Fourth Ward NewsLocal news for Fourth Ward (Charlotte, NC) continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.in the Works: Uptown project pace slows- March 26, 2008 "It's the debt market and pretty much everything else. This would not be the time to launch something." Uptown's once sizzling high-rise housing market is showing signs of cooling.Two projects have been postponed, and now work has slowed on another condo tower and stopped temporarily on yet another.Even more evidence of a shift: Billionaire Donald Trump's planning for a project that could have raised Charlotte's national profile is officially on hold.Financial market turmoil, building code...http://www.topix.net/city/charlotte-nc-fourth-ward/2008/03/in-the-works-uptown-project-pac... by Permit Only: Free street parking in Fourth Ward ends- March 11, 2008 "We welcome guests and we love people coming to the city" With its proximity to many of Charlotte's attractions, Fourth Ward in recent years has become a not-so-secret spot for uptown visitors looking for a place to park.As of late February, free on-street parking no longer remains -- at any time.Fourth Ward leaders and the Charlotte Department of Transportation finished more than a year of research by requiring cars to have a permit to park at all times on neighborhood streets. The area...http://www.topix.net/city/charlotte-nc-fourth-ward/2008/03/by-permit-only-free-street-park... Central Charlotte Briefs Amy Wadsworth- March 9, 2008 Boy Scouts give print to sub's crewBoy Scout Troop 1 chartered by Holy Comforter Episcopal Church on Sept. 22 presented a framed Charlotte city skyline print and a personal letter from Mayor Pat McCrory to the commander and crew of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Charlotte.Historic South End group to meetThe Historic South End Neighborhood Association meeting will be 6 p.m. Tuesday at Shook-Kelley Architecture, 2151 Hawkins St. Meetings are the second Tuesday of every month. Read morehttp://www.topix.net/city/charlotte-nc-fourth-ward/2008/03/central-charlotte-briefs-amy-wa... |