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Com d'ArchiS6#28 🇺🇸🇬🇧 "Tomorrow's neighborhoods (Quartiers de demain), a consultation open to teams from all over the world "“Quartiers de demain” is an international architectural consultation aimed at transforming ten priority neighborhoods in France and designing a more sober, sustainable, aesthetic and supportive living environment.In 2023, the President of the French Republic has announced the creation of an international consultation with designers from all over the world, with the aim of transforming ten priority neighborhoods of the French urban policy (QPV). Applications for the Quartiers de demain consultation opened to designers on November 8, with a deadline of December 16, 2024.The aim is to mobilize architectural, urban and landscaping excellence to create projects that demo...2024-12-1109 min
Xennials, The Last Analogue GenerationXennials Ep.8: Music, urban culture & transculturalism in the ‘90sIn this episode of Xennials, host Charlotte Kan dives into the concept of ‘neural nostalgia’ to explore how the music we listened to as teenagers left an indelible mark on our brains. She welcomes Claude Grunitzky, founder of global media brand Trace, who shares how music helped shaped his life and career. They discuss Claude’s multicultural background, his early influences, and his move from London to New York – from trip-hop to hip-hop. The conversation touches on the globalisation and hybridisation of music in the 90s, from Massive Attack to Afrobeats, and how technology and AI are impacting the music in...2024-07-1936 min
The Charlotte Ledger PodcastShaping Charlotte through thoughtful planning, with Douglas WeltonAs chair of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Planning Commission, Douglas Welton has a front-row seat to the complexities of Charlotte's rapid growth. In his role, he faces the challenges and opportunities presented by the city’s expansion, engaging with developers, city staff and residents alike.Welton's tenure has been marked by a focus on increasing housing supply, advocating for density in appropriate areas and fostering community involvement. His vision for Charlotte's future is one of thoughtful growth, ensuring that the city remains vibrant and inclusive while addressing the practical realities of urban expansion.On this episode of...2024-06-1429 min
Com d'ArchiS5#77 🇺🇸🇬🇧 "Linking architecture, including heritage and urban planning"The Hame architects studio is founded on the pooling of diverse skills (architecture, urban planning, heritage) to provide a comprehensive response to the demands of today’s city, at every scale.In this podcast, we take a look back at the fundamentals of the agency, with a focus on the Manaus project in Brazil. This is a strategic urban study for the renovation of the historic city center. The research is a cross between South American and European ways of making the city about the city.Written by Anne-Charlotte and read by Esther. ...2024-06-1207 min
The Charlotte Ledger PodcastThe economics of stadium renovationsThe city of Charlotte has struck a deal with Tepper Sports and Entertainment on funding renovations at Bank of America Stadium, the home to the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC. The city, which would spend $650 million in tourism tax money for the project, says the deal makes smart business sense because the stadium is responsible for more than $1 billion annually in economic impact to the Charlotte region.This newsy and bonus episode of The Charlotte Ledger Podcast examines the economic effects of sports stadiums, in a conversation with Fred Smith, an economics professor at Davidson College. He...2024-06-0413 min
Com d'Archi[REPLAY] S4#16🇺🇸🇬🇧"The wood at the cutting edge : the new ONF headquarter”A prototype building, a daring structure, an ambitious program, the new headquarters of the French National Forestry Office takes up urban, constructive and social challenges.In this Com d'Archi, written by Anne-Charlotte, based on the French interview with the two agencies, discover this innovative architecture, the largest building made exclusively of French wood.This project embodies the dualities of contemporary architecture, in a subtle harmony between tradition and disruption, heritage and urban transformation, openness and discretion.Because, according to Vincent Lavergne 'Architecture is also about breaking down walls'.How...2024-05-1013 min
The Charlotte Ledger PodcastHow Charlotte should grow, with Shannon Binns of Sustain CharlotteCharlotte is a fast-growing city. And it's also one of the lowest-density major cities in the U.S. What are the implications of that? And what moves should Charlotte make to accommodate all these newcomers?In this episode of The Charlotte Ledger Podcast, we talk with Shannon Binns, executive director of Sustain Charlotte. It's a nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for sustainable development and urban issues in the Charlotte region. Binns founded the nonprofit in 2010 with a focus on equitable growth, transportation diversity and community livability.He and Ledger editor Tony Mecia discuss the city's...2024-04-2632 min
The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson808: How to Help Pollinators - A Garden Chat808: How to Help Pollinators A Garden Chat with Charlotte Wiggins.In This Garden Chat:Ever wonder about pollinators and their impact on our environment? Why are they important and how do they impact the environment around us? Join us as we chat with Charlotte Wiggins and explore all things pollinator!Our Special Guest:Charlotte Ekker Wiggins is an award-winning author, lecturer, master beekeeper and master gardener. After careers in journalism, US Forest Service and US Navy, she’s now chairing an 8-state Midwest partnership to grow beekeeping instru...2024-04-1941 min
The Urban Farm Podcast Private feed for Members808: How to Help Pollinators - A Garden Chat808: How to Help Pollinators A Garden Chat with Charlotte Wiggins.In This Garden Chat:Ever wonder about pollinators and their impact on our environment? Why are they important and how do they impact the environment around us? Join us as we chat with Charlotte Wiggins and explore all things pollinator!. Our Special Guest:Charlotte Ekker Wiggins is an award-winning author, lecturer, master beekeeper and master gardener. After careers in journalism, US Forest Service and US Navy, she’s now chairing an 8-state Midwest partnership to grow beek...2024-04-1939 min
Com d'ArchiS5#61 🇺🇸🇬🇧 "The European dimension of the Europan competition, the summary"On March 28, 2024, the seventeenth session of the Europan architecture, urban planning and landscape competition was held at the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris. Anne-Charlotte Depondt was invited to moderate a media moment for conclude of the program, reflecting on the European dimension of the competition.Former winners and members of the Europan 17 jury took part in the debate:John EDOM, architect, anthropologist, New South, international member of the E17 juryYann HOULLARD, architect and urban planner, Collectif MAYA, winning project E17, Défendons les Palantins, France, team based in Sp...2024-04-1709 min
