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Latta Place: ‘All people to feel welcome’ at former plantation where 65 were enslaved
March 21. Mecklenburg County unveiled plans for Latta Place that include a new interpretive trail, a new visitor center and updates to the plantation farmstead that will uncover the “entangled stories of the people and cultures” who lived there. That includes enslaved people, Indigenous people, tenant farmers, artisans and historic landowners. The county closed the […]
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March 21. Mecklenburg County unveiled plans for Latta Place that include a new interpretive trail, a new visitor center and updates to the plantation farmstead that will uncover the “entangled stories of the people and cultures” who lived there. That includes enslaved people, Indigenous people, tenant farmers, artisans and historic landowners. The county closed the […]
March 21. Greenberg Gibbons Properties, the commercial developers behind the business park proposal on Bailey Road, will hold another community meeting to respond to questions about the project. Their revised plan—it was withdrawn in July of 2023—reduces the number of buildings from five to four. It also: ±Reduces the square footage by over 10,000 square […]
March 21. These property transactions have been recorded by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds. 01/23/2024 $1,375,000 Copper Builders to Shawn & David Williams, 835 Naples Dr. 01/28/2024 $1,350,000 Uday & Vinita Deshpande to Mark Boomgarden, Lot 194 River Run 01/31/2024 $295,000 HC Davidson Walk LLC to Purcell Bonesteel, 723 Beaty St. 01/31/2024 $705,000 Thomas […]
March 20. Approximately 30 protestors gathered at the intersection of West Catawba and Jetton between 11:30 am to 1:30 pm attempting to get the attention of US Sen. Thom Tillis as he attended a fundraising lunch. Protestors are “demanding representation” and question the “lack of Town Halls” by Tillis according to protestors Joan Adams and Karen […]
Thursday, March 20 – Sunday, March 30 Sacred Spaces Volume 2: A Small and Humble Erasure See website for schedule. Playwright Stephanie Gardner digs deep into Queen City history to explore a pivotal moment in which the powers that be drove marginalized theater makers toward founding a venue atop an enslaved people’s burial ground. In […]
March 20. Mecklenburg County will unveil the final design for historic Latta Place at a community meeting today at the North County Regional Library in Huntersville. The meeting will take place from 5:30-7:30 pm at the library located at 16500 Holly Crest Lane in Huntersville. Registration is requested. Visit the Historic Latta Reimagined Public Input page to register. […]
March 19. By Dave Yochum. The 5-1 vote last night in favor of the $200 million expansion of Birkdale Village was almost unanimous. Huntersville Town Board member Amanda Dumas cast the sole dissenting vote on the basis of the hotel location and the amount of money the owners—Jamestown of Atlanta—will contribute to a new bridge. […]
March 19. By Dave Vieser. As with many projects involving the NCDOT, getting the official speed limit reduced on Bethel Church Road from 45 to 35 mph has taken longer than anticipated. The good news is that the change will be in effect shortly. The speed limit reduction was approved in Raleigh last week. New […]
