U.S. National Whitewater Center

The U.S. National Whitewater Center is opening new locations in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. It also bought the Gravel Map app. Whitewater says that these moves are in hopes of connecting people to nature in new places and new spaces.

There’s a lot to do in the Charlotte area this holiday weekend to help you ring in the Fourth of July. We have details on concerts and events around town — and we’ll help you find the best spots in the Charlotte area to watch the fireworks.

It’s time to take a look at events on tap for the weekend in the Queen City. The Charlotte Museum of History is hosting its annual African American Heritage Festival, an outdoor jazz series kicks off, the Davidson Players have a comedy production this weekend only, and the Bechtler Ensemble will be at the Duke Mansion.

Memorial Day weekend has plenty of events where everyone can participate. The U.S. National Whitewater Center is hosting a full weekend of holiday events. The Charlotte Museum of History offers a rare opportunity for patrons to stroll the grounds and the South End Blooms Festival is in full bloom.

If you're looking for some events in the Charlotte area, things are starting to open up after our long pandemic year. Scheduled for this weekend are activities like a concert for Jazz Appreciation Day, a festival for your favorite four-legged friend and an arts show at The Underground at The Fillmore.

For the second year in a row, the U.S. National Whitewater Center is featuring a trail full of illuminated artwork created by Charlotte artist Meredith Connelly.

The $66 billion merger between Winston-Salem’s BB&T and Atlanta’s SunTrust is set to be finalized this week. The new bank, to be called Truist, will be…

The father of an Ohio woman who died after being exposed to a rare brain-eating amoeba at a North Carolina whitewater rafting center has settled a wrongful-death complaint.

Last month the family of Lauren Seitz filed suit against the Whitewater Center and the company that designed part of it for wrongful death. The…

About 20,000 people attended last night’s Fourth of July celebration in Uptown Charlotte last night. CMPD only made one arrest. That even surprised Major…