Com d'Archi[REPLAY] S4#2🇺🇸🇬🇧 "Frugal Panache or the urbanism of emergence" with ML Belhouari and N DétrieThe emblematic agency Leclercq Associés, after the issues #19 and #20 of Season 2, returns to Com d'Archi for a series of podcasts, with guests and themes of its choice. We open Season 4 of Com d'Archi with the episodes of this series dedicated to Leclercq Associés, and with a new Radioscopie on the subject of transitional urbanism!Transitional urbanism is a working method implemented by Leclercq Associés on abandoned urban spaces, in partnership with specialists in the field; Mohamed Lotfi Belhouari, director of the Urbanism and Landscape department, and Mathilde Adam, from the Leclercq Associés agen...2024-03-2213 min
For the Love of PlantsFor The Love of Plants Episode 10 – November: Urban Gardening & Fireworks"If you love plants, you're in the right place!”Welcome to the tenth episode of For the Love of Plants. Glorious November! Join us to listen to us discussing Bonfire night, Urban gardening and all things horty! Enjoyy!! Subscribe and leave a 5-star rating if you like what you hear! As always, we'll be discussing plants, plants, plants!! To get in touch you can contact us directly ftloveofplants@aol.com or on our Instagram @ ftloveofplants You can find us individually on instagram: - Jack is @growing__man ...2023-10-311h 17
Com d'Archi[REPLAY] S3#28🇺🇸🇬🇧 Itv,"Urban planning ZAC Pleyel in France & Sports centre Montserrat in Spain"In this issue of Com d'Archi, after presenting their agency, Anna Maria Bordas and Miquel Peiro talks about two emblematic projects of the office : the urban planning of ZAC Pleyel in Saint-Denis in France and the Sports centre in Montserrat in Spain. Image teaser DR © Bordas + Peiro & GraphSound engineering : Julien Rebours___If you like the podcast do not hesitate:. to subscribe so you don't miss the next episodes,. to leave us stars and a comment :-),. to follow us on Instagram @comdarchipodcast to...2023-07-2810 min
Spoken City PodcastUrban Explorers in the QCIn a city there are so many things, incremental changes and dynamic moments, it is impossible to see it all... there’s always more to discover. Discovery, for some, is an art. It is the willingness to try something new, choosing to make the uncomfortability of newness the norm. We will talk about exploring and discovering with Angelique Gaines and Tom Hanchet. Each has deep experience with exploring Charlotte, NC. Tom is responsible for hosting notorious food tours in East Charlotte and exploring the city’s history as well as authoring the book: Sorting Out the New South...2023-06-0849 min
Spoken City PodcastUrban Explorers in the QCIn a city there are so many things, incremental changes and dynamic moments, it is impossible to see it all... there’s always more to discover. Discovery, for some, is an art. It is the willingness to try something new, choosing to make the uncomfortability of newness the norm. We will talk about exploring and discovering with Angelique Gaines and Tom Hanchet. Each has deep experience with exploring Charlotte, NC. Tom is responsible for hosting notorious food tours in East Charlotte and exploring the city’s history as well as authoring the book: Sorting Out the New South...2023-06-0749 min
WCNC Charlotte To GoMore housing development coming to Charlotte's Mallard Creek area: Tuesday, May 16The Mallard Creek area is seeing massive growth and interest from developers to build housing. On Monday, the Charlotte City Council discussed, among other things, two rezoning petitions that call for hundreds of townhomes in the Mallard Creek area.One of these petitions would rezone a piece of land near the intersection of Mallard Creek and Galloway roads to be switched from single-family homes to urban residential. Specifically, the petition calls for 186 townhomes to be built at the site. Appaloosa Real Estate is the project's petitioner. City staff members do not recommend approval of t...2023-05-1601 min
The Couchside Judges MMA PodcastE240 - UFC Charlotte: Jailton Almeida vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruick; Bellator 296Adventures in officiating!
Both Bellator 296 in Paris and the UFC on ABC fight card in Charlotte, N.C., featured their fair share of unusual happenings, both because of referee intervention and independent of it.
Other than the usual Contested Rounds (3 from UFC, a selected 5 of 10 from Bellator including Fabian Edwards' victory over Gegard Mousasi), Scott and Dan delve into what happened in...
— The foul-plagued technical decision between Mandy Bohm and Ji Yeon Kim
— Cody Stamann's gripe with a perceived and uncalled foul against Douglas Silva de Andrade
— Saul Rogers premature (later overtu...2023-05-151h 03
Com d'Archi[REPLAY] S3#8 🇺🇸🇬🇧"A royal way", Alexandre Sfintesco, architectAfter 20 years working with renowned architect and urban planner François Leclercq, Alexandre Sfintesco, together with Kevin-Antoine Eloy, founded the architecture and urban planning agency SAFE, within the operational urban planning platform URBENSE, in 2020. In this English version of Com d'Archi, we look back at Alexandre's career and focus on his project in Louveciennes, which borders the road to the Château de Versailles France.Image teaser DR Aqueduct of Louveciennes © PackShotSound engineering : Julien Rebours___If you like the podcast do not hesitate:. to subscribe so you don...2023-05-0510 min
The Charlotte Ledger PodcastCharlotte's changing real estate industry, with David RavinCharlotte's real estate industry is changing — and David Ravin, CEO of development company Northwood Ravin, has had a front-row seat to its evolution over more than two decades. He reflects on his early interest in architecture and urban planning, his time as a student at UNC Charlotte, what he learned at real estate giant Crosland, Northwood Ravin's philosophy on building and where real estate in Charlotte goes from here.For more information about The Charlotte Ledger, or to sign up for our newsletters, visit TheCharlotteLedger.com.The Charlotte Ledger Podcast is produced by Lindsey Banks....2022-12-1426 min
Com d'ArchiS4#16🇺🇸🇬🇧“The wood at the cutting edge : the new ONF headquarter”A prototype building, a daring structure, an ambitious program, the new headquarters of the French National Forestry Office takes up urban, constructive and social challenges.In this Com d'Archi, written by Anne-Charlotte, based on the French interview with the two agencies, discover this innovative architecture, the largest building made exclusively of French wood.This project embodies the dualities of contemporary architecture, in a subtle harmony between tradition and disruption, heritage and urban transformation, openness and discretion.Because, according to Vincent Lavergne 'Architecture is also about breaking down walls'.How...2022-10-1913 min
Future Charlotte: The PodcastWhy this planner thinks Charlotte should scrap its transit planMichael Gallis is a longtime planner with a big idea for Charlotte: Throw out the city's transit expansion plans and start from scratch. Gallis, who's been involved in some of the big plans guiding Charlotte's future, doesn't hold back when he talks about what's wrong with Charlotte's plans and how the city should do something different.
