Board of Governors chairman Randy Ramsey is praised as a ‘common-sense’ leader. But he won’t answer questions about the monument controversy or his educational background.
May 8, 2020
Plus: Sports programs reopen as 'day camps'; Hospitals can handle mid-summer Covid surge, top Atrium doc says; Carowinds might require reservations; Scooters return to Charlotte streets
Coronavirus uncertainty prompts backyard building boom; ‘Energy outlet’ for home-bound families
Plus: State parks reopen Saturday; Mother's Day dining ideas; High school football headed to Bank of America Stadium; Harris Teeter crackdown on bacon hoarding
May 7, 2020
Plus: Atrium proposed hospital beds in cafeteria; Charlotte Pipe move looks like a go; Wells investigated for PPP loans; Historic Park Road Shopping Center sign returns
May 6, 2020
Many retailers cleared to reopen Friday; Bars, restaurants, gyms and barbershops could be good to go as soon as May 22
May 5, 2020
Plus: Friday retail reopening appears likely; Photo essay; ABC sales still rising; Arts grants awarded; Grocery stores take action against meat hoarding
Plus: Charlotte company returns PPP loan; Poll says N.C. residents reluctant to leave home (despite what you see); Virtual notaries approved; Early start for CMS?
May 4, 2020
Plus: Sales of lottery tickets remain robust; RNC host committee to plant 2,020 trees in Charlotte; SouthPark mall to reopen next week; S.C. opens outdoor restaurant seating and beach rentals
May 2, 2020
Plus: Meck Co. residents stream into tennis courts and smoke shops; Realtors prepare for a flurry of sales; Health director gives a rosier outlook; April rezonings; UNCC honors shooting victims
May 1, 2020
They're taking safety precautions, they say. And they anticipate a wave of buyers who are ready to pounce.
Apr 30, 2020
Plus: Mecklenburg parks open parking lots; Gaston defies Cooper (but not really); 1/2 of N.C. Covid-19 deaths are at elder care facilities; What's the etiquette at a Zoom wedding?
Plus: Urban planner named new UNCC chancellor; County eases restrictions for tennis, Realtors, vape shops, mattress sales; Mecklenburg Covid hospitalizations drop 36%; Lebda pay falls to a mere $9M
Apr 29, 2020
Plus: New photo essay series launched; Brad Panovich furloughed but valiantly talked us through tornado warning; N.C. leads the nation in 'quarantine fatigue'
Apr 27, 2020
Air quality elsewhere has improved in the last couple months, but advances in Charlotte are tough to quantify
Apr 25, 2020
Plus: County provides first hospitalization number in 11 days; Drive-up church services OK'd; Walmart adds beer delivery; Realtors seek permission to show homes
Today is Friday, April 24, 2020, and we’re coming to you with HOT BREAKING NEWS.
Apr 24, 2020
Plus: New poll reveals changing N.C. consumer habits; Mecklenburg hospitalization numbers hard to unearth; Bankruptcies ahead for JCPenney and Neiman Marcus?
Today is Thursday, April 23, 2020, and we’re coming to you with HOT BREAKING NEWS.
Apr 23, 2020
Decision driven by patient health and 'stabilized' number of Covid patients, CEO says
Plus: S.C. shops reopen to few shoppers; Fear keeping patients away from hospitals; From Aries to Virgo, horoscope meme has your fate figured out
Plus: Decision on schools expected as soon as this week; Gaston County wants to start reopening businesses; NCDOT projects delayed; Ron Rivera's Quail Hollow house for sale
Apr 22, 2020
Plus: New Mecklenburg peak forecast for late June; South Carolina and Georgia open shops; Banks sued over PPP loans
Apr 21, 2020
Plus: College application anxiety ramps up as SAT and ACT tests get canceled; N.C. coronavirus deaths overtake flu deaths; Truist earnings beat expectations; Congress nears deal on small-business help
Apr 20, 2020
Charlotte test-prep companies and colleges adjust to shake-up in testing schedule.