which forms the majority of the Charlotte-Raleigh link. From where it enters the state, the highway passes through Charlotte (where it follows most of Tryon Street and the uptown portion of Graham Street) and after crossing the more suburban portions of western Cabarrus County, heads northeast into Stanly County. From uptown Charlotte to University City NC 49 is concurrent with US 29. After passing Mount Pleasant in eastern Cabarrus County, the road becomes a designated North Carolina Scenic Byway. The route passes close to Pfeiffer University in Stanly County before crossing the Yadkin River near the

neg: David Mims (offensive tackle) David Mims (offensive tackle) David Mims (born May 18, 1988) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2011. Named to CIAA All Freshmen team, 3× first team All CIAA, 2× All American played college football at Virginia Union in Richmond, Virginia. Graduated from South Meck High School, Charlotte NC. A prospect for the 2011 NFL Draft, Mims was projected to be drafted in the fifth round. Mims was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent following the 2011 NFL

neg: Wheeler Airlines Asheville, NC and Norfolk, VA. The flights to and from Greenville were requested by the Burroughs-Welcome Drug Company based in the Research Triangle Park and included passengers and a sample box delivered each day to the headquarters from their factory in Greenville. The airline switched to Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft. In 1975, Wheeler Airlines briefly operated a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter. The February 1, 1976 Official Airline Guide (OAG) lists scheduled passenger service being flown to Charlotte, NC (CLT), Elizabeth City, NC (ECG), Greenville, NC (PGV), Morehead City, NC (MRH), Norfolk, VA (ORF) and Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) with

neg: Gastonia, North Carolina Washington, and Charlotte, and (to the south) Atlanta, Birmingham, and New Orleans. The unmanned Amtrak station is situated at 350 Hancock Street. General service: Gastonia Municipal Airport (AKH) handles most of the city's private air service needs. It is located in the southeast part of the city on Gaston Day School Road, off NC 274 (Union Road). Commercial service: Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT) provides the city with a major domestic/international gateway and is located east, in Charlotte. American Airlines has the airline's second largest hub operation at Charlotte. Gastonia has two sister cities: Gotha was Gastonia's first sister city in

neg: North Carolina Highway 16 I-77/US 21 interchange (exit 5/exit 11), NC 16's concurrency with I-277 ends and the highway becomes Brookshire Boulevard. In the Oakview Terrace neighborhood, NC 16 connects with I-85 (exit 36). In the Paw Creek neighborhood, NC 16 connects again with I-485 (exit 16) before leaving the Charlotte city limits. Crossing Rozzelles Ferry Bridge at Mountain Island Lake/Catawba River, NC 16 enters Gaston County. At Lucia, NC 16 Business splits from mainline NC 16, where it travels through Lowesville, Triangle and Denver, before merging back at Killian Crossroads. NC 16 through Gaston, Lincoln and southeast Catawba County is a four-lane expressway,

neg: U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina part of NC 62 and US 70A. In 1957 or 1958, US 29 was moved onto new bypass west of Reidsville, leaving US 29A (later US 29 Business) through Reidsville. Also around same time, US 29 was moved onto new bypass east of Kings Mountain, extending NC 216 over its old route; then in Charlotte, it moved onto I-85 between Little Rock Road (exit 32) and the University City area (exit 42), old route through Charlotte as US 29 Business. In 1961 or 1962, US 29 was moved back further to NC 273 going onto I-85; but surprisingly, in 1963,

neg: Russ Warren Van Every Gallery, Davidson College 2003 From the Sketchbooks, Les Yeux du Monde, Charlottesville VA 2001 Elvis Ain’t No Cubist, Van Every Gallery, Davidson College 1999 Mare: A Work in Progress, Les Yeux du Monde at Starr Hill, Charlottesville VA 1999 Mare: A Work in Progress, Van Every Gallery, Davidson College 1999 New Paintings, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte NC 1992 Caballos de Locura, Christa Faut Gallery, Davidson NC 1991 Classic Fino, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte NC 1989 Bull!, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte NC 1988 Recent Prints and Drawings, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte NC 1987 Recent Works, Jailhouse Gallery, Morganton Arts

neg: The Carolinas by both states, the three teams are all based in NC, two in Charlotte and the third in Raleigh. All of the sports teams are fairly recent additions; the oldest team, the NFL's Panthers, was established in 1995, while the youngest, the Hornets, was added to the NBA in 2004 as the Charlotte Bobcats, although a prior NBA team also named the Hornets played in Charlotte from 1988 before leaving for New Orleans in 2002. The Bobcats were renamed the Hornets in May 2014, one season after the former New Orleans Hornets decided to rebrand themselves as the Pelicans. At

