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Atrium Launches Care Everywhere Program to Serve Homeless Population
Atrium Health this week announced the launch of its Care Everywhere Street Medicine Project, a new initiative that aims to deliver medical care to people experiencing unsheltered homelessness where they are across the Charlotte metro. Through the program, physician-led teams with Atrium’s emergency department will make scheduled, recurring trips to…
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ESSAY: In Georgia’s Federal Detention Center, I Saw the Real Immigration ‘Crisis’
The first thing I packed for the federal detention center in Stewart County, Georgia, was hope. The night before my trip to the private federal detention center in rural Georgia, I stood in front of my closet thinking about what my friend Suzy Geronimo might want to wear when she…
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Fear of Immigration Crackdowns Could Damper a Major Summer for Soccer in Charlotte
Soccer fandom peaks every four years with the FIFA World Cup. The “beautiful game,” a term popularized by legendary Brazilian fútboler Pelé in the 1970s, takes center stage globally as people proudly support their native countries or familial heritage. While American interest in this quadrennial tournament and the sport in…
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Residents Sound Off on Data Centers in Charlotte, Interim Mayor Timeline Decided
Charlotte City Council held a business meeting on Tuesday night. The main attraction was the public forum on a potential data center moratorium, which saw dozens of speakers address council and got contentious at times. Council also made a decision on how to move forward with replacing Mayor Vi Lyles…
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Carolina Ascent Advance to Super League Playoff Final
The Carolina Ascent are going to their first-ever USL Super League Finals. On Sunday evening, No. 3 Carolina Ascent FC (15-7-6, 51 pts) upset No. 2 Sporting Club Jacksonville (16-7-5, 53 pts) 0-1 to secure their spot in the final in Lexington, Kentucky. “We’ve had ups and downs, we’ve found…
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Nooze Hounds: Melissa Knicely with Char-Meck Animal Care & Control
On episode 103 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Ryan Pitkin sits down with Melissa Knicely, communications and outreach manager with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control (AC&C) department. Nearly 20 years ago, Knicely left her successful career in local TV news to pursue a career in animal welfare, first volunteering…
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OPINION: The San Diego Mosque Shooting Makes White Supremacy Hard to Ignore
Every time Muslims are murdered in this country, America performs the same hollow ritual. Politicians offer condolences. News anchors suddenly discover Islamophobia exists. People post statements about unity and tolerance. Then the news cycle moves on while the conditions that created the violence remain completely intact. As a Black Muslim…
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Plans to Open ‘Jail North’ Highlight Strain at Uptown Detention Center
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that it plans to reopen the jail in north Charlotte, unused for detention purposes since 2022, due to “historic overcrowding” in the Uptown facility, where hundreds of inmates are being housed in overflow areas and utilizing temporary, Stack-a-Bunk sleeping arrangements. Mecklenburg County Sheriff…
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OPINION: To the Kid With More Heart Than Virginia Foxx
A Greensboro fourth grader named Christian wrote to his member of Congress, US Rep. Virginia Foxx, a Republican representing North Carolina’s 5th congressional district. She responded by saying he must have been “indoctrinated.” Jacob Brooks, who lives in the district, has a few words for the boy — and for…
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Tattoo Artist George Rodriguez on Scar Covering, Apprenticeships and Opening Old Soul Tattoo Club
Charlotte tattoo artist George Rodriguez considers his craft to be his wife. He loves tattooing unconditionally, and that love bleeds into the quality of his work. Rodriguez recently opened a new tattoo studio with his friend and longtime partner Jose “Jay” Alvarado. Called Old Soul Tattoo Club, the space is…
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Council Quickies: Manor Theatre Redevelopment, Mission City Townhomes
Charlotte City Council held its monthly zoning meeting on Monday night, with no big fireworks or drawn-out discussions but a few significant petitions. Zoning meetings are split into two parts: zoning decisions, in which they vote on whether to approve or deny petitions; and hearings, during which developers are able…
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Nooze Hounds: JD Mazuera Arias on Toll Lanes, Data Centers and More
On episode 102 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Ryan sits down with Charlotte City Council District 5 representative Juan Diego Mazuera Arias, who was elected to council in November and took office on Dec. 1, 2025. [Editor’s Note: A production error during the recording of this episode negatively impacted the…
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How a Charlotte Program Connects Formerly Incarcerated People to Green Jobs
Getting reestablished is an uphill struggle for people who are coming home from prison or were otherwise involved in the criminal justice system. That was the experience of Candace Beverly, who was involved in the criminal justice system 20 years ago. “My crime was not one that warranted me serving…
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Council Quickies: City Council Rescinds Support for I-77 Toll Lane Project
Charlotte City Council met for a marathon business meeting on Monday night complete with a plot twist at the end. The agenda for Monday included a presentation on data centers followed by a vote on whether to move forward with a potential moratorium on the facilities, a public hearing on…
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OPINION: A Duke Energy Rate Increase Would Hit Families Like Mine the Hardest
Last year, my fiancé and I were forced to live without electricity because we simply could not afford our utility bill. We had to stay with our grandmother for a week until the next pay period. No working family in America should have to live like that, in the richest…
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PlayNation Set to Open First Location in Eastway Crossing
Described as a new “screens-free” indoor playground concept for kids aged 0-13, PlayNation plans to open its first location in the Eastway Crossing shopping center in east Charlotte this year, a release announced on Wednesday. The 14,257-square-foot facility will be located in the space that was previously home to Smartway,…
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