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CleanAIRE NC Among Orgs Suing EPA Over Pollutant Exemption
Charlotte-based nonprofit CleanAIRE NC is one of three Southern environmental organizations that has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s move to grant a “free pass” to companies that could be putting their neighbors at risk through the use of cancerous pollutants, including one in Charlotte. The two-year renewable exemptions,…
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Levine Museum Unveils Future Permanent Home in South End
After years of hosting exhibits and programming in temporary spaces across the city, the Levine Museum of the New South has found its next permanent location, announcing Wednesday its plans to acquire and redevelop the Grace Covenant Church facilities at the intersection of South and East boulevards. Four years after…
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NoDa Street Vendor Pilot Set to Expire, Citywide Regulation in the Works
A pilot program that aimed to more strictly regulate street vending in NoDa will be allowed to expire next month, with city officials planning to further restrict the practice in the neighborhood and elsewhere. During a Jan. 5 meeting, members of the city’s Safety Committee heard an update on the…
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Lifeline: 3 Things To Do in Charlotte This Week
We have spent seven years telling you what to do in Charlotte, whether you’re new here or a regular, but it’s time we make this easier. We’ve always included a Lifeline in our print issue but now it’s time to give you some weekly reasons to engage. Queen City Nerve’s…
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The Avett Theater Planned for Mount Pleasant, Nod to Famed Musical Family
The Avett Theater Planned for Mount Pleasant, Nod to Famed Musical Family Downtown Mount Pleasant’s historic Paula Theater building, which opened in 1948 as a movie theater, will be renovated into The Avett Theater, a live music venue and performing arts center for the small Cabarrus County town, a press…
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Amid Shortage of Juvenile Detention Beds, Mecklenburg’s Sole Facility Sits Empty
Mecklenburg County sent the second-highest number of young people into North Carolina’s detention system last year — yet it has no juvenile detention center. In 2025, 2,186 people were admitted to juvenile detention centers statewide, according to the state Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Nearly one in eight…
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Council Approves Plan at Site of Burial Ground for the Enslaved
Charlotte City Council held a zoning meeting on Tuesday night, making a decision on a property that had been the site of a controversial rezoning petition nearly a decade ago due to the presence of an apparent burial ground for enslaved people at the site. Zoning meetings are split into…
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Tariffs Could Wipe Out Nearly a Third of NC Farm Income, Report Says
Retaliatory tariffs could have harsh economic consequences for North Carolina’s agricultural sector, according to a new report from the John Locke Foundation. Over the past year, President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on foreign imports to the US. Major trade partners like the European Union, China and Canada imposed retaliatory…
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5 Things to Know: Judge Denies Petition to Remove McFadden
Judge Denies Petition to Remove McFadden A judge on Thursday threw away a petition to remove Sheriff Garry McFadden from office that was recently filed by NC Rep. Carla Cunningham and four former staff members who worked under McFadden. The judge informed those in the courtroom that the petition needed…
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CMPD’s End-of-Year Report Shows Drop in All Crime Categories
CMPD released its annual end-of-year report on Jan. 15, showing a decrease in overall and violent crime stats in Charlotte in 2025. The report came a week before city officials were scheduled to testify in front of the NC House Oversight Committee (NC HOC) to answer questions about a perceived…
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Panthers Show Progress Despite Disappointing End to 2025 Run
One wouldn’t normally think of a season-ending loss as a victory, but it happened Saturday at Bank of America Stadium, when the Carolina Panthers fell 34-31 on a late score by the Los Angeles Rams in the Panthers’ first playoff appearance in eight years. More than 73,000 rabid fans brought…
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Buddhist Monks’ Walk for Peace Continues Despite Tribulations
A group of Buddhist monks who are walking across the southeastern US to raise awareness for peace, kindness and compassion are projected to reach Charlotte today, Jan. 14, and pass through the city on Thursday. The walk has proven extremely popular with the public on social media, with the monks’…
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Tracking Vehicle-Related Deaths on Charlotte Streets in 2025
Queen City Nerve’s mapping of traffic-related deaths on Charlotte streets, which we’ve carried out each year beginning in 2022, documented 63 fatalities resulting from car wrecks in the city in 2025. That’s a 20% drop compared to 2024 and the lowest total we’ve tracked in one year since 2022, which…
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Council Quickies: New Tenants Approved for Eastland Yards
Charlotte City Council held its first business meeting of the new year on Monday night, hearing from residents in a public forum before moving on to new leases inside of the nascent Eastland Yards development. On the Agenda: Public Forum Eastland Yards Leases MPTA Funding Public Forum Before approving a…
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Health Officials Warn of Measles in Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County Public Health (MCPH) reported Monday that measles has been detected during routine wastewater surveillance in a sample from the Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Facility. While no cases have currently been identified in Mecklenburg, this recent detection implies that the viral illness is present among our population. An…
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Inside North Carolina’s Expanding Peer Support Network
Thanos first stepped into the peer cafe across from the bus station in downtown Raleigh looking for his friend — and the promise of a free coffee. What keeps him coming back months later is a community of people and group sessions that have supported his substance use recovery. “Everybody in this…
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