3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (207+ words) V101.9 & Janine Davis Media, LLC invite you to Raising Mama: A Caregivers Conference. It’s a one-day conference designed to support, uplift, and empower caregivers of loved ones living with dementia. Saturday, October 4th, 9am – 3pm at Johnson C. Smith University, this life-changing event offers…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (304+ words) Charlotte officials kicked off the first of six meetings Wednesday to collect what residents think about data centers and possible rule changes. The series stretches into September with options for both face-to-face and online participation. Wednesday's session ran from 3 to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (196+ words) Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police grabbed seven guns and filed charges against four individuals. A caller had spotted five young males carrying long guns and wearing ski masks at The Union apartments on Aug. 9. Officers held eight suspects. They recovered weapons — three had…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (239+ words) Charlotte has been named the most underrated city in America. Clever Real Estate conducted the survey. One in five Americans say the North Carolina metro is among the nation's best hidden gems. The report surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults on June 24-25. They asked…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (357+ words) Novant Health has pledged half a million dollars to UNC Charlotte's School of Nursing simulation labs. The money will upgrade 15 training spaces where students rehearse medical situations with lifelike mannequins and paid performers. "This partnership with UNC Charlotte represents an…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (294+ words) Union County Public Schools has reversed course. Traffic director positions at Waxhaw Elementary and Antioch Elementary Schools will return. Thursday brought the district's announcement after positions at 13 schools vanished earlier this month when budget cuts struck. These positions guide students…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (240+ words) The New Bethel Community Restoration Center opened Friday on Little Rock Road in West Charlotte. It's tackling a crisis. Patients seeking behavioral care here wait three months just to get an appointment. The building houses medical counseling, a food pantry,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (157+ words) Wegmans will throw open its doors on Oct. 14 at 11550 North Community House Road in Ballantyne. The grocery chain needs 450 workers. The supermarket sprawls across 110,000 square feet,… The supermarket sprawls across 110,000 square feet, and kids can play outside while parents shop....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (208+ words) Ten metro areas give millennials a better mix of job growth, wages, and housing costs than most other places. Trust & Will ran the numbers. Raleigh and Charlotte rank among the top 10 cities where growing employment and housing supply may ease…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (266+ words) A traffic signal planned for a busy Steele Creek intersection has languished more than four years since the city first determined the location needed one. Residents at Rock Island Road and Shopton Road West continue waiting as construction projects in…...