Historic West End

Large crowds turned out for Juneteenth celebrations around Charlotte in recognition of the June 19th holiday, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. We asked attendees what the holiday means to them.

Black Americans have celebrated Juneteenth for decades, but up until three years ago, there was no festival or public celebration in Charlotte's historically-Black West End — until a local nonprofit stepped in.

Gov. Roy Cooper and Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles joined a ceremony on Charlotte's west side Thursday to dedicate a new electric vehicle charging station. It was a lot of fanfare for a small project that the two leaders say will help meet climate and racial equity goals.

A west Charlotte neighborhood has a new community space. The Ritz at Washington Heights opened last weekend at the site of the former Ritz Theater, the last movie theater built exclusively for Black patrons in the city. Here's why it was important to honor the past.

Researchers at Johnson C. Smith University received grants to preserve records and histories from several former Black neighborhoods in Charlotte. Their end goal is a virtual reality experience created with historical photos and 3-D models where viewers can experience long-gone neighborhoods.

A new mural in Charlotte's Historic West End pays homage to eight legendary Black musicians with North Carolina roots. It's just the latest piece of public art in the area that seeks to preserve and promote history as development encroaches.

Charlotte has been losing trees for years, leaving some neighborhoods with less shade than others. New data shows a different way of looking at which…