ECA 2-17 by Elizabeth Community

ECA Officers

ECA Board Members

Paul Shipley President 704 651 5897 Kenmore Avenue paul.d.shipley@gmail.com

Jim Belvin Zoning & Real Estate Committee (interim) 704 334 2611 Lamar Avenue j.belvin@bluewaterdb.com

Jerry Tylman Vice President 704 953 0626 Kenmore Avenue jerrytyleman@icloud.com Beth Haenni Past President 704 562 5152 Greenway Avenue beth.haenni@gmail.com Rusty Gibbs Secretary 704 345 8209 Pecan Avenue rusty@thenicholscompany.com Ladd Van Devender Treasurer 704 641 0480 Kenmore Avenue ladd.vandevender@gmail.com

ECA Special Projects Cory Arnwine Business Liaison 404 729 8823 Craftsman Lane carnwine@gmail.com Susan Green Newsletter Editorial Assistant and Proofreader 704 806 0568 East Fifth Street Susangreen8@gmail.com

● Home Tour position vacant Officer David Padgett CMPD Response Area Coordinator dpadgett@cmpd.org ECA BOARD MEETINGS

When and where? 6:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month at Studio K Gallery, 2024 E. 7th St. – all are welcome. 2

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Lauren Briggs At-Large 847 530 9419 East Eighth Street lwendorf@gmail.com Laina Kafiti Social Chair 216 577 7232 East Fifth Street lkafiti@cchrealtors.com John F. McBride Newsletter Editor 704 375 8977 East Eighth Street john.f.mcb@gmail.com Claire M. Short Communications 813 326 3223 Greenway Avenue claire.m.short@gmail.com Kris Solow Art Committee and Membership 704 806 4456 East Fifth Street ksolow@carolina.rr.com Ric Solow Beautification & Trees 704 906 1967 East Fifth Street ric@solowdesigngroup.com Robert Zabel Elizabeth 8K Road Race Chair 917 873 8028 Pecan Avenue nycrcz@yahoo.com

On the cover Elizabeth’s redesigned Rose Garden in upper Independence Park was officially dedicated on May 20. The dedication was combined with the annual ECA progressive dinner, and guests enjoyed appetizers and beverages before moving on to their host houses. The theme of the official dedication was “a Bohemian garden party.” Photo by Kris Solow. Back cover Were there more pets or people at Independence Park on April 22? Hard to tell. In any event, Pet Palooza 2017 – Charlotte’s longest-running pet festival – seemed to be enjoyed by all comers. Photo by Humane Society of Charlotte. Tree down! A wet April may have contributed to the fall of this tree in upper Independence Park. Photo (right) by John McBride. Open Streets The third “Open Streets 704” event was held May 7. Open Streets events temporarily close streets to automobile traffic so people can use them for walking, bicycling, dancing, playing and meeting their neighbors. Roads were closed from Independence Park to Veterans Park. Open Streets festivals currently take place in more than 100 cities across North America. Photo (below) by John McBride.

contributors Cory Arnwine (Ridgeway Avenue) is the newsletter advertising czar.

Michael DePalma (North Dotger Avenue) is an engineer and a nine-year resident of Elizabeth.

Juliann Sheldon is a public and community relations specialist for the Charlotte Area Transit System. Newsletter designer Little Shiva (former Charlottean) thinks grassroots publishing is super fun. Yay team!

Jim Dimitrof (Pecan Avenue) lives in Elizabeth.

Kris Solow (East Fifth Street) is in charge of membership for the ECA.

Susan Green (East 5th Street) is the copyeditor for the ECA newsletter.

Ric Solow (East Fifth Street) is the ECA Beautification and Trees Co-Chair.

Lucinda Nisbet Lucas (Clement Avenue) is a singer/songwriter and a commercial property owner/manager.

Robert Zabel (Pecan Avenue) organizes the Elizabeth 8K Road Race.

John McBride (East Eighth Street) is the newsletter editor.

