Today’s headlines: Charlotte Amtrak station to move uptown and renderings of the new Carolina Theatre

After years of talk about an uptown transportation hub, U.S. Transportation Secretary (and ex-Charlotte mayor) Anthony Foxx announced that Charlotte plans to move the Amtrak train station on North Tryon Street to a new location uptown in a few years.

The move will be helped by a $25 million federal grant that the city won earlier this week.

At first, the station near West Trade Street will be pretty basic: a platform, a temporary waiting room and ticketing area (exciting, right?). Eventually, the city hopes to build that bad boy into Gateway Station — a home for Amtrak, inter-city and transit buses, the streetcar and a commuter rail to Lake Norman (assuming such a thing ever actually happens …).

In other headlines …

– The Historic Landmark Commission on Wednesday saw preliminary plans for the Carolina Theatre renovation, a $35 million project that would include office space and possibly a high-end hotel around the historic theater. Some renderings are below. Thoughts?

– The Carolina Panthers’ 6-0 start is making the secondary ticket market go crazy, especially for one game: Tickets for a Nov. 8 matchup with the Green Bay Packers are going for an average of $258 on StubHub.

– “What does it mean when we talk about busing in CMS?” Smart writing from Ann Doss Helms.

– Lenny Boy Brewing is moving to a new space in South End, less than a mile from its current location. The new space, near Triple C, will have a larger taproom and production space.

– Red Ventures plans to break ground next week on a major expansion at its Indian Land headquarters. It’s building a 300,000-square-foot, three-building complex next to its already massive existing campus.

Photo: T. Ortega Gaines/Charlotte Observer

This story was originally published October 29, 2015 at 9:06 PM with the headline "Today’s headlines: Charlotte Amtrak station to move uptown and renderings of the new Carolina Theatre."