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In today’s edition:
An inside look at the Levine Museum of the New South’s new home in South End, including a more than century-old church, and what comes next
Where a city-hired consultant says Charlotte’s review and permitting processes fall short
The Colony developer is readying the SouthPark site’s next phase
Breaking down the big deals and numbers of Charlotte’s office market in Q2
Going behind the $170M Design Center of the Carolinas deal that closed this week
And a wrap-up of land deals and real estate news from us and other sources
Levine Museum of the New South hopes to bridge the past and present with its new South End site; new building still years away from groundbreaking

Richard Cooper, president and CEO of the Levine Museum of the New South, is pictured in front of the organ at the church at 1800 South Blvd., part of the site the museum now occupies in South End. (Photo by Ashley Fahey/The Charlotte Ledger)
It feels almost obvious for a history museum to move into — and reimagine — a building that’s more than a century old.
To actually do so is easier said than done, though.
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