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A bumpy start for CMS buses

Parents say persistent bus delays, overcrowding and tracking issues are disrupting the start of the school year amid about 100 driver vacancies

Sep 4, 2026

Newsletter 9/4: A bumpy start for CMS buses

Plus: Residential property values up 15%; Treasury secretary defends data centers in Charlotte speech; Atrium research lab; Bojangles Halloween commercial?; UNC football probe widens; DaBaby's waffles

Sep 4, 2026

🎧 On the podcast: The complicated freedom of GLP-1s

Writer Tommy Tomlinson discusses how GLP-1s are changing weight loss and his relationship with food

Sep 4, 2026

Treasury secretary defends data centers, criticizes China

Says tech industry has been ‘tone deaf’

Sep 2, 2026

Evaluating the reval

Plus: Golf course revaluation; School plots expansion; Are Charlotte’s apartments getting bigger or smaller?; Developer buys land for mixed-use project; Historic site demoed for data center

Sep 2, 2026

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From the ABC files: latest alcohol violations

Jul 21, 2026

CMS to launch 'K-Play' pilot cohort

Jun 24, 2026

Does Charlotte business still call the shots?

Jun 3, 2026

CMS superintendent receives $14K off-cycle payment

Jul 23, 2026

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Commissioners sign off to reopen county jail

Why American continues to cut flights from CLT

American Airlines’ expansion in Chicago is coming largely at the expense of Charlotte

Sep 2, 2026

Newsletter 9/2: Why American continues to cut flights from CLT

Plus: Commissioners sign off to reopen county jail; Local leaders consider homelessness consultant; 5 N.C. counties top job-creator list; Facing financial fears; BofA VP killed in Times Square; UNCC hits enrollment record

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Local leaders consider homelessness consultant

A January review estimates 2,018 unhoused individuals in Charlotte

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Local leaders consider homelessness consultant

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American Airlines shakes up the snack cart

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Charlotte's upcoming Wegmans is already inspiring camping plans

Anticipation builds ahead of Oct. 14 opening in Ballantyne

Morrison Y sale hinges on church fundraising

YMCA leaders defend the unexpected sale while the church begins a major fundraising effort

Club West cuts jobs amid focus on taproom

VP of operations cites slow distribution

A farewell letter to Charlotte

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Far East Charlotte’s uneven growth

'Residents have helped grow Charlotte's tax base, but the city investments have not kept pace with it'

As political giving mounted, lawmakers backed teen mental health center

An ambitious mental health project wins praise for its mission and questions over its political support