Plus: Myers Park-Alexander Graham protest CMS school assignment; Sneak peek of new Ballantyne hospital; Development rules to take effect; Sports gambling could be approved this week
May 31, 2023
Newest Charlotte FC star has become a favorite target for fan criticism; Guzman returns to action; previewing road swing starting with L.A. Galaxy
May 26, 2023
Plus: School board member's new school assignment critiqued; Tina Turner's 1984 Ovens Auditorium concert; Health insurance podcast; Pickleball now open on Ballantyne parking deck
Feedback from our readers on recent articles
May 25, 2023
Plus: Lights out for traditional lightbulbs; City Council revisits duplex/triplex rules; Busy summer at airport; River District finances; Street sweeper: 'Clearopathra' or 'Sweepy McSweepface'?
May 24, 2023
Our team will work to deliver the play-by-play of tonight's big school boundary public hearing affecting 27 south Charlotte schools
May 23, 2023
Follow along with us as speakers make their cases; board vote expected June 6
Also remembered: A doctor who helped establish the neonatal ICU at Charlotte Memorial; a longtime mathematics teacher at CPCC; a former director and then chaplain at Charlotte Douglas airport
Plus: New CMS superintendent says safety is job No. 1; Housing market continues to cool; New exclusive social club in SouthPark opens; Duplex and triplex rules to be discussed
May 22, 2023
Plus the news of the week: 2 construction workers killed in SouthPark fire; New CMS maps and superintendent; Abortion restrictions to become law; Mecklenburg tax increase; Hornets to get No. 2 pick
May 20, 2023
Hill has led the district as interim superintendent since January; CMS school board voted 6-3 in favor of a 4-year contract
May 19, 2023
Veteran MLS winger, now in fourth trade of his career, makes an immediate impact with Charlotte; Plus: Rookie Brandon Cambridge's two-goal splash, ACL scare for Gaines, and preview of Nashville
Plus: Huge fire disrupts SouthPark area and leaves 2 workers missing; County manager recommends tax increase; Shooting aboard CATS bus sends 2 to hospital; Newspapers no longer sold at airport
Don't assume you can just park anywhere
May 18, 2023
Plus: Proposed law would allow Atrium to expand in N.C.; End is near for Uptown Cabaret; Decades-old marquee at Bojangles Coliseum comes down; New abortion law to take effect July 1
May 17, 2023
Also remembered: A longtime science teacher at Charlotte Latin; a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer; a YMCA employee known for his matchmaking skills
May 16, 2023
11th and 12th graders to be allowed to stay at their original schools; public can voice their opinions online until May 21 and at a public hearing May 23
May 15, 2023
Plus: Ohio likes its odds of keeping tennis tournament; Surprise ABC inspection leads to fine in Plaza-Midwood; CMS superintendent and assignment maps expected this week; Tom Cruise attends concert
Brandy the miniature therapy horse brightened the days of thousands of people whom she visited with in nursing homes, retirement communities, schools, and other places. She died May 7 at age 13.
Plus the news of the week: $400M tennis complex proposed near Catawba River; CMS gets close on new superintendent; Huntersville power company expands; Abortion veto expected
May 13, 2023
Devastated by an ankle injury, disillusioned with a frustrating recovery, English Premier League veteran found new lease on soccer life in MLS; plus yellow card suspensions and previewing Atlanta
May 12, 2023
Plus: Mixed reaction on $400M tennis facility proposal; city water official explains wait for leak repair; new Marvel exhibit opens at Discovery Place; museum plans exhibit on Hornets history
CATS used to run 7 bus routes outside Mecklenburg. By this fall, it will have 2.
May 11, 2023
Plus: Typical homeowner's property taxes to rise $446; Low-fare carriers ramp up flights at CLT; CMS bus driver vacancies; Pineville apartments approved; De La Jara won't seek re-election
May 10, 2023
Also remembered: A longtime worker at the Big Dipper Restaurant; a composer and music minister in area churches; a bus driver with Charlotte transit for 17 years
May 9, 2023
