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A Trifling Place
10:06 am
Tue February 5, 2013

By The Numbers: Charlotte's Trees

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A poem dedicated to trees by Joyce Kilmer at the Carillon building in uptown Charlotte.
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  • 49: Percent of tree canopy lost between 1995 and 2008
  • One: Public tree for every seven residents
  • $11.83: Amount spent per person on its street trees
  • 215: Tree species in the city's inventory. Predominant tree species are willow oak and crapemyrtle
  • $166: Total benefits of an average street tree
  • 28: Million cubic feet of stormwater intercepted annually 
  • $2.1: Million dollars in stormwater management savings
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A Trifling Place
9:45 am
Tue February 5, 2013

Episode 5: Charlotte's Tree Obsession

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Trees shade the uptown area of Charlotte in the summer.
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City arborist Donald McSween leans against a tree in front of his office near Wesley Heights.
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Some neighborhoods in the center of the city look like forests.
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City arborist Donald McSween says he was sad to this tree at the corner of Granville and Queens get chopped down in January of 2009
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Welcome to "A Trifling Place," a podcast dedicated to exploring the ins-and-outs of Charlotte.

Of the seven cities I've lived and worked in, Charlotte has got to be most green. When you're getting ready for an airplane landing, it's like you're descending into a forest. Once you're on the ground, you quickly learn trees are a big part of the city's identity.

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A Trifling Place
7:47 am
Mon January 28, 2013

Episode 4: The Legend Of Concord Mills Mall

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Concord Mills mall features a carousel in its food court. It once claimed to be the state's top visitor attraction. It may soon add a 30,000 square foot aquarium to the mall.
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Johnny Seagraves drove from Greensboro, N.C. to buy a rifle from Bass Pro Shops with his wife Ginny. Bass Pro Shops will open a second store in Cary, N.C. by early 2014.
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Aamir Saleem helps his parents look after a kiosk selling Indian-style accessories at the Concord Mills mall.
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Welcome to "A Trifling Place," a podcast dedicated to exploring the ins-and-outs of Charlotte.

So when I first arrived in Charlotte, I was handed the latest edition of a book called the Insider's Guide to Charlotte. It had the usual highlights you would expect, but then I saw something really strange. It says Concord Mills Mall is the state's top tourist destination.

What?

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A Trifling Place
5:13 am
Mon January 21, 2013

Episode 3: Where Do You Live?

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Henry Chirinos is the owner of El Purgarcito, a Salvadorean restaurant on Central Avenue.
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Historian Tom Hanchett leads the bus tour around the city.
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John Howard, co-led the bus tour. He has served as a city planner for 12 years.
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Jamile Sheik is the owner of Jamile International Cuisine, a restaurant on Central Avenue. Sheik is a refuge from Somalia who moved to Charlotte in the mid-1990s.
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Shrimp rolls, with dribbles of peanut sauce, from Ben Thanh, a Vietnamese Restaurant on Central Avenue.
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Welcome to "A Trifling Place," a podcast dedicated to exploring the ins-and-outs of Charlotte.

Just last year, more than 20,000 people moved to Charlotte. Many come from colder climates in the North and Midwest and a growing number of people are also moving to Charlotte from states farther South, like Florida.  

Deciding where to live is a big decision, so I'll share with you my first impressions of Charlotte: Immigrants on Central, artists live in NoDA, hipsters occupy Plaza Midwood, Myers Park is old money, Dilworth has some high-profile mistresses, Ballyntyne is new money, college students live in University City and West Charlotte's got the airport. 

So where are all these new people to Charlotte settling?

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A Trifling Place
11:31 am
Wed January 16, 2013

Who Are Charlotte's Celebrities?

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Evangelist Billy Graham was honored by President Richard Nixon on Friday, Oct. 15, 1971 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Today, he has a plaque on the north side of the 6900 block of Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles.
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One indicator of how well you've settled into a place is gaining a sense of the city's "celebrity" culture. Admittedly, I'm nowhere close. So I need your help ... 

I'm working on a list of local celebrities that newcomers to Charlotte should be familiar with (in case you run into them on the street!). Here's what I have so far:  

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