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Charlotte Read DOJ’s Model Cities Fine Print. Some of It Comes Later.

Charlotte has until September 1 to seek a share of nearly $300 million through DOJ’s Model Cities Initiative. Applying requires local signatures, federal collaboration and an immigration certification before certain award terms are available.

Jack Beckett·Aug 11, 2026

Illustration of a folder containing Model Cities Initiative documents marked “Terms Pending,” with headline text reading “Signatures now. Some terms come later.”

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The Knights Went 14-4 Against Durham. Against Everyone Else, They Are 48-48.

The Charlotte Knights finished 14-4 against Durham and 62-52 overall. Remove those 18 games and Charlotte is exactly 48-48 against everyone else, with a 12-game road trip beginning Tuesday.

Jack Beckett·Aug 10, 2026

sports

Charlotte FC Has Not Allowed a Leagues Cup Goal. Pachuca Is the Final Phase One Test

Charlotte FC enters its final Leagues Cup Phase One match with six points, five goals and two clean sheets. CF Pachuca is the final test Tuesday.

Jack Beckett·Aug 10, 2026

sports

Carson Kvapil Spent 63 Starts Getting Close. Now He Only Needs the Last Restart.

Kvapil led only nine laps at Iowa. They were the last nine—and his second consecutive win showed what 63 winless starts had built.

Jack Beckett·Aug 10, 2026

sports

Ty Gibbs Needed Three Years to Build the Team That Could Win Like This

Ty Gibbs won at Iowa with a two-tire call built on the No. 54 team's own data. One year after sitting 16th in points, he is second. The change is not just…

Jack Beckett·Aug 10, 2026

sports

Aron John Has Played One Minute of League Football for Charlotte FC. Now He's Out Five Months.

Charlotte FC has four academy graduates on Homegrown contracts. Two of them, Aron John and Nimfasha Berchimas, had surgery on the same morning this week.…

John Speedway·Aug 9, 2026

sports

Charlotte Is Playing for a Championship on August 29: The Crown Clinched It Wednesday

There is a championship game on August 29, and Charlotte has a team in it. The Crown beat Savannah on Wednesday to clinch a spot in the first title game the…

John Speedway·Aug 7, 2026

An illustrated news graphic shows the Charlotte skyline, a highway and a calendar marked October 5 alongside text about an I-77 deadline to pay $64 million or halt progress.

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A SNAP Penalty Could Cost Mecklenburg $30 Million to $42 Million a Year. A November Ballot Question Could Cap How It Pays.

A federal penalty tied to North Carolina's food-assistance error rate could take $30 million to $42 million a year out of Mecklenburg County's budget, and the…

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The Charlotte Mercury

Charlotte Read DOJ’s Model Cities Fine Print. Some of It Comes Later.

The Knights Went 14-4 Against Durham. Against Everyone Else, They Are 48-48.

Charlotte FC Has Not Allowed a Leagues Cup Goal. Pachuca Is the Final Phase One Test

Carson Kvapil Spent 63 Starts Getting Close. Now He Only Needs the Last Restart.

Ty Gibbs Needed Three Years to Build the Team That Could Win Like This

Aron John Has Played One Minute of League Football for Charlotte FC. Now He's Out Five Months.

Charlotte Is Playing for a Championship on August 29: The Crown Clinched It Wednesday

A SNAP Penalty Could Cost Mecklenburg $30 Million to $42 Million a Year. A November Ballot Question Could Cap How It Pays.

Stay informed. Stay local.

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The Crown Hang 105 on First Place: Seven Straight Wins and a League Record

The Knights Won Six Straight With a Roster That Kept Changing Underneath Them.

Charlotte FC Sold Kerwin Vargas to Brazil. His Last Touch Was an Assist.

The Indiana Fever Just Signed a Charlotte Crown. This League Is Real Now.

Crown Legacy FC Leads the Eastern Conference, and It Has a Game in Hand

Todd Gilliland Has Never Won a Cup Race. On Sunday He Won a Million Dollars.

Charlotte Read DOJ’s Model Cities Fine Print. Some of It Comes Later.

The Knights Went 14-4 Against Durham. Against Everyone Else, They Are 48-48.

Charlotte FC Has Not Allowed a Leagues Cup Goal. Pachuca Is the Final Phase One Test

Carson Kvapil Spent 63 Starts Getting Close. Now He Only Needs the Last Restart.

Ty Gibbs Needed Three Years to Build the Team That Could Win Like This

Aron John Has Played One Minute of League Football for Charlotte FC. Now He's Out Five Months.

Charlotte Is Playing for a Championship on August 29: The Crown Clinched It Wednesday

A SNAP Penalty Could Cost Mecklenburg $30 Million to $42 Million a Year. A November Ballot Question Could Cap How It Pays.

Stay informed. Stay local.

More Stories

The Crown Hang 105 on First Place: Seven Straight Wins and a League Record

The Knights Won Six Straight With a Roster That Kept Changing Underneath Them.

Charlotte FC Sold Kerwin Vargas to Brazil. His Last Touch Was an Assist.

The Indiana Fever Just Signed a Charlotte Crown. This League Is Real Now.

Crown Legacy FC Leads the Eastern Conference, and It Has a Game in Hand

Todd Gilliland Has Never Won a Cup Race. On Sunday He Won a Million Dollars.

Charlotte FC Beat Pumas 3-0 in a Tournament It Keeps Leaving Early

The Study Charlotte Wanted on I-77 Takes Five Months. Its Deadline Is in Eight Weeks.

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