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On the local news roundup-- Mecklenburg County’s health director resigns. The Supreme Courts decides against the legislature on the drawing of voter…

Friday, November 24, 2017Old-line brick and mortar stores are reeling as they lose sales to online retailers. What will this mean for these venerable…

Friday, July 28, 2017Republican senators from the Carolinas come to the defense of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Mecklenburg County commissioners might…

Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017What happens when thousands of people meet to talk about improving Charlotte? Mike Collins sits down with organizers and attendees…

Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018All eyes are on Washington for a pair of closely-watched meetings: the testimony from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and…

Charlotte’s new City Council holds its first meeting and shuffles the deck. The Department of Justice sends $1 million to the city’s Alternatives to Violence program. The SBI is asked to investigate Councilman James Mitchell. And, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham proposes a federal abortion ban. Those stories and more.

On the next Charlotte Talks, we meet Dr. Valerie Kinloch, the new and 15th president of Johnson C. Smith University. We talk with the JSCU grad about her plans for the school and more.

A woman of great accomplishment, Charlottean Cathy Bessant spent more than 40 years in key jobs at Bank of America around the world. She retired from that job and now runs the Foundation for the Carolinas.

It was a three-way, down-to-the-wire race between A$AP Rocky, ENHYPEN and Bad Bunny to be No. 1 on this week's Billboard 200 albums chart.

If you've ever had to make a big move in your life, you can probably relate on some level to WFAE listener Julianne Wooten. She moved to Charlotte two and…

NPR Music's editorial assistant shares her favorite albums and songs of 2021.

The All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk host shares his favorite albums and songs of 2021.

We've expanded the Pineville Business Expo and are excited to announce our new location at the Belle Johnson Community Center in Pineville at Lake Park. In addition to more exhibitors, the 2nd Annual Pineville Business Expo will also have free seminars on topics ranging from improving social media and search engine optimization to growing your business. Come to discover local area businesses and all the products and services that they can offer you, all included in the price of admission.

To attend the event is only $10 per person, which includes entry to all exhibits, entry to all business seminars, and more. PLUS, with each paid attendance you get a free glass of wine or beer (age 21+). Discover new companies, products and services. Make some new connections.

We'll have food trucks outside if you want to grab some food as well.

🧀 Mac & Cheese Throwdown – For a Cause!

Think your mac has what it takes to melt the competition?

Join us for a delicious, cheese-filled showdown at Pilot Brewing — and help support a great cause while you’re at it!

This year’s Mac & Cheese Competition benefits Good Soles, a Charlotte-based nonprofit providing steel-toed boots and non-slip shoes for those transitioning out of homelessness and into the workforce.


🔥 Your $20 ticket includes:

✅ Unlimited mac & cheese samples

✅ A vote for your favorite

✅ A good deed — $10 from every ticket goes directly to Good Soles

📅 Date: Saturday, June 27th · 2-4PM

📍 Location: Pilot Brewing

🎟️ Tickets: $20 (21+ only)


🧀 Want to compete? DM us or email rachael@pilotbrewing.us — limited spots available!

Eat good. Do good. Vote with your fork. 💛


Secure Your Ticket While Spots Last!

This year's Tiny Desk Contest was truly like no other. Our winner stood out from the over 6,000 entries with a song about slowing down and enjoying life that captivated our judges.

If the tax cut for wealthiest Americans is allowed to expire, those households making over $250,000 would see their income tax rate rise from 33 percent to 36 percent and those making upwards of $375,000 would go from a 35 percent rate to 39.6 percent. But does it make sense for the tax rate for someone making six figures to be the same as for multimillionaires?

Charlotte is known for its abundance of trees. Where can you find the biggest, oldest ones in the city?

Listen to a playlist of classic soul songs (perhaps featuring legends like Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin or Otis Redding), and you'll hear some common themes: resilience, love, healing. While contemporaries to the original soul movement, Soulganic brings the same sentiments and vintage sounds forward and takes them into the future with some indie flair and Latin twists.

Balancing your kids’ screen time. With remote learning and fewer social activities – time on devices has skyrocketed. How much is too much, and how’s this impacting their mental health? Guest host Erik Spanberg gets some tips from experts.

There are not enough schools participating because of coronavirus cancellations and season postponements.