THE PEOPLE PAGES2 ECA Officers West Bryant President 704 898 west.bryant@gmail.comKenmore5044Avenue Evan Kettler Vice President 704 577 4901 North Laurel evan.kettler@gmail.comAvenue Lisa Yagla Secretary 704 807 1862 Pecan lyagla@gmail.comAvenue Danielle Kleinrichert Treasurer 704 804 1509 Pecan danielle@neatbooks.coAvenue Sarah Crowder Past President 704 502 7866 Greenway sarahcr@bellsouth.netAvenue ECA Board Members Eric Davis Transportation Chair 704 776 ericadavis0123@gmail.comGreenway3013Avenue Lauren Gomez Membership Chair 704 728 2066 East 5th laurenmcjo@gmail.comStreet Anne Lambert At-large 704 589 Hawthorne9146Bridge chickspeare@hotmail.comCourt John F. McBride Newsletter 980 254 7367 East Eighth john.f.mcb@gmail.comStreet Regan Miller At-large 704 333 1700 East 8th regan.miller12@gmail.comStreet Debbie Rubenstein Communications 704 998 9579 East Fifth Street debbie@flynnonline.com Cherie Swarthout 704At-Large517 swarthoutc@queens.eduSunnyside6582Avenue Robert Zabel Elizabeth 8K Road Race Chair 917 873 8028 Pecan nycrcz@yahoo.comAvenue Position Vacant Social Chair Officer Jim Gilliland CMPD communityneighborhoodcoordinator 704 336 james.gilliland@cmpd.org2878 The ECA Newsletter The ECA newsletter is published quarterly (March, June, September and December) and delivered to homes and businesses in the Elizabeth neighborhood of Charlotte. The production team: John McBride editor Jeremy Deese circulation czar Susan Green editorial assistant and proofreader Little Shiva designer The UPS Store printer Annual ECA meeting Date and time: Late September, TBA This meeting will be virtual, with details announced via the ECA notification list and Elizabeth Families email group.
All Elizabeth residents and business owners are welcome to attend the annual meeting. Come to hear updates from the ECA, elect the 2023 board and more. Look for more details soon. Also coming up Don’t forget the Great Elizabeth Pumpkin Wall coming up in October and the Merry Meander holiday festival in December. Watch for details on these events. On the cover Do you believe in fairies? If you look closely, you may find signs of them throughout Elizabeth — like this door on Greenway Avenue. The inscription at the bottom of the fairy door reads: “Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.” Indeed. Photo by Kris Solow On the back cover Hear! Hear! We’ll buy you a beer! But only if you pick it AND dispose of it properly. That means put it in the trash. Not in the street. Not on the sidewalk. Not in a planter. Not in a recycling bin. Not on someone’s lawn. Not in someone’s yard waste container. And for gosh sakes, not in anyone’s compost bin. Look for Anjie Carpenter’s story on this elsewhere in this issue. Photo by John McBride
THE PEOPLE PAGES 3 Beth gmail.combeth.haenni@GreenwayHaenniAvenue Kris Solow East Fifth kjsolow@gmail.comStreet Mary Kilburn Pecan misjosbc@aol.comAvenue West Bryant East Fifth gmail.comwest.bryant@Street Lauren Gomez East 5th gmail.comlaurenmcjo@Street Eric gmail.comericadavis0123@GreenwayDavisAvenue Jim gmail.comjmorrill634@KenmoreMorrillAvenue Evan gmail.comevan.kettler@LaurelKettlerAvenue Anjie Carpenter East Ninth margaret@EastMargaretgmail.comanjiecarpenter95@StreetFleeman8thStreet fleemans.com Ken kalambla@uncc.eduEastLambla8thStreetThiscouldbeyou!TocontributealittleofyourtimeandtalenttotheECAnewsletter,writetojohn.f.mcb@gmail.com
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andyouelizabethcommunity.com.president@Seearoundtheneighborhood…attheannualmeeting! Roundabout:TransportationNew
It’s been a pretty good summer for my family and me. Melissa and I are about seven months into our home renovation, and we can’t wait to move back in when it is done. We have enjoyed spending the summer getting to know the neighbors living near our temporary lodgings on Greenway Avenue.Melissa and I also took our first vacation in a long time – to the Maine coast. Many thanks to the neighbors that shared lots of good tips on this trip. We had a blast.
