Officials said the shooting incident resulted from an argument over seating inside of the AMC movie theater in Concord Mills Mall.
News & Buzz
One person shot at Concord Mills movie theater
March 24, 2019
Protesters accuse Habitat for Humanity of gentrifying neighborhoods during affordable housing event
March 13, 2019
The handful of protesters interrupted Habitat Charlotte CEO during affordable housing event featuring author and activist Marc Lamont Hill.
Tenants react to vacate notice for Charlotte’s City North Business Center, some point to gentrification
March 12, 2019
Conversations about gentrification mainly focus on homes, but small businesses also feel the impacts. City North Business Center is Charlotte’s latest example.
Ben Baxter named CIAA assistant commissioner for strategic communications
March 11, 2019
Baxter brings conference-level communications experience to the role, having spent three years with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
2 killed in Charlotte in weekend violence
March 11, 2019
Two people were killed in Charlotte in separate incidents over the weekend — one a 28-year-old man who died in […]
‘For me, the answer was exposure.’ Local woman reflects on need for HBCUs following annual UNCF fundraiser
March 11, 2019
Writer Nakisha Washington shares how exposure led to HBCU as first choice for higher education. Recent UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball provided scholarships for more students to do the same.
Up close with Chief Telisa White, Mecklenburg sheriff office’s first chief of detention
March 8, 2019
QCityMetro spoke to the sheriff office’s first Chief of Detention Telisa White about her career, her role in strengthening community relations and more.
Police make arrest in 2008 quadruple homicide
March 7, 2019
The four victims were all found dead inside an apartment in southwest Charlotte.
Community rallies behind West Charlotte basketball team despite controversies
March 6, 2019
A last-minute venue change, followed by a player suspension, increased attention to the regional semifinal basketball game between West Charlotte HS and Ardrey Kell HS.
FedEx offers more than $200,000 in Small Business Grant Contest
March 4, 2019
Ten businesses will receive cash, prizes and business support; contest closes March 25.
Entertainment
Charlotte’s Caribbean community heats up summer with Carnival
March 18, 2019
The Charlotte Caribbean Carnival Association brings a weeklong Afro-Caribbean Carnival to Charlotte on June 22-29.
Voices
No privilege, but I still made it to college, thanks to mom
March 14, 2019
While a number of privileged parents were caught in the college admissions scandal, one writer tells a different story of...
Health
Black Health Spotlight: How fibroids helped discover my ovarian cancer
March 13, 2019
Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths because it typically goes undetected in the early stages.
Faith
Up close with Jacotron Potts, entrepreneur giving back to the community that raised him
March 15, 2019
The Charlotte native talked with Qcitymetro about his mentoring program in partnership with McCrorey YMCA, life as an entrepreneur and...
People
Up close with Tifferney White, leading lady of education at Discovery Place
March 25, 2019
White was supposed to graduate from JCSU and go on to medical school. But, a chance meeting at Discovery Place...