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In today’s edition:
What’s being considered for a new museum in uptown — and why now is the right time to pursue the project
Is Simon Property Group looking to expand SouthPark Mall?
A 1960s-era apartment building in Myers Park could be redeveloped
BrickTop’s seemingly confirms its Ballantyne plans
And a wrap-up of land deals and real estate news from us and other sources
Holocaust museum proposed for uptown; lease negotiations, fundraising campaign are underway
by Ashley Fahey
Uptown Charlotte may soon welcome another museum — one that would include the stories of local Holocaust survivors.
The Stan Greenspon Holocaust Education Center, a nonprofit that started at Queens University but recently spun out to become an independent entity, has started fundraising and negotiating a space for a museum in uptown, which may be called the Holocaust Museum of the Carolinas. The project is in early stages, but being an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit allows the Greenspon Center to officially move ahead with the idea, said Judy LaPietra, the center’s director, whose academic and professional background is in Holocaust education.
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