David Childers reflects on faith, art and gratitude as he faces cancer and enters the N.C. Music Hall of Fame
Aug 1, 2025
The nonprofit, dedicated to pediatric cancer research and treatment, will host a 'girl's night out' with Bravo's 'Southern Charm' TV stars in October
Plus: Toppman reviews 'Life of Pi'; Isabella Santos Foundation to host unique fundraiser; County advances 1% sales tax referendum; UNC to cut nearly $70M; Charlotte home to Chase's 1,000th U.S. bank
'Life of Pi' runs through Aug. 3 at Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St.
Jul 31, 2025
Three years after Charlotte approved social districts, Plaza Midwood is the only neighborhood that has implemented one
Jul 30, 2025
Charlotte-based Bojangles launches Spanish ordering options at more than 400 locations
The $3.2B I-77 South Express Lanes project will add toll lanes, rebuild interchanges and replace bridges along an 11-mile stretch south of uptown
Plus: Update on I-77 toll lane project; New podcast on origins of drum & bugle corps Carolina Crown; Bojangles rolls out Spanish ordering systems; Federal investigators look into deadly I-485 crash
Mi Cabana has repeatedly violated the city's 2 a.m. closing law, according to an order of summary suspension, which has led to 28 violent incidents over the past year
Jul 28, 2025
GiGi's Playhouse Charlotte provides free programming to people of all ages with Down syndrome
Plus: State ABC shuts down east Charlotte bar; Local nonprofit offers programming for those with Down syndrome; Victims of deadly I-485 crash revealed; CMS to receive $12.5M in federal funding
Plus: Top news of the week — Uptown crime on the rise; Charlotte area's growth outpaces old estimates; American Airlines' shares fall; Hornets win championship; New Teen Talk!
Jul 26, 2025
Domestic travel slowdown hits American Airlines and Charlotte hub hard, sparking investor concerns
Jul 25, 2025
Canadian Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, one of 15 siblings, to face hometown club Toronto, plus Agyemang goodbyes and Charlotte FC looking for continue hot home stretch Saturday
Plus: Medical office sector stays hot; Charlotte in the running for 6 major job expansions; Big new South End tenant?; American Airlines stock falls on earnings outlook; Shipwreck pod
Plus: Details on big office prospects Charlotte is courting; Is 110 East about to sign a large banking tenant? and more!
Jul 23, 2025
Plus: More people per day moving to Charlotte region; Expired IDs can be used to buy alcohol, state says; UNC Charlotte tears down 56-year-old dorm; Civil rights attorney James Ferguson dies
Growth is speeding up, according to census figures
Sanford Hall in South Village area coming down after 56 years
Bars, stores and pharmacies get 👍 to accept expired licenses as ID — though it’s up to each business to decide
Plus: Catholic Diocese downgrades cathedral plans; Journalist Tommy Tomlinson on taking a buyout from WFAE; Business Alliance plans $3M transit push; Hornets win championship*
Jul 21, 2025
Local Catholic leadership eyes new capital campaign targeting other needs
$25B plan expected to go to voters in November
Tomlinson, 61, is a well-known former Charlotte Observer columnist and hosts a podcast for the radio station
Contractor with business ties is supporting 2 candidates who would supervise CMS superintendent Crystal Hill
