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OPINION: Stop Calling Our Schools ‘Bad’
It’s lottery enrollment season for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) — that exceedingly fraught time of year when thousands of families cast lots as computers generate and spit out semi-random assignment lists that will determine their child’s educational fate. It is also the time of year when questions about schools pop up…
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OPINION: Don’t Put a Target at Eastland Yards
Ask any Charlotte native born in the 1990s or prior about the Eastland Mall, and you’ll likely get caught in a sweeping wave of nostalgia. With a twinkle in their eye, they’ll share stories about how that’s where they got their ears pierced, or it’s where they took their kids…
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A Quick Trip to Lang Van Inspires Hope in Dark Times
In mid-June, my Instagram feed was peppered with a flurry of posts from friends calling on people to support Lang Van. The beloved east-side restaurant, located along Shamrock Drive, has been serving the tastiest Vietnamese food you can imagine since 1990. The restaurant, which is currently open for takeout only,…
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The Manor Theatre, a Eulogy
The first time I went to the Regal Manor Twin — known by most in Charlotte as The Manor or Manor Theatre — I was a freshman at Davidson College. It was 2006. My hallmate Kate had a shared affection for art-house cinema and Little Miss Sunshine was garnering rave…
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