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Happy weekend, QCity. How closely did you follow the news in Charlotte this week? Test your knowledge with this five-question quiz.
Happy weekend, QCity. How closely did you follow the news in Charlotte this week? Test your knowledge with this five-question quiz.
If shadows on the wall and noises down the hall don’t frighten you, “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” might be worth seeing. Charlotte is one of just four cities where the play can be seen, and it made its premiere at Children’s Theater over the weekend.
Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved $6 million in opioid settlement funds to support
The building that has housed the Levine Museum of the New South for two decades has been sold to a development company, which will use the prime location in uptown Charlotte to build a high-rise apartment tower. The $10.75 million sale was announced Thursday by museum officials. Why it matters: The sale marks a milestone
Charlotte is a city brimming with newcomers. By some estimates, about 120 people move here daily, making it one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities. Brooks Campbell arrived from Clayton, N.C., almost two months ago, and he’s already enjoying what Charlotte has to offer. Occupation: financial analyst. Free Newsletter Stay informed with news and events that
David and Jasmin first met while attending Charlotte- area colleges. The seeds planted during those early years are about to be harvested when they exchange vows in May. Bride: Jasmin Alexander, 33, salon owner, former military dependent Groom: David Howard, 35, sales representative, native of Atlanta, Georgia Current Residence: Charlotte Free Newsletter Stay informed with news and events
Today’s cup poured by: Just like that, we’re at the end of March. I can’t say where the time went, but I can share some ways to spend your weekend. Our events list (below) includes something for everyone. Free Newsletter Stay informed with news and events that impact Charlotte’s Black communities. QCity Metro reporter Jalon Hill can’t wait to see “Beethoven
Renowned street dancer Charles “Lil Buck” Riley has worked with the likes of Madonna and Yo-Yo Ma. He’s even danced on the Great Wall of China, but come Sunday, he’ll bring his Memphis Jookin’ to Charlotte’s Knight Theater. Riley, 31, fell in love with the Memphis dance culture as a kid; he saw it as
Sponsored by: In a fast-growing city like Charlotte, communities on the margin can sometimes get left behind. That’s where LISC Charlotte comes in. In less than three years, LISC Charlotte has invested more than $43 million to improve conditions in some of the city’s underserved communities. When Covid-19 arrived, LISC mobilized to assist small businesses
I stopped watching the Oscars because of the self-aggrandizing that takes place every year: Hollywood patting itself on the back for making movies that most of us have never seen. I’ll Pass. I was watching “Spider-Man: No Way Home” on Sunday when I received a Facebook message about The Slap. The Oscars pulled me right
About this series: As West Charlotte High School prepares for Lion Pride Day to commemorate its historic campus, which will give way to new construction, we asked alumni to share some of their best high school memories. As told to Cierra Lannon: I am a proud, second-generation West Charlotte Lion. My parents met there, married and they raised
In 2014, Charlotte got some unsettling news – despite its booming economy, the American Dream was floundering here. A Harvard study found that a child born in poverty had the lowest chances among major U.S. cities of making it out of poverty. It was a rallying cry for government, nonprofits, and companies to work together
More than 60,000 people with felony convictions in North Carolina could regain their right to vote under a state court ruling handed down on Monday. Superior court judges, in a 2-1 decision, found racial bias in a North Carolina law that denied voting rights to people who, though freed from prison, remained on probation, parole