Trends in public library book use since the pandemic and the rapid increase in population in NC cities are creating headaches for libraries.

The alt-weekly newspaper grew out of the closure of Creative Loafing’s Charlotte newsroom in 2018. Editor-in-chief Ryan Pitkin says falling advertising revenue and the collapse of a potential sale ultimately forced Queen City Nerve to close down.

Mecklenburg County visitors spent a record $6.47 billion in 2025, bringing more outside dollars into the local economy than any other county in North Carolina, according to the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority.

Officials are predicting it will be the most historic series in the track’s 80-year history.

The board that oversees alcohol sales in North Carolina has delayed plans to establish a minimum price for mixed drinks containing liquor.

Remember the Unified Development Ordinance, or UDO? That’s the comprehensive plan that Charlotte leaders adopted three years ago to guide growth. One contentious new rule allows duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes in more places than before. The Charlotte Ledger has an update on just how many of them have been built since City Council adopted the ordinance. The Charlotte Ledger’s Ashley Fahey joined Marshall Terry for our segment, BizWorthy.

After nearly two years of disruptions, the 61-year-old rodeo in Madison County has returned to its regular schedule with a new covered arena.

State leaders have long wanted to lure more defense-related companies to North Carolina and now they’re getting a couple of new ones.

Farms are shrinking in number but growing in size across the 14-county Charlotte region, according to a new report from the Charlotte Urban Institute. We talk with Roland McReynolds, executive director of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, about what that means for local agriculture.

Charlotte's alternative weekly newspaper, the Queen City Nerve, is ending its print edition after nearly eight years. In a statement Wednesday, the publication said declining advertising revenue and financial challenges made it impossible to continue printing the paper. The publication says it will continue operating online for now, though it acknowledged the future of the business remains uncertain.