These are the best meals you ate at Charlotte restaurants in 2025
After a long year of eating all over Charlotte, digging into everyday meals and truly memorable dishes alike, we like to look back and give credit to where it’s due. Charlotte restaurants work hard, day in and day out, to nourish our bellies — and our spirits — with all kinds of food. And we couldn’t be more...
NCDHHS offers free radon testing kits starting Jan. 1
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will offer free radon testing kits starting Thursday, Jan. 1. Radon is a naturally occurring colorless, odorless gas that is released from the ground and into the air. Radon can become dangerous when it gets trapped inside homes and builds...
Charlotte Man Charged With Drug Possession After Monroe K9 Unit Thwarts Escape Attempt
A routine traffic stop on Christmas Eve in Monroe took a turn for the dramatic when a suspect learned the hard way that flight from the police, especially when their canine unit is at the ready, is a futile effort. According to the Monroe Police Department's social media post, the incident began with a traffic stop...
Deputies Investigating Apparent Murder-Suicide in Lake Wylie
LAKE WYLIE, S.C. — The York County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the deaths of two individuals found in Lake Wylie on Sunday night in what authorities are describing as a...
Charlotte lands new headquarters, as European software firm sets up in SouthPark
As the CEO of a German software company called WSCAD , one of Axel Zein’s primary missions is to leverage artificial intelligence to simplify the lives of electrical engineers. “We had horse carriages, and then the train came. The truth is, coachmen are not around anymore,” Zein said, reflecting on technological...
The JCSU marching band director is spreading the gospel about NC music history
North Carolina has long been a breeding ground for culturally significant musicians, from John Coltrane and Nina Simone to Thelonious Monk, Earl Scruggs and Randy Travis. “A lot of times, when people think about music, they think Motown in Detroit, they’ll think Atlanta, they’ll think Texas, California, or New York,”...
A Southeast Asian pop up you love is finding a more permanent home in...
A highly popular Charlotte pop-up is on its way to a more permanent spot in Plaza Midwood in January, promising plenty of Southeast Asian comfort food. Hello Uncle is now growing into Uncle’s and taking over the food truck at Burial Beer in Plaza Midwood. It’s shooting for a Jan. 7 opening, with initial operating...
Skip the Aisles: High-Tech Grocery Pick-Up Store Planned for Fort Mill
FORT MILL, S.C. — The grocery landscape along Fort Mill Parkway is set to get a high-tech twist now that town officials have given the green light to a new “drive-thru only” market. Opie, a Mount Pleasant-based company, has secured approval to bring its app-based, eco-conscious grocery model to the Arden Mill...
Vehicle crosses median and hits CATS bus in north Charlotte, injuring several people
Several people were taken to the hospital after a crash involving a Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) bus early Tuesday morning.
Sycamore Brewing co-founder’s case moves forward as company pulls PR job posting
The case against Sycamore Brewing co-founder Justin Brigham took another step forward in Stanly County court on Monday.

