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Meanwhile, the summer is drawing to a close and that means the ECA annual meeting is right around the corner. As part of the planning process I have been thinking and talking a lot about the last year in Elizabeth. As I read through this year’s newsletter articles and think about the contributions that have made this another great year, I am struck by the sheer number of hours spent by volunteers, invested by neigh bors, businesses and friends to make Elizabeth a stellar place to live and work. We’ll be covering this at the annual meeting, so I will try not to spoil it with all the juicyThisdetails.yearI had hoped that we could have the annual meeting in person, but my own bout of COVID and the wisdom of others convinced me otherwise. I definitely prefer in-person meet ings, but I think that being able to 100% safely include anyone who wants to participate during this pandemic is one of the most important things we can do.
Another great year for Elizabeth by West Bryant
There will also be farewells to departing board members who are completing their board service, and hails to those who have volunteered to join the board for the coming board term. I hope that everyone can attend. I am extremely proud of the work that the board members and volunteers do for our neighborhood, and I want you to be proud of our ECA too if you aren’t already. Have an idea, comment or question? Please email me at
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stop coming by Eric Davis
2. Street width must be less than or equal to 40 feet.
Even through the dog days of summer, the ECA Transportation Committee remained busy! 4-way stop approved for Pecan and 9th: Thanks to great work by Tommy Franklin and the entire Pecan Avenue Safety working group, CDOT has approved a 4-way stop and pedestrian crosswalk at Pecan and 9th Street. This is a HUGE win for the Elizabeth neighborhood.Theimplementation will occur in two phases. The first phase, targeted for this year, will be the installation of the 4-way stop signs. The pedestrian crosswalk requires ADA planning which will not be complete until early 2023. Speed humps: Earlier this year, there was a vigorous discussion of speed humps on the Elizabeth Families email group. Charlotte has a neighborhood traffic management program to address these types of concerns. Full information can be found on the City of Charlotte website (charlottenc.gov).Keyguidelines for speed humps:
1. Street must be classified as a two-lane, local residential street.
If you haven’t watched or at tended an annual meeting in the past, it is a remarkably efficient way to hear how the ECA influ enced our neighborhood over the prior 12 months. Assuming you are a member, you also get to vote for the next ECA board.
I plan to run again, as do many others who are on our current board. Though my imposter syndrome has been off the charts, I don’t want to end my service quite yet if possible. I hope I can earn your vote again this year.
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3. Traffic volume must be at least 600 cars per day.
4. The 85th percentile speed should be equal to or greater than 5 mph over the posted speed limit.
5. Street should not be a pri mary emergency services route.
Pedestrian Crosswalks: Improving pedestrian safety and convenience is a priority of the ECA and to that end, we are working with CDOT on additional pedestrian crosswalks in Elizabeth: • Greenway and Caswell: A crosswalk heading toward the entrance of Independence Park has been approved with a 2023 target implementation date. This crosswalk will include rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB). CDOT has additional details on RRFB on the charlottenc.gov website if you are interested.
• Hawthorne Lane and Park Drive: This request is on the agenda for the CDOT Pedestrian Crossing Committee’s August meeting.Asalways, have fun and stay safe as you travel our magical neighborhood!! This intersection at Pecan and 9th will soon feature a 4-way stop. Photo by John McBride
6. A minimum of 600 feet is required between traffic calming devices such as multi-way stops.
If you have a desired location for a speed hump that meets these requirements, please inform the ECA Transportation Committee at transportation@ elizabethcommunity.com when you submit your request to CDOT. CDOT has a prioritization process and the ECA will collaborate with CDOT to advocate for Elizabeth.
6 THE PEOPLE PAGES New neighbor? Let us know! by Lauren Gomez Thank you to all the thoughtful Elizabeth neighbors who have alerted me to the new people moving in to our neighborhood!Ifyouseeorknow of a new Elizabeth family, please email me elizabethcommunity.com)(membership@ the address and I will deliver them our “new neighbor” packet.
Support the beautification and upkeep of common areas, Hardin Minor leads the singing of “God Bless America,” accompanied by Manley Roberts at the annual Fourth of July parade through Elizabeth. After the parade, neighbors gathered in the Minor’s backyard for patriotic readings and hot dogs. The annual event has been a part of the neighborhood fabric for more than 25 years. Photos by John McBride
Also, remember that the annual ECA membership dues are NOT due now (a change from previous years). Instead of being due in September, we have changed the membership period to match the calendar year. If you paid any time after Aug. 1, 2021, your dues are current through the end of 2022. If you’re not sure if your membership is current, email me. Household dues are $30 or $15 for seniors and young professionals (25 and under).