Gallis joined the Future Charlotte podcast to talk about transit, transportation, what's driving economic growth and why the city he nicknames "Boosterville" needs to get real about the threats looming on the horizon, from climate change to a lack of equitable growth.2022-10-0352 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastSaving and growing Charlotte's tree CanopyCharlotte loves its trees. But are we willing to do all that we can to save them?
That's the paradoxical question confronting Jane Singleton Myers, executive director of TreesCharlotte. The city's iconic tree canopy has shrunk from 49% to 45% coverage as of 2017, and likely more in the five years since the last comprehensive measurement.
Myers joined the Future Charlotte podcast to talk about how Charlotte can preserve its tree canopy, why it matters that we do so (hint: shade and rain), and how a city that loves both growth and trees can balance competing interests. Myers also talks about her favorite...2022-09-2630 min
Com d'Archi[REPLAY] S2#6🇺🇸🇬🇧 Itw, Watt tower, a new way for mixed cityVincent Lavergne, founder and director of Vincent Lavergne Architecture and Urban Planning, explains to us how the Watt tower is such a special project in Paris. Leaning against the base covering the railroad tracks, the Watt Tower is in a position of pivot and urban connector between two eras, between two levels of the city, the old and the new.It is rare in France for a tower, often an isolated object, to concentrate so many development issues in the neighborhood in which it is located: the project here goes beyond the simple architectural transformation of t...2022-09-2310 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastCharlotte's Changing Climate, with Brad PanovichFrom seemingly endless heat waves in the west to catastrophic floods from Kentucky to Pakistan, a drumbeat of extreme weather has dominated the news this summer. In Charlotte, it can feel like we’re not on the front lines of climate change — we’re not on the coast watching sea levels creep up, or out west watching rivers wither under record droughts — but we’re seeing the effects too. Hotter, muggier summers, heavier downpours, stronger storms. And we’re going to see more changes in the coming years.
There are few people watching our weather as closely as Brad Panovich, chief meteor...2022-09-1233 min
Com d'ArchiS4#2🇺🇸🇬🇧"Frugal Panache or the urbanism of emergence" with ML Belhouari and N DétrieThe emblematic agency Leclercq Associés, after the issues #19 and #20 of Season 2, returns to Com d'Archi for a series of podcasts, with guests and themes of its choice. We open Season 4 of Com d'Archi with the episodes of this series dedicated to Leclercq Associés, and with a new Radioscopie on the subject of transitional urbanism!Transitional urbanism is a working method implemented by Leclercq Associés on abandoned urban spaces, in partnership with specialists in the field; Mohamed Lotfi Belhouari, director of the Urbanism and Landscape department, and Mathilde Adam, from the Leclercq Associés agen...2022-08-3113 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastHere's how Charlotte can value and grow its creative communityWhen it comes to the creative scene, Charlotte isn’t often mentioned in the same breath as peer cities like Austin or Nashville. After all, our city’s unofficial tagline is “Banktown,” not “Music City” or “Keep Austin Weird.”
But Charlotte does have a thriving creative community. And a new study by the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute provides more details about that community’s assets, challenges and what we can do to provide artists, singers, graphic designers and other creatives with more support.
Based on a survey of more than 630 local creatives, this new study found many encouraging signs. A majority of Charlo...2022-08-2943 min
Career BitsEpisode 77 - How the Charlotte Family Can Work For YouAlum Kelly Little joins us to talk about how Charlotte shaped his college experience and life as well as offer tips to students on how they can connect with the Charlotte Family.
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https://up...2022-08-2925 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastHip-Hop ArchitectureCharlotte’s seen rapid growth over the past several decades, but many say that boom has come at the cost of inclusivity and, perhaps, even a bit of the city’s soul. With the loss of many historic buildings and without much of an identifiable design vernacular — aside, perhaps, from the profusion of five-story apartment buildings — Charlotte’s even been accused of looking bland.
And many of the city’s residents have been excluded from decision-making about Charlotte’s growth, exemplified most strikingly in the urban renewal program that demolished Black neighborhoods such as Brooklyn in uptown Charlotte.
A new design paradig...2022-08-1139 min
CHARLOTTE MASON FOR ALL44. Charlotte Mason Dads with Efrain AliceaWelcome to our series on Charlotte Mason Dads!
Join Mariana as she chats with Efrain Alicea, a.k.a as E. Efrain is the lead pastor of Elements Church, an urban church located in the South Bronx. He is also a writer, poet, rapper, musician, activist, and lover of God’s Word with a heart for His people, especially the marginalized and disenfranchised.
Efrain’s favorite titles, however, are that of husband to his beautiful wife, our own Erika, and father, to his amazing children, Jason and Isabel. And his title of grandfather to two love...2022-07-1544 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastTransforming University City from the quintessential suburb to a real urban centerOne of Charlotte's quintessential suburban communities has big plans to transform itself into a dense, walkable, mixed-use center. Greenways, sidewalks, protected bike lanes and transit would replace the car-choked expressways and huge parking lots that dominate the auto-centric area now.
We're not talking about Ballantyne or SouthPark. Leaders in University City — Charlotte's second-largest employment district and youngest neighborhood — are betting they can take a part of the city that developed in the heyday of the car and turn it into a walkable neighborhood.
Tobe Holmes, interim executive director of University City Partners, joins the Future Charlotte podcast to talk about how...2022-06-2932 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastTransit Time: Let's talk trains, taxes and Chick-fil-AWhen WFAE, The Charlotte Ledger and the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute launched a joint newsletter last year to cover transit and transportation, we assumed that the main focus would be the 1-cent transit sales tax vote. Well, that vote didn't happen and the transit plan is in a bit of limbo, but we've still found plenty to write about, from Chick-fil-A's humongous backups to the NC DOT's yawning budget hole, the "stigma" facing bus riders to the real reason there are no plans for a train directly to the airport.