neg: Russ Warren SECCA,Winston-Salem NC 1979 Rutgers Drawing ’79, Rutgers University, Camden NJ 1979, ’78 Shelby Annual Juried Exhibition, Shelby NC 1979 Regional Exhibition, Arts Festival of Atlanta GA 1979 Appalachian National Drawing Competition, Farthing Art Gallery, Boone NC 1979 Boston Printmakers 31st Annual, Boston MA 1979 Biennial Exhibition, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte NC 1979 Recent Prints, Winthrop College, Rock Hill SC 1979 Chiaha Regional Exhibition, First National Bank, Rome GA 1979 Charlotte Printmakers Exhibition, Charlotte Observer Building, Charlotte NC 1979, ’77, ’76 Houston Area Exhibition, Sarah Cambell Blaffer Gallery Annex, Houston TX 1979 Art of the Carolinas traveling exhibition, Spring Mills,

neg: Mount Pleasant, North Carolina Mount Pleasant, North Carolina Mount Pleasant is a town located in eastern Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 1,652. The town center is located at the crossroads of Mount Pleasant Road and North Carolina Highway 73. NC Highway 49 skirts the town to the north on its way from Charlotte to Asheboro. The town is an important reference point along the road between Charlotte, the largest city in the Carolinas, and Raleigh, the North Carolina state capital. The town is also an important point on NC Highway 73 between Concord and Albemarle.

neg: North Carolina Highway 49 a renumbering of NC 15, it traversed from Lake Wylie to Morehead and Tryon Street, in Charlotte, where it connected with US 21/US 29/US 74/NC 27. In 1940, NC 49 was extended northeast from Charlotte to the Virginia state line, near Virgilina, Virginia; its routing went as followed: In Charlotte, it was overlapped with US 29 along Tryon Street and Old Concord Road. Traveling through Concord, via Old Charlotte Road, it then overlaps with NC 73 to Mount Pleasant. Replacing NC 62, it travels northeast, through Richfield and Farmer, to Asheboro. With a brief overlap with US 220 (Fayetteville Street),

neg: North Carolina Highway 75 with the southern terminus of NC 16, at Broome Street. Passing the Museum of the Waxhaws just outside town, it continues east to the town of Mineral Springs. It then goes northeast, passing Rocky River Road towards Monroe, where it ends abruptly at an auxiliary road to NC 200 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard). Before August 2011, NC 75 continued into downtown Monroe, ending at Charlotte Avenue. The entire route, with exception of within Waxhaw city limits, is known and labeled as the Waxhaw Highway. The second and current NC 75 was established in 1934 as a renumbering of NC

neg: North Carolina Highway 27 rerouted numerous times on different city streets as traffic patterns changed. All of the following roads have carried NC 27 at one time or another: North Carolina Highway 27 Truck (NC 27 Truck) is a route that takes truck traffic south around downtown Lincolnton, via West Highway 150 and NC 150. Signage along the route only appears at key intersections. North Carolina Highway 27A (NC 27A) was established as a renumbering of NC 271. Starting at the former community of Thrift (located in present-day Paw Creek neighborhood), it went south from Mount Holly Road, entering Charlotte along Tuckaseegee/Thrift Roads. It

neg: North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center season. NCBPAC is currently home to 6 different resident companies (between the Blumenthal Center complex and Spirit Square) whose goals include visual and performing arts as well as education. The Duke Power Theatre and the McGlohon Theatre also host annual productions by Charlotte Shakespeare. North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Blumenthal Performing Arts (also NC Blumenthal Center and NCBPAC) is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It opened in 1992 and is named in honor of the people of the state of North Carolina and the Blumenthal Foundation established by I.D. Blumenthal who founded RSC Brands, the largest private donor to

neg: Reginald Hawkins Reginald Hawkins Reginald Hawkins (1923–2007) was a civil rights activist in Charlotte, NC for most of his life. He was the first African-American to run for Governor of North Carolina. He fought to desegregate Charlotte schools and businesses. His son-in-law was Hamaas Abdul Khaalis whose family was murdered in 1973 and who went on to commit the 1977 Hanafi Siege. Reginald Hawkins was born in Beaufort, NC in 1923. He served as captain in the US Army during World War II. After completing his time in the service he attended Howard University where he got his degree in dentistry in

neg: Charlotte Speed Demons Charlotte Speed Demons The Charlotte Speed Demons was a women’s flat track roller derby team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The Charlotte Speed Demons was a women’s flat track roller derby team based in Charlotte, NC, USA. Established in 2010, the team was owned and operated by Race City Roller Derby, Inc. The team is part of the movement to develop roller derby into a professional level sport with an eye on inclusion in the Olympic Games. Unfortunately, the team dissolved just two years later. The Charlotte Speed Demons competed with their legal names while the majority of