This could be you! To contribute a little of your time and talent to the ECA newsletter, write to john.f.mcb@ gmail.com

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Rose Garden dedication kicks off annual ECA progressive dinner by Kris & Ric Solow By all accounts, the ECAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progressive dinner and Rose Garden dedication on May 20 was a huge success! More than 150 Elizabeth residents, friends and special guests celebrated a beautiful evening under a big white tent in the Independence Park Rose Garden, a first-time venue for the appetizer site for

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the annual progressive dinner. The weather was perfect, the music filled the air, the food was delicious, the beer was cold and the garden was in full bloom. Nobody wanted to leave! ECA president Paul Shipley addressed the crowd and introduced special guests Mayor Jennifer Roberts, Charlotte City Council member Patsy Kinsey, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation director Jim Garges, Park and Recreation horticulture operations

supervisor Tim Turton, brownstone griffin donor Dick Foard, and Rose Garden designer Ric Solow. Music was provided by Clement Avenue resident and singer/songwriter Lucinda Lucas who also happens to be a seventh generation descendent of Hezekiah Alexander, one of the signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. (May 20 was also the 242nd anniversary of the signing of the declaration.) We also learned

park photos: Kris Solow / photo of Lucinda courtesy of Lucinda Lucas

that Dick Foard is a seventhgeneration descendent of signer John Foard. And Patsy Kinsey is the descendent of signer Matthew McClure. Who knew we had such living history in Elizabeth! It was quite a significant day.

A significant date for Independence Park – and for Mecklenburg County by Lucinda Nisbet Lucas

Editor’s note: The writer is a seventh generation descendant of Hezekiah Alexander, one of the signers of The progressive dinner the Mecklenburg Declaration of committee created the perfect Independence. environment for the BohemianIt is fitting that the themed event with colorful dedication of our renovated draping materials, patterned Independence Park fell on May table clothes and paper lanterns. 20. In Mecklenburg County, A ring of brightly colored May 20 has been celebrated flowers hung from the middle for 242 years and in the early of the tent. Cold beer provided twentieth century many of by Legion Brewery and Middle those celebrations occurred Eastern food provided by Kabab- in this same park. In 1904 Je Rotisserie Grille in Matthews Charlotte leaders realized the were perfectly matched. After dining on a Moroccan feast at host houses, all converged for sumptuous desserts of baklava, bundt cake mini squares and watermelon at the Charlotte Council of Garden Clubs on 7th Street. The crowd of old timers and newbies, a true cross section of Elizabeth’s eclectic population, showed once again what a vibrant and diverse community we are.

need for a public park and on Oct. 21, 1904, the city council named Charlotte’s first park Independence Park. The citizens of Mecklenburg County were an independent people. In May 1775, representatives from nine Militia Companies gathered after news of the battles of Concord and Lexington traveled south. They then penned five resolutions denouncing the sovereignty of Great Britain. The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was signed in the early morning of May 20 and was read on the steps of the Mecklenburg County Courthouse at noon that same day.

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These five resolutions, in addition to a more detailed document referred to as the Mecklenburg Resolves, predated the Colonial Declaration of Independence by more than a year. On or about June 1, 1775, Captain James Jack placed the documents in his saddlebag and rode to Philadelphia to deliver them to the Second Continental Congress. The beautiful bronze statue located between CPCC and Little Sugar Creek Greenway honors Captain Jack’s heroic journey. Although some historians question the existence of the Mecklenburg Declaration, May 20 celebrations were big events in Charlotte, and most involved parades on Trade and Tryon Streets. But after Independence Park was created, many events took place there. In 1922 the guest of honor on May 20 was World War I hero General John Pershing. In 1924, a pageant about the Mecklenburg Declaration was proposed. In order to present the pageant, it was decided that an amphitheater should be built in Independence Park. Construction of the large 8,000 seat venue began in March 1925 and the pageant was performed at the May 20 celebration that same year. In 1780, five years after the Mecklenburg Declaration, England’s Lord Cornwallis referred to Mecklenburg as a “hornet’s 6

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nest of rebellion.” The name Independence Park is appropriate as it describes the early citizens of Mecklenburg well.

