Clara Ottati
Clara Ottati is a summer reporting intern at WFAE and student at Davidson College studying English and History. She served as staff writer and section editor at Davidson’s weekly newspaper, The Davidsonian.
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Johnson C. Smith University began tearing down Liston Residence Hall on Wednesday. The hall had stood for nearly 65 years. -
A Florida man is trying to run a 50K every day for 50 consecutive days in all 50 states, and on Monday, he ran in Charlotte. -
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley campaigned in Gastonia Thursday. Democratic candidate Roy Cooper also campaigned in Gaston County. -
What happens when you can’t turn your pet in at your local shelter? Mecklenburg County residents are facing that reality after the county-run animal shelter said that starting this month, it will only accept stray and lost animals — not pets surrendered by their owners. -
At watch parties in uptown and South End, family ties, childhood memories and shared identities shaped whom fans backed in the World Cup semifinals. -
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department doubled down on its proposal for a 9 p.m. youth curfew at its midyear public safety news conference on Wednesday. -
More than 100 Charlotte residents rallied outside the Morrison Family YMCA on Sunday to protest its sale to Moments of Hope Church. -
The rare blue ghost firefly has been documented in Mecklenburg County for the first time, thanks to two local environmental educators. They say the species may have been here all along. -
Roof Above’s Charlotte day center suffered severe storm damage early Tuesday morning, forcing the homeless services center to close. -
Charlotte’s Government Center chamber was packed with city officials Wednesday morning for the swearing-in of Rob Harrington as Charlotte’s interim mayor. He is taking over from Mayor Vi Lyles, who resigned partway through her fifth term.
