Secret Gardens of Fourth Ward Tour Returns May 16-17
Jack Beckett·May 7, 2026
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Mecklenburg Makes Sept. 25 Dolly Parton Day. Here's Where to Celebrate.
Three weeks after Dolly Parton's death, Mecklenburg County has named Friday, Sept. 25, Dolly Parton Day. Smart Start, which mails free books from her Imagination Library to children across the county, is marking it with…
Jack Beckett·Sep 16, 2026
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Charlotte SHOUT! Opens Today: 17 Days, 200 Events, and Most of Them Are Free
Charlotte SHOUT! returns April 3–19 with more than 200 events across Uptown, from all-day jazz and whole-hog barbecue to 20-plus art installations…
Jack Beckett·Apr 3, 2026
Mecklenburg County ABC Labor Day Hours 2025: Eight Charlotte-Area Stores Open 11 a.m.–4 p.m., One MXB-Only
Mecklenburg County ABC will open eight select stores on Labor Day, Sept. 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with one MXB-only site for bars and restaurants.
Jack Beckett·Aug 23, 2025
Summer 2025 Is Officially One of Charlotte's Hottest Summers Yet
Charlotte has sweated through one of its hottest summers on record. Daily highs, warm nights, and sweltering streaks prove it: 2025 is not your…
Jack Beckett·Jul 24, 2025
Waxhaw Banker Draws 15-Year Sentence in $17 Million Loan-Fraud Case
Waxhaw's Kotto Paul gets 15 years after steering a $17 million loan fraud that snagged 17 banks and eight allies, federal judges say.
Jack Beckett·Jul 10, 2025
12,000 Watch Fireworks in Uptown Charlotte as CMPD Seizes Guns, Cash, and Weed
SkyShow 2025 drew 12,000 to uptown Charlotte. CMPD reported no major incidents, unless you count the $5,000 in seized cash, guns, weed, and "drug…
Jack Beckett·Jul 4, 2025