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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education is anticipating some headwinds on next school year’s budget. -
Happening this February: Three Bone Theatre and Lee St. Theatre debut new plays; big canvases ask big questions at the Bechtler and the Gantt Center; and Charlotte gets lit at Black Trivia Night and a nostalgic hip-hop concert. -
As Duke Energy prepares to shut down and demolish its coal-fired Allen plant west of Charlotte, it's planning a new use for the site — huge batteries to store electricity generated elsewhere. -
Following a massive gas spill in 2020, Mecklenburg County commissioners on Tuesday approved a settlement with the Colonial Pipeline Company that requires the company to pay into a restoration fund and continue clean up efforts. -
Cornel West's Justice For All Party is trying to get on the ballot in North Carolina. -
The international mining company invited neighbors of the long-dormant mine to learn about the mining process and ask questions about its environmental and social impacts. -
The Carolina Panthers and the city of Charlotte are planning an $800 million renovation to Bank of America Stadium, including $650 million from the city and $150 million from the team. The plan would also include about $421 million more from the Panthers in ongoing maintenance and upgrades. -
After years of empty floors, ghostly parking decks and tumbleweed-esque sidewalks, the city of Charlotte’s economic development staff are prepping City Council members to give some kind of public assistance for uptown office tower owners. Last Monday, economic development director Tracy Dodson invited former Ballantyne real estate executive Ned Curran to talk about how work-from-home has crippled the office market. -
Rates are going up in January for Duke Energy customers in central and western North Carolina. State regulators on Friday approved a three-year, 14.6% increase, slightly less than the 15.7% Duke had asked for. -
The city of Charlotte said it lost about 1,000 acres of trees from 2018 to 2022. At the current rate of loss, the city would have a 40% canopy by 2050.