Hear from Ely Portillo (UNC Charlotte), Steve Harrison (WFAE) and...2022-05-1830 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastWall Street-backed landlords buying the American dreamCorporate landlords like American Homes 4 Rent and Invitation Homes now own 40,000 single-family homes across North Carolina. In Mecklenburg County, they now account for one in four rental properties.
That's according to a new, months-long investigation by the Charlotte Observer and the Raleigh News & Observer. The series, "Security for Sale," details how Wall Street-backed companies built a money-making machine in the aftermath of the Great Recession, buying huge portfolios of houses and converting them into financial products.
Tyler Dukes, one of the investigative reporters behind the series, joined the "Future Charlotte" podcast this week to talk about the rise of the...2022-05-0533 minWCNC Charlotte To GoCharlotte's now-bankrupted Epicentre to be auctioned: Tuesday, April 26The Epicentre, a once-thriving entertainment hub stretching the entirety of a Charlotte city block, will be auctioned off as a result of its bankruptcy, court documents obtained by WCNC Charlotte Monday confirmed.In an auction scheduled for May 12 at 10 a.m., the highest bidder will walk away as the owner of the complex.The Epicentre was built in 2008 on the site of the old Charlotte Convention Center. It grew into a popular nightlife spot. “When I was younger there was a lot of businesses a lot of people come and go but It’s been...2022-04-2602 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastThe Accidental UrbanistJohn Holmes III was a budding urbanist in Charlotte, reading books like "Street Fight" and wondering why we built our cities to drive everywhere. A Marine veteran working at Chick-fil-A, Holmes was trying to reconcile his workplace's busy drive-thru with his own ideas about building better cities. When he posted his opinion online about new drive-thru-only restaurants, he quickly found himself out of a job and into the spotlight.2022-04-1947 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastIs Charlotte ready for parking-free apartments?Lots of people want to make Charlotte less car-dependent. Harrison Tucker, the CEO of SpaceCraft, is taking concrete steps to do so. He's the developer behind the Joinery, a parking-free apartment building along the Blue Line in Charlotte. The city's first such development, Tucker's project is a test case for Charlotte - are enough people ready for a car-free (or car-lite) lifestyle to make it work?2022-03-3025 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastBicycles in CharlotteCharlotte is usually described as a car-dependent city, where you have to have an automobile to effectively get around. Pam Murray tries to show that's not the case, living her life almost car-free in sprawling Charlotte. And she thinks a lot more of us could be doing the same - even if it sounds a little daunting at first.2022-03-0932 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastCLT: The airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport is one of the busiest hubs in the world, despite the city of Charlotte's modest size. That disproportionate air service is usually cited as one of the city's biggest economic advantages. But COVID-19 impacted the air travel industry in a profound way, with Charlotte Douglas in the midst of a multibillion-dollar expansion program. How is the airport coping - even thriving - and what's next for CLT?2022-02-2137 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastCurating the FutureWhat if the future looks radically different? That's the vision of Curators, a collective of young, multinational designers who hope to build something very different in Charlotte. Join us as we talk about two pilot ideas: Controlled indoor farming with solar panel glass windows to bring fresh food onto every block, and the Next City.
See more at www.wecurators.com2022-02-0427 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastHow to stop parking from killing your cityDonald Shoup (www.shoupdogg.com) is a distinguished research professor at UCLA in the department of urban planning. His work revolutionized the way a lot of people viewed the impact of parking, development rules and land economics in cities, and he continues to produce provocative work about the ways parking can degrade our urban environment. It’s not too much of a stretch to say he’s made parking, a seemingly totally mundane topic, into something fascinating — and consequential for the health and future of our cities.2022-01-0536 min
The Charlotte Ledger PodcastA year of growth for The Charlotte Ledger(^ You can listen to Ledger editor Tony Mecia read this letter to readers by clicking above) Dear Ledger reader:It’s the end of 2021, the time of the year when organizations look back and look ahead.At The Ledger, we’ll try to spare you the overly sappy reflections, but we do think it’s healthy to share with our readers what we’ve done and where we’re heading. We can exist only because of our readers’ support, so we think you deserve periodic updates on how our business is doing.2021-12-3011 min
Com d'ArchiS3#28🇺🇸🇬🇧 Itv,"Urban planning ZAC Pleyel in France & Sports centre Montserrat in Spain"In this issue of Com d'Archi, after presenting their agency, Anna Maria Bordas and Miquel Peiro talks about two emblematic projects of the office : the urban planning of ZAC Pleyel in Saint-Denis in France and the Sports centre in Montserrat in Spain. Image teaser DR © Bordas + Peiro & GraphSound engineering : Julien Rebours___If you like the podcast do not hesitate:. to subscribe so you don't miss the next episodes,. to leave us stars and a comment :-),. to follow us on Instagram @comdarchipodcast to...2021-12-0110 min
Future Charlotte: The PodcastFuture Charlotte - Technology and Sensors in DesignTechnology and artificial intelligence are starting to reshape every aspect of our lives, and the built environment is next. Ben Goebel, an architect with Gresham Smith in Charlotte, joins Future Charlotte to talk about how wearables, biometrics, advanced sensors, video cameras and AI can help designers make spaces that are less stressful, more efficient and better designed - and how we can avoid the "Big Brother" factor that might conjure up.2021-11-1541 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastFuture Charlotte: Mapping the city's futureLet's get a little nerdy and jump right into the alphabet soup of zoning, land use, planning and development on this episode. Join us for a talk with Keba Samuel and Phillip Gussman about why the city's planning effort wasn't finished with the 2040 plan's passage, what happens next, and why your input on the policy map and other parts of the plan is vital, right now.
You can go to www.cltfuture2040.com to learn more, and send feedback to the city through that website or via cltfuture2040@charlottenc.gov.2021-10-2530 min
Coffee with a CandidateJohn Urban for Matthews CommissionerIncumbent John Urban is one of seven active candidates running for one of six seats on the Town of Matthews Board of Commissioners. In this episode of the Coffee with a Candidate podcast, our host Chris Melton has a conversation with John that's intended to allow you to get to know him better as a candidate.
