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Council Quickies: A Look at the Proposed FY2027 Budget
City Manager Marcus Jones presented his proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget on Monday evening. The presentation lasted only about 40 minutes before council members were issued copies of the proposed budget to study on their own time. Council members will get a chance to discuss further following a public hearing…
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Sheriff’s Office Responds to Complaints Involving Conditions in Uptown Jail
Sheriff’s Office Responds to Complaints Involving Conditions in Uptown Jail The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) responded this week to a letter from the National Association for Upward Mobility demanding solutions to troubling conditions some inmates have reported at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center Central (MCDCC) in Uptown. Sent early…
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Erick Lottary of RNG Golf Club Creates a Lane on the Course
On episode 101 of Nooze Hounds, Ryan sits down with Erick Lottary, a Charlotte-based rapper and founder of RNG Golf Club. Having taken up golf for the first time during the pandemic, Lottary began creating viral content on the course shortly thereafter, connecting with followers who found his laid-back style…
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Charlotte Family Left in Limbo After ICE Detains Father Ahead of Asylum Hearing
April 7 was meant to be a day of anticipation for the Sidorov* family, asylum seekers who fled political persecution in Russia in 2022 and arrived in America through the CBP One program the following year. With their three school-aged children on spring break from school, parents Polina and Ivan…
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Council Quickies: Rail Trail Bridge Funding and Data Center Discussion
Charlotte City Council held its monthly business meeting on Monday night, hearing from residents during a public forum, voting on funding for the anticipated Rail Trail pedestrian bridge and discussing a potential moratorium on data centers. Below, we bring you some of the notable decisions and discussions from Monday night’s…
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NC Educators Plan May Day March on Raleigh for Public School Funding
Medora Burke-Scoll drove an hour from Mebane to Raleigh early Thursday morning to join other educators urging state lawmakers to repeal the scheduled elimination of the North Carolina corporate income tax. Burke-Scoll, a science teacher at Eastern High School and president of the Alamance-Burlington Association of Educators, said her school…
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Developers Unveil New Vision for 301 South Tryon in Uptown
Developers Unveil New Vision for 301 South Tryon in Uptown The new owners of 301 South Tryon, the Uptown block that is home to the former 2 Wells Fargo campus and still houses popular local businesses like Amelie’s and Johnny Burrito, have announced their intentions to redevelop the parcel and…
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OPINION: Targeting ‘DEI’ Initiatives Is Costing Life-Saving Programs and Research
Dr. Charity Oyedegi, a Duke University hematologist and researcher who focuses on sickle cell disease, had her five-year, $750,000 NIH grant to improve care for sickle cell disease canceled last year by Trump administration executive orders that targeted “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” (DEI) initiatives. She is now using a patchwork…
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Hornets Enter Offseason on Good Footing Despite Play-in Whiplash
What a year it was for the Charlotte Hornets … and what an ending. Last week saw the team win its first play-in game in the most dramatic fashion possible, beating the Miami Heat in overtime at a sold-out Spectrum Center in one of the most exciting finishes the franchise…
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Townhomes in Cotswold, Shuffletown, West Sugar Creek Come to Council
Charlotte City Council held its monthly zoning meeting on Monday night, deciding on a slate of townhome developments that drew opposition from some council members. 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…
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NC Cannabis Report: Shut Off Kids’ Access, Allow ‘Regulated Adult Market’
Unregulated sales of intoxicating cannabis products have created a “wild west” where items are sold with no testing, uniform labeling or potency limits, a state advisory council said in a report on cannabis in North Carolina released on April 2. The North Carolina legislature needs to pass a law regulating…
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Charlotte Hemp Professionals Face Uncertain Future Under New Federal Rules
For Olivia Merlock, cannabis is not just a lifestyle but a livelihood. Now a senior manager with the Charlotte-based Hemp & Tea Company, the Vermont native entered the hemp industry in 2022 shortly after moving to Charlotte from South Carolina. She was working in the corporate world when she applied…
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Jeff Jackson, Fellow AGs Win Live Nation Monopoly Case
Jeff Jackson, Fellow AGs Win Live Nation Case After a seven-week trial, a jury found in favor of NC Attorney General Jackson and 33 other attorneys general in their case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Wednesday, holding the companies liable on all counts for illegally monopolizing the ticketing and…
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CBHD Lobbies for NC Hemp as ‘Industry Killer’ Looms
Look into the work of political lobbying organizations representing any industry in the United States and you’re likely to find a group of people fighting to strip away regulations, lower taxes on a given industry, and do whatever they can to keep the government out of their affairs. Cultivating Breakthroughs…
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New Report Highlights Hurdles to Iryna’s Law Implementation
A new preliminary report from a state-funded research group identifies “key pressure points that need to be addressed” to fully implement Iryna’s Law, which passed quickly late last year. The report also outlines initial recommendations for lawmakers to help address existing gaps in North Carolina’s mental health and criminal justice systems.…
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Council Quickies: Proposed CATS Budget, New Street Vending Regulations
Charlotte City Council held a business meeting on Monday night, preceded by an action preview segment with a number of important presentations. Action previews comprise presentations that aim to better inform council members about issues that will be voted on in future meetings, giving a chance for them to ask…
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