Charlotte F.C.

Starting Feb. 15, street vendors will be effectively banned from Charlotte's NoDa neighborhood after a city council committee declined to extend a six-month program that required vendors to get permits and sell in designated area

Local News Roundup: I-77 Latest; Changes to NoDa Street Vending; Birkdale Village Disruption; Charlotte FC Kicks Off New Season

Gabe Altieri

The back-and-forth over I-77 toll lanes continues, street vending in NoDa is now illegal, Birkdale Village in Huntersville faces new restrictions after a disturbance involving hundreds of young people, and Charlotte FC is kicking off a new season.

Protesters filled First Ward Park in uptown Charlotte on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 for the city's second "No Kings Day" protest.

Charlotte Talks

Local News Roundup: Gerrymandering; 'No Kings;' McFadden noncommittal on reelection; Charlotte sports heat up

Gabe Altieri

A new congressional map passes the N.C. General Assembly likely adding an additional Republican seat in the midterms. 'No Kings’ protests push back on the Trump administration. Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden has yet to decide if he’ll run for reelection. And Charlotte FC is in the playoffs.

Charlotte Talks

Local News Roundup: Hurricane Erin bears down; Another Mecklenburg sheriff's deputy resigns; Charlotte municipal election begins

Gabe Altieri

Hurricane Erin is causing concern as rough seas hit the coast, a second sheriff’s deputy resigns, echoing concerns of a previous deputy about Garry McFadden’s leadership, the Black Political Caucus endorses Joi Mayo over Tiawana Brown for Charlotte City Council and Charlotte FC is the hottest team in Major League Soccer.