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🎧 On the podcast: Charlotte’s identity crisis — or its strength

A conversation with Michael Graff, founder of The Charlotte Optimist

Apr 10, 2026

Future-proof your job in the age of AI

'Natural intelligence' could be your biggest workplace advantage

Apr 10, 2026

Ledger odds and ends

Upcoming projects and events

Apr 11, 2026

Young talent helps fill Zaha void

Plus: Aloko set for MLS debut, Nashville might rest starters, Westy's extra work, Agyemang's crushing blow and more

Apr 10, 2026

As AI rises, skilled trades gain appeal

Demand for skilled labor is outpacing supply across the Carolinas

Apr 9, 2026

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Newsletter 2/10: Rift widens at Charlotte Catholic

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As the floods subside, uncertainty rises

Sep 30, 2024

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The AI reality check

Public trust in AI remains low

Apr 8, 2026

Behind the deal to bring 2,000 bank jobs to Charlotte

How Charlotte landed a second headquarters for a Japan-based financial services company

Apr 7, 2026

Behind the deal to bring 2,000 bank jobs to Charlotte

Japanese bank plans up to 2,000 Charlotte jobs

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. to have positions including executive, middle-management, associate and analyst roles; $165K average salaries

Apr 7, 2026

Japanese bank plans up to 2,000 Charlotte jobs

Ways of Life: A generous chef and friend

Also remembered: A social worker and watercolor artist; the founder of a recording studio; a longtime resident adviser at The Salvation Army; a pathologist and head of the blood bank at Presbyterian

Apr 7, 2026

Ways of Life: A generous chef and friend

Landing that first job is getting harder. Is AI to blame?

Graduates are facing a tougher, more crowded job market

Apr 7, 2026

Landing that first job is getting harder. Is AI to blame?

How AI is changing work in Charlotte

Inside the big shifts coming to the workplace

Apr 6, 2026

🎧 On the podcast: Keeping ballet alive in Charlotte

A conversation with Alejandro Cerrudo, Charlotte Ballet's artistic director

Apr 3, 2026

🎧 On the podcast: Keeping ballet alive in Charlotte

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Inside Sycamore: One employee shares his story

Staff at Sycamore Brewing have been caught in the middle of the high-profile arrest last month of one of its owners — and the fallout that's followed

Ways of Life: At Smokey Joe’s, Hooter found his place

Also remembered: A Spanish and American history teacher with CMS; the owner of Dreamscape Landscaping; a businesswoman active in fashion and society in Charlotte

Crunch time for American Airlines

Plus: Commission chair rejects Atrium board nominees; Wagyu war ahead?; Ledger announces 40 Over 40 nominees; UNC System raises in-state tuition; Charlotte FC offers $26 tickets; Petty Thieves sold

This critic can’t stand ridiculous ovation

Plus: The news of the week — Charlotte's ties to fatal plane crash; No city property tax hike this year; East Charlotte gears up for change; Lawmakers consider cell phone ban in schools

The (not-so) secret life of Myers Park dogs

Plus: New report on effects of rising housing costs; Contract to be awarded for South End-uptown pedestrian bridge; Charlotte FC broadcaster to depart; Deadly Pineville police shooting

Charlotte's best live music venues

Plus: Top news of the week— GOP grills sheriff at hearing; Former council member pleads guilty; Early voting begins; Moynihan pay rises to $41M; Catholic conversions on rise