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Historic Uptown Charlotte building to be demolished for data center

Digital Realty plans to demolish Uptown Charlotte’s historic Court Arcade building for a new data center, signaling the city’s tech industry growth. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A nearly century-old building in Uptown Charlotte is set to be torn down to make way for a new four-story data center, the latest in a growing wave of such projects across the region.…
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Dragon helps put out fire: Charlotte Knights mascot seen helping put out uptown Charlotte fire

This time, the dragon helped extinguish a fire. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Knights mascot Homer the Dragon flipped the script Tuesday: he helped put out a fire.  When a small brush fire broke out in a flower bed near Truist Field and Romare Bearden Park, the Charlotte Fire Department said, “Homer was in the neighborhood and assisted Charlotte Fire Engine 4 with putting the fire out.”…