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Duke’s Mayo Classic featuring UNC Tar Heels vs SC Gamecocks will kick off the 2023 college football season along with ESPN's College Game Day, on Sept. 2 in Charlotte.   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The three-hour College GameDay...

After a very active off season, the Charlotte Hornets announced their 2023-24 schedule on Thursday. The Hornets will begin the era under new owners Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall with three home games at the end of October — the regular season tips off at the Spectrum...

Beyoncé is bringing her Renaissance World Tour to Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium on August 9th.   Following the wildly successful release of her seventh studio album, Renaissance, the global superstar has announced Renaissance World Tour, her first solo tour in...

Popular Chicago restaurant chain Harold's Chicken is opening its latest location, this time in Charlotte's University area. Including an ice bar, Harold's is opening on East McCullough Drive in the former Total Wine & More location. The location is owned by...

Charlotte's new Museum of Illusions has over 60 interactive exhibits, including the tilted room, holograms and a walk-through vortex. The museum, which operates 38 locations in 25 countries, is set to open in Uptown Charlotte on Dec. 9. It will be the Queen City’s first...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Gaston County, Richmond County, and Iredell-Statesville schools announced changes to their football game schedules in anticipation of Hurricane Ian. Rock Hill schools announced reschedulings as well. CMS district says all scheduled varsity games on...

Charlotte will host the 2022 Presidents Cup from Tuesday, Sept. 20, until Sunday, Sept. 25, at Quail Hollow Golf Club. The event will showcase top talent from the United States and international talent across the world in a match-play style event. 12 players from the...

The New York Times named Leah & Louise at Charlotte's Camp North End as one of its favorite restaurants for 2022. Here's what they had to say about the popular Charlotte restaurant: "At Greg and Subrina Collier’s little restaurant, the ride starts the minute...

A brand-new MLS club, the league’s 28th member, will officially take flight on Saturday when Charlotte FC play their inaugural match, a visit to D.C. United's Audi Field (6 pm ET | MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US, DAZN in...

Sept. 23, 2021: Happy 75th anniversary to UNC Charlotte — and Niners everywhere! It’s been 75 years since Niner Nation was born. At the time, UNC Charlotte was just about 270 students at an evening college center. Today, it’s a research university of more than...

Some Charlotte live events will start requiring proof of vaccination or negative COVID test for all attendees. Live Nation, which owns PNC Pavilion, recently announced that it is instituting new COVID-19 protocols effective Oct. 4 for all of its venues across the U.S....

The Charlotte Hornets hold the No. 11 pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday night. But there's been a lot of intrigue about whether they'll make that pick, or package it in a trade deal. It's no secret that Charlotte needs help at the center position. NBA reporter...

Several hotels have recently opened, been renovated or are moving closer to opening in and around the Charlotte area. A total of 1,274 hotel rooms is planned to open through next year, according to the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. The authority estimated that...

The Queen City's streetcar system ran proud during the roaring 1920s. A writer at the time described it as the “essential blood of the expanding suburbs.” But like any hot item, popularity fades. “Trolleys are a great deal less safe than buses or cars and...

The Charlotte Hornets Foundation is making strides in its effort to level the playing field for the city's minority entrepreneurs. Next month, the foundation will host a virtual Innovation Summit in an effort to help empower minority entrepreneurs in Charlotte by giving...

Friday, March 13, 2020 Like most of the country, sports leagues, events and celebrations around the Greater Charlotte Area are now being canceled or postponed as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus. List will continue to be updated as information is received. Send...

Monday, February 24, 2020 After 15 years of hosting, this week marks Charlotte's last year for CIAA Tournament before moving to Baltimore. The tournament officially kicks off this Tuesday. The CIAA is the nation’s first African-American athletic conference and for...

After a warm and rainy winter, the Charlotte metro region will finally see snow today, according to forecasters. But how much? A winter weather advisory is in effect for the greater Charlotte metro region from 10 a.m. Thursday until midnight, according to the National...

Friday, May 24, 2019 According to latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, Charlotte, NC is now the 16th largest city in the US. Charlotte added 13,151 residents between 2017 and 2018, bringing its population to nearly 872,500. That makes it the 16th largest...

Miss North Carolina USA, a Charlotte lawyer, takes the Miss USA crown. The 27-year-old Cheslie Kryst who represents prison inmates for free won the Miss USA title Thursday night, describing herself as a "weird kid" with a "unibrow". Asked in the final round to use...

