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

You should be able to subscribe or to upgrade your subscription using the subscription link.

If you have any trouble, or any questions, please contact editor@cltledger.com.

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