NoDa

Charlotte is ending a six-month pilot program that allowed street vendors to sell in NoDa, citing ongoing complaints and enforcement challenges. Some vendors and neighborhood leaders say the move could undercut the district’s creative character and eliminate an important source of income for local artists and entrepreneurs.

There may be no better place to see the tremendous change Charlotte has undergone the past few decades than in NoDa.

The first weekend of August is here, which means it’s time for First Friday Arts, our monthly look at the can’t‑miss arts and culture events coming up around Charlotte. Our monthly arts panel convenes to discuss some of the highlights for August.

Local artists held a rally in NoDa on Thursday, where they painted over dozens of murals with beige spray paint. The artists were raising awareness for the local nonprofit ArtPop Street Gallery, which is in danger of shutting down amid a funding shortfall.

At a time when many groups are scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, one group is pushing forward. The Charlotte Strings Collective is a group of local musicians highlighting Black composers and their work.

A patch of undeveloped land in NoDa is now home to Charlotte's first graffiti park, giving local street artists a space to hone their craft without worry of getting tangled up with the law.

After nearly a decade, NoDa revives a neighborhood arts market this weekend where artists can display and sell their work. The event will also feature live music, an outdoor movie and a mural scavenger hunt.

There’s a fight brewing in Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood. Some business owners want the city to start regulating street vendors. This, and more, on this week's BizWorthy.

The park could be expanded to nearly 37 acres, according to plans made by a local group pushing for a large, central park in Charlotte.

Charlotte City Council approved plans last week for a new apartment complex in NoDa that drew opposition from the neighborhood. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his On My Mind commentary, has been thinking about the history of NoDa – and a lot of Charlotte’s hot neighborhoods.