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Building Charlotte Agenda

Building Charlotte Agenda

How Ted Williams built a start-up local media company into a household name that sold for a reported $5M last year; A fateful meeting over beers at Duckworth's

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Apr 7, 2021

Design firm owners balance love and partnership

Design firm owners balance love and partnership

Robin and Regina Reaves quit their jobs in June to start an interior design company. The business is growing, and they're working long hours together; 'There's gonna be a lot of emotions'

Apr 6, 2021

A 29-year-old pioneers futuristic fabrics

A 29-year-old pioneers futuristic fabrics

A political science major from Seattle comes to North Carolina's textile country to create clothing that delivers medications; Doubters 'just fuel the fire'

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Apr 5, 2021

Big triplex plans for Myers Park / APRIL FOOLS' EDITION

Big triplex plans for Myers Park / APRIL FOOLS' EDITION

Plus: New drool-worthy sandwich; City proposes to protect vulnerable businesses with new zoning district; CMS schedule change; Libel lawsuit filed against newspaper chain fascinated with animals

Apr 1, 2021

It's a 🔥🔥 seller's housing market

It's a 🔥🔥 seller's housing market

Plus: Which Charlotte companies received 2nd round of PPP payments?; McClatchy approved for $10M PPP payout; Developer buys whole 2.6-acre block in Midtown; 'Exotic cereal bar' headed to uptown

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Mar 31, 2021

When Charlotte roared

When Charlotte roared

Plus: Unexplained rise in local deaths; DaBaby cleared of zoning violations in Troutman; Scouring med school announcement for Atrium clues; Is Duke U. a 'trademark bully'?

Mar 29, 2021

Cooped up during Covid, they hatched plans for chickens

Cooped up during Covid, they hatched plans for chickens

Plus: The top news of the week: CMS rolls out another new schedule — Med school location officially revealed — Robinhood is coming

Mar 27, 2021

Inside Charlotte's world of professional video gaming

Inside Charlotte's world of professional video gaming

Plus: Why won't light rail chug into airport terminal?; The latest on whether tunnels could solve traffic woes; Is the new med school headed to Midtown — or Dilworth?; Axios-Athletic merger?

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Mar 26, 2021

Update: Council member speaks with Elon Musk representative on traffic tunneling

Update: Council member speaks with Elon Musk representative on traffic tunneling

Bokhari working with Charlotte Department of Transportation and other stakeholders to explore 'outside the box' thinking on addressing congestion

Mar 25, 2021

BREAKING: 4-year med school headed to Dilworth

BREAKING: 4-year med school headed to Dilworth

RENDERINGS: Get a glimpse of what the Wake Forest School of Medicine's Charlotte campus will look like; To be at McDowell and Morehead streets near Dilworth Neighborhood Grille

Mar 24, 2021

Charlotte’s most forgettable Covid moments of the last year

Charlotte’s most forgettable Covid moments of the last year

Plus: Robinhood eyes Charlotte for 300-job office; AvidXchange to go public; CMS to go 5 days a week in-person; Atrium to reveal med school site today; Medical-gown composting OK'd in Matthews

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Mar 24, 2021

BREAKING: N.C. relaxes limits on businesses

BREAKING: N.C. relaxes limits on businesses

As Covid numbers decline, Gov. Roy Cooper allows higher capacities at wide range of locations

Mar 23, 2021

What the puck!? There’s midnight hockey in Pineville

What the puck!? There’s midnight hockey in Pineville

Plus: Vote on 2040 plan delayed; Why CMS is changing class schedules; Hall Family Farm to open for strawberry pickin' again (in new spot); Hornets' LaMelo Ball out for season with broken wrist?

Mar 22, 2021

Try these 8 less-traveled trails

Try these 8 less-traveled trails

There are still local spots where you can hear the trill of chorus frogs, the 'keer keer' cries of red-shouldered hawks and yes, even the thoughts in your own head.

Mar 20, 2021

Try these 8 less-traveled trails

Try these 8 less-traveled trails

Plus: The top news of the week: CMS to consider ramping up in-school plan — former judge expected to enter U.S. Senate race — electric vehicle factory headed to the west side

Mar 20, 2021

The first day of legal sports gambling in N.C.

The first day of legal sports gambling in N.C.

Plus: Coffeeshop meetings are hot again; Reader asks what's up with construction in Plaza-Midwood; Meet the 40 Over 40 nominees; Remember when toilet paper was hard to find?; Housing market is insane

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Mar 19, 2021

Announcing the nominees for the second-annual 40 Over 40 awards

Announcing the nominees for the second-annual 40 Over 40 awards

Our hardworking judges are in the process of selecting 40 from this impressive group of 122

Mar 18, 2021

Could tunnels relieve Charlotte’s traffic congestion?

Could tunnels relieve Charlotte’s traffic congestion?

Plus: Charges dropped against Sonic Automotive CEO; Wells Fargo Championship unusually short of volunteers; Latest on 2040 plan; Mistrust of Charlotte media; Purple streetlight mystery solved

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Mar 17, 2021

Could tunnels relieve Charlotte's traffic congestion?

Could tunnels relieve Charlotte's traffic congestion?

City Council member floats idea of hiring Elon Musk to burrow beneath busy intersections and add roads: outside-the-box idea or harebrained scheme?

Mar 17, 2021

Inside the Blumenthal's pandemic year

Inside the Blumenthal's pandemic year

Plus: Charlotte traffic returns to pre-pandemic levels; The 2040 plan and commercial development; How close were Mecklenburg hospitals to filling up?; DaBaby snubbed again at Grammys

Mar 15, 2021

10 ideas to harness that extra daylight

10 ideas to harness that extra daylight

Plus: The top news of the week: More people eligible for Covid vaccine — CMS increases in-person learning days — Amazon expands — That south Charlotte smell

Mar 13, 2021

A big vision for north of NoDa

A big vision for north of NoDa

Plus: Mystery odor detected in south Charlotte; Changes forthcoming to Charlotte 2040 plan?; West Charlotte alums leave their mark; Dip into Ledger's 1-year Covid time capsule

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Mar 12, 2021

An uneven year for hair care businesses

An uneven year for hair care businesses

Plus: CMS adds in-person days and pledges full reopening in fall; Well-known Dilworth salon closes; How Covid relief bill affects your pocketbook; 24 Hours of Booty goes in-person

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Mar 10, 2021

Charlotte rezoning petitions in February

Charlotte rezoning petitions in February

Townhomes proposed in place of Myers Park church; Mixed-use development suggested on Central Avenue in Plaza-Midwood; Apartments in Mallard Creek, University City

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Mar 9, 2021

Debating Charlotte's 2040 plan

Debating Charlotte's 2040 plan

Plus: Examining the duplexes and triplexes of Elizabeth, Myers Park and Dilworth; Readers weigh in; Self-storage company develops co-working space for bands; Chick-fil-A sauce at the Teeter

Mar 8, 2021

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