As a reminder, here are four reasons to become a member: • To maintain the ECA as a strong liaison with our neighborhood and the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, other neighborhoods, businesses, developers and other entities with interest in our •community.
THE PEOPLE PAGES 7 like the Trolley Path. • Fund annual social events like the Elizabeth 8K Road Race, Easter Egg Hunt, Pumpkin Wall and the Merry Meander. • Support the quarterly ECA Newsletter, ECA website, ECA social networks and other communications meant to educate and foster community interaction within Elizabeth. Look for more information in January on how to pay 2023 dues. And thanks for being an ECA member! From the LUD chair: Quietly working in the background by Evan Kettler On behalf of the ECA and the greater Elizabeth community, our Land Use and Development working groups are operating in a challenging environment.
Charlotte is changing; Elizabeth is changing. The rules governing development have been evolving at an unprec edented pace. As I write this, it is uncertain if City Council will approve the new Uniform Development Ordinance (UDO) that has been crafted and drafted by many engaged community members and city staff members over the last several years. And a new City Council is about to take office, bringing some different perspectives to the mix. That leaves us with a lot of variables to factor in as we negotiate with developers, city staff and political leadership for the best outcomes for our community.Inreality, the best possible outcomes are sometimes un knowable and frequently subjec tive. We do our best to balance what can be done with what should be done to effectively represent this community and the people who live and work here. I am speaking on behalf of our hard-working team of dedi cated professionals and com munity activists whose efforts and contributions are frequently quietly in the background. We are navigating among the aesthetics, politics, legalities, economics and social and environmental impacts of change. I so appreciate the dedication and skills of the people around me, working as diligently for the best outcomes near your homes as they would or do near their homes. We are your neighbors. We are practical partisans – again, it is about the best possible outcomes when change is inevitable, reserving significant opposition for situations that warrant it. If we oppose everything, we will not be taken seriously in this environment. And we do not and will not publicize every small accomplishment – a reduction in height here, an increase in setback there. Our negotiations with the many stakeholders are done quietly, and for good reason. Charlotte remains a small town in many ways, and we know that we may well meet these stakeholders at the negotiating table again. Then, as now, HENF strives to save Elizabeth’s historic fabric by Ken Editor’sLamblaNote: Ken Lambla sits on the Historic Elizabeth Neighborhood Foundation (HENF) board. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the ECA. Living in Elizabeth since 1985, I have seen firsthand how our neighborhood has worked to preserve a quality of life that is distinctive among Charlotte’s neighborhoods. Our history as a neighborhood is unique and our landmarks and streetscapes reflect that. Independence Park, the Rose Garden, Elizabeth Avenue, vestigial trolley paths, our own craftsman-style homes and front porches – they all combine to produce an urban landscape born of our unique history and location.
You may be surprised to learn that HENF had a hand in how our neighborhood looks and feels today. In the late 80s and early 90s, HENF was a critical advocate for Elizabeth’s cur rent designation as a National Historic District (an honorific recognizing our neighborhood’s
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Work continues on Independence Park. Rains have caused more delays, and completion will be “late this year” according to Mecklenburg County. Landscape installation will happen this fall.
HENF helped preserve and relocate historic homes and structures that were condemned to make room for those and other infrastructure projects and did so in accordance with the principles that guided the creation of the city’s Small Area Plans, Corridor Studies and District Plans, which prioritized scale, interconnectedness, pedestrian and bicycle accessibility and gathering places. Those efforts contributed to the fabric of the Elizabeth community that supports the distinctive quality of life we now enjoy. But fabric can be worn thin by continued abrasions. Local Historic Districts (LHDs) are one of the few tools available to communities in North Carolina to preserve the fabric of their neighborhoods and, in so doing, preserve the quality of life sought by residents and commercial occupants alike. While limited in scope, the protections provided by LHDs have proven quite effective at improving the vitality, resilience and longevity of communities nationwide. For example, LHD might have saved the house on Park Drive across from the Rose Garden at the upper end of Independence Park that was demolished to make way for a drive aisle and parking lot for the new commercial buildings fronting Seventh Street and PecanEvenAvenue.whena demolished structure is replaced with a newer structure of the same type, it can abrade the neighborhood fabric. Replacing a historic home with a house built to the maxi mum allowable footprint and at the maximum allowable height affects not just the immediate neighbors and the related city block, but, when considered in the context of multiple similar projects on other blocks, that replacement is part of the hun dreds of tiny cuts that affect the collective feel of the neighbor hood and wear its fabric thin. We all value the front porches, quality materials, unique home details and mature plants and gardens that help make Elizabeth feel like home – not to mention the secret paths, tree histories and unique occupants – hello Harry Golden – and that neighbor (who shall remain nameless to protect the guilty) who maintained her hedge in a special way for over 50 years!
