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Pet of the week: Meet Mbali!

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The most perfect girl joined Rising on Wednesday – meet Mbali! She is about 3 years old and weighs 46 pounds. Mbali (Mmm-Ball-ee-Zulu word for flower) arrived to the shelter with her brother Mbappe’ in July. And while her brother has long since been adopted, Mbali is still waiting for her forever home.

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15 Dog-Owner Routines That Change When Moving From Charlotte Or Raleigh To Rural North Carolina

Moving from Charlotte or Raleigh to rural North Carolina gives your dog a whole new world to sniff. It also changes familiar habits, from quick potty breaks to trips for veterinary care. Country life can be wonderful for dogs, but open space still needs boundaries and planning. A few steady...

Charlotte Observer

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools reveals how it'll handle finances after top staff leave

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will turn to an outside consulting firm to help oversee its finances after its chief financial officer retires at the end of December, the district announced Tuesday. CMS has selected HIL