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‘He made us big-time’: Hugh McColl reflects on Panthers founder Jerry Richardson
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoIt was 60 years ago that Hugh McColl Jr. first loaned Jerry Richardson some money — $25,000 by his...
Park in middle of uptown Charlotte to get major renovation, bear Hugh McColl’s name
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThe Charlotte City Council approved a proposal Monday to reinvigorate an uptown park and rename it...
Former Observer publisher Rolfe Neill, a force at the paper and in Charlotte, has died
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 12 months agoIn his farewell column as publisher of The Charlotte Observer in December 1997, Rolfe Neill said...
Longtime First Union bank CEO Ed Crutchfield, an influential force in Charlotte, dies
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoEd Crutchfield, who took charge of Charlotte-based First Union and forged a national banking...
3 final designs unveiled for $7 million revamp of uptown Charlotte’s McColl Park.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoThere are now just three designs on the table for the future McColl Park, each combining different parts of Charlotte’s iconography with new ideas. The park, built in 1991, was formerly known ...
40 years. 1,000 student awards. What’s next for this one-of-a kind Charlotte scholarship?
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoSometime in the early 1970s, John Crawford received an offer he couldn’t refuse. The Charlotte...
UNC Charlotte enters ‘next chapter’ after earning coveted top-tier research status
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoMorgan Carter’s hikes outdoors take ages. The UNC Charlotte researcher is constantly stopping along...
A ‘giant in this community.’ Former Harris Teeter owner and hospital chair dies at 94
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoRush Stuart Dickson, former owner of Harris Teeter grocery store chain and American & Efird textile...
Charlotte’s Polk Park demolished without public input. Now, community wants answers.
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year ago“This is sort of shocking ... that we could in fact, be returning to an era of just destroying like...
Barriers still exist for Black developers in Charlotte. Meet the people changing that
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThe commercial real estate industry is comprised mostly of white people, though more companies in...