Coffee with a Candidate is brought to you by Charlotte Media Group - the publishers of the the Matthews Mint Hill Weekly, Union County Weekly & the South Charlotte Weekly. Find us online at www.thecharlotteweekly.com and be sure to follow us...2021-10-1311 min
Let's Learn About...#88 - Slender Man and the Birth of Internet Urban Legends (Spooky Month #7)He's tall and thin with unnaturally long, tentacle-like arms. His face is white and featureless, but may appear differently to anyone who sees it. He wears a dark suit and tie. Yes, that's right... we're talking about Slender Man! In this Spooky Month episode, Ellie discusses the origins of Slender Man, the birth of the online urban legend, and the power of internet culture. --- Where to Find Us: Find the full notes for this episode, including where you can learn more about these topics, at learnaboutpod.com. You can also fo...2021-10-1130 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 27 - The UrbiesWhen it comes to urban design, Charlotte sometimes has a reputation for being bland. But that's not the whole story, and the new Urban Design Awards - the Urbies - are celebrating some of the real design achievements in our city.
This episode, join former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt, Damon Hemmerdinger of ATCO Properties (the developers behind Camp North End) and UNC Charlotte Prof. Deb Ryan to hear about the Urbies, how design in Charlotte is getting better, what's still holding us back - and what we can do about it.2021-09-2445 min
Com d'ArchiS3#8🇺🇸🇬🇧"A royal way", Alexandre Sfintesco, architectAfter 20 years working with renowned architect and urban planner François Leclercq, Alexandre Sfintesco, together with Kevin-Antoine Eloy, founded the architecture and urban planning agency SAFE, within the operational urban planning platform URBENSE, in 2020. In this English version of Com d'Archi, we look back at Alexandre's career and focus on his project in Louveciennes, which borders the road to the Château de Versailles France.Image teaser DR Aqueduct of Louveciennes © PackShotSound engineering : Julien Rebours___If you like the podcast do not hesitate:. to subscribe so you don...2021-09-2210 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 26: Preserving historyCharlotte has a reputation for tearing down grand old buildings and replacing them with bland new apartments. But that's not the whole story. Dan Morrill, longtime preservationist and co-founder of Preserve Mecklenburg, and Tommy Lee, a textile executive and Preserve Mecklenburg board member, talk about keeping pieces of the past alive. A development-friendly, market-based preservation strategy can leave everyone "happy as a church mouse," Morrill said.2021-09-0236 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 25: The RiverkeeperWater seems like a limitless resource - just turn on the faucet and it's there for you - until it's not. Charlotte is a city adjacent to a major series of manmade lakes, split by hundreds of streams, but it's easy to ignore the central role water plays in our lives if you're not paying attention. Hear from Catawba Riverkeeper Brandon Jones about how he keeps watch on over 9,000 miles of linear streams, what the biggest challenges facing our water are (hint: growth), and how we can all play a part in protecting our most important, most overlooked resource.2021-08-1128 min
Future Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 24: Building (literally) the future with constructionWe talk a lot about infrastructure and new developments on this show - the buildings, roads, rail lines and more that define our next chapter. On this episode, we focus on the industry that actually builds those things, construction. Marcus Rabun, an industry veteran and CEO of Myers & Chapman, breaks down what changes are coming, how the industry can build the skilled workforce it needs, and how construction firms are still dealing with the aftermath of the covid-19 pandemic in Charlotte.2021-07-2630 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 23: Tree CanopyCharlotte's known for its lush tree canopy - if you've flown into the city, you know how it feels a bit like landing in a forest when you approach. But that canopy is under threat. We're losing three football fields a day worth of trees. And the trees we have aren't equitably distributed, with lower-income and minority neighborhoods enjoying significantly less canopy cover. In a warming world, trees matter more than ever. Learn about the future of Charlotte's tree canopy with Doug Shoemaker, a UNC Charlotte researcher and expert.2021-07-1541 min
The Midnight RecordEpisode 17: Urban LegendsIn this week's episode, Rae and Charlotte discuss some of their favorite urban legends. They dive into classics such as The Goatman, La Llorona, Hell House and The Mole People of New York City. Strap in!TW: Listener discretion is advised.Have a personal connection to a true crime story, conspiracy theory or paranormal encounter that you'd like to share with us? Send us an email at themidnightrecord@gmail.com.Instagram: @themidnightrecordTikTok: @themidnightrecordTwitter: @TMRPodMusic by: Nathanael McClure2021-07-0742 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 22: Post-pandemic parkingWith the COVID-19 pandemic easing and big banks preparing to call employees back, tens of thousands of workers in uptown Charlotte are confronting a question they haven't thought about for more than a year: Where am I going to park? Parking is a major expense for many, and the future of post-pandemic parking will help determine how auto-dependent Charlotte develops going forward.
We talk with Roger Stacks, CEO and owner of Preferred Parking, about what his company has seen during the pandemic, how they're adapting to a hybrid work future, and what the future of parking in Charlotte might look...2021-06-2226 min
Nehemiah Urban ImpactCharlotte E-Community Center OpeningThe Charlotte E-Community Center Opening reinforces the reunification within our communities while providing opportunities for our youth through training, coaching, and giving them access to capital. The center is aiming at doing this through engaging in community cultural activities such as Golf For A Change and the Top Golf Business Challenge. Rev. Charles Kearse says that the biggest aim of the urban community is to change people's lives and impact them in ways that will not only be good to them but to those around them too. As part of impacting communities Dr. Joel Freeman who wrote a...2021-06-091h 07Future Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 21: Exploring Charlotte's health disparitiesIn parts of Charlotte, people routinely live into their 80s. In other neighborhoods just a few miles away - or even next door - the average age of death is in just the 60s. What accounts for the huge disparities in health, and what can we do about problems like food deserts, lack of access to healthcare and unequal housing?
Dr. Jerome Williams of Novant Health explores these issues, and what changes can help us close the gaps, on this episode.2021-06-0833 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 20: Minority-owned businesses in CharlotteIs Charlotte a good city for minority entrepreneurs? What do minority-owned businesses need to survive? What special challenges do Black and brown entrepreneurs face?
This episode, we're joined by Les Lambert from Bank of America, James Whitner, founder of the Whitaker Group and operator of boutique stores like Social Status, and Angelique Gaines, a social research specialist at the Urban Institute who has studied this topic.2021-05-2529 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 19: When uptown was downtownWhen architect Stephen Overcash came to Charlotte in 1979, uptown was called downtown, liquor-by-the-drink was a new concept and a skyline full of towers was decades in the future. On this episode, we reflect on Charlotte's awkward teenage years, how the city's grown and what might come next in a post-covid world.2021-05-1933 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 18: Urban farms and food equityMeet Rickey Hall and Zack Wyatt, two people in Charlotte working to change our industrial food system and make it more local, sustainable and equitable. Zack is president and CEO of the Carolina Farm Trust, which operates urban farms in and around Charlotte. Rickey is chair of the West Boulevard Neighborhood Coalition, which is combatting food deserts and food insecurity in underserved neighborhoods.