neg: Claire Ritter Council Jazz Composer Fellowship in 2000, as well as multiple Arts and Science Council Regional Artist Grants. Claire Ritter's most recent artistic project was funded by a 2015 Arts and Science Council grant to perform original works in collaboration with abstract photography at Central Piedmont Community College and Queens University in Charlotte, NC. In 1987, Ritter founded Zoning Recordings, named after a major work by her former teacher, Mary Lou Williams. She has released the following CDs on the label: Claire Ritter Claire Ritter (born May 31, 1952, Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American composer and pianist working in a

neg: Really Really Free Market DC; Miami, FL; Tallahassee, FL; Athens, GA; Bloomington, IL; Rockford, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Des Moines, IA; Louisville, KY; Detroit, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Minneapolis, MN; Kansas City, MO; Reno, NV; Albuquerque, NM; Belfast, NY; Ithaca, New York; New York, NY; Carrboro, NC; Charlotte, NC; Greensboro, NC; Greenville, NC; Raleigh, NC; Washington, NC; Wilmington, NC; Cincinnati, OH; Dayton, OH; Yellow Springs, OH; Cottage Grove, OR; Lancaster, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Kingsport, TN; Austin, TX; Richmond, VA; Shepherdstown, WV; and Milwaukee, WI. The San Francisco Really Really Free Market was started sometime around 2004. The SF RRFM was spearheaded by local activist Kirsten

neg: North Carolina Highway 160 North Carolina Highway 160 North Carolina Highway 160 (NC 160) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway runs north–south, connecting the Steele Creek neighborhood of Charlotte, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, and Uptown Charlotte. NC 160 begins at the South Carolina border, where South Carolina Highway 160 (SC 160) ends near Tega Cay, South Carolina. From the state line, the route heads northwards, crossing South Tryon Street (NC 49) for the first time about inside North Carolina. NC 160 winds its next going through southwest Charlotte's Steele Creek community and industrial district. The main

neg: North Carolina Highway 160 (1939–1942). Between 1956–58, NC 160 was extended north along Steele Creek Road and Morris Field Drive to Wilkinson Boulevard (US 29/US 74). In 1967, NC 160 was rerouted east along West Boulevard to its current north terminus at NC 49 near Uptown Charlotte. In the late-1970s, the section near the Charlotte Douglas Airport was moved slightly south to allow airport expansion. Another relocation around a new Norfolk Southern intermodal facility yard near the Charlotte Douglas Airport was constructed between 2010 and 2012. North Carolina Highway 160 North Carolina Highway 160 (NC 160) is a primary state highway in the U.S.

neg: Torry Holt the state by the Charlotte Observer. After high school, Holt attended Hargrave Military Academy in 1994. There he caught 21 passes for 524 yards and six touchdowns. Torry also appeared with then-teammate Marshall Faulk in Nelly's Air Force Ones music video. Holt attended North Carolina State University, and played wide receiver for the NC State Wolfpack football team from 1995 to 1998. In his senior year, Holt was named Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year. That season, he set ACC records of 88 receptions (since broken by Kenneth Moore of Wake Forest) for 1,604 yards and an NC

neg: Donald Lawrence Karen Clark Sheard, Donnie McClurkin, and Mary J. Blige. Lawrence took on The Tri-City Singers after a friend vacated his position as musical director. (NOTE: The three cities that The Tri-City Singers come from are Spartanburg, SC, Gastonia, NC, and Charlotte, NC.) The group debuted in 1993 with "A Songwriter's Point Of View" on a then-brand-new independent record label called GospoCentric Records. The set debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top Gospel Charts. The group's follow-up release "Bible Stories" would top those same charts when it arrived in 1995. It was the first to be billed as Donald Lawrence &

neg: North Carolina Highway 27 North Carolina Highway 27 North Carolina Highway 27 (NC 27) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The route traverses through southern and central North Carolina, about of it as a concurrency with NC 24. NC 27 begins in Cleveland County near the unincorporated community of Toluca at a T-intersection with NC 10. From there it runs southeast to the city of Lincolnton. In Lincolnton, it serves as Main Street, and runs past the Lincoln County courthouse. From Lincolnton, it runs southeast again to Stanley where it follows Main Street. It enters Charlotte along Mount

neg: Church at Charlotte at Charlotte was founded in August 1973. Since 1976, the church has met at its SouthPark location off Carmel Road. The Matthews campus was launched in 2015. Jim Kallam Jr. has been the church's Senior Pastor since 1982. Church at Charlotte's multi-site campuses each have a variety of ministry options for adults, students, and children. Church at Charlotte Church at Charlotte is a multi-site church in Charlotte, NC. The church is a member of the Evangelical Free Church of America denomination. The original campus is in the SouthPark area of Charlotte and the second campus is in Matthews, NC. Weekend

