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Dry cleaners have been hanging on by a thread

Plus: Covid mortality rate falls as cases rise; SouthPark office complexes sold for $320M; Walmart workers to Johnson & Wales?; CMC vaccination protest; 2 dead in Eastover crash

Aug 2, 2021

Telling the stories of local 'freedom seekers'

Plus the news of the week: New guidance on masks, a push for vaccines, city set to pass nondiscrimination ordinance, Hornets make acquisitions; And Teen Talk

Jul 31, 2021

The race is on to close real estate deals

Plus: Businesses reconsider requiring vaccines; New plan and money for urban park idea near NoDa; James Mitchell considers political comeback; 'Ace & TJ' to leave radio and go digital

Jul 30, 2021

Transit Time: A glimpse into the future

You’re reading Transit Time, a weekly newsletter for Charlotte people who leave the house. Cars, buses, light rail, bikes, scooters ... if you use it to get around the city, we write about it. Transit Time is produced in partnership among The Charlotte Ledger

Jul 29, 2021

Charlotte’s nondiscrimination ordinance: Less than meets the eye?

Plus: CMS board to hold meeting on masks; CDC recommends masks indoors again; Realtors seek blessing of 'Shark Tank' judge; Myers Park Country Club told to hand over records; Mesmerizing Ally lobby

Jul 28, 2021

Ways of Life: An artist who dreamed and loved in big ways

Also remembered: A beloved barber who ran a local shop for 60 years; an accomplished musician who played in a bluegrass band; a medical professional and volunteer who loved organizing family reunions.

Jul 27, 2021

South Carolina cashes in on N.C.'s liquor shortage

Plus: Next steps on 2040 plan; Local Covid numbers rise again; Readers weigh in on transit, museums, clubbing; Charlotte Country Day has a TikTok sensation with agent, lawyer and merch

Jul 26, 2021

When your smartphone makes you look dumb

Plus: Teen Talk summer school edition rolls on — and the news of the week: vaccines, masks, new soccer coach, big sewage spill, country club drama and a Pineville food hall

Jul 24, 2021

Employers still reluctant to mandate vaccines, lawyers say

Plus: Ballantyne Reimagined project chooses name for lively town center; Canners face aggravating lid shortage; Drive-thru-only Bojangles planned for Cotswold; Impact fees approved for Indian Land

Jul 23, 2021

Transit Time: Are cars the answer to better economic mobility?

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

Jul 22, 2021

A windfall for some needy Charlotte restaurants

Plus: Myers Park Country Club suspended former county commission chairman for email blast; 'Food hall vibe' headed to Pineville; UNCC will ditch its crown logo; WNBA considers Charlotte for expansion

Jul 21, 2021

Full list of Charlotte businesses approved for Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants

More than 400 Charlotte food and beverage businesses were approved for grants — coffee shops, fast-food franchises, all-you-can-eat sushi joints, nightclubs and neighborhood favorites.

Jul 21, 2021

Ways of Life: A teacher who 'didn't treat kids like kids'

Also remembered: An educator and coach who brought communities together through tennis; a volunteer with a heart for the homeless; a homebuilder who started out as a prankster

Jul 20, 2021

Charlotte's new librarian-in-chief

Plus: CMS jumped at proposal to pay speaker $25,000, emails show; 4 Charlotte bars fined for Covid violations; Apartments planned for Fourth Ward; Gibbie Harris on masks; Joe Bruno here through 2026

Jul 19, 2021

I took my mom clubbing in uptown

Plus: The return of 'Teen Talk' — and the news of the week: tangling over teaching race in schools, hospital systems win expansion approvals, deals on airfare, shortages of liquor

Jul 17, 2021

Legends of Charlotte: Joan Zimmerman, co-founder of Southern Shows

Joan Zimmerman and her late husband, Robert, began building an empire of consumer and trade shows at a time when women couldn't have their own credit cards or sign contracts without a man.

Jul 16, 2021

Transit Time: The real reason why light rail is bypassing the airport

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Jul 15, 2021

Emails show CMS was eager to book pricey controversial speaker

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Jul 15, 2021

Legends of Charlotte: Life lessons from Humpy Wheeler

Editor’s note: It’s the final week of Legends of Charlotte at The Ledger, in which we bring you a series of fresh interviews with newsmakers from decades past who had profound impacts on Charlotte. They’re trailblazers in politics and civic life, pioneering entrepreneurs and people who captured the attention of the community and forged unique contributions. We’ll be back on our usual schedule next week.

Jul 14, 2021

Ways of Life: He would 'rather flame out than rust out'

Also remembered: A nurse known as 'General Patton'; a former TV and radio copywriter; a volunteer who traveled the country cleaning up natural disasters

Jul 13, 2021

Low-fare bonanza at CLT

Plus: Details on apartment plans at Zack's Hamburgers site; Charlotte's first PGA Tour Superstore on the way?; County-CMS sparring continues; Who would be eligible to buy medical marijuana?

Jul 12, 2021

Legends of Charlotte: Sue Myrick, the city's first woman mayor

Sue Myrick was a double trailblazer as Charlotte's first female mayor and N.C.'s first Republican congresswoman. She reflects on how politics have changed and why she doesn't dwell on being a pioneer.

Jul 9, 2021

Legends of Charlotte: Sis Kaplan on creating a radio powerhouse

Sis Kaplan grew up in a radio family, and she and her late husband, Stan, transformed Charlotte radio when they bought WAYS AM. Now 87, she reflects on media, service and leadership.

Jul 8, 2021

BREAKING: Health director Gibbie Harris to retire

Harris was the public face of the county’s Covid response; She will be replaced at start of 2022 by her deputy, Raynard Washington

Jul 7, 2021

Legends of Charlotte: Harvey Gantt on the 'bumpy road' of change

He was the first Black student at Clemson and the first Black mayor of Charlotte. Now 78, Harvey Gantt reflects on the city's growth, his hopes for the future and why it's hard to talk about race.

Jul 7, 2021