Charlotte Ledger membership tiers
We exist because of the generosity of our members. Here are the details on our free, paid and Premium plans.
We believe in transparent and straightforward pricing.
We don’t believe in gimmicky pricing, or trying to lure you in with an obviously unsustainable introductory offer (like $1 a month). We price our subscriptions reasonably, at what we believe they are worth, and we are consistent.
Unlike most other media, the bulk of our revenue comes from subscriptions. That allows us to work for you, the reader, and not for legions of big advertisers. It allows us to be independent, and it encourages us to provide a product that people believe is good enough to pay for.
Here are the tiers that we offer at The Ledger — and what you get:
Free
At no cost, you can receive our complete Monday edition and our Saturday “weekend edition,” plus most breaking news alerts and our Transit Time, Toppman on the Arts and Fútbol Friday newsletters (if you want them). You also receive abbreviated versions of our Wednesday and Friday issues.
Paid membership
For $12/month or $129/year, you will receive access to everything The Ledger produces. Benefits include:
Our full Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday “weekend edition” issues.
Our subscriber-only Ways of Life newsletter, on obituaries, on Tuesdays.
Our subscriber-only Real Estate Whispers newsletter, on growth and development, typically weekly on Mondays or Tuesdays.
Our Toppman on the Arts (art reviews), Transit Time (transit/transportation) and Fútbol Friday (Charlotte FC) newsletters. You can opt into and out of different newsletters on your accounts page.
All breaking news we produce.
The ability to comment on every issue of The Ledger.
Invitations to occasional events and opportunities. Last year, subscribers participated in a members-only happy hour, breakfast meet-up and received free tickets to the Independent Picture House. They also had the opportunity to recommend local charities to our full email list.
The annual plan ($129/year) comes with a second email address (collected by email after sign-up).
Premium memberships
Our Premium tier, at $379/year, is available for people and companies who want to support our work at a higher level. Benefits include:
Everything in the membership tier (above).
Subscriptions for up to 6 email addresses.
A monthly public thank-you in The Ledger (if desired)
As of May 2025, Premium members of The Ledger included:
Ally Financial
Arden 55+ Living
ATCO Properties
Attuned Marketing Partners LLC
Cambridge Properties
Carnegie Private Wealth
Charlotte Center City Partners
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry
Charlotte SouthPark Rotary Club
Chernoff Newman
Corporate Information Technologies
Crown Castle
Drew Long Productions
Dyer & Co.
Eagle Commercial
Forrest Geomatics
Foundation For The Carolinas
Greenway Wealth Advisors LLC
Hilltide Capital
HopeWay
Interact Studio
Jessica Grier
JLL Capital Markets
John Miller Law Firm, PLLC
K&L Gates LLP
Levine Properties
McGuireWoods LLP
Meagher Real Estate
Meeting Street Properties
MVA Public Affairs
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Next Stage
Nichols Architecture, PA
NorthMarq
Northwood Office
Lew Powell
The Providence Group
Queens University of Charlotte
Rachel Sutherland Communications
SignatureFD
Chris Skibinski
Social Pet Hotel and Daycare
SouthernEEZ Landscaping
SouthPark Community Partners
SPARK Publications
Starrett Law Firm
Sycamore Financial Planning, LLC
Tassel Capital Management Inc.
Thrift CRES
T.R. Lawing Realty Inc.
Tribek Properties
Trinity Partners
University City Partners
Wealth Enhancement Group
Worth Supply
Joan Zimmerman
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