Thursday, February 7, 2019 Forbes magazine recently published its annual valuation of pro basketball teams, pushing the Charlotte Hornets to $1.25 billion. According to the Forbes rankings, the Hornets increased in value by 19% over 2018, driven in large part by a...

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Dental equipment maker Dentsply Sirona announced it will make Charlotte its new U.S. commercial hub, adding 320 positions here over the next three years and investing over $3 million. The world's largest manufacturer of dental products...

Tickets for Broadway's hit musical Hamilton go on sale Wednesday, August 1st in Charlotte. The box office opens at 5:30 a.m. and the online portal opens at 5 a.m. From 5:30 a.m. to 7 a.m., people who line up at the Blumenthal box office will get a wristband with a...

The Carolina Panthers officially have a new owner. Billionaire hedge fund manager David Tepper, who reached an agreement last week to buy the Panthers from majority owner Jerry Richardson, was approved as the team's new owner at the Spring League Meeting on Tuesday, the...

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 STEVE REED | Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Mitch Kupchak is confident Michael Jordan's Hornets will become an NBA playoff team again soon, possibly even next season. But just how he intends to help Charlotte get there remains...

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Walmart Inc. said Tuesday that it will offer online grocery delivery to more than 40% of U.S. homes, first starting in Charlotte, N.C. and spread in the coming months. Through a partnership with Postmates, the on-demand delivery service that...

From neighborhood hidden gems to well-known hot spots, online review site Yelp has put together a list of the year's "top 100 places to eat" in the Charlotte area. To do so, Yelp looked at every local business in its food or restaurant category where a diner can eat a...

Wednesday, August 9, 2017 Allstate Insurance announced that it will create over 2,200 jobs as part of a new Charlotte regional headquarters over the next three years. The insurance provider is expected to invest more than $22 million in the Charlotte area with the...

May 10, 2017 Insurance company AXA planning Charlotte expansion, adding 550 new jobs over the next 5 years to their existing University area location. Bringing IT, finance, legal, accounting, customer service, human resources and other new jobs to the area, the...

Tuesday, February 7, 2017 U.S. News and World Report has a new list of the 100 best places to live in the U.S., and Charlotte is No. 14. The new list rates the Triangle above Charlotte, as Raleigh-Durham took the No. 7 spot. Winston-Salem is No. 37, and Greensboro...

Saturday, January 21, 2017 Mecklenburg County has released the terms of the proposed Major League Soccer stadium for the city of Charlotte; a 20,000-seat stadium and costs divided evenly between team owners and local government. The draft deal was released Friday and...

Google Fiber has announced that it's now accepting sign-ups in its second Charlotte area neighborhood, Prosperity Village, after launching its ultra high-speed internet service in the Highland Creek area this past July. Residents have until December 6th to sign up for...

After 21 years on North College St, long time 18+ nightspot Bar Charlotte, has closed its doors for good. Known for its mechanical bull, affordable drinks, and college nightlife appeal, this uptown staple quietly held its grand finale on May 28th. The 300 N College...

May 22, 2016 The latest phase in Carowinds' $50 million expansion and renovation project is now open: the Carolina Harbor Waterpark. The wait is over! Guests can splash, slide and soak up the Carolina sun at what has been recognized as one of the 10 Best Waterparks...

Charlotte vs Denver - A Tale of Two Cities - How the Super Bowl 50 Cities Match Up... From the days, hours, and minutes leading up to the Big Game, the differences between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos will be analyzed countlessly. But what about the two...

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 As the second phase of the CityLynx Gold Line streetcar service gets underway, Charlotte Area Transit System officials are meeting neighbors in east and west Charlotte with public meetings to discuss the project’s progress. A meeting...

2015 Election Results for Charlotte / Mecklenburg Results Democrat Jennifer Roberts will be the next Charlotte mayor after Republican Edwin Peacock conceded the race late Tuesday night. "I want to take a minute to say a special thanks to you," Roberts told a crowd...

Monday, June 22, 2015 The city of Charlotte has won a bid to host the 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend. A formal announcement is expected at 11am Tuesday, with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan in attendance at a news conference,...

The Charlotte Hornets will have the ninth and 39th selections in the 2015 NBA Draft, which will be held Thursday, June 25, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Hornets had just a 6.1 percent chance of receiving one of the top three picks in the Draft Lottery,...

Interested in owning a 7-Eleven in Charlotte? Franchise fees will be waived for 13 Charlotte-area 7-Eleven stores as part of a plan to expand the convenience retailer’s footprint in the area and turn more of its stores into franchise operations. Between now and June...