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Benjamin Brown commented on the post, Starting with hello, on the site CLT Blog 4 years, 3 months ago

I think that same thing sometimes. I know that I came from a small town (one stoplight small) in Upstate NY. Everyone waved and said hello even if you had never seen each other before. It wasn’t important that you were from the same graduating class, or that you worked in the same office. You […]

Benjamin Brown commented on the post, Kill the music: Charlotte City Council’s fight against live music, on the site CLT Blog 4 years, 4 months ago

The inspiration for the title actually came from a song title by a band called Every Time I Die. I believe, if I read the copyright of your book correctly, that the song date pre-dates the book title. But you’re welcome anyways.

Benjamin Brown commented on the post, New police station at Central & Merry Oaks will cause demolition of homes and mature trees, on the site CLT Blog 4 years, 5 months ago

This is just another example of the constant push forward here without any regard for the past. I understand the need to grow and expand, but I think that the expansion should be weighed heavily against the loss of current buildings. They’re a piece of Charlotte’s history built into these homes. I’m sure that the […]

Benjamin Brown wrote a new post, Kill the music: Charlotte City Council’s fight against live music, on the site CLT Blog 4 years, 5 months ago

Summer time in Charlotte means a lot of things, but some of the most indelible marks of summer are food, festivals, great weather, and most importantly, live music. However, proposed changes to the current noise ordinance jeopardize this summer pastime. The current noise ordinance, while strict, provides a balance for venues to have live outdoor […]

Benjamin Brown commented on the post, Was the Charlotte Observer right to request email addresses from local city governments?, on the site CLT Blog 4 years, 6 months ago

Yes, this was an available tool for the Observer to use in order to acquire email contacts. Yes, the Observer is struggling for readership from the greater Charlotte community. No, it wasn’t right of them to use the Freedom of Information Act in order to obtain these emails. The Observer should focus more on the […]