Hear about why our food system grew to be so inequitable, how Mecklenburg County moved away from its history of farming, and how we can start to change things locally.2021-05-0636 min
Creeping it in the FamilyEpisode 46- 'Behind Closed Lines' (Urban Legend, 1998)We're looking at some murderous urban legends this week as we watch the 90s horror slasher, Urban Legend.2021-04-261h 01Future Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 17: The Future of RetailWhen it comes to making the ground floor of a new building "cool," with shops, a bar, restaurants or other retail, Adam Williams is one of the first calls developers make in Charlotte. Williams, a principal at Legacy Real Estate Advisors, talks about the ins and outs of making cool spaces from a business perspective, why all the not-so-pretty stuff like grease traps and HVAC systems are crucial for new developments, and what the future of retail might look like in Charlotte post-covid.
Williams is also host of the Retail Redeveloped podcast - give it a listen or a follow...2021-04-2230 min
Charlotte Readers PodcastBonné Bartron Explores America’s Darkest Urban Legend in “Whispers”In this episode 202, we visit with Bonné Bartron, noted filmmaker and author of “Whispers,” the #1 bestselling debut novel in Amazon’s new release charts in Sociology of Abuse, a spine-tingling political thriller is full of dark twists, political conspiracies, and legends that predate the American Constitution.
During a trip to Disney World with her two sisters, Stacey Cooper’s 8-year-old niece goes missing. After finding a clue that points to an urban legend, the sisters embroil themselves in an investigation that spans centuries.
Scott Harnett called “Whispers” a “fast-paced, well thought out journey that is gripping and keeps you g...2021-04-2039 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 16: Brook Muller and the future of designFrom Germany to Portland to Charlotte, Brook Muller - dean of the College of Arts + Architecture - has amassed a wide-ranging perspective on architecture, design and sustainability. Hear what he thinks Charlotte needs less of (hint: parking), what we need more of (outdoor space plays a big role), and how he lives in Charlotte without a car.2021-04-1235 minNehemiah Urban ImpactNehemiah Project Urban Impact | Charlotte Center Virtual Launch Part IIICharlotte center hopes to help people think about what they can do and launching this center just amplifies the goal. Aimee Griffin acknowledges how important supporting each other is and she goes ahead to say that when people come together, great things happen. As an entrepreneur, it is important to nurture the small things that you have. In some way, little becomes much. Always aim to make the most out of your day jobs, that is where you make great connections. These connections will eventually help when you start your business. In whichever way you can, go out and...2021-03-1656 minNehemiah Urban ImpactNehemiah Project Urban Impact | Charlotte Center Virtual Launch Part IICharlotte center aims at allowing people to grow financially, knowing what to do when handling their businesses.
Robin R. Haynes is a financial advisor who is passionate about what she does. She says that growing up in a two-parent home gave her a very strong foundation which has a huge impact on what she does.
Entrepreneurship is hard and so is to be successful. You cannot earn success instead you have to show up daily and do that one thing.
Robin says that giving tithes and offering are important. As you go about your business, remember...2021-03-1641 minNehemiah Urban ImpactNehemiah Project Urban Impact | Charlotte Center Virtual Launch Part IWomen entrepreneurs making history tend to be caught up in all that is happening around them because generally, women are nurturers. During this Charlotte Center virtual launch Joan T. Randall reminds us that pain is temporary because for her she went through a lot of pain but then the joy came in the morning. She encourages the women out there to take full control of who they are as a person since that is where it all begins. This center aims at reaching out to people that love people and those who are selfless. In the process, it hopes...2021-03-161h 06
Future Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 15: Who plans Charlotte?Join two members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission and learn about how Charlotte's future is actually planned, how citizens can have input, and why it's important to pay attention before controversies erupt. We also discuss the city's proposed 2040 comprehensive plan, which has drawn opposition because of changes to single-family-only zoning and proposals like someday pursuing mandatory inclusionary zoning for affordable housing.2021-03-1148 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 15: Who plans Charlotte?Join two members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission and learn about how Charlotte's future is actually planned, how citizens can have input, and why it's important to pay attention before controversies erupt. We also discuss the city's proposed 2040 comprehensive plan, which has drawn opposition because of changes to single-family-only zoning and proposals like someday pursuing mandatory inclusionary zoning for affordable housing.2021-03-1148 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 14: Architecture and Community with Darrel WilliamsDarrel Williams didn't grow up imagining he could be an architect, a profession that seemed closed to a Black boy like him in Louisiana. But after some hot summers doing manual labor and a couple of chance encounters, Williams' life path changed. Now, the former county commission member, founding partner and owner of Neighboring Concepts is shaping Charlotte's future. Hear what Williams says we need to do to create a more inclusive, better designed city in the years to come.2021-03-0841 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 13: Protecting our air with June BlotnickAs the Charlotte region grows, our air is under threat: Particle pollution from vehicles, ground level ozone, pollution from coal and natural gas power plants and more all contribute to an invisible-yet-serious challenge. June Blotnick, executive director of Clean Air Carolina, joins to talk about how our air quality can be improved, why pollution is an unequal burden on many communities, and how past decisions about segregation and land use worsen pollution in our community today. Listen, and find out more at https://cleanaircarolina.org/.2021-02-2430 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 12: Uptown After the COVID PandemicTwo questions hang over the eerily open sidewalks, quiet restaurants, hushed office towers and near-empty Blue Line cars in Charlotte's center city: When will everyone come back – and what happens if they don’t?