neg: Church at Charlotte Church at Charlotte Church at Charlotte is a multi-site church in Charlotte, NC. The church is a member of the Evangelical Free Church of America denomination. The original campus is in the SouthPark area of Charlotte and the second campus is in Matthews, NC. Weekend services on both campuses average about 2,500 attendees. Services at the SouthPark campus are held on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings. Services at the Matthews campus are held on Sunday mornings. The church's mission statement is to be "a community of believers that is stirred by Scripture, struggles well with life, and serves others." Church

neg: Interstate 277 (North Carolina) of Fame among others. Interstate 277 (North Carolina) Interstate 277 (I-277) is a auxiliary Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves as a partial loop around Charlotte center city. I-277 is a four to eight-lane downtown beltway that surrounds Charlotte center city. Starting at exit 9 on I-77/US 21, it goes northeast, in concurrency with US 74, to Independence Freeway; from there it goes northwest, in concurrency with NC 16, back to I-77/US 21 (exit 11). I-277 is signed both north–south and with inner/outer directions. I-277 is one of three ring roads serving the Charlotte area,

neg: Interstate 277 (North Carolina) Interstate 277 (North Carolina) Interstate 277 (I-277) is a auxiliary Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves as a partial loop around Charlotte center city. I-277 is a four to eight-lane downtown beltway that surrounds Charlotte center city. Starting at exit 9 on I-77/US 21, it goes northeast, in concurrency with US 74, to Independence Freeway; from there it goes northwest, in concurrency with NC 16, back to I-77/US 21 (exit 11). I-277 is signed both north–south and with inner/outer directions. I-277 is one of three ring roads serving the Charlotte area, the other two being

neg: Hickory Regional Airport Airlines provided direct and non-stop service to various destinations such as Asheville (NC), Charlotte (NC), Winston-Salem (NC), Tri-Cities Area (TN) and Atlanta (GA). Aircraft varied from the Douglas DC-3, Martin 404, Fokker F27, Fairchild Hiller FH-227, and the NAMC YS-11. After the airline deregulation of the late 1970s, the nature of commercial service would change for Hickory. Now smaller, commuter airline service would be offered to feed large hubs of aviation activity. Atlantis Airlines (1979–1985) was one small airline of this type, offering up to six daily direct flights to Charlotte and Atlanta. The period of 1978-2002 would also see

neg: Stanfield, North Carolina for the town was $20,666. About 5.9% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over. In 1912 the railroad line between Charlotte and Raleigh was completed, and the town of Stanfield was established. The town was named after an engineer who helped complete the railroad through the present day town. Once the rail line was completed, the mail was delivered by train to Stanfield, thus moving the post office from Locust, NC to Stanfield. Three local area schools were combined to

neg: U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina U.S. Route 29 is a north–south United States highway that runs for from the South Carolina state line, near Blacksburg, to the commonwealth of Virginia, near Danville. The route serves the North Carolina Piedmont, including the cities of Charlotte, Salisbury, High Point, and Greensboro. Established in 1927, it ran from the South Carolina state line to US 74 in Kings Mountain, with a concurrency with NC 205. In 1929, NC 205 was removed. US 29's first extension was in 1932, following US 74/NC 20 east into Charlotte; it then replaced US 170 from Charlotte

neg: Sue Myrick into public relations and advertising, she was a Sunday School Teacher. Sue is the former President and CEO of Myrick Advertising and Public Relations and Myrick Enterprises. Myrick ran for a seat on the Charlotte City Council unsuccessfully in 1981. In 1983, she was elected to an At-Large District of the City Council and served until 1985. In 1987, she was elected as the first female Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1989, when Sue Myrick was running for re-election as mayor of Charlotte, NC, she confessed to having had a relationship with her husband in 1973 while he was

neg: North Carolina Highway 16 on 20th Avenue, reconnecting with NC 16 Business. North Carolina Highway 16 Truck (NC 16 Truck) provides truck drivers, that are passing through, a different route that bypasses the downtown area of Taylorsville, via US 64 and Liledoun Road. North Carolina Highway 16 North Carolina Highway 16 (NC 16) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling north–south, it connects the cities of Charlotte, Conover, Taylorsville, Wilkesboro and Jefferson; linking the Charlotte metropolitan area with the High Country. NC 16 is part of a three-state highway 16, that totals , from Waxhaw, North Carolina to

