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Inside Charlotte’s new slime-filled playground

Sloomoo Institute, an immersive slime experience, is open in Midtown . Why it matters: The 7,500-square-foot attraction in the Metropolitan adds to Charlotte's immersive entertainment boom while giving both kids and adults another indoor activity this summer. State of play: Sloomoo soft-opened earlier this month with l
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Friendship Missionary Baptist Church surveys community on ‘Friendship Village’ development

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church is calling on its congregation and West Charlotte residents to help shape the long-term vision for "Friendship Village," a planned development slated for church-owned land. The prominent church, located along the Beatties Ford Road corridor near Interstate 85, launched an online and
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Reported late-night water rescue sends 1 to hospital in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - One person was rushed to the hospital after a reported water rescue in east Charlotte on Thursday night. The rescue happened shortly before 11 p.m. on July 16, on Powell Road near the Robinson Church Road-Hood Road intersection. Paramedics said the person rescued was taken to...
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Mecklenburg County offering property tax relief grants for eligible homeowners

Some Mecklenburg County homeowners may qualify for financial assistance to help offset their property tax bills.
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Protest planned in uptown Charlotte after fatal ICE shootings in Houston, Maine

Immigrations protests are scheduled to return to uptown Charlotte on Saturday. The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) is hosting their National Day of Action protests in Charlotte at Romare Bearden Park at 2 p.m. The National Day of Action comes after Immigration and Customs Enforcement fatally shot Lorenzo Salga
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Family reacts to arrest in deadly shooting at Charlotte banquet hall

On the same day that Jaelen McCormick was laid to rest, his alleged killer was caught and put behind bars. Now, McCormick’s parents want the focus to be on the light they lost.
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Reporter’s Notebook: A new state law comes after a WBTV investigation into a child’s...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The home on Charlotte’s east side where Dominique Moody spent most of her six years of life has been demolished. The grass now grows tall around the abandoned city garbage can, a stillness taking the place of the news crews, police cars, and an unknown arsonist that descended on the property la
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Steele Creek neighbors living in fear due to roundabout that’s source of dozens of...

A Charlotte city spokesperson told Queen City News a developer built the roundabout at the intersection.
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The Eviction Series: What Families Face, What Communities Can Do

Information for families in crisis. Action for everyone who wants to help. Crisis Assistance Ministry’s vision is to inspire our community to justice and generosity as we provide help, hope, and understanding to people struggling with limited financial resources. Housing instability increasingly affects low-income neig
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Iconic Piece of Charlotte History About To Be Demolished For A New Data Center

Another piece of Charlotte’s history could soon disappear as a century-old Uptown landmark faces demolition to make way for a new data center, reigniting concerns about the city’s rapidly vanishing historic buildings. The Court Arcade, located on Trade Street, has stood since the 1920s. It once housed attorneys’...

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