🎁 Freebies Up for Grabs in Charlotte — Furniture, Tools & More
Looking for something useful without spending a dime? Charlotte neighbors are giving away all kinds of free items this week — from furniture to handy tools. Check out what’s available below!
‘It’s wonderful’: Charlotte SHOUT! draws kings and queens to First Ward Park
If you drove by uptown Charlotte over the weekend, you might have spotted a crowd of people dancing in First Ward Park. That’s because the annual Charlotte SHOUT! Festival is underway. Musicians played jazz music on a stage as community members mingled with vendors. Others danced in the grass...
Another big Uptown Charlotte office is flipping to apartments, hotel
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AXIOS) - Another prominent Uptown tower, 400 South Tryon, is headed for a major conversion to housing and hotel after falling into foreclosure in 2024. Why it matters: Uptown has lost some of its vibrancy in the years since the COVID pandemic. Adding more visitors and residents will enliven the city’s business district beyond the three days a week most workers now come in.
Atrium Health land purchase hints at possible Fort Mill hospital site
Atrium Health may be closing in on a location for its planned new hospital in Fort Mill.
Tree falls in Charlotte residential neighborhood, trapping motorist, rescuers say
A perilous rescue was staged in east Charlotte on Easter after a large tree fell across a parked car, trapping an injured person inside, according to the Charlotte Fire Department. It happened around 7:45 p.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of Clement Avenue, and it took about half an hour to get the occupant out, officials said. The person’s identity has not been released. “Charlotte Fire...
Mount Holly man accused of poisoning wife, daughter with eyedrops pleads not guilty
The man accused of killing his wife with eyedrops more than seven years ago was indicted in a Gaston County court.
NC Quick Pass stickers are now available at grocery stores
Officials announced Monday in Matthews that the transponders are now available at Publix locations across the Carolinas.
DoorDash and Wing Are Expanding Charlotte Drone Delivery to 60,000-Plus Homes
DoorDash and Wing doubled their airborne operations in Charlotte. Two new spots opened in Matthews and Indian Trail. This brings the service to more than 60,000 households. Wing, which Google's parent company Alphabet owns, launched new stations at Sun Valley Commons in Indian Trail and at the Lowe's off Matthews Township Parkway. Workers grab orders from nearby restaurants, clip packages onto drones, then send them...
Charlotte safety committee to review possible return of red light cameras
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte City Council’s Safety Committee is set to receive an update from the Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) on Monday on a policy referral focused on whether red light cameras could return to city streets. The discussion comes just months following a deadly hit-and-run in...
Pre-Dawn Monroe House Inferno Kills 59-Year-Old, Injures Woman
An early yesterday morning house fire in Monroe turned deadly when a 59-year-old man died and a woman was sent to the hospital after firefighters arrived to find the home engulfed in flames. Crews pulled the man from the room where the fire was burning most intensely, but he later died at a nearby hospital. Union County investigators say the blaze began in...
