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The office of the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina is currently held by Democrat Vi Lyles, who took office in December 2017 after defeating Republican Kenny Smith in the November election. The office was established in 1853, when William F. Davidson was elected to serve as intendent. In 1861, the title was changed from intendent to mayor. [1]
Sardis Woods is an area of East Charlotte bounded by Sardis Rd, Sardis Rd North and the Crown Point Business Park. Sheffield Park is a neighborhood full of history bounded by North Sharon Amity Road, Albemarle Rd. and Central Avenue. Sherwood Forest is a neighborhood bounded by North Sharon Amity Road, Randolph Rd. and Sardis Road.
Libertarianismin the United States. The John Locke Foundation ( JLF) is a Free market think tank based in North Carolina. [2] The organization was founded in 1990 to work "for truth, for freedom, and for the future of North Carolina." [3] [4] It is named after the philosopher John Locke, who was a primary contributor to classical liberalism.
Myers Park (Charlotte) / 35.19250°N 80.83306°W / 35.19250; -80.83306. Myers Park is a neighborhood and historic district in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. [2] Neighborhoods that are near Myers Park include Dilworth and Sedgefield to the west, Eastover to the east, Uptown Charlotte to the north, and South Park and Foxcroft ...
Levine Center for the Arts. Levine Center for the Arts on South Tryon Street in Charlotte, North Carolina, includes Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, the Knight Theater, and the Mint Museum Uptown. It was named for Leon Levine, whose foundation provided financing.
Leon Levine was born into a Jewish family on June 8, 1937, in Wadesboro, North Carolina. The family actually lived in Rockingham, North Carolina, but that town, some 19 miles away from Wadesboro, had no hospital at that time. The family operated a small town store called The Hub, managed by his brother Sherman and his mother until its closure ...
Clemmie Dixon Spangler Jr. (April 5, 1932 – July 22, 2018) was an American billionaire businessman, and the owner of National Gypsum. [1] On the Forbes 2016 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #722 with a net worth of US$ 2.4 billion. [1] He was president of the University of North Carolina from 1986 to 1997.
Ballantyne Village is a 171,000 square foot mixed used development (excluding the Panorama Tower). It was purchased by American Realty Advisors and Stonemar Properties for $43.2 million in 2017. Previously it was purchased by Charlotte-based Vision Ventures and Mount Vernon Asset Management for $26 million in 2013.