Plus: Epicentre news keeps getting worse; What's happening with CMS staffing vacancies?; Super-sized sign coming to the BOplex; New details on apartment project headed to Dilworth
Aug 23, 2021
Plus: Teen Talk; Charlotte's top news of the week: Masks required again in Charlotte-Mecklenburg; Anne Springs Close dies at age 95; UNCC rebrands to become 'Charlotte'
Aug 21, 2021
Plus: Anne Springs Close passes away; Ballantyne bar cited for serving too late during Covid; Wells Fargo nixes plans to cancel personal lines of credit; baklava drive-thru this year in Dilworth
Aug 20, 2021
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Aug 19, 2021
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Mask-wearing to be required indoors 'in all businesses, establishments and public places'; exceptions for eating and drinking, health and safety, religious and First Amendment rights
Aug 18, 2021
Pay as part-time morning host was more than his salary as governor, new financial records show
Plus: Pat McCrory's pay from WBT radio gig disclosed; Charlotte media ask tough questions on mask mandate; Mecklenburg's fastest-growing companies; Blackhawk Hardware slide seeks new home
Also remembered: A decorated fighter pilot; a woman who played the organ at the Charlotte Coliseum for nearly 5 decades; a woman nicknamed 'Wheel' because she always kept going
Aug 17, 2021
City rule could take effect as soon as Wednesday, county leaders say; would apply to towns beginning in a couple weeks.
Aug 16, 2021
Plus: Where are Charlotte's least diverse neighborhoods?; Popular breakfast restaurant headed to SouthPark; Renderings of aviation museum plans; We ask CMS board members about mask-less photo
Plus: Teen Talk; The top news of the week: Could a mask mandate be coming? — Covid outbreak at Pineville hospital — CMS readies for back to school — new nondiscrimination ordinance passes
Aug 14, 2021
Plus: BofA exec says small businesses are bullish on the future; TIAA plans for outdoor sports; Millions for Bruton Smith-owned racetracks; Mask decision Monday?; No early-morning java at CLT
Aug 13, 2021
Aug 12, 2021
Plus: Answering reader question about demolished homes in Ballantyne; CMS school reopening plans; Financial planner helps sweepstakes scam victim; Mayor's mask flip-flop
Aug 11, 2021
Companies are putting tech jobs in Charlotte at a fast rate, and UNCC has grown its College of Computing and Informatics to be the biggest in the state
Also remembered: A longtime high school chemistry teacher; a Sister of Mercy nurse who was 'heavily armed with kindness'; a musician and pilot; a retired teacher of the hearing impaired.
Aug 10, 2021
Plus: Matthews Alive called off; Boone and Durham start requiring masks again; Annexation planned for River District; Hoyle Martin dies; New 'eco-friendly' Bird scooter let loose on Charlotte streets
Aug 9, 2021
Plus: The top news of the week: Businesses grapple with climbing Covid cases — Myers Park principal suspended with pay — Eastland redevelopment moves ahead — Business travel slow to return
Aug 7, 2021
Plus: Historic streetcar chugs toward a new home; Indian Trail mayor rails on NCDOT after failed flag request; Ballantyne residents mobilize against apartment plan; Cherokee approve medical marijuana
Aug 6, 2021
Aug 5, 2021
Plus: When will business travelers return to Charlotte's airport?; NoDa Brewing plans expansion; Buildings knocked down in Dilworth for senior living; July's rezonings; Eviction moratorium revived
Aug 4, 2021
Developers plan apartment complexes near Mint Hill, Camp North End, Fourth Ward, LoSo and NorthLake Mall; Townhouses eyed for Steele Creek, Rozzelles Ferry, Mallard Creek
Aug 3, 2021
Also remembered: An accomplished photographer who traveled the world; a nurse who cared for numerous patients over a long career; a retired postal worker who provided transportation for seniors.
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