Put caps on jars: To clarify

some things about how to recycle bottle caps and lids, I called the Materials Recovery Facility where our recyclables are taken after Source: Mecklenburg Historical they are picked up curbside. I Association, James H. Williams, was told the bottle caps and lids June 10, 2008. jam the machines so they want In honor of Elizabeth us to screw or put the lids back Recycles Day June 3, on the jars, containers or bottles some recycling tips they came off of even if they are by Kris Solow different materials. So, yes, it is okay to put a metal lid back on the glass jar and put it in the Editor’s note: The tenth annual Elizabeth Recycles Day will be June 3 recycle bin. Just make sure the at upper Independence Park from 9 container, jar or bottle is rinsed am to noon. out before doing so.

Recycle hard plastic hangers? No. I was told not to

put plastic hangers in the green recycle rollout even though they are hard plastic. These get tangled in the machines as well. You can donate these to most charities, post online or put curbside with a “Free” sign. Breaking down cardboard:

I called 311 and found out that the city did away with the size description. They just want to make sure that you break down boxes so they easily and freely fit inside the rollouts so that when the rollout is picked up and emptied into the truck the boxes will easily empty out. Or you can stack broken down and cut up boxes and place them next to the rollout for collection. Save kitchen scraps: We are

excited that Kris Steele of Crown Town Compost will be collecting kitchen scraps at the Elizabeth Recycles Day this year! If you don’t have a compost pail, use a lidded pot or a plastic container or bag and put in the refrigerator or freezer until Recycle Day. If you like the concept of recycling your scraps but do not have a place to compost – and if there are enough others who want to sign up – Crown will pick up weekly from your home for a monthly fee. Crown has been wanting to do this in Elizabeth but they need more people signing up. If there are not enough sign-ups, you can still recycle your scraps but you will

have to deliver to them. They are located at Atherton Market on South Boulevard. If you have questions for Kris Steele, call 980-253-7670.

Yes, you heard that right. As part of the Gold Line project, the Hawthorne Lane Bridge will be reconstructed.

Work is expected to begin on the bridge sometime in 2017. Until necessary construction materials are available, the electronic items per day to be contractor will continue to recycled at Best Buy. These can include vacuum cleaners, kitchen coordinate work schedules and appliances, hair dryers, printers, complete other work within the computers, cell phones, remotes, corridor. etc. At the Metropolitan store, Bridge work will consist of the recycle bins are to the left demolition and reconstruction as you enter the store from the of the bridge deck and center parking deck. support pier. Once complete, the bridge will be able to support the Unused medications: weight of the streetcar and have It is so easy to drop off unused an extended life of 50 years. medications. All you have to do is drive up to 601 E. Trade St., In order to finish this work, take a right on North Davidson, the bridge must close to vehicle and a right into the parking lot and pedestrian traffic for a at the back of the Charlotteperiod of 12 to18 months. Mecklenburg Police Department During that time, motorists and building where they have visitor pedestrians will be detoured via spaces, get out of your car and 7th Street and Central Avenue. drop your unused medications The project team is also into the drop box located at the coordinating with the North back entrance. Carolina Department of Street car extension Transportation regarding means Hawthorne Lane potential interruption of bridge will close for Independence Boulevard traffic. reconstruction this year Recycle electronics at Best Buy: Drop off up to three

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As CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 streetcar construction makes its way into the Elizabeth neighborhood, project management and the contractor have started ramping up preparation for upcoming reconstruction of the Hawthorne Lane bridge.

