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
His tips for younger employees: When your job feels easy, it's probably time to expand. And don't rule out lateral moves. 'Not every move is going to be up.'
Aug 30, 2020
He entered Chapel Hill as a freshman with high hopes. Three weeks later, he has Covid and is quarantined with trail mix, no RAs and new Covid-positive friends.
Aug 29, 2020
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Aug 28, 2020
Plus: New restaurants headed to SouthPark; The Charlotte Post pivots in the pandemic; Exploring Charlotte's quarries; Ballantyne residents react to apartment plans; No Mallard Creek BBQ this year
Crescent Communities plans for 'Novel Ballantyne' development off Johnson Road
Aug 26, 2020
Plus: Covid blamed for scuttling big Midtown land deal; 455-unit housing complex proposed for Ballantyne; Davidson rolls out online form to report students not wearing masks
'Not even during Hugo was it this bad,' local lumber supplier says
Plus: Beacon's LoSo Station up for sale; More reports of CMS 'Zoom bombing'; Charlotte nonprofits could improve on executive pay, study says; UNCC delays in-person classes; N.C. recovery stalls
Aug 24, 2020
Plus: We check out Krispy Kreme's 'innovative' shop in South End; Links to the week's top stories on city council investigations, the need for hotspots at CMS and Atrium's Covid war room; Teen Talk
Aug 22, 2020
Plus: CMS teachers and principals combat profane 'Zoom bombers'; Inside the offices of the future; RNC host committee plans to donate extra money locally; Rick Hendrick's luxury yacht scrutinized
Aug 21, 2020
Reports of profanity, pornography after pranksters hack into classes by impersonating students; Principal warns of 'unsafe environment'
Plus: Lowe's reports huge 2nd quarter; UNC-Chapel Hill goes all-remote; Hype builds for 'Flyover Friday'; South End Krispy Kreme opens Tuesday with milkshakes, ice cream sandwiches, vending machine
Aug 19, 2020
Hello and welcome to THE CHARLOTTE LEDGER COVID-19 DATA ROOM. This is where we take a closer look at the North Carolina and Mecklenburg County numbers related to the coronavirus. State and local leaders say data will guide their decisions — so let’s see what we can glean from the numbers health officials release every day.
Plus: City attorney says investigation needed of 2 council members; First day of e-school; Tepper buys Wells Fargo stock; Covid hospitalizations lowest in a month; First 'Flyover Friday' this week
Aug 17, 2020
Plus: Top Charlotte news of the week; Links to good reads on Plaza-Midwood's future, the Kim Thomas murder case and the I-277 river proposal; Teen talk
Aug 15, 2020
Plus: Health director gives guidance on return to school; Fall high school sports postponed; How to make your wifi faster and better; Asheville union battle; Theaters reopening just across S.C. border
Aug 14, 2020
Aug 12, 2020
Plus: Breakfast club gets innovative; 300 new jobs from fintech company; Home sales still strong; New condos planned for South End; ALE agents go undercover at Leather & Lace ... again
This article was published in The Charlotte Ledger e-newsletter on August 12, 2020.
Aug 11, 2020
No decisions made, but ‘everything’s on the table,’ CEO says, as museums around the country search for ways to stay current
Plus: New Lidl store in South End moves forward; Restaurant liquor sales have dropped by 1/2; How Hawthorne Bridge delay stacks up; Was that an earthquake or just a teenager's room?
Aug 10, 2020
5.1 magnitude, centered 100 miles north of Charlotte in Sparta
Aug 9, 2020
Plus: Top news of the week; Build your teen vocabulary
Aug 8, 2020
Plus: Will there be fall high school sports?; Cooper attempts to distinguish between bars and breweries; Epicentre restaurants close; Fancy crosswalks in SouthPark
Aug 7, 2020