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Charlotte Research Institute Charlotte Research Institute The Charlotte Research Institute (CRI) is a partnership between the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and corporations in the region. The goal of CRI is to develop technology-based academic and business partnerships, ranging from consultation to onsite collaborative research. The institute's support of education and research includes its three centers: eBusiness, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications, and Precision Metrology. The CRI is located on UNC Charlotte's Millennial Campus. University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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neg: North Carolina Highway 191 North Carolina Highway 191 North Carolina Highway 191 (NC 191) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It travels within portions of Henderson and Buncombe Counties. NC 191 begins at an intersection with US 25 Business / Asheville Highway in the city of Hendersonville in Henderson County. Named Haywood Road, it travels northwest from Hendersonville and enters the town of Mills River, where it meets NC 280 (Boylston Highway). NC 191 runs concurrent with NC 280 northward for a short distance before separating after approximately . The route continues north towards Asheville, leaving Henderson County

neg: 2002 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament the tournament championship, beating North Carolina in the quarterfinal round, Wake Forest in the semifinal, and NC State in the championship game. The 2002 tournament was the last one held at Charlotte Coliseum. Shortly after the ACC Tournament, the NBA Hornets moved to New Orleans. The NBA subsequently awarded Charlotte an expansion team, who requested a new arena be constructed in central Charlotte. The Coliseum therefore closed in 2005 and was imploded in 2007. Future ACC Tournaments in Charlotte have been played at the considerably smaller Time Warner Cable Arena. <nowiki>AP Rankings at time of tournament</nowiki> 2002 ACC Men's Basketball

neg: North Carolina Highway 200 1958, NC 200 was rerouted in Monroe to follow Morrow Road and Haynes Street onto new bypass US 74/US 601, then return on Morgan Mill Road. By 1982, it had reverted to follow along Charlotte Avenue and Church Street. NC 200 was rerouted northwest on a new road around downtown Monroe in August 2011 utilizing Martin Luther King Boulevard and Dickerson Boulevard to connect with US 74. The old alignment, Lancaster Avenue and Charlotte Avenue to Franklin Street, was downgraded to a secondary road. NC 75 was extended, replacing NC 200 from Franklin Street to Haynes Street, via Charlotte Avenue

neg: Charlotte Route 4 access to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, an intersection with West Boulevard (NC 160), and a partial cloverleaf interchange with Tyvola Road near Paul Buck Boulevard. Billy Graham Parkway ends at South Tryon Street (NC 49), where Route 4 continues east on Woodlawn Road. Woodlawn Road crosses Bill Lee Freeway (I-77/US 21). Access to the Freeway is unique, with southbound Route 4 drivers needing to go on South Tryon Street (North) to access I-77/US 21 North. Woodlawn Road, and the rest of Route 4, is a more typical four-lane arterial road with numerous driveways. Shortly after crossing I-77/US 21, Route 4 meets

neg: Monroe, North Carolina Monroe, North Carolina Monroe is a city in and the county seat of Union County, North Carolina, United States. The population increased from 26,228 in 2000 to 32,797 in 2010. It is within the rapidly growing Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan area. Monroe has a council-manager form of government. Monroe was founded as a planned settlement. In 1843, the first Board of County Commissioners, appointed by the General Assembly, selected an area in the center of the county as the county seat, and Monroe was incorporated that year. It was named for James Monroe, the country’s fifth president. It became a

neg: Robert Greene (filmmaker) Robert Greene (filmmaker) Robert Greene (born May 25, 1976) is an American documentary filmmaker, editor and writer. His documentaries include "Kate Plays Christine", "Actress", and "Fake it So Real". He was named one of the 10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2014 by "The Independent", and is "filmmaker-in-chief" at the Murray Center for Documentary Journalism at the University of Missouri, beginning in 2015. Greene was born in Charlotte, NC. He received his Bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University in 2000, majoring in Communication and Multidisciplinary Film Studies. He received his M.F.A. at City College of New York in Media Arts

neg: Dare County, North Carolina Dare County, North Carolina Dare County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 33,920. Its county seat is Manteo. The county is named after Virginia Dare, the first child born in the Americas to English parents, who was born in what is now Dare County. Dare County is included in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area. At one time, the now-abandoned town of Buffalo City was the largest community in the county. Because it

neg: North Carolina three high-level symphonic orchestras: NC Symphony in Raleigh, Charlotte Symphony, and Winston-Salem Symphony. The NC Symphony holds the North Carolina Master Chorale. The Carolina Ballet is headquartered in Raleigh, and there is also the Charlotte Ballet. The state boasts three performing arts centers: DPAC in Durham, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, and the Blumenthal Performing Art Centers in Charlotte. They feature concerts, operas, recitals, and traveling Broadway musicals. Also, see the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. North Carolina has a variety of shopping choices. SouthPark Mall in Charlotte is currently the largest in the Carolinas,

