Mary Newsom is a lifelong journalist and observer of city life in the Charlotte region and beyond, with a focus on urban design, sustainable development, growth and city planning. She is associate director of urban and regional affairs at the 
A controversial Walgreens proposed for the Dilworth neighborhood won a key recommendation tonight from the Zoning Committee of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission.
Here's the article I wrote for PlanCharlotte.org: Dilworth Walgreens wins key approval.
Here's the article I wrote for PlanCharlotte.org: Dilworth Walgreens wins key approval.
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The developer has "made several changes to address concerns, including adding a sitting area with a fountain and benches and a vertical “green wall” with vegetation at the front of the building." Given that a drive-thru is still planned, this is "urban lipstick on a suburban pig," as this blog notes about a similar project.
http://dirtamericana.blogspot.com/2012/11/urban-lipstick-on-suburban-pig.html
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