While calling Charlotte a “great host,” a CIAA official said the time has come to consider new locations for the annual event, which has been a Charlotte mainstay since 2006.
News & Buzz
Is Charlotte on the verge of losing the CIAA tournament?
July 9, 2018
What About Us? A Letter from America’s Children
July 3, 2018
As concerned Americans line up to protest President Trump’s ill treatment of immigrant families, a writer asks, where is that same compassion for our U.S.-born children who suffer abuse, neglect and poverty?
Charlotte hosts the GOP convention? Not so fast, says Braxton Winston
July 3, 2018
The first-term city council member says he wants to hear more from the city’s residents before making up his mind.
Journalists are there – heading toward the crazy.
July 1, 2018
The people who cover news are in a fight for your lives, and theirs.
Patrick Graham, found not guilty of domestic assault, resigns from Charlotte Works
June 30, 2018
The 47-year-old community leader had been accused of assaulting a female acquaintance during a dispute in March.
Auntie Maxine might have been wrong, but it felt so good
June 29, 2018
Why are Democrats still playing nice? America has proven that it worships a thug masculinity that bullies citizens and leads by division.
Police make arrest in killing of victim found by jogger
June 28, 2018
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police today arrested a man suspected in the June 21 killing of Jose Mario Chicas, whose body was found […]
Message in the music: How the city of Charlotte is hoping a rap song can teach residents about waste management
June 27, 2018
The song, “Go Green Go Clean,” encourages Charlotte-Mecklenburg residents to think twice about the amount of waste they generate.
Four AME Zion churches hold prayer vigil after van crash left 1 dead, 11 injured
June 25, 2018
The 15-passenger van, owned by Cathey Memorial AME Zion Church, was headed home to Charlotte from an AME Zion conference on June 17 when it blew out a tire on Interstate 40.
Groups call on Apple and Amazon to help kill voter-ID amendment
June 25, 2018
Progressive organizations, including the NAACP and Color of Change, say the tech giants should pressure leaders in the House and Senate to reconsider a plan to amend the North Carolina Constitution to require voter ID.
Entertainment
A peek inside Firehouse Bar & Lounge, soon to be Charlotte’s newest hot spot
March 30, 2017
Owner Clarence Boston said he hopes the lounge, located near Bank of America Stadium, will attract young professionals of all...
Voices
I can’t keep rolling my eyes at today’s headlines; it’s starting to hurt
April 23, 2017
Is it just me, or is the constant drum beat of social media starting to make us loopy?
Health
Everyone’s a winner at the Sorority Greek Health Olympics
March 24, 2018
Last week I sprinted to the finish line of a wellness project I had been working on since January –...
Faith
Churches must do more to promote health and healing, says World Council of Churches official
February 7, 2018
Dr. Mwai Makoka, in Charlotte to study Mecklenburg County's Village HeartBEAT program, said the church must “embrace a new paradigm”...
People
Women must be agents for change, says international humanitarian Tererai Trent
March 21, 2018
It all starts, she said, when women discover what fuels their individual passions for change.