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neg: U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina the road. After it connects with US 74, where US 74 Business begins its overlap towards Rutherfordton (signs of US 74 Business are scarce throughout). At Rutherfordton, the first major intersection is Charlotte Street, where US 74 Business and US 221A go east. After Rutherfordton, the road reverts to a rural highway, and continues on to Marion. Before entering Marion city limits, I-40 intersects with US 221. US 221 then joins with NC 226, going west around the city on the Marion Bypass. After the expressway passes the shopping centers along US 70, it continues as a four-lane highway with

neg: 2017 NC State Wolfpack football team the Southern Conference and Marshall from Conference USA, and traveled to Notre Dame, who competes as an independent. NC State met South Carolina from the Southeastern Conference at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Wolfpack had seven players selected in the 2018 NFL draft, which is a school record. 2017 NC State Wolfpack football team The 2017 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Division of the

neg: North Carolina Highway 742 Mount Gilead, onto U.S. Route 52 (US 52) and US 74. later, NC 742 splits from US 74, which continues west towards Charlotte. After another and passing over the CSX rail line (originally known as the Seaboard Line), NC 742 splits with US 52, which continues north towards Albemarle. For the next , NC 742 travels through farmlands of northwestern Anson County, with the community of Burnsville located in the middle of it. NC 742 continues through the northeastern corner of Union County for , with no major junctions. After crossing the Rocky River, it enters Stanly County; later it

neg: RSC Brands RSC Brands Radiator Specialty Company is a privately held automotive products company based in Charlotte, NC with manufacturing headquarters in Indian Trail, NC. It is one of the nation's top automotive products producers and the second-largest producer of ancillary radiator products in the United States and Canada. The firm is currently based in a facility in Indian Trail, NC. It has a total employment of approximately 250 people. Its current President and CEO is Mike Guggenheimer. The company was founded as Radiator Specialty Company in 1924 by I.D. Blumenthal, who began marketing a product called Solder Seal to fix leaky

neg: Cleveland County, North Carolina "The Hunger Games" were filmed in Cleveland County. Cleveland County, North Carolina Cleveland County is a county located in the western Piedmont and on the southern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,078. Its county seat is Shelby. Cleveland County comprises the Shelby, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area. This is included in the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area. In the late 19th and early 20th century, this was an area of textile mills. The county was formed in 1841 from parts of Lincoln and Rutherford counties. It was named for Benjamin

neg: Cleveland County, North Carolina Cleveland County, North Carolina Cleveland County is a county located in the western Piedmont and on the southern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,078. Its county seat is Shelby. Cleveland County comprises the Shelby, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area. This is included in the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area. In the late 19th and early 20th century, this was an area of textile mills. The county was formed in 1841 from parts of Lincoln and Rutherford counties. It was named for Benjamin Cleveland, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War,

neg: Edwin Peacock III Scott Stone in the Republican primaries on September 15, 2015. He lost to Democratic nominee Jennifer Roberts in the general election on November 3, 2015 in the Charlotte, NC mayoral election. Edwin Peacock III Edwin Bruton Peacock III (born March 6, 1970) is an American politician from North Carolina. He is a member of the Republican Party and was one of Charlotte's four At-Large City Council members, the only Republican elected to the post in 2009. He is also an active member of the Charlotte Downtown Rotary, a board member of Carolina's Freedom Foundation, on the Charlotte Country Day School

neg: Clement Dowd Clement Dowd Clement Dowd (August 27, 1832 – April 15, 1898) was a Democratic politician in North Carolina who served as Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1869 to 1871 and as a U.S. Representative from 1881 to 1885. Dowd was born at Richland Creek, in Moore County, NC, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1856. He served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. An attorney, bank president and one-time newspaper editor, Dowd was a law partner of North Carolina Governor Zebulon Vance. After serving as a city alderman, Dowd was

neg: Sports in North Carolina and 1974 and split their games between the Greensboro Coliseum, the original Charlotte Coliseum and Raleigh's Dorton Arena. Following the Cougars' move to St. Louis it would be fourteen years before professional basketball would return to the Old North State when Charlotte was awarded the NBA's 24th franchise, the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets played at the Charlotte Coliseum before moving to New Orleans following a bitter dispute between team ownership and the city over funding for a new arena. Two years after the Hornets decamped the Queen City was named as the home of the expansion Charlotte Bobcats who would

neg: Charlotte, Michigan added late 2013). Tennis Courts and Gobel Football field are located at 1149 S. Cochran. A popular sled hill known locally as Kane's Hill (named after the Kane family who lived nearby and operated Kane's Heating Services) is located on Gale St. between Church St. and E. Lovett St. This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Charlotte has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Charlotte, Michigan Charlotte ( ) is a city in

neg: Charlotte, Texas Charlotte, Texas Charlotte is a city in Atascosa County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,715 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named for Charlotte Simmons, the daughter of Dr. Charles Simmons, who aided in the development of Atascosa County. Charlotte is located at (28.860624, -98.707571). This is south of downtown San Antonio. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,637 people, 514 households, and 401 families residing in the city.

