Council Member Renée Johnson pulled petition 2025-136 — a conventional rezoning at 1800 West Sugar Creek Road by Larry Cooper — off the consent agenda Monday, citing her standing concern about conventional petitions filed without site plans. The 5-4 vote that followed fell short…
Jack Beckett·May 19, 2026
Mayor Vi Lyles had not chaired a 2026 zoning meeting through her current term — Council Member Ed Driggs (District 7) handled each of the four held earlier this year. On Monday she took the chair for the May 18 meeting.…
Jack Beckett·May 19, 2026
The Cup field rolls into Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday for the Coca-Cola 600 the weekend the country marks its 250th birthday. Mission 600 ran for the ninth straight year — five U.S. Armed Forces stops, from…
The NASCAR Guy·May 19, 2026
Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR All-Star Race from the pole at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday, beat his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe in a side-by-side…
John Speedway·May 18, 2026
Carolina Ascent FC beat Sporting Club Jacksonville 3-1 at American Legion Memorial Stadium Saturday night, denying the league leader the Players' Shield and…
Jack Beckett·May 18, 2026
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government·May 15, 2026
Students from Levine Middle College and a Pre-K family advocate used Tuesday's public comment period to ask the CMS…
government·May 15, 2026
The Board of Education approved a $5.5 million amendment to its Oracle enterprise software contract, extending the…
education·May 15, 2026
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will end its use of Capturing Kids' Hearts and redirect the program's $2.4 million budget…
sports·May 15, 2026
Charlotte and Norfolk played six times at Truist Field between Tuesday and Sunday and split the series 3-3. The Tides took the first half. The Knights took the…
Jack Beckett·May 18, 2026
Charlotte FC beat Toronto FC 3-1 on Saturday for its first home win since April 4 — its first win anywhere since April 18. Zaha opened the scoring, Schnegg…
Jack Beckett·May 18, 2026
Brendan K. Maginnis, the runner-up in Charlotte's September 2025 Democratic mayoral primary, has volunteered for the interim mayor appointment — from…
Jack Beckett·May 16, 2026
Spire Motorsports' fifth-annual Spring Fan Day runs Thursday, May 21, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the team's Mooresville HQ (351 Mazeppa Road). Autograph wristbands for…
John Speedway·May 15, 2026
Thursday at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, NC, NASCAR Cup driver Daniel Suárez and his first-year Spire Motorsports crew chief Ryan Sparks spent…
John Speedway·May 15, 2026
The NASCAR All-Star Race goes to Dover Motor Speedway Sunday for the first time in the event's 41-year history — the 42nd running of the showcase, three…
John Speedway·May 15, 2026
Nicolás Fernández Mercau's eighth-minute strike was all New York City FC needed to hand Charlotte FC a 1-0 defeat, the…
sports·May 15, 2026
Carles Gil's 97th-minute penalty gave New England a 1-0 victory over Charlotte FC on Saturday, the Crown's third…
government·May 15, 2026
District Court Judge Elizabeth Trosch spent nearly two decades in juvenile court before showing up at the May 12 CMS…