Charlotte Center City Partners CEO explains why he thinks the city's core is "uniquely positioned to compete" when the pandemic abates.2021-02-1128 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 11: Shannon Binns, Meg Fencil and building a sustainable cityIs the city we're building today undermining our future? We're talking with Sustain Charlotte's Meg Fencil and Shannon Binns about how the choices we make right now about land use, transportation and development are helping us create a more sustainable future for our city - and what the consequences are if we don't.2021-02-0333 min
Future Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 10: Astrid Chirinos and the Charlotte immigrant experienceAstrid Chirinos is a longtime advocate for Charlotte's immigrants and a force in the community. A native of Venezuela, hear why she made North Carolina her home, and why she wants people to remember that belonging isn't just about having a seat at the table - it's about whether you can order from the menu.2021-01-2731 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 10: Astrid Chirinos and the Charlotte immigrant experienceAstrid Chirinos is a longtime advocate for Charlotte's immigrants and a force in the community. A native of Venezuela, hear why she made North Carolina her home, and why she wants people to remember that belonging isn't just about having a seat at the table - it's about whether you can order from the menu.2021-01-2731 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 9: Geraldine Gardner and Regional CollaborationOur challenges in Charlotte extend far beyond the city limits: Traffic congestion, pollution and the need for economic growth don't respect jurisdiction lines. Geraldine Gardner is at the forefront of the effort to pursue a regional approach to our issues, as Executive Director of the Centralina Regional Council. Hear how she's working to build a regional future, and why she doesn't put much credence in the notion of an "urban-rural divide."2021-01-2030 min
Future Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 7: David WaltersDavid Walters is a longtime urbanist, and a specialist at explaining urban design topics to laypersons without jargon. A professor emeritus of urban design and architecture at UNC Charlotte, Walters joins Future Charlotte to talk about what makes a livable neighborhood, why we need to put people before cars, and why "if we don't do something, we're screwed."2021-01-0837 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 7: David WaltersDavid Walters is a longtime urbanist, and a specialist at explaining urban design topics to laypersons without jargon. A professor emeritus of urban design and architecture at UNC Charlotte, Walters joins Future Charlotte to talk about what makes a livable neighborhood, why we need to put people before cars, and why "if we don't do something, we're screwed."2021-01-0837 min
Future Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 4: Jack Thomson and Preserving the PastWhat will Charlotte look like in 20 years? Join experts from a variety of fields to explore a different facet of this question on each episode, as we dive deep into one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S.
On today's episode, we talk with Jack Thomson, executive director of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, about what it means to be a shiny "New South" city, why saving some of our past is worth it, and why historic preservationists aren't "hysteric preservationists."2020-12-1927 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 5: Jason Lawrence and the Future of TransitWhat will Charlotte look like in 20 years? Join experts from a variety of fields to explore a different facet of this question on each episode, as we dive deep into one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S.
In today's episode, we talk to Charlotte Area Transit System Planner Jason Lawrence. How we get around our city is becoming more and more complex as traffic worsens, but paying for new means of mobility could cost billions. The real question: Can we afford not to?2020-12-1829 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 3: J'Tanya Adams and Building More EquitablyWhat will Charlotte look like in 20 years? Join experts from a variety of fields to explore a different facet of this question on each episode, as we dive deep into one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S.
Charlotte is a city riven by historic patterns of segregation, and not all neighborhoods have prospered equally. Today we talk with J'Tanya Adams, founder and program director of Historic West End Partners, about how our city could grow more equitably in the future and avoid some of the injustices of the past.2020-12-1830 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 2: Taiwo Jaiyeoba and Big Plans for 2040What will Charlotte look like in 20 years? Join experts from a variety of fields to explore a different facet of this question on each episode, as we dive deep into one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S.
Today, we talk with planning director Taiwo Jaiyeoba about what it means to be a change agent, how new plans could reshape the city, and why (if he had a magic wand), he'd close a few streets permanently.2020-12-1832 min
Future Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 1: Clayton Sealey and Charlotte DevelopmentWhat will Charlotte look like in 20 years? Join experts from a variety of fields to explore a different facet of this question on each episode, as we dive deep into one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S.
On this episode, we talk to Clayton Sealey, a self-described development nerd who's been following, writing about and stirring things up in Charlotte's development scene for years, both as himself and @CLTDevelopment on Instagram and Twitter.2020-12-1733 min
Future Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 1: Clayton Sealey and Charlotte DevelopmentWhat will Charlotte look like in 20 years? Join experts from a variety of fields to explore a different facet of this question on each episode, as we dive deep into one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S.
On this episode, we talk to Clayton Sealey, a self-described development nerd who's been following, writing about and stirring things up in Charlotte's development scene for years, both as himself and @CLTDevelopment on Instagram and Twitter.2020-12-1733 minFuture Charlotte: The PodcastEpisode 6: Brian CoxWhat will Charlotte look like in 20 years? Join experts from a variety of fields to explore a different facet of this question on each episode, as we dive deep into one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S.
In today's episode, we talk to Brian Cox, a Park and Recreation Commission member in Mecklenburg County. We've historically ranked low for park space and access. With growth gobbling up more and more green space, can we expand our parks enough to keep pace?2020-12-1629 minCreeping it in the FamilyEpisode 2- Urban Legends- Coochie Sack!Oliver takes the lead today in his first set of Urban Legends.How many times have you left the car unlocked because you were only going to be a minute or two? Oli takes us through the various consequences that could have had dire results!Next we have the story of Kuchisake-onna and how she terrifies Japanese children at night.Do you dare play the elevator game? Learn about the terrifying ritual that may or may not have led to a mysterious death in a US hotel.Finally, we learn about...2020-10-0143 min
#SWEATLOCAL CLTSmarter Growth with Sustain CharlotteWith all the controversy around the infrastructure (or lack thereof) within the Queen City as it relates to the growing population, we decided to consult with an expert.
Shanon Binns, founder of Sustain Charlotte came by the podcast to discuss what their non-profit organization is doing to work with the city to create a more sustainable growth plan.
They also have an awesome pivot to their annual Biketoberfest even this year, check it out.
