A Texas pizza franchise’s bankruptcy just ran as “Charlotte business news.” Here is why that old attention-merchant model is breaking down and what The Charlotte Mercury is doing instead.
Charlotte’s new Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority will control nearly twenty billion dollars in transit and road spending. Here is who appoints its 27 members, who is already in the seats, and what they can actually do.
In a night soaked in fear, anger, and public distrust, Mecklenburg’s commissioners confronted Border Patrol tactics, Atrium’s broken promises, and the unraveling of public patience.
Charlotte City Council confirmed four new members to the long-anticipated Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority board after a multi-day interview marathon. The vote, largely unified, sets the region’s new transit oversight structure into motion—though unresolved seats will return on November 24.
A Texas pizza franchise’s bankruptcy just ran as “Charlotte business news.” Here is why that old attention-merchant model is breaking down and what The Charlotte Mercury is doing instead.
Charlotte’s new Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority will control nearly twenty billion dollars in transit and road spending. Here is who appoints its 27 members, who is already in the seats, and what they can actually do.
In a night soaked in fear, anger, and public distrust, Mecklenburg’s commissioners confronted Border Patrol tactics, Atrium’s broken promises, and the unraveling of public patience.
Charlotte City Council confirmed four new members to the long-anticipated Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority board after a multi-day interview marathon. The vote, largely unified, sets the region’s new transit oversight structure into motion—though unresolved seats will return on November 24.
Nathan Lyons moved from Texas to Charlotte to do the work. With the NASCAR Development Program shifting, 2026 will reward drivers who show their homework. Here’s why Lyons fits the moment.
Cassidy Keitt’s 2026 hinges on one thing: qualifying where the race is. Inside her verified path, the tracks that shaped her, and the measurable plan that turns tape into opportunity.
Mecklenburg County voters approved a landmark transit tax, re‑elected Mayor Vi Lyles, and delivered a clean sweep for Democrats on the council and school board in Charlotte’s 2025 municipal election.
A sharp, slow-journalism review of SNL’s Nov. 1 episode: an inventive cold open and witty Weekend Update carry a lackluster night. We break it down for Charlotte—with a wink toward our “Poll Dance 2025” election hub.
Federal shutdown hits day 34 as Charlotte votes on $19B transit tax. How Washington chaos, Raleigh redistricting, and local politics collide three weeks before Election Day.
WFAE and the League of Women Voters hosted a CMS board forum. Candidates for Districts 1–6 outlined views on achievement, funding, communications, immigration policy, teacher retention, and district needs.