Extensive efforts have been taken to maintain the bridge’s historical look. The project team has met numerous times with the Historic Elizabeth Neighborhood Foundation to ensure neighborhood leadership is on board with the rebuild. The new bridge will have a center median to accommodate the THE PEOPLE PAGES

We understand that road closures can be an inconvenience, that’s why we are making every effort to keep you, the neighbors, informed. Stay informed on the construction schedule by signing up for NotifyMe. Go to ridetransit.org and click on “Notify Me” in the lower right hand corner. Sign in with an email address and password, then select CityLYNX Gold Line under CATS General. You can also follow the project

6” and I thought what if I just say Joshiah Fowler is 6 and draw the robot Baymax and the image of the little guy Hiro Hamada on his shoulder. I thought he’d Meet Elizabeth like that. He watches “Big Hero Traditional Elementary 6” over and over. It’s set in a School boulder artist made up city San Fransokyo, part Vashti Fowler San Francisco and part Tokyo, by Kris Solow and has a really strong message about family. It was just a happy birthday for him. He said, “Wow! Q: Tell me about the art you How’d you do that?” And I told did on the boulder at Elizabeth him, “Remember, I told you I Traditional School. could draw anything.” And he would say, “No, you can’t.” And A: My son is a kindergartener and turned 6 in February and he I would say, “Yes, I can!” He gets likes that Disney movie “Big Hero frustrated and says he’s not a on social media at @CityLYNXupdates on Twitter and City LYNXGoldLineConstruction Updates on Facebook.

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overhead catenary system poles which are necessary to power the streetcar.

good drawer. He’d say, “So, I guess I’m not the best drawer. You are.” I would say, “I told you, I’ve been doing this for a long time and you just work at it. You’ll get better!”

wouldn’t stop. She went and got some craft paper and she put it on the wall and said, Just draw! And she let me do it. I’m glad she did. So I do that for my sons. I tell them that if you mark on the wall you have to wash it off. But if you Q: How long have you been an draw on the paper, make sure you artist and where did you get your stay on the paper. training? Q: Tell me about your name A: My whole life. No formal Vashti (pronounced: vash-tie). training. I took art classes in A: In the bible in the book of high school. When I went to Esther, which is a small book, Florida State University I was Vashti was the queen of Persia briefly a fine arts major and then changed to advertising and and displaced by King Xerxes. My mother calls her the first graphic design. I’m a graphic women’s lib. Vashti’s husband designer and copy editor at the wanted her to show herself in her Mint Museum. I found a way to incorporate my journalism, copy finery in front of his friends and she said, “No, I’m not coming,” so editing and graphic design. I’ve he kicked her out of the kingdom done murals, too. and she was banished. She’s only in the bible for a few chapters My father draws. It’s something genetic. And I think my older son but my parents were impressed by the story and named me after has the gift, we’ll see. It’s really her. strong in my father’s family. His sister can, her granddaughter Q: What else do you have in can, and one of her sons can. mind that you are going to be My brother and I got the gift. painting? It’s always been part of my life A: I am planning to do a piece for since I was a small kid. Drawing a fundraiser for the non-profit on walls and that kind of thing. My sons do it now, LOL. So I get foundation Neema’s Purse that can be auctioned off. I’ve also those magic erasers and make been working on a line of cards. them wipe it off when they do I formerly worked at Johnson it. I put paper on the wall. My C. Smith University and they mother tells me the story [of] when I was little, about 2. I would had a luncheon honoring the always find some kind of marker, women who’ve been a part of the university from the 1860s until pencil, crayon and mark on the same spot on the kitchen wall in now and I designed a card for the apartment we were living in. the occasion. I scanned actual fabric and incorporated it into She would tell me to stop doing it. One day out of frustration, she the graphics of the outfits of the didn’t know what to do because I women on the front of the card

depicting graduates from then up to now. The card got a lot of great response, so I am working on a line of cards now and we’ll see how far that will go. For Theatre Charlotte’s 90th season, a range of shows from classic to edgy by Michael DePalma Theatre Charlotte, our city’s oldest arts organization, is gearing up to present its 90th season this fall. As a member of the board of directors as well as an Elizabeth resident, I invite each of you to plan a time to see some amazing theatrical productions produced by, directed by and starring your community neighbors. Located at 501 Queens Rd. since 1941, Theatre Charlotte offers five shows each season (and A Christmas Carol during the holidays) focusing on its mission “to create outstanding theatre opportunities accessible and relevant to the people of the Charlotte Region.” The next productions are all ones not previously presented on its stage: Aida, The Grapes of Wrath, The Nerd, A Time To Kill and Spring Awakening. I am pleased that Theatre Charlotte makes an effort to provide “classic” story telling along with some “edgy” contemporary plays within its walls. I initially became involved with Theatre Charlotte as a THE PEOPLE PAGES

