$12 Million Was Raised to Fix a West Charlotte Food Desert. The Grocery Store Never Opened.

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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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Charlotte’s Fringe Doesn’t Wait for Permission: Inside BOOM’s Fall Weekend at VAPA

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

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Charlotte’s Black Girl Book Fair Returns. Its Organizer Says the Publishing Industry Still Isn’t Listening.

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CMS Superintendent Alleges Extortion and Contract Cronyism. The Board Votes on Its Chair September 22.

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Jackson Residents Were Told Their Water Was Safe. The Court Says the Constitution Won’t Protect That Right.

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Charlotte’s Data Center Debate: Who Bears the Cost of the City’s Next Growth Boom?

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A $74 Million Vision for Five Points: Can West Charlotte Grow Without Losing Its Community?

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Kwamé Ryan’s Charlotte Symphony Extension Marks a New Era for the Queen City’s Orchestra

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