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Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.
MORE →Reflects the personal views, recollections, and perspective of the author, Mike Davis.
This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
| CIVIC | |
|---|---|
| Industry | Home entertainment |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Defunct | February 28, 2023 |
| Headquarters | Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia |
| Services | Home video rentals (VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray, console games) |
| Parent | Civic Retailing Pty Ltd |
CIVIC (formerly known as Civic Video) was a home video rental chain that offered titles on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray, as well as console video games, for rent. At its peak it operated hundreds of franchise and corporate-owned video rental shops in Australia and New Zealand. In the late 2000s and 2010s the chain saw significant store closures. On 28 February 2023 the last remaining store in Windsor, New South Wales, closed after 38 years in operation.[1]
The demise of the business and the Australian and New Zealand video rental industries as a whole is attributed largely to the introduction of online streaming services.[2]
Civic Video was formed in Australia in 1985, initially as a buying group for several independent video stores before becoming a franchised company in 1989.[3] Its head office was located in Alexandria, Sydney, with state operations offices in Canberra, Brisbane and Perth. Civic Video is a trade name used by Civic Retailing Proprietary Limited.[4] The principal shareholders of Civic Video also owned VOD Proprietary Limited.[5]
In the mid-1990s the company was Australia's second-largest video rental chain.[3] In 1996, Civic operated over 250 stores in the country, and opened a new store every month.[6] However, by 2018 only 12 stores remained in Australia.[7] The company shut its head office in June that same year.[8] By January 2019, only a half-dozen outlets still existed, with the Bunbury store in Western Australia's southwest preparing to close its doors after a 30-year stint.[9] In November 2019, only three Civic stores remained in Australia.[10] On 28 February 2023 the last surviving Civic store in Windsor, New South Wales, closed after 38 years in operation.[11][1]
CIVIC New Zealand was launched on 1 December 1998 with 28 stores. The New Zealand head office was located in Auckland, and at its peak boasted over 22,000 followers on Facebook.
In 2018 their website listed 20 outlets remaining in New Zealand.[12] In January 2019, it was reported that only a half-dozen outlets still existed, with one facing imminent closure.[13] In January 2022 the last remaining New Zealand store in Tauranga closed.[14]
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CIVIC (formerly known as Civic Video) was a home video rental chain that offered titles on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray, as well as console video games, for rent. At its peak it operated hundreds of franchise and corporate-owned video rental shops in Australia and New Zealand. In the late 2000s and 2010s the chain saw significant store closures. On 28 February 2023 the last remaining store in Windsor, New South Wales, closed after 38 years in operation. The demise of the business and the Australian and New Zealand video rental industries as a whole is attributed largely to the introduction of online streaming services.
The eighth-generation Honda Civic is a range of compact cars (C-segment) manufactured by Honda between 2005 and 2012, replacing the seventh-generation Civic. Four body styles were introduced throughout its production run, which are sedan, coupe, and both three-door and five-door hatchback. The sedan version was introduced with two distinct styling for different markets, with one of them sold as the Acura CSX in Canada and as the Ciimo 1.8 in China from 2012 until 2016. The hatchback versions formed the European-market Civic range, which received a different architecture, body design and smaller footprint, and solely produced in Swindon, United Kingdom. The Type R performance model was introduced in 2007 for sedan and three-door hatchback body styles, with the former only sold in Japan and other limited Asian markets.
The ninth-generation Honda Civic is a range of compact cars (C-segment) manufactured by Honda between 2011 and 2016, replacing the eighth-generation Civic. It was launched in the North American market in April 2011, Europe in February 2012 and Asia-Pacific in early 2012. Four body styles were introduced throughout its production run, which are sedan, coupe, hatchback and a station wagon version marketed as the Civic Tourer. The latter two make up for the European-market Civic range, which was produced in Swindon, United Kingdom, and received a completely different design and smaller exterior size. The hatchback version forms a basis for a Civic Type R (FK2) model, which was released later in 2015. Apart from the 750-unit limited run Civic Type R, versions of the ninth-generation Civic were not sold in Japan, creating a seven-year absence in the market until the release of the tenth-generation Civic in Japan in 2017. However, the ninth-generation Civic sedan was temporarily produced in Japan for exports in early 2012 due to suspended production in the Ayutthaya plant as the result of 2011 Thailand floods.
The Civic Tower, also called Civic Centre Towers, Civic Towers, is a 17 floor office building in Lagos. It is located a short distance from the Civic Centre on Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos. Designed by Interstate Architects, it was officially opened in 2015 and is owned by a business tycoon, Jim Ovia. On 20 July 2018, the Civic Towers and Civic Centre buildings were lit up in red to mark the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics alongside 225 iconic landmarks across the world. Immediately upon completion, the building was 100%-leased.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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