The council reviewed the city's growth and infrastructure needs in a recent meeting.

Charlotte is ending a six-month pilot program that allowed street vendors to sell in NoDa, citing ongoing complaints and enforcement challenges. Some vendors and neighborhood leaders say the move could undercut the district’s creative character and eliminate an important source of income for local artists and entrepreneurs.

Zaas is a pulmonary and critical care physician and a professor of internal medicine at Wake Forest.

For many in the former papermill town, the moratorium is an opportunity to think through a community-centered vision for the future.

Here’s some news you may find surprising: the Charlotte region added more jobs than any other metro area in the country except New York City in 2025. That’s according to newly-released Labor Department statistics. For more, Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.

The town of Lake Lure has begun to fill up the lake again after Hurricane Helene left it damaged. Town officials and local business owners are hoping the May reopening date will bring back tourism.

The utility is currently asking state regulators for permission to raise rates and increase its returns.

During a public hearing for Duke Energy’s carbon and resource plan earlier this week, Duke Energy customers brought their concerns over energy-intensive data centers and expressed their frustration after the utility asked them to conserve energy.

It’s a big weekend for beer lovers in Charlotte. The Queen City Brewers Festival is on Saturday and this year, the festival’s Beers for Life initiative is back. Each participating brewery was asked to feature a brew that will support a regional nonprofit. One of those breweries is Primal Brewery and they selected us. That's right, WFAE is proud to announce the release of a fruited pale ale called Ale Things Considered. And Primal didn't just make it for us. They made it with us. WFAE’s Marshall Terry reports.

If you’re selling your home in the Charlotte area this spring, be prepared to wait a little longer before striking a deal. It took an average of 96 days for homes in the 16-county region to go from being listed to closing last year, according to Canopy Realtor Association. That’s a 10% increase from 2024. For more, Ashley Fahey of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.