THE PEOPLE PAGES 9 historic housing stock that confers no building or zoning protections). Then, as now, our neighborhood’s proximity to uptown, two major hospitals and arterial roadways was trigger ing drastic changes in the form of the original Independence Boulevard expansion and the replacement of the first Haw thorne Lane Bridge.
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To protect these vital features from a new round of development pressures, HENF has engaged Susan V. Mayer of SVM Historical Consulting to complete a detailed survey of the neighborhood’s historical assets. Susan’s survey will expand upon an informal survey com pleted by HENF last year and is a required component of the application that must be submitted to the City of Charlotte’s Historic District Commission for Elizabeth to become a Local Historic District. HENF has paid for the costs of this survey, but much work remains and we welcome donations to fund our future efforts. Please contact HENF president Clif
important to fight for: Scale and quality of construction. We live in a historic neighborhood that is full of period architecture, structures that offer unique character making our neighborhood a desirable place
Look for more information on the Elizabeth Families email group from the ECA’s Land Use and Development committee. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the ECA. Changes are afoot: The inevitable creeping in of out-ofscale commercial development in our beautiful, historic neighborhood.Lookatwhat happened in NODA and now to Central Avenue in Plaza Midwood. These examples are the harbingers of insensitive development, over-scaling buildings that diminish the sense of place and historic charm of these older neighborhoods.Iscommercial development a bad thing? No. But who will set the guardrails if we, the residents of Elizabeth, don’t? This is where our voices need to be heard. Two key criteria are to live. It is this quality that creates a sense of place, that is warm and Developerinviting.Lucrum 7 has proposed what I believe is the most aggressive buildAbove: One of the views of the proposed development, as submitted by the developer July 7. This view is from Lamar. Below: the existing structures on the site of the proposed Lucrum 7 development. Photo by Margaret Fleeman
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View from a neighbor: This project is too big by Margaret Fleeman Editor’s note: Margaret Fleeman lives on 8th Street, directly behind a parcel of land for which Durham developer Lucrum 7 is seeking a rezoning. At publication time, plans for the project were in flux and a review of the request had not begun by city staff. An official community meeting was scheduled for Sept. 7, time and place to be announced.
Lucrum 7 development is not an example of small scale. The potential height is out of place for the scale of buildings around it. I write this with the intention of bringing awareness to the changes happening around us, so that we may not wake up one day to find that the character of our beloved neighborhood has disappeared. If you agree with me, I encourage you to contact our new City Council District 1 representative Danté Anderson at rezoning.gmail.comdanteanderson4charlotte@tospeakoutonthe
In the new 2040 Charlotte Comprehensive Plan, 7th Street is now considered a corridor for development and is newly designated as our neighborhood center, defined as “small, walk able mixed-use areas, typically embedded within neighbor hoods, that provide convenient access to goods, services, dining and residential for nearby residents.”Theproposed
an MFA in cinema studies from New York University and an MBA from Harvard. “I just really enjoyed having that left-brain, right-brain balance,” she says.