neg: 2013 Charlotte 49ers football team Charlotte suffered the first loss in program history as well as their first ever home loss, defeated soundly by the Eagles, 40–13 NC Central opened the scoring in the first half on two Oleg Parent field goals, the first from 39 yards and the second from 20 yards. NC Central scored the first touchdown of the game late in the second quarter on a Deyonta Wright 4-yard run. NC Central took a 13–0 lead into halftime, holding the Charlotte 49ers to their first scoreless half of play. Central took the opening second-half kickoff in on Adrian Wilkins 100-yard kickoff return.

neg: Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act accommodations provisions of Ordinance 7056, conditioned on the state repealing HB2 by December 31. McCrory then called a special legislative session for the purpose of repealing HB2; however, the NC Senate ultimately defeated the proposal after lawmakers learned Charlotte had not repealed the entire ordinance, even though Charlotte City Council voted again December 21 to correct the situation, also removing the requirement that the legislature also act. On March 23, 2017, the NCAA warned that North Carolina would not be selected to host championship games through 2022 unless House Bill 2 was repealed. The Association's statement, made on Twitter and

neg: Kenneth Fasching-Varner 21st Centuries: A critical annotated bibliography, Vol. 4 (pp. 35–50). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishers. Wooten, S.C., Mitchell, R., Fasching-Varner, K.J., Mitchell, R.W. (2014). Christine Sleeter. In S. Totten and J.E. Pedersen (Eds.) Educating about social issues in the 20th and 21st Centuries: A critical annotated bibliography, Vol. 4 (pp. 299–322). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishers. Fasching-Varner, K.J. (2014). (Re)searching whiteness: New considerations in studying and researching whiteness. In A.D. Dixson (Ed.) Researching race in education: Policy, practice, and qualitative research (pp. 153–168). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishers. Fasching-Varner, K.J., & Mitchell, R. (2013). CRT’s challenge to educator’s articulation of

neg: Winston-Salem Beltway Winston-Salem Beltway The Winston-Salem Beltway is a proposed freeway loop around the North Carolina city of Winston-Salem. The northeastern and northwestern segments of this beltway, deemed the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway project, are the parts of the loop currently underway. The eastern section of the beltway will be designated as NC 74 (Future I-74) and the western section has been designated as North Carolina Highway 452 (NC 452). The beltway would make Winston-Salem the sixth city in North Carolina to have an Interstate loop; the other five are Raleigh (I-440), Asheville (I-240), Charlotte (I-485), Greensboro (I-840), and Wilmington (I-140). The Fayetteville

neg: Winston-Salem Beltway also not been officially submitted to AASHTO. Winston-Salem Beltway The Winston-Salem Beltway is a proposed freeway loop around the North Carolina city of Winston-Salem. The northeastern and northwestern segments of this beltway, deemed the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway project, are the parts of the loop currently underway. The eastern section of the beltway will be designated as NC 74 (Future I-74) and the western section has been designated as North Carolina Highway 452 (NC 452). The beltway would make Winston-Salem the sixth city in North Carolina to have an Interstate loop; the other five are Raleigh (I-440), Asheville (I-240), Charlotte (I-485),

neg: Kelly Alexander University, Queens University of Charlotte and University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Following in his fathers's footsteps, Alexander became President of the NC NAACP and served on the national NAACP board. He first ran for NC General Assembly in 2008 and won, taking his oath in 2009. Alexander was the first African American to be appointed to the Airport Advisory Committee from 1978-1984. He was involved in preventing an NC amendment that would allow state assemblymen to serve for four terms instead of two. Kelly Alexander Kelly M. Alexander, Jr. (born October 17, 1948) is a Democratic member of the

neg: Linda Stephens Barrett, an attorney and author from Davie County. Linda Stephens' 2008 candidacy had the endorsement of the NC National Organization for Women, EqualityNC, the Muslim-American PAC, The Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, NC Academy of Trial Lawyers, and NC Association of Women Attorneys. Stephens was defeated in her bid for re-election in 2016 by Phil Berger, Jr. Stephens is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina and received her law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Linda Stephens Linda Stephens is an American lawyer who formerly

neg: Charlotte, Texas mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Charlotte has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Charlotte, Texas Charlotte is a city in Atascosa County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,715 at the 2010 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named for Charlotte Simmons, the daughter of Dr. Charles Simmons, who aided in the development of Atascosa County. Charlotte is located at (28.860624, -98.707571). This is south of downtown San Antonio. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of

