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All in Investigative Lens
Preserving Dunbar: Memory Lane
Currently, there is a generation of students in Lexington who’ve only known the building at 301 Smith Ave. to be vacant.
Preserving Dunbar: The Relocation
Anytime the words Dunbar/Charles England Intermediate School are mentioned in the presence of Emy Garrett and Rona Lockhart, nostalgia immediately takes over.
Preserving Dunbar: The Option to Purchase
In 2006, the Lexington City Schools (LCS) Board of Education voted to build a new, state-of-the-art school on Cornelia St.
Preserving Dunbar: 12 Years of Ownership
When the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte [the Diocese] purchased Dunbar School in 2009 from Lexington City Schools [LCS], they had a vision.
Preserving Dunbar: The City Council Vote
The bitter aftermath of last summer’s vote by the Lexington City Council to approve a zoning permit for Shelter Investments Development Corporation (SIDC) to convert Dunbar School on Smith Ave. into affordable, senior housing has been widespread throughout the Black community.
Preserving Dunbar: The Current Plan
Last summer, during a regularly scheduled meeting, the Lexington City Council voted 5-4 to grant a zoning permit to Shelter Investments Development Corporation (SIDC) to convert Dunbar School, once home to the city’s only black high school (and sitting vacant since 2008), on Smith Ave. into affordable, senior housing.
Investigative Lens: Dunbar School
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