Vi Lyles

During Charlotte City Attorney Patrick Baker's performance review this month, Mayor Pro Tem Dante Anderson accused Baker of "leaking" a public document to WFAE.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles announced last week she is endorsing Wil Russell against incumbent Renee Johnson in the Democratic primary for District 4. Lyles historically does not do primary endorsements.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles will demolish and rebuild home in the historic McCorey Heights neighborhood

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.

Doug Parker is retiring as CEO of American Airlines in March. During his tenure, the company has helped keep Charlotte’s airport a selling point for new residents and businesses. Also in BizWorthy: Eyebrows were raised when Charlotte’s mayor applied for an honorary country club membership worth $95,000 and automakers are picking North Carolina for electric-battery manufacturing.

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at a light rail maintenance facility for the Charlotte Area Transit System on Thursday, touting the Biden administration's new $1.2 trillion infrastructure law.

In a Thanksgiving Day video posted on Twitter on Thursday, Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles announced that she will run for reelection in 2022.

Mike Collins and Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles catch up on all things Charlotte in their monthly discussion on Charlotte Talks. The two are scheduled to talk about new election maps, the racial equity initiative, funding for transit expansion and the proposed innovation district.

The goal of Charlotte's newly announced Racial Equity Initiative is to raise $250 million that will go toward making North Carolina's largest city more diverse and addressing racial inequities.

The Charlotte-based hospital system has said the district could create 11,500 jobs over the next 15 years and more than $800 million in earnings.