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Dates, tip times, arenas and results for the 80 games the NBA has set on the Charlotte Hornets' 2026-27 schedule, 40 of them at Spectrum Center.
Jack Beckett·Oct 29, 2026
Every Charlotte home, rented or owned, would need cooling that keeps at least two habitable rooms at 80 degrees or less from May through September. A council committee sent the change to the full council, 3-1. No council…
Jack Beckett·Oct 29, 2026
Mecklenburg commissioners voted to buy the empty 15-acre Collinswood school campus from CMS for $15 million for parks and housing. A second vote covers an office building CMS says would let Waddell reopen as a full high…
Jack Beckett·Oct 29, 2026
The vacant Phillips Place Cinemas site in SouthPark would become up to 275 apartments in a building as tall as 120 feet, none set aside as affordable. A…
Jack Beckett·Oct 29, 2026
Dr. Aram Perry Jr., who leads child protection for Illinois, is scheduled to take over Mecklenburg County's Department of Child, Family, and Adult Services on…
Jack Beckett·Oct 29, 2026
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12,940 Mecklenburg mail ballots were still outstanding as of Monday. Ballots not yet returned must reach the county by 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3; a postmark no longer…
Jack Beckett·Oct 28, 2026
Two years after 209 votes separated them, Democratic Sen. Woodson Bradley and Republican Stacie McGinn meet again for the state Senate seat in southeast…
Jack Beckett·Oct 28, 2026
Kyle Larson leads by 73 with two races left. A 77-point lead after Martinsville on Sunday wins him the title with a race to spare.
Jack Beckett·Oct 27, 2026
A week after CMPD named seven officers in a racially charged text-message case, Charlotte City Council approved new undercover cars for the department, 7-3,…
Jack Beckett·Oct 27, 2026
A 1922 South End warehouse planned as a boutique hotel is now a Charlotte historic landmark. One council member objected to deferring its taxes while amendments…
Jack Beckett·Oct 27, 2026
Charlotte City Council voted unanimously to keep its pause on new data centers for almost another year. Two campuses already under construction, approved for up…
Jack Beckett·Oct 27, 2026
E-bike crashes in Charlotte have nearly doubled from a year ago. City staff want helmets for young riders, lights at night and rules for sidewalk riding.…
Jack Beckett·Oct 27, 2026
A win over last-place CF Montréal on Wednesday would clinch a playoff spot for Charlotte FC. Abdoulaye Doucoure says 15 to 20 minutes would be a good start.
Jack Beckett·Oct 27, 2026
Strolling DilworthChastain Family Finds Home in Dilworth, Years in the Making
Strolling ProvidenceEntryway Design: First Impressions and a Drop Zone
Strolling Quail HollowYouth Commission International, 241 Schools and a Key
Strolling The VillageDefend the Fatherless Backs Foster Families in York CountyEntryway Design: First Impressions and a Drop Zone
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Sports·Oct 27, 2026
Prince Forfor's cross set up Columbus Crew 2's 72nd-minute winner in a 2-1 semifinal Sunday in Matthews, ending…
Sports·Oct 26, 2026
Carolina Ascent outshot last-place Fort Lauderdale United 13-2 and won 11 corners to none in the first half, then drew…
Elections·Oct 26, 2026
Charlotte's down payment account was at zero in September, and the next money is a $125 million housing bond, a council…
Sports·Oct 25, 2026
Tampa Bay scored 20 points off four Carolina turnovers in the 43-13 win, and the Panthers fell to 3-3.
Sports·Oct 25, 2026
Miami erased a 23-point lead and tied it at 100. Brandon Miller, held to six points a night earlier, broke that tie and…
Sports·Oct 25, 2026
Charlotte stays fifth in the Eastern Conference, now four points behind Chicago with three matches to play.