To learn more about Sustain Charlotte, head over to www.sustaincharlotte.org or on Instagram @sustainclt
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Com d'ArchiS2#6🇺🇸🇬🇧 Watt tower, a new way for mixed cityVincent Lavergne, founder and director of Vincent Lavergne Architecture and Urban Planning, explains to us how the Watt tower is such a special project in Paris. Leaning against the base covering the railroad tracks, the Watt Tower is in a position of pivot and urban connector between two eras, between two levels of the city, the old and the new.It is rare in France for a tower, often an isolated object, to concentrate so many development issues in the neighborhood in which it is located: the project here goes beyond the simple architectural transformation of t...2020-09-1610 min
The Charlotte is Creative PodcastWho Built Me: Rachel Stark, Senior Urban Designer for the City of CharlotteThe great landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted said, "The enjoyment of scenery employs the mind without fatigue, yet exercises it, tranquilizes it yet enlivens it, and thus, through the influence of mind over body, gives the effect of refreshing rest and reinvigorating the whole system." Every day, City of Charlotte Senior Urban Designer Rachel Stark looks at our city and works to create Olmsted's vision. Everything from the structure of public spaces to the Black Lives Matter mural down to the zoning code is fair game for Stark, and her efforts will quite literally shape the city. 2020-08-1317 minCharlotte Readers PodcastGail Martin Takes Readers on an Epic and Urban Fantasy Ride in Her Books that Go Bump in the Day and NightIn today’s episode, we meet Gail Martin, a prolific author of epic fantasy, urban fantasy and steampunk genres, among others, and we visit four of her strange worlds.
Gail has always loved ghost stories, vampires, werewolves, haunted houses and things that go bump in the night. Her books have necromancers, powerful witches and spirit mediums, plenty of vengeful ghosts, creepy castles, curses, magic and monsters. That’s what she loves to read, and what she really enjoys writing.
We get a glimpse into four books in four different series: “Wasteland Marshalls (Book 1),” “The Joe Mack Shadow Cou...2020-08-111h 06
Cultural Quarter of an hourUrban Wilderness - WastelandsLockdown has affected our lives in many ways. It's created uncertainty for many and forced many of us to isolate.But it's also provided an opportunity to go exploring - but instead of heading off on a far flung adventure we've been finding new places on our door steps.This week Charlotte speaks to Laurel - one of the co-directors of Urban Wilderness. They're one of many organisations given funding by Arts Council England to commission five artists to create new work connected to doorstep green spaces in Stoke on Trent.If you...2020-06-2416 min
The Urban BreakdownAMP - A Man's Perspective Interview with Greg Jackson of Heal CharlotteVann Lowery and Felipe Blue of "A Man's Perspective" interview Greg Jackson.
Greg Jackson adopted Charlottean, father of 3 girls, was a rapper and a sous chef when the September protests began. He showed up with others to protest the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department at its headquarters the day after the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. But a crucial conversation that day changed his trajectory – eventually, he found the non-profit Heal Charlotte, helped train officers how to communicate with the community in volatile situations, and has created an after-school camp for at-risk youth in his northeast Charlotte neighborhood of Or...2020-06-0834 minCharlotte Readers PodcastTom Hanchett’s “Sorting Out the New South City: Race, Class, and Urban Development in Charlotte, 1875 to 1975″In today’s LIVE episode at our first Dinner and a Podcast at Poplar Tapas, we meet Tom Hanchett, author of “Sorting Out the New South City: Race, Class, and Urban Development in Charlotte, 1875 to 1975 (2nd Edition).
The New York Times says that “Tom Hanchett’s Sorting Out the New South City [discovers] surprising things about the development of Southern cities.” And Southern Cultures says of the book: “This is a southern story of the emergence of mercantile, industrial, banking, and real estate entrepreneurs and how they shaped a city in an era of black disenfranchisement, Jim Crow, and the wani...2020-05-0557 min
Ehandelstrender143. Cellbes respektfulla omvandling från postorder till e-handelCellbes har genomfört en revolution i det lilla från ett traditionellt postorderföretag till en modern e-handel. Allt med stor respekt för målgruppen.
När Charlotte Nordén fick jobbet som vd för postorderföretaget Cellbes för fyra år sedan var det ett krympande bolag hon tog över. Men på några år har hon moderniserat det 65 år gamla postorderföretaget till en modern framgångsrik e-handlare.
I avsnitt 143 av podden Ehandelstrender, inspelad före lockdown, samtalar programledare Urban Lindstedt med Charlotte Nordén, vd på Cellbes och Johanna Allhorn, chefredaktör på Handel.se.
Vägen från postorde...2020-04-2744 min
#SWEATLOCAL CLTJenna Colkitt: A Transplant Milleniall in the CLT Fitness Scene...Say What?!?Jenna is from Philly - the city of brotherly love.
And crazy obnoxious football fans.
But she doesn't fall in that category. Jenna's life took her a different route...corporate marketing that lead her to CLT and then the realization that she had a passion for the fitness industry.
She went to work for the local Charlotte sensation SweatNET, coaches our AM classes at Urban MVMNT and is also a trainer at F45.
We cut it up with Jeanna and get an insiders perspective to the fitness scene in Charlotte, what w...2020-02-0142 min
Coffee with a CandidateBottled Water with John UrbanJohn Urban is running for re-election for Matthews Town Commissioner. He discusses his vision for the Town of Matthews, his experience and more over a quick bottle of water. John will answer more voter questions at our Evening with the Candidates Oct. 10.2019-09-1907 min
#SWEATLOCAL CLTPullups, Snooze Eatery & CLT NutritionIn today's episode...
- a quick intro as to why this podcast was created and what we hope to accomplish
- review of our 12 week pullup challenge at Urban MVMNT
- a review of the new Snooze Eatery in Plaza Midwood + nutritional discussion based on their menu items
- CLT Nutrition is the newest shake + tea spot in Charlotte and they're located right around the corner
Urban MVMNT is a boutique fitness facility in Charlotte, NC - and while we obviously do the workout thing really wel...2019-08-0823 min
feinherb - hol den Wein, wir müssen reden!16 - Die Urban-City-Life-FolgeKennt ihr die Situation? Ihr sitzt im Restaurant und auf der Karte sind Weine. Ohne Beschreibung. Nur mit Jahrgang. Es ist fancy. Was tun? Charlotte hat den ultimativen Tipp. Außerdem hat sie einen ziemlich intensiven und ganz besonderen Vino mitgebracht. Was Romeo & Julia damit zu tun haben, klären wir. Außerdem feinmeckern wir über das urban city life und dabei wird es schlüpfrig. Und wütend. Und lustig.2019-02-1536 min
Urban Entertainment NewsUrban Ent News Feb 5,2019Tune in as What Shayna Say spills the Tea on 21 Savage, Charlotte Russe and more!!2019-02-0502 min