Wells Fargo has made a $100,000 donation to The First Tee of Charlotte, part of the bank’s celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Wells Fargo Championship next week at Quail Hollow Club and the company’s third annual Reading Above Par community pro... »
Mayor Anthony Foxx will meet with the public at a pair of town hall meetings Tuesday night in Charlotte.The meetings are open to the public, but questions will be reserved to Charlotte residents. Members of the mayor’s staff will be on hand to provide ... »
The Charlotte Hornets are back in style, and retailers are cashing in on the retro-chic wave of nostalgia.The purple and teal of Charlotte’s first NBA team grew popular in the early 1990s. Now, as the decade’s style enjoys a resurgence, so too have the... »
The Charlotte Hornets are back in style, and retailers are cashing in on the retro-chic wave of nostalgia.The purple and teal of Charlotte’s first NBA team grew popular in the early 1990s, even among people who couldn’t find the upstart city on a map. ... »
Nearly $1,200 worth of jeans were stolen from a store in SouthPark Mall earlier this week.Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said two suspects walked into the Dillard’s store off Sharon Road on Tuesday afternoon and stole several Levi 501 Jeans from a displa... »
Social media expert Nathan Tabor will speak to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Republican Women’s Club March 28.Tabor, a former congressional candidate, is with TCV Media, an internet branding firm. He’ll demonstrate the uses of tools such as Twitter and Fac... »
Police weren't taking any chances this time.They sent a crowd home overnight from SouthPark Mall, telling would-be shoppers they'll have to wait and return this morning if they want to try and purchase a new Nike shoe.This time, the in-demand product i... »
macooke@charlotteobserver.comA 20-year-old man was killed Tuesday when his vehicle slammed into a tree about two minutes from his home in a south Charlotte neighborhood.The wreck was reported around 11:20 a.m. in the 4000 block of Quail View Road near ... »
A teacher who claims he was coerced into resigning immediately after student allegations of inappropriate touching is suing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in a federal lawsuit that went to trial Monday.Jeffrey Leardini resigned as a sixth-grade teacher ... »
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg's Animal Care & Control will sponsor its first monthly animal adoption program Saturday.The program is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Center Court area at SouthPark Mall. Staffers from Animal Care & Control will have dogs and cats ... »
Wilhelmenia Rembert, who once chaired the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board, wants to get back on board. She is one of 12 candidates vying for the vacant District 6 seat.Current school board members will interview applicants today at 1 p.m. in a meeti... »
Wilhelmenia Rembert, who once chaired the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board, is one of 12 candidates vying for a vacant board seat.Current school board members will interview applicants Tuesday at 1 p.m. in a meeting at the government center that is o... »
Tributes to the dead often focus on the famous. We honor celebrities, athletes, politicians - people with familiar faces. But there are so many others who were famous in their families, celebrities to their friends, stars in their neighborhoods. This y... »