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Anderson, who’s in her 40s, defeated two other Democrats in the May primary and faced no opposition in the July general election. She replaces fellow Democrat Larken Egleston, who lost an at-large bid in the primary. Her district runs from North Graham Street to Seneca Place in the south and neighbor hoods like Hidden Valley and Belmont in addition to Elizabeth, Dilworth and Plaza-Midwood. Given the diversity, her priorities include expanding affordable housing, improving transporta tion options such as greenways, reducing crime and protecting the character of neighborhoods likeAndersonElizabeth.has said she’s running on a “platform of opportunity.” She’s certainly made the most of her own. Growing up in Southside Homes off Remount Road, she attended Sedgefield Elementary and Middle Schools. She finished high school in Atlanta, where she’d moved to live with an older sister. From there it was on to MIT. After graduating, she applied to graduate schools and entertained job offers. She ended up in New York as a management consultant with Price Waterhouse, an accounting Danté Anderson replaces Larken Egleston on City Council, representing District 1. Photo by Jim Morrill
Meet our new City Council representative, Danté Anderson by Jim Morrill Danté Anderson’s journey has taken her a long way from Charlotte’s public housing – to elite universities, Fortune 500 boardrooms, the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro and even an Indian ashram. Now it’s taken her to the City Council, where she’s the new representative of District 1, a sprawling district that contains some of the city’s oldest neigh borhoods, including Elizabeth. Anderson may be not only the council’s most widely traveled member but its best-creden tialed. She has a dual degree in electrical engineering and cinema studies from MIT, out yet. The current proposal is an extended stay boutique hotel with efficiency units similar to an AirBnB concept that will replace the former Royal Gardens building and the adjacent house. While the proposed height is being negotiated, I feel it will set a precedent that will influence the development of the 1800 block on 7th Street and perhaps elsewhere in our neighborhood.
Part of Jessica’s research showed that Pecan Avenue was an addon to the neighborhood for “salaried people,” according to a Charlotte Observer article in April 1921. The bungalow with the traditional large front porch along with other Pecan Avenue homes was built in 1921 or 1922 on what was originally open fields. Before the Hams became the owners of 608 Pecan, it was originally bought by Sam and Lula Burdell in 1922 when Pecan Avenue was still a dirt road. The first members of the Ham family to own this house, in 1954, were the Burdells’ daughter, Margaret, and her husband Joseph F. Ham. The house remained in the Ham family until 2009. But the true beauty of this story is that Jessica tracked down Joseph F. Ham, Jr. (Margaret’s son) who is now in his 80s and lives in Stanley, NC. She called him and then sent him all of the letters she had found at that point. About a year passed before Sealed Air, a Charlotte-based packaging company, where she helped develop marketing strategies for the company’s global digital division. Last year she started at Cisco Systems, a California-based technology company. She helps lead Cisco’s digital strategy as chief of staff for the company’s chief informa tion officer. A member of the LGBT+ community, Anderson got her start in politics as a volunteer for the 2008 Obama campaign. This was her first bid for elected office. Anderson calls herself “an impact person.” She’s made a career diving into complex situ ations, diagnosing problems and finding solutions. That’s what she wants to do on City Council.
“I desperately want the concept of achievement to resonate for all Charlotte residents,” she says on her website, “regardless of what side of the city they call home, regardless of their location on the economic mobility ladder.”
The Ham name was on some of the home’s titles that Jessica found while she was researching previous deeds to the house.
In 2011, Anderson left Walmart and took an around-the-world trip with a friend. For most of a year they traveled the globe on a trip that included visits to the Indian ashram and the base camp of Mount Everest. Then she returned to Charlotte, bought a house and set up her own consulting firm. She also returned to the corporate world. She spent five years with
Anderson left Price Waterhouse in 2000 and worked as a consultant in New York. In 2003, she entered Harvard Business School. She stayed in Boston with Proctor and Gamble, where she led global management teams. Later, at an HBS alumni function, she met a top executive with Walmart. He explained the challenge of leveraging data to better connect with members. She was intrigued. So was he. So she moved to Arkansas, where she ran an international marketing team and helped reorganize the company’s global logistics system.
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On Pecan Avenue, a family’s rediscoveredhistory by Mary Kilburn Jessica Kimble and her husband Matt York came to our neighborhood as renters of 608 Pecan Ave. They fell in love with the house and Elizabeth and decided to purchase the home in 2020. During the shutdown, Jessica, a lawyer and consulting firm with bluechip clients. “It’s a way you can have insight into large, complex organizations in a finite amount of time,” she says. While at Price, she began her MFA at New York University, focusing on American and Bra zilian cinema (though Fellini is a favorite director). She attended class one day a week and took the rest at night after work.
with a keen interest in history, began exploring the attic and discovered some personal letters from members of the Ham family.
Did you know that most of the houses on Pecan Avenue were built after those on Clement and Lamar, perhaps as a Phase 2 to the original neighborhood?
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Photo courtesy Joseph Ham
Mr. Ham got back in touch with Jessica and she invited him to visit the house. And he did. The two of them spent many hours going over more letters and other items Jessica had found. Joseph told Jessica that because of her research, she knew more about his family than he could remember. But he did tell her about his grandmother, Lula Burdell, dying in the basement of the house tending to the furnace in 1954.
