Covers Village of Marvin, Union County government, development, and zoning

Jack Beckett covers government and civic affairs for the Firethorne and Marvin area — Village of Marvin council meetings, Union County decisions, zoning battles, and the development pipeline reshaping this part of south Charlotte. He reads the agendas, attends the meetings, and writes for residents who want to know what their local government is actually doing.

Staff writer for Mercury Local covering government, elections, public safety, and development across multiple publications. Beckett has filed more than 600 stories on local policy, crime, zoning, and civic accountability in Connecticut and the Carolinas.

Charlotte sports — Panthers, Hornets, Charlotte FC, Knights, and the full local sports scene

John Speedway has been BRINGING IT to Charlotte sports fans since the days when sports TV meant a man in a blazer, a highlight reel, and the sheer force of personality. A walking encyclopedia of Charlotte Hornets heartbreak, Panthers lore, and minor league diamond drama, Speedway covers it all with the kind of breathless, hyperbolic passion that reminds you why sports matter in the first place. If it happens in the Queen City and somebody wins or loses, John Speedway was THERE.

Peter Cellino is the publisher of The Charlotte Mercury and founder of Mercury Local, the platform that runs it. He writes on agentic AI, platform economics, and the future of independent local journalism.

NASCAR, motorsports, and the Charlotte racing scene

The Charlotte Mercury's resident motorsports voice. TheNASCARGuy has lived and breathed stock car racing from the pits of Concord to the infield at Daytona. If it turns left and goes fast, he's on it.