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Our readers' picks: favorite local charities

Our readers' picks: favorite local charities

Have a glance at nearly 50 Charlotte-area charities Ledger readers support — from the arts to the outdoors, helping the hungry and abused, assisting children and the elderly

Nov 30, 2021

The cost of keeping Charlotte schools closed

The cost of keeping Charlotte schools closed

Plus: Political types jostle for position as filing season opens; Blakeney shopping center sold for $181M; YMCA lost $40M in pandemic, new CEO says; Bojangles unwraps Midtown restaurant

Nov 29, 2021

The music stops at Charlotte’s largest record store

The music stops at Charlotte’s largest record store

PLUS: Charlotte Ledger Crosswords Week 2

Nov 27, 2021

A message of thanksgiving to our members

A message of thanksgiving to our members

Thanks for being part of The Charlotte Ledger community.

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Nov 23, 2021

Today's Ledger, from the journalists of tomorrow

Today's Ledger, from the journalists of tomorrow

What's inside: CMS schools are getting taller; What's behind the Pop It fidget toy craze?; Records request uncovers most popular names; Kids give their hot takes on Charlotte's hottest restaurants

Nov 22, 2021

There’s a crossword craze — and you can join in

There’s a crossword craze — and you can join in

Plus: Teen Talk Thanksgiving cheat sheet; News of the week — new state budget gives raises to government workers and cuts taxes — CMS adds staff to investigate Title IX allegations

Nov 20, 2021

Flyover Friday: Ballantyne transformed

Flyover Friday: Ballantyne transformed

Plus: Siskey investors recover money; Liquor supplies improving, ABC says; Charlotte region attracting Olympic teams?; Uptown hotel to restart; Panthers' Super Bowl 'wardrobe malfunction' doc

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Nov 19, 2021

Transit Time: Better street design is no panacea for traffic deaths

Transit Time: Better street design is no panacea for traffic deaths

You’re reading Transit Time, a weekly newsletter for Charlotte people who leave the house.

Nov 18, 2021

How to cope with those rising prices

How to cope with those rising prices

Plus: New renderings of huge Ballantyne project; How state budget could affect your finances; New YMCA CEO; Newsletter wins national award; Which is taller: 30-story or 23-story South End tower?

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Nov 17, 2021

BREAKING: 30-story apartment tower planned at Price's Chicken Coop site

BREAKING: 30-story apartment tower planned at Price's Chicken Coop site

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Nov 16, 2021

Ways of life: A love story cut short by cancer

Ways of life: A love story cut short by cancer

Also remembered: A consultant who developed a minority business program in Charlotte; a former Charlotte Observer fashion editor, interior designer; a businessman who built thousands of homes

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Nov 16, 2021

Give a shout-out to your favorite Charlotte charity

Give a shout-out to your favorite Charlotte charity

Ledger members like you are invited to tell us why you support the nonprofit that you do; We will publish the responses in a special edition with the goal of spurring donations

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Nov 15, 2021

New objections emerge to city’s proposed development rules

New objections emerge to city’s proposed development rules

Plus: Longtime Dilworth consignment shop is closing; Charlotte's airport could be key to landing ACC; Atlanta and Wilmington drop mask requirements; Wine and cheese shortage in Huntersville

Nov 15, 2021

TV legend Barbara McKay dishes out stories and recipes in new memoir

TV legend Barbara McKay dishes out stories and recipes in new memoir

Plus: Top news of the week — Cam's back — CMS suspends administrators and Myers Park High gets a new principal — Redistricting for CMS and city — NCDOT faces $12B shortfall to build roads

Nov 13, 2021

Covid has not been easy on the eyes

Covid has not been easy on the eyes

Plus: Who's paying to replace the faulty purple streetlights?; Southern Christmas Show makes a merry return; Judge orders more education funding; Transit Time newsletter up for national award

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Nov 12, 2021

Transit Time: A huge funding shortfall looms over North Carolina’s roads

Transit Time: A huge funding shortfall looms over North Carolina’s roads

You’re reading Transit Time, a weekly newsletter for Charlotte people who leave the house.

Nov 11, 2021

Holiday parties make a cautious comeback

Holiday parties make a cautious comeback

Plus: A surprise visit from Grandma after travel restrictions end; Answering reader question on NoDa Bojangles mural; Townhomes aplenty in October rezonings; Apartment towers in South End and LoSo

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Nov 10, 2021

Ways of Life: Former JCSU president championed education for all

Ways of Life: Former JCSU president championed education for all

Also remembered: A founder of a Charlotte foster care agency; a department chair in chemistry at Queens; an educator at CPCC and West Charlotte High

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Nov 9, 2021

Charlotte rezoning petitions in October

Charlotte rezoning petitions in October

Townhomes by the Music Factory, Camp North End, Steele Creek, Reedy Creek and Providence Road; NoDa eateries want to add seating; Mixed-use on North Tryon

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Nov 9, 2021

Charlotte hiring expected to pick up

Charlotte hiring expected to pick up

Plus: Checking in on nondiscrimination ordinance; County mask mandate could end by Thanksgiving; Future of Uptown Cabaret and Midnight Diner; New Yorkers take over Charlotte

Nov 8, 2021

Historical Heavyweights: He built a ToastChee empire and became Charlotte’s mayor

Historical Heavyweights: He built a ToastChee empire and became Charlotte’s mayor

Plus: Top news of the week — Towers planned for Morehead Street — Mask mandate could come to an end soon — 2 more guns seized at a CMS school — Lowe's tower in SouthEnd under contract

Nov 6, 2021

Flyover Friday: Hot🔥 waterfront homes on Lake Norman

Flyover Friday: Hot🔥 waterfront homes on Lake Norman

Plus: Huge 3-tower development planned between Uptown and South End; could future of Charlotte Pipe land be hitting a snag?; LoSo cidery closing

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Nov 5, 2021

Inside Lake Norman's luxury homes

Inside Lake Norman's luxury homes

Sales of luxury homes at the lake are soaring — what's up with that trend?

Nov 5, 2021

Transit Time: Reader mailbag 📫 + council member talks transit in Raleigh

Transit Time: Reader mailbag 📫 + council member talks transit in Raleigh

You’re reading Transit Time, a weekly newsletter for Charlotte people who leave the house.

Nov 4, 2021

House hunting fatigue sets in

House hunting fatigue sets in

Plus: Pro tips on navigating flight cancellations; South End Lowe's tower said to be under contract; Charlotte competing for surgical training center; Epicentre even more vacant; Candy thieves filmed

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Nov 3, 2021

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