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
Apr 7, 2021
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 political science major from Seattle comes to North Carolina's textile country to create clothing that delivers medications; Doubters 'just fuel the fire'
Apr 5, 2021
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
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
Mar 31, 2021
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
Plus: The top news of the week: CMS rolls out another new schedule — Med school location officially revealed — Robinhood is coming
Mar 27, 2021
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?
Mar 26, 2021
Bokhari working with Charlotte Department of Transportation and other stakeholders to explore 'outside the box' thinking on addressing congestion
Mar 25, 2021
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
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
As Covid numbers decline, Gov. Roy Cooper allows higher capacities at wide range of locations
Mar 23, 2021
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
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
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
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
Mar 19, 2021
Our hardworking judges are in the process of selecting 40 from this impressive group of 122
Mar 18, 2021
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
Mar 17, 2021
City Council member floats idea of hiring Elon Musk to burrow beneath busy intersections and add roads: outside-the-box idea or harebrained scheme?
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
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
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
Mar 12, 2021
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
Mar 10, 2021
Townhomes proposed in place of Myers Park church; Mixed-use development suggested on Central Avenue in Plaza-Midwood; Apartments in Mallard Creek, University City
Mar 9, 2021
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