Plus: Charlotte's top news of the week; Links to good reads on Bill Spoon's BBQ, two parents' quest to see their son play football, the state's saltiest congressional race; Teen Talk
Sep 19, 2020
Some residents at Ardrey Kell Villages oppose HOA's plan for directional signs; 'Whoa those arrows are ugly'
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Sep 18, 2020
Plus: Mert's customers evaporate as uptown empties; Why CMS is waiting 4 months to send high schoolers back; Library renovations; Union win in Asheville; Local man proposes in front of Wienermobile
Schedule presented to the school board would allow 'skill development workouts' to start over the next few weeks
Sep 17, 2020
In-person/remote instruction to start Nov. 2 for K-5, Nov. 23 for grades 6-8, Jan. 5 for high school; 1 week at school, 2 weeks at home until further notice; PLUS: Board members in their own words
Sep 16, 2020
Private school had gone with fully in-person classes on Aug. 31; plans to go to hybrid model next week and resume full classroom learning on Sept. 28, letter to parents says
Plus: Explaining Red Ventures' latest tech deal; Last day for Bill Spoon's BBQ; Big school meeting tonight; New seminary; Trick-or-treating imperiled as health department prepares Halloween directive
Plus: No more birthday parties at Sports Connection?; Super-cheap award tickets on American; PPP loan fraud; First seltzer brewery to open this week; Panthers lose after Sir Purr breaks with tradition
Sep 14, 2020
With the doors closed since March due to the pandemic, owner in no hurry to reopen fully; He doubts people will 'come play in moon bounces anytime soon'
Plus: Christmas movie films in Cotswold; Charlotte's top news of the week; Links to good reads on challenges facing arts groups; Ronnie Long's new freedom, Beatties Ford Road changes; Teen Talk quiz
Sep 12, 2020
Plus: Checking in with Blackhawk Hardware; New details on how CMS plans to reopen classrooms; One more Charlotte Earth Fare on the way; Are new Truist tower lights 'so dope' or 'hideous'?
Sep 11, 2020
Home improvement stores are one of the few retail sectors that have seen gains during the pandemic; weed killer and cleaning supplies are hot sellers
Company plans 'rebirth' under new ownership and signs new leases in Ballantyne, Fort Mill and Concord, executive says; ‘absolutely interested’ in SouthPark
Sep 9, 2020
Plus: Pinehurst tees up for a potentially big announcement; CMS inches closer to a reopening plan; August's rezonings; ABC files take us backstage at a DaBaby concert
As classes start, UNCC begins checking its sewage for Covid. But without widespread student testing, can it prevent an outbreak?
EXCLUSIVE: School board’s decision to eliminate in-person classes violates N.C. Constitution, lawsuit says
Sep 8, 2020
Plans call for 455 new homes in Ballantyne, a mixed-use development near the Whitewater Center, 175 townhomes in Steele Creek, medical office building near Mercy Hospital ... and more
Plus: A Flyover Friday treat
Sep 4, 2020
Experts fear the career gains women have made since the '60s and '70s will reverse, as domestic burdens during Covid fall disproportionately to women and many female-dominated fields see big losses
Sep 2, 2020
Plus: Cricket shortage has reptile owners driving all over town; a skeptic's view of airline change fee announcement; neighbors oppose rental townhomes in South Charlotte; big NoDa land deal
'Demand is off the charts' as people buy hungry reptiles during pandemic; Buy mealworms as replacement, PetSmart advises
New order from governor also opens playgrounds, bowling alleys, museums; gathering limits raised
Sep 1, 2020
Divorce lawyers and therapists weren't busy early in the pandemic, but now business is back 'with a vengence'; stats show spikes in divorce, separation filings
Plus: Lessons from 40-year employee of Duke Energy; New stimulus checks proposed in N.C.; Woman drinks from self-serve beer tap in South End; Blakeney left with fewer lingerie options
Aug 31, 2020