Inset: members of the Burdell/Ham family in the late 1930s: Joseph Ham Jr. sits in the lap of his great grandmother Amanda Bigham, with his sister Anne beside them. Standing are Margaret Burdell Ham (left) and Lula Burdell.
Jessica, believing this is an ongoing story, continues to look in the attic and in other areas of the house (behind base boards even!), and has discovered check books, pay stubs, grocery lists and hand-drawn maps of some of Charlotte’s streets from the 1930s. The letters and other memorabilia that Jessica found were but a glimpse into the history of 608 Pecan Ave. Who knows what type of events these old Elizabeth homes have witnessed? Stop dropping your pooch’s poop in my compost bin by Anjie Carpenter Recently as I was teaching my granddaughters about compost ing, I opened the lid of our Crown Town bin, and our breath was taken away by a putrid bag of dog poop. I had to fish it out, then go in to wash my hands so we could continue our work. Jessica Kimble and Joseph Ham and the house at 608 Pecan. Photo by Kensie Kimble
Hawthorne Lane United Methodist Church recently began repairing the mortar and plaster on its sanctuary, which was built in 1915. The work, which is being done by Stone Restoration of America, is expected to be complete just before Christmas. It is the largest capital campaign in the church’s history. The church is accepting donations for the project at hlumc.org/capital-campaign.
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A portion of 7th Street near Bascom was temporarily closed in mid-July after a tree fell, knocking out the power lines.
On the outside chance that someone felt they were doing me a favor by adding their dog’s rich manure to my compost bin, I will share this: Dog waste in compost is a big no-no. Bacteria, parasites and other viruses in pet manure can cause really nasty health problems. I can’t bear the thought that the compost I relinquish to Crown Town Compost might go on to make someone seriously ill because someone dropped pet waste into my bin when I wasn’t looking.Soforewarned is fair-warned. If folks don’t want to do the right thing, perhaps the thought of some public shame might be of assistance. The next time the culprit offends, I will be taking their picture and posting it on public platforms. If Marcelino can post Jerry Seinfeld’s bad checks, it’s the least I can do for Elizabeth. Please take your dog poop home. I love Meananyway.youit.
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Their family are homesteaders in the Asheville area, so I was sad that these precious, earth-loving little girls discovered that city people don’t really care about the earth after all. Sigh.
I truly love my neighborhood and neighbors. I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else in Charlotte. I also have a deep love for Mother Earth and spend a lot of time recycling and reusing every conceivable thing I can – and I still don’t feel like it’s enough. Actually, it isn’t. Ask Greta. That being said, I am having a really difficult time NOT being REALLY ANGRY about the regular dumping of dog waste in my garbage, recycling bins and compost bins. The dog waste zeros out all of my composting and recycling efforts!
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It’s also infuriating to see bags of dog poop dumped in the middle of the street and in my neighbors’ beautiful flower beds when I’m out for a walk. Basic Boundaries 101 and Human Decency 101: Don’t dump your trash in another person’s space.
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A large tree fell in the parking lot behind Rafael’s Salon and Spa at 2028/2030 E. 7th St. on Aug. 4. Part of the building and a couple of parked cars were damaged but no injuries were reported. The photo was taken behind the salon building facing toward 7th Street. Photo by Beth Haenni
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ElizaEatsPeople’s Market: A soft opening in August marked the return of the People’s Market in the old Earl’s space on Elizabeth Avenue. The market planned to expand its hours and menu after reaching full staff. Monster chocolate chip: Where can you find the best chocolate chip cookie in all of North Carolina? Glad you asked. Villani’s Bakery on Pecan is where, at least according to Yelp. The business review and social networking site recently unveiled its list of best chocolate chip cookies in every state, and the Chantilly bakery took top honors here. Consuming an entire monster chocolate chip cookie is a feat, but sharing is caring. It’s just not fair: Also in Chantilly, Cheat’s Cheesesteak Parlor continues to draw rave reviews and long lines next to Villani’s. It’s another concept from the folks who brought you Crunkleton and who will bring you Rosemont Market and Wine Bar at the new Elizabeth On Seventh building. Rumors are also swirling about that team taking over the former Dollar General space. Soup for you: In the former Sandwich Max spot next to Queen’s Pharmacy, look for Menya Daruma restaurant to open in early October. The restaurant promises “freshly hand-made noodles daily.”
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