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BREAKING: Frontier adds flights to 7 cities from CLT

BREAKING: Frontier adds flights to 7 cities from CLT

Low-fare airline moves up to No. 2 in destinations from Charlotte, with flights to 13 U.S. cities

Jan 23, 2024

Newsletter 1/22: 'Craft Across Continents' will get you thinking — and smiling

Newsletter 1/22: 'Craft Across Continents' will get you thinking — and smiling

Plus: Mecklenburg home sales fell 20% in 2023; Arboretum Publix appears to be a go; New CLT1st podcast with daily local info; Judge blocks new voting law; Bojangles throws shade at Chick-fil-A

Jan 22, 2024

Mecklenburg home sales fell 20% in 2023

Mecklenburg home sales fell 20% in 2023

Second straight year of double-digit decreases, close to national averages, as mortgage rates remain high

Jan 22, 2024

Arboretum Publix looks like a go

Arboretum Publix looks like a go

Long-awaited grocery store receives building permits

Jan 22, 2024

Review: 'Craft Across Continents' will get you thinking — and smiling

Review: 'Craft Across Continents' will get you thinking — and smiling

'Craft Across Continents' runs through May 5 at the Mint Museum Uptown

Jan 22, 2024

She championed Charlotte's first hospitals

She championed Charlotte's first hospitals

Plus: Top news of the week — South Charlotte flooding fallout; State extends Aldersgate oversight; Wells Fargo sign plan advances; Trade and Tryon park ideas revealed

Jan 20, 2024

County commissioner calls for community meeting on flooding

County commissioner calls for community meeting on flooding

Many creeks flowed over their banks during Jan. 9 downpour

Jan 19, 2024

3 possibilities revealed for Trade & Tryon park

3 possibilities revealed for Trade & Tryon park

More than 100 residents turn out to see the finalists

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Jan 19, 2024

State regulators extend their watch over Aldersgate

State regulators extend their watch over Aldersgate

Aldersgate is losing less money and owes less to vendors and former residents, N.C. Department of Insurance says

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Jan 19, 2024

Newsletter 1/19: State regulators extend their watch over Aldersgate

Newsletter 1/19: State regulators extend their watch over Aldersgate

Plus: Ledger article on flooding prompts community forum; check out the possible designs for new uptown park; 🎧 new podcast on nonprofit trends; Charlotte Latin lawsuit headed for court of appeals?

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Jan 19, 2024

How tied are Charlotte leaders’ hands on spending tourism tax money?

How tied are Charlotte leaders’ hands on spending tourism tax money?

Charlotte and Asheville have two very different approaches to spending the tourism taxes they collect.

Jan 18, 2024

Newsletter 1/17: Recent storms open the floodgates of development worries

Newsletter 1/17: Recent storms open the floodgates of development worries

Plus: We answer a reader's question about the former Harrelson Ford site; Pineville marks 150th anniversary with a time capsule; You're invited to a discussion about the future of local health care

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Jan 17, 2024

You Ask, We Answer: What’s going in at the old Harrelson Ford site on South Boulevard?

You Ask, We Answer: What’s going in at the old Harrelson Ford site on South Boulevard?

'It’s been dormant for years, and now I see bulldozing'

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Jan 17, 2024

The town of Pineville made some interesting picks for a 50-year time capsule

The town of Pineville made some interesting picks for a 50-year time capsule

What would you put into a pine box that best represents the modern era?

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Jan 17, 2024

Recent storms open the floodgates of development worries

Recent storms open the floodgates of development worries

Charlotte-area residents are scrutinizing the effects of new development on water runoff

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Jan 17, 2024

Ways of Life: A band director who invited kids to be themselves

Ways of Life: A band director who invited kids to be themselves

Also remembered: A longtime tutor and mentor with CMS schools; the founder of a trucking company; a retired station commander with the fire department

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Jan 16, 2024

Historical Heavyweights: Charlotte founding father resented British overlords

Historical Heavyweights: Charlotte founding father resented British overlords

Plus: Top news of the week — Storms batter city with winds and record rainfall; CMS shakes up leadership, structure; Knights put up for sale; Gastonia ditches its bus service

Jan 13, 2024

Chinese Chamber changes name to be more inclusive

Chinese Chamber changes name to be more inclusive

Carolinas Chinese Chamber of Commerce changes name to ‘Carolinas AAPI Business Alliance’ to promote inclusivity among Asian-owned businesses

Jan 12, 2024

Affordable housing development planned for Aldersgate

Affordable housing development planned for Aldersgate

Plus: Chinese Chamber changes name to be more inclusive; How to reap the post-storm free-mulch bonanza; 🎧 Podcast with an 'accidental banker'; A look at 'Dry January' and liquor sales

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Jan 12, 2024

Why Gastonia is getting rid of its buses

Why Gastonia is getting rid of its buses

With traditional buses aging and failing to offer equitable service, ‘we needed to think about other alternatives,’ transportation director says

Jan 11, 2024

6 hot rezonings 🔥 to watch in 2024

6 hot rezonings 🔥 to watch in 2024

From Providence Road to Steele Creek, we take a look at upcoming debates over development in Charlotte

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Jan 10, 2024

Newsletter 1/10: 6 hot rezonings 🔥 to watch in 2024

Newsletter 1/10: 6 hot rezonings 🔥 to watch in 2024

Plus: Storm leaves a mess from floods; Big uptown property owners successfully lower their tax values; Charlotte pickleball 'titans' discuss the industry; Students make case for a day off

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Jan 10, 2024

Storm news round-up: flooding, power outages, dramatic rescue

Storm news round-up: flooding, power outages, dramatic rescue

Tuesday's heavy rain and wind left their mark

Jan 10, 2024

Big uptown property owners win revaluation cases

Big uptown property owners win revaluation cases

Tax values lowered for many uptown buildings

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Jan 10, 2024

Charlotte pickleball experts discuss its greater meaning

Charlotte pickleball experts discuss its greater meaning

Panel at Rotary Club of Charlotte discusses pickleball's business model, social features and growing popularity

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Jan 10, 2024

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