those braver than I, there is also a chance to take the lead in a production and get on the stage. Theatre Charlotte holds open auditions for each of its shows and invites everyone to show their potential on our stage. Furthermore, if you have an ability to use your hands, help with carpentry, painting, lighting and sound design is a constant need. Your talents can help create a cultural masterpiece in your community!

Theatre Charlotte offers an assortment of volunteer opportunities including running front-of-house activities like the snack bar and ushering. For

I imagine if you ask around your business and social circles, someone you know has either seen or been involved with a show at Theatre Charlotte. That

person could most likely share a more descriptive story of the meaning of Theatre Charlotte in the community than this author. In just a few years of connecting with this organization, I have been able to view so many incredible productions coming to life on a stage right around the corner from my house. I have seen how patron and participant alike become “theater folk.” Theatre Charlotte offers single show tickets and season tickets subscriptions as well as flex passes, where a select number of vouchers are provided for use at any time in any allotment during the season.

photo: Kris Solow

volunteer during the holiday classic A Christmas Carol. By helping with front-of-house operations I was afforded the opportunity to see talented individuals bring Christmas joy to the almost 200 people in attendance. I then furthered my cultural knowledge by participating in the Arts and Science Council’s Cultural Leadership Training program and was selected for the theatre board at its completion.

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If your business or organization wishes to sponsor an upcoming show or advertise through the play bill, please contact jackie@theatrecharlotte. com. The theatre had over half a million people attend its shows since its founding in 1927, so you can be assured that plenty of people will be exposed to your marketing approach! Theater provides an outlet to make us laugh, cringe, be upset or even approach tough social issues in a comfortable space. We should all be glad that we have Theatre Charlotte so accessible to our neighborhood. For more information, contact Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Road, 704-376-3777, or www.theatrecharlotte.org for information and tickets.

photo: Humane Society of Charlotte

Clement neighbors honor long life of mighty oak by Kris Solow

resident Lucinda Lucas playfully strummed The Green Grass Grows All Around as everyone sang in unison. Each stanza got longer and longer until we each took one last, long breath to sing the tenth and final stanza, symbolic of the tree living one last day.

Perfect day for pups and pooches at Pet Palooza by John McBride

of the wood from the tree is being discussed. The ultimate in giving back!

This is the 10th year Pet Palooza has been held at Elizabeth’s Independence Park.

About 4,000 people turned out on a spectacular spring day for Humane Society of Charlotte’s annual Pet Palooza Festival and Walk for the Animals As the children gathered at Independence Park on April ‘round, Hardin read The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, which is 22. The event raised more than a poetic story of giving one’s all $148,000 for the Humane Society, according to Donna to another. Ragan, director of marketing and And lastly, Ric and Kris public relations. Solow recited Trees by poet Joyce The festival featured a vendor Kilmer. It was a great send-off fair, pet contests, an agility ring, for the mighty oak, a much food trucks, a beer garden and beloved tree. live music. Ragan said nearly Besides planting another 700 people registered for the 2K tree, there are plans to install a Little Library to be filled with Walk for the Animals and raised children’s books. Making it out $65,000.

On a chilly March 12 evening, Clement Avenue neighbors gathered around the old oak tree nestled between the homes of Gus and Heather Obleada and Hardin and Linda Minor to pay tribute to all that it has given them through the years. Due to the tree’s steady decline, it was finally time to pay homage to the great giant one last time before its fateful day. With great fanfare and serenading strings, singersongwriter and Clement THE PEOPLE PAGES

Congratulations to all who made Charlotte’s oldest road race another great event by Robert Zabel For 31 years our community has opened our streets to host what has become Charlotte’s oldest road race, the Elizabeth 8K, and welcomed runners from both near and far. More than 900 people registered for the event that took place March. 25, which was proclaimed as “Elizabeth Day” by the city.

