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By Garrett Tichy | February 18, 2016 Views: 2,500 Tonight isthe rst CA Live event, and we’re ready for a deep diveintoCharlotte’s identity.

#caLIVE on Identity Details: https://charlotte.axios.com/34967/charlotte-agenda-live-speaker-series-events/ Posted by Axios Charlotte on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 To set the stage, we asked Tom Hanchett, this month’s speaker, his thoughts. Tom is a historian that South. His writingexplores urban history, the South and Charlotte’s neighborhoods. We cannot wait https://charlotte.axios.com/39217/tom-hanchett-city-of-strangers/

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Charlotte is a New South city — and I’m not saying that just because I work for Levine Museum of th history dates back to the 1700s, but it didn’t really start to cook until after the Civil War. S Southern leaders started talking about reinventing their region as a “New South” that would no long Over the last 150 years we’ve moved from slavery to segregation to Civil Rights, from elds to factor this New South era has been an enthusiasm for re-inventing this place. Today we are in the midst of another reinvention as newcomers pour in from across the country an Charlotte’s newest identity, I’d say, is as a city of newcomers.That’s rooted in our history; from the C textile mill in 1881, to the Charlotte transplant who built Bank of America, this city has always been u outsiders.

Today, though, growth has gone into overdrive. The county zoomed from half a million people in 19 the nation in Latino population increase — but that’s only a small stream compared to the numbers https://charlotte.axios.com/39217/tom-hanchett-city-of-strangers/

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How do we handle all that growth? Some aspects of that question are technical and economic: How extend rail capacity? But the most important, I think, is how we develop a shared sense of communi Can we avoid being a city of strangers? Getting to know each other isn’t just a feel-good thing. It’s es making this a better place.

What will happen here in the next 5-10 years? Historians are much better at predicting the past than predicting the future. But I’m willing to bet th continue.Even the 2008 Great Recession did not slow Charlotte’s population rise. Today we are the second-fastest-growing city in the entire U.S. At the same time, I’ve heard many pe where one person can make a dierence — a reality you can see in the creation of Axios Charlotte o The key is to reach out. Get beyond your workplace and your home screen. Seek out people doing interesting things. Volunt Community Building Initiative, Mecklenburg Ministries. Take a chance on some local theater (I love A music and art (I dig Jazz Arts Initiative and the Wall Poems project), wander a farmers market to conn than one local news source regularly. Frustrated by what you don’t nd? Yes! That’s your cue to dig in, to struggle to make changes, to ma here.

Carol Hardison, the CEO of Crisis Assistance Ministry, was kind enough to share her thoughts

How would you dene Charlotte’s identity? Civic pride has recently hit a new high with this past Panthers season. Civic pride has always been a Charlotte is a beautiful, highly desirable place to live, work, study and play. Yet the ability to reach the full potential our city is impacted by thousands who are living in the shad graduate, start a career and pursue life’s passion. For others, every day is a struggle to pay the rent, school. Hard work is not always equally rewarded in society and yet great cities nd ways to keep th

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Compared to other regions of our size we have a low cost of living, great weather, low crime and goo re two Charlottes. For many, the low cost of living is too high for their paycheck, the low c schools aren’t within reach. They are Charlotteans too, and frankly, many of them work to make Cha We are at a crossroads where the “old guard” that brought us to this point is retiring and stepping b leaders aren’t in charge yet. The old networks won’t work anymore and yet the new networks are no disenfranchised citizens. We need to understand the impact that hyper-segregation of opportunity can have in creating two C prosperity for all.

How do you see the identity of Charlotte changing and gr years? We are poised to continue to be known as a business friendly community, attractive to national and on other things that make a city desirable such as greenways and safe bike lanes, good schools and city their destination. But we must “take care of our own” while welcoming our new neighbors.

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We were ranked 50th out of 50 major cities in a young person’s ability to climb out of poverty and ac ep hidden for long. We need to ensure our spirit to woo new residents, includes a spirit t reach their full potential.

Is there any advice you have for people to help shape the Charlotte? My friends know I have a goal to hit every new restaurant and brewery that opens. Yes, I’ve been bu access to healthy and aordable food with every new restaurant opening. I want a city that creates a access to a new brewery. I don’t want the ZIPcode you were born in to limit access to aordable hea We must include the voice all of the city’s residents in economic opportunity. They are smart, hardw lottery stands in the way. Yes, we are a “can do” city and that’s how we got this far. Let’s remove obs neighbors with that trademark “can do” spirit. Let’s commit to the hard work of prioritizing access to here, let’s Keep Pounding! The goal of CAlive is to start a conversation and inspire action. Some of you have joined the c know your thoughts with #CAlive.

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