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Charlotte Considers Extending Its Data-Center Pause Into 2027. What Would More Time Produce?

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  • October 12, 2026
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Charlotte Wants 11 More Months to Write Data Center Rules. It Still Doesn’t Have the Tools.

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  • October 11, 2026
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She Was Feeding Hoskins Before Anyone Was Watching

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  • October 10, 2026
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Charlotte’s Curfew Starts Nov. 1. The Question Is Who It Will Actually Fall On.

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  • October 9, 2026
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Brookhill Village Needs $4.1 Million From Charlotte. The Vote Is Oct. 12.

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  • October 8, 2026
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Friday Night in Charlotte: The Music Is Everywhere

By K. Omari Wilkerson | The Metro Record CLT CHARLOTTE — It…
  • October 2, 2026
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Charlotte Small Businesses Have Until October 2 to Apply for Free Road to Resilience Training

CHARLOTTE, N.C. : Established small-business owners in Charlotte have until Oct. 2…
  • October 1, 2026
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We’re New Here. Here’s What We’re For.

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  • September 30, 2026
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Voter Registration Closes October 9: What Charlotte Voters Need to Know Before the 2026 Election

**CHARLOTTE : ** Mecklenburg County voters have until 5 p.m. Friday, October…
  • Metro Record Staff
  • September 30, 2026
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I Had Never Done This Before

Before the Sound, a Word After church, my wife took me to…
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  • September 29, 2026
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$12 Million Was Raised to Fix a West Charlotte Food Desert. The Grocery Store Never Opened.

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  • September 26, 2026
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Forty-Eight Years On: Inside the Urban League’s Whitney M. Young Jr. Gala

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  • September 26, 2026
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Leon Timbo Turns The Evening Muse Into a House of Many Sounds

Leon Timbo performs at The Evening Muse on Sept. 23, 2026. Photo…
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  • September 24, 2026
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Choir Music Is Here to Stay: Mitchell Johnson & Rehoboth Mark 10 Years in Charlotte

Mitchell Johnson & Rehoboth perform at their 10th anniversary concert. Photograph by…
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  • September 22, 2026
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A Night Full of Wonder: How Sainted Trap Choir Filled Charlotte’s Restored Carolina Theatre With 50 Years of Stevie Wonder

Review by JR Byrd, editor September 19, 2026 **CHARLOTTE, N.C. ** On…
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  • September 22, 2026
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A Full Day for People Who Are Their Own Bookkeeper: Raise the Bar Comes to Beatties Ford Road

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  • September 22, 2026
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Charlotte’s Fringe Doesn’t Wait for Permission: Inside BOOM’s Fall Weekend at VAPA

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  • September 22, 2026
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Charlotte Reinstates Support for I-77 Toll Lanes. West Charlotte’s $300 Million Promise Still Has No Contract.

Update, Sept. 22, 2026: This article was updated after Charlotte City Council’s…
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  • September 22, 2026
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Charlotte Considers Extending Its Data-Center Pause Into 2027. What Would More Time Produce?

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  • October 12, 2026
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Charlotte Wants 11 More Months to Write Data Center Rules. It Still Doesn’t Have the Tools.

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  • October 11, 2026
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She Was Feeding Hoskins Before Anyone Was Watching

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  • October 10, 2026
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Charlotte’s Curfew Starts Nov. 1. The Question Is Who It Will Actually Fall On.

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  • October 9, 2026
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