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Meet Mecklenburg County’s new parks director

Plus: Local nonprofit advocates for county parks; Higher vacancy rates reported at newer office buildings; New American Airlines lounge headed to CLT…

Jul 16

🏆 Charlotte Ledger wins top award for arts critique

Former managing editor's review of uptown photography exhibit named best in the South

Jul 16

Partners for Parks advocates for county green spaces

Local nonprofit Partners for Parks helps maintain the county's green spaces and raises funds for local parks, greenways and camp scholarships

Jul 16

An office ‘flight to quality’ — or a gradual shift?

Plus: CLT buys more land south of the airfield; Office building sale price exceeds tax value; Readers offer real estate forecasts; Arboretum rezoning…

Jul 15 •

Charlotte’s new med school: high-tech, hands-on

Plus: Creator of iconic uptown bronze disc passes away; Construction keeps cooling; Transit tax costs; Levine Foundation explains stepped-up giving…

Jul 14

Famed sculptor’s death shines a light on Charlotte's iconic disc

Arnaldo Pomodoro’s 1974 sculpture still anchors Trade and Tryon, part of a global collection spanning Milan, New York and the Vatican

Jul 14

A Charlotte nonprofit that helps families furnish homes

Beds for Kids is on a mission: to make sure no Charlotte family has to sleep on the floor

Jul 14

Meet Mecklenburg's new parks director, Nick Walker

Listen now | Mecklenburg Park and Rec Director Nick Walker shares his vision for the county's parks system and how he plans to address community needs

Jul 11

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'Graveyard of the Atlantic': A Charlotte Ledger series

From pirate lore to wartime sinkings, this series uncovers the hidden stories buried beneath the waves off North Carolina’s coast.

Jul 11

New Charlotte FC jersey salutes city's soccer history

Former coach Rodney Marsh traces Charlotte's first pro soccer championship season, as Charlotte FC prepares to honor '81 team; Plus: Smith sounds off on…

Jul 11 •

Storms. Shipwrecks. And a dog's heroic swim.

The Graveyard of the Atlantic has tales you’ve likely never heard

Jul 11

Higher sales tax: $240/year for average home, city says

You’d pay more for clothes, restaurant meals and other items — in exchange for expanded transit and roads across Mecklenburg County

Jul 10 •

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