Participants represented 60 cities from 13 states and ranged in age from 4 to 93. All had the opportunity to experience many of the great things Elizabeth has to offer, including:

participated. Dylan Lowry from Buffalo, NY, crossed the finish line first with a blistering time of 26:05, beating out Charlotteans Tom Hopkins and JP Delaney, 2. The music. Not only were who placed second and third there performers from Opera respectively in the men’s Carolina to sing the national division. A tight finish took place anthem and perform songs from on the women’s side with Ashley their Opera Xpress performance Marquez edging out Paula of The Tortoise and the Hare, but Broadwell by less than a second also the incredibly talented to win the women’s division young performers from School with a time of 34:19. They were of Rock, whose volume knob on followed by Lucrezia Lucchi who their amplifier went up to 11, came in third. were on stage at Hawthorne’s to Proceeds from the race serenade the ‘hood with some of benefit the beautification of the rock ’n’ roll’s greatest hits. Elizabeth neighborhood and the 3. The medals. Beautiful replenishing of both Charlotte custom, hand-crafted ceramic and Elizabeth’s tree canopies. Elizabeth 8K medals, made by Through the partnership local Elizabeth artisan Terry with TreesCharlotte and the Shipley, were awarded to first generous donations from the place overall, masters and age ECA on behalf of the race, more group winners. than 200 trees have been added 4. The Big E(s). Elvis was once to Charlotte’s urban forest. A partnership was also established again in the house providing this year with Second Harvest entertainment to all, and for Food Bank. A food drive was held the first time, Legion Brewing and runners came together to created and served a beer with the same name, both of which the donate food and fight hunger in Charlotte. crowds couldn’t get enough of. historic homes and the best cheer parties, i.e., the Mimosa Party on Greenway hosted by Timeout Youth.

5. The sponsors. Whether a for-profit or not-for-profit, a small business or large corporation, it was great to see the commitment and investment these organizations made to Elizabeth, the race and to every runner who participated.

1. The course. Nothing beats the fantastic tour of the Congratulations to the scenic residential streets of our neighborhood with the majestic overall, masters and age group winners and to all who tree canopies, beautiful 12

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A special thanks to the race sponsors, the ECA Board and the tremendous dedication and support of the Race Committee, which included Josh Barnhardt, Tommy Franklin, Brent Johnson, Marshall Lindsay, Brian Rubins, Claire and John Short and Rick Winiker.

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— Annual events like the Great Elizabeth Pumpkin Wall, Halloween Trunk or Treat, Holiday Party, Easter Egg Hunt, Progressive Dinner, Elizabeth Recycles Day, Elizabeth Home & Garden tour, Elizabeth 8K Road Race and more.

— ECA newsletter and website

— trolley path maintenance

— tree replacement program

— beautification in common areas

Your membership contributions will support all of the following:

All neighborhood residents and business owners are invited to join the ECA.

Annual Membership Application (September through September)

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Members receive a door decal and car decal or magnet. Contact Kris Solow (kjsolow@gmail.com) for your decal(s)/magnet.

For further information, email elizabethcommunityassociation@gmail.com

Please mail completed form and payment to: Elizabeth Community Association 401 Hawthorne Lane, Suite 110, Box #198, Charlotte, NC 28204

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photos: Jim Dimitroff

The Big E Elvis helps get the 31st annual Elizabeth 8K started.

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photo: John McBride

Matthew Storosh of TreesCharlotte demonstrates proper tree planting technique at Independence Park after the Elizabeth 8K.

photo: Kris Solow

Pompon waving Lila Abel, hollering Russell Abel and supportive mom Shelley Abel cheer on runners.

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