Friday, December 13, 2019
On this week's roundup: City Council agrees to kick in $110 million in hospitality funds to lure Major League Soccer to town. Expect an MLS announcement next Tuesday. Truist marks its new uptown territory by buying its headquarters building – the Hearst Tower. Elyse Dashew becomes the new chair of the CMS Board and another murder takes the life of a beloved shop owner.
Some of the stories we'll cover on this week's Charlotte Talks Local News Roundup…
A dual announcement about Major League Soccer in Charlotte is expected on Tuesday by Mayor Vi Lyles and Panthers owner David Tepper. Charlotte is widely expected to receive the newest expansion team for MLS. We'll talk about the week's latest developments on soccer, including some possible team names.
The newly formed Truist Financial Corporation (formerly BB&T and SunTrust) is quickly making its mark on Uptown. The bank’s Charlotte headquarters will be in what’s now the Hearst Tower. They’ve bought the high rise for more than $450 million and will rename it the Truist Center.
Elyse Dashew is the new chair of the Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board. The vote was unanimous to make Dashew the new chair, after two terms as vice chair of the board.
The beloved co-owner of a favorite Charlotte sandwich shop was murdered this week in Charlotte, with robbery a likely motive, leaving family, friends and former customers to looking for answers, and remembering Scott Brooks. The killing is Charlotte’s 104th homicide of the year.
Although the Charlotte Catholic Diocese’s list of clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse has not yet been released, several announcements by the Diocese have been made in recent weeks involving accusations of misconduct by Charlotte clergy- including one this week from St Matthew Catholic Church, the Rev. Patrick Hoare, who has been placed on administrative leave following the announcement of the allegation.
Mike Collins and a panel of local journalists will fill you in on these stories and much more on the Charlotte Talks Local News Roundup.
Guests:
Mary C. Curtis, columnist for Rollcall.com and WCCB-TV
Jonathan Lowe, anchor/reporter for Spectrum News
Joe Bruno, WSOC-TV Reporter
Ann Doss Helms, WFAE Education Reporter
