After a runoff decided by a single vote, the City Council chose Robert Harrington, a Robinson Bradshaw attorney who has never held elected office, as Charlotte's next mayor. He beat civic leader Carrie Cook 6 to 5 and will succeed Vi Lyles on July 1.
Jack Beckett·
Robert "Rob" Harrington took the oath of office Wednesday morning as Charlotte's mayor, ending the succession that began with Vi Lyles's resignation. The Robinson Bradshaw attorney, who has never held elected office, has…
Jack Beckett·Jul 2, 2026
Fifty thousand secondhand books, almost none over eight dollars, and a trade that keeps them moving reader to reader. Inside The Book Rack, the Johnston Road shop that has kept south Charlotte reading cheap for thirty…
Jack Beckett·Jul 1, 2026
Shane Van Gisbergen won two races at Sonoma in two days. On Saturday, the trophy was decorative. On Sunday, it rearranged the Cup standings.
John Speedway·Jun 29, 2026
Charlotte took a 2-1 lead on Rochester at Truist Field behind a 10-2 blowout and an eleven-inning walk-off, then lost the final three games to drop the series…
John Speedway·Jun 29, 2026
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government·Jun 24, 2026
Charlotte-Mecklenburg's school board declined to renew i-Ready on the terms its staff requested, rejecting a multi-year,…
sports·Jun 22, 2026
Justin Haley finished sixth in the chaotic, attrition-filled Navy 250 at San Diego's Naval Base Coronado, his best run…
sports·Jun 22, 2026
NASCAR leaves its wild San Diego street debut for Sonoma's road course and the Toyota / Save Mart 350 on June 28.…
sports·Jun 22, 2026
AJ Allmendinger makes his 500th NASCAR Cup Series start Sunday at Sonoma, in his home state of California, a week after…
On June 24 the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority closed out the last of the twelve requirements North Carolina set before it can run Charlotte's…
Jack Beckett·Jun 28, 2026
A NASCAR season rewards consistency. The In-Season Challenge, NASCAR's five-week bracket that opens Sunday at Sonoma, rewards the opposite: surviving one…
John Speedway·Jun 27, 2026
Shane van Gisbergen has won seven Cup races, every one on a road course. If he wins Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma, he'll be the first driver whose…
John Speedway·Jun 27, 2026
Justin Allgaier has five wins, the points lead, and the best average finish in the O'Reilly Series. The one thing he hasn't done is win a road course, and…
John Speedway·Jun 27, 2026
NASCAR and the Rolling Stones announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration this week: co-branded merch, two collector vinyl pressings of the new album Foreign…
John Speedway·Jun 26, 2026
With the U.S. Mint's last penny struck in November, Mecklenburg County is drafting a policy for cash payments made without exact change: round the total up to…
Jack Beckett·Jun 25, 2026
sports·Jun 22, 2026
Austin Hill won the inaugural O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at San Diego's Naval Base Coronado, surviving a 25-car…
sports·Jun 22, 2026
Corey Heim won the Anduril 250 at the San Diego Street Course, the first Cup Series race ever run at Naval Base…