neg: Eugene Robinson Pro Football Hall of Fame. Robinson currently serves as a color analyst for the Carolina Panthers Radio Network, and as a varsity football and wrestling coach at Charlotte Christian School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Beginning in January 2015, Robinson is a co-host of the morning television show "Charlotte Today" on WCNC, Charlotte, NC. Robinson is a Christian. Eugene Robinson Eugene Keefe Robinson (born May 28, 1963) is a former professional American football player who played free safety. He played collegiately at Colgate University. In his 16-year NFL career, Robinson played for the Seattle Seahawks from 1985 to 1995, the Green

neg: Widespread Panic Fillmore in Charlotte, NC on 12/30, followed by their annual New Year's Eve show, held this particular year at the TWC Arena in Charlotte, NC. On October 2, 2014, the band announced that Duane Trucks would join the band for 2014 fall tour. Trucks temporarily filled in for Todd Nance, who was taking time to attend to personal matters. Nance reunited with the band for four shows in Mexico in early February 2016. However, on February 9, 2016, the band announced that Todd Nance was leaving the band and that, "Duane [Trucks] will be the drummer for Widespread Panic moving

neg: Garden Parkway Garden Parkway The Garden Parkway was a proposed limited access toll road to be built in North Carolina, United States, that would have pass through portions of Gaston County and Mecklenburg County. The planned routing of the Garden Parkway would total between 21.5 to in length. The route was to begin between Gastonia and Bessemer City; going south, connecting US 29/US 74 and US 321. The route then goes east, connecting NC 274, NC 279, and NC 273. Crossing over the Catawba River, the route ends at Interstate 485/West Boulevard interchange in Mecklenburg County, immediately southwest of Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.

neg: U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina renumbered as US 29. U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina U.S. Route 29 is a north–south United States highway that runs for from the South Carolina state line, near Blacksburg, to the commonwealth of Virginia, near Danville. The route serves the North Carolina Piedmont, including the cities of Charlotte, Salisbury, High Point, and Greensboro. Established in 1927, it ran from the South Carolina state line to US 74 in Kings Mountain, with a concurrency with NC 205. In 1929, NC 205 was removed. US 29's first extension was in 1932, following US 74/NC 20 east into Charlotte; it then replaced

neg: Reginald Hawkins Throughout his life Hawkins was an ardent supporter of equal rights and integration. He continued his work, giving speeches and calling for change right up until his death in 2007. Reginald Hawkins Reginald Hawkins (1923–2007) was a civil rights activist in Charlotte, NC for most of his life. He was the first African-American to run for Governor of North Carolina. He fought to desegregate Charlotte schools and businesses. His son-in-law was Hamaas Abdul Khaalis whose family was murdered in 1973 and who went on to commit the 1977 Hanafi Siege. Reginald Hawkins was born in Beaufort, NC in 1923. He

neg: Altair Airlines routes. According to its July 1, 1969 system timetable, Altair was operating scheduled passenger service with small Beechcraft 99 turboprop commuter aircraft with flights serving the following destinations primarily in the northeast U.S. By 1976, Bridgeport, CT (BDR), Hartford, CT (BDL) and Islip, NY (ISP) had been added to the Altair route system and by 1980 Binghamton, NY (BGM), Charlotte, NC (CLT), Elmira, NY (ILM), New Bern/Morehead City, NC (EWN), New York Newark Airport (EWR) and Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) had been added as well. According to its June 15, 1982 system timetable, Altair was serving the following destinations in the

neg: North Carolina Highway 200 North Carolina Highway 200 North Carolina Highway 200 (NC 200) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway runs north–south from the South Carolina state line near the community of JAARS, to US 601 near Concord. NC 200 traverses , starting at the South Carolina state line, through the city of Monroe, and the towns of Stanfield and Locust, before ending at US 601 near Concord. For its length, it is a two-lane rural highway except in Monroe where it is a four-lane road from Charlotte Avenue to US 74 and a six-lane divided

neg: Southeastern Grocers Georgia from the Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. Inc. for $35 million. One Piggly Wiggly store in Lexington, South Carolina, was closed due to close proximity to other BI-LO stores. That same month, BI-LO announced they entered into an agreement to sell seven BI-LO branded stores in the Charlotte market to Publix: the stores are located in Charlotte, NC, Huntersville, NC, Matthews, NC, Lake Wylie, SC, and Rock Hill, SC. Southeastern Grocers Southeastern Grocers (formerly Bi-Lo Holdings) is a supermarket portfolio headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The portfolio was created by Lone Star Funds in September 2013 as the new parent company