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Dry cleaners have been hanging on by a thread
Plus: Covid mortality rate falls as cases rise; SouthPark office complexes sold for $320M; Walmart workers to Johnson & Wales?; CMC vaccination protest; 2 dead in Eastover crash
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Plus the news of the week: New guidance on masks, a push for vaccines, city set to pass nondiscrimination ordinance, Hornets make acquisitions; And Tee…
Jul 31
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The race is on to close real estate deals
Plus: Businesses reconsider requiring vaccines; New plan and money for urban park idea near NoDa; James Mitchell considers political comeback; 'Ace & T…
Jul 30
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Transit Time: A glimpse into the future
You’re reading Transit Time, a weekly newsletter for Charlotte people who leave the house. Cars, buses, light rail, bikes, scooters … if you use it to …
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Jul 29
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Charlotte’s nondiscrimination ordinance: Less than meets the eye?
Plus: CMS board to hold meeting on masks; CDC recommends masks indoors again; Realtors seek blessing of 'Shark Tank' judge; Myers Park Country Club tol…
Jul 28
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Ways of Life: An artist who dreamed and loved in big ways
Also remembered: A beloved barber who ran a local shop for 60 years; an accomplished musician who played in a bluegrass band; a medical professional an…
Jul 27
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South Carolina cashes in on N.C.'s liquor shortage
Plus: Next steps on 2040 plan; Local Covid numbers rise again; Readers weigh in on transit, museums, clubbing; Charlotte Country Day has a TikTok sensa…
Jul 26
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When your smartphone makes you look dumb
Plus: Teen Talk summer school edition rolls on — and the news of the week: vaccines, masks, new soccer coach, big sewage spill, country club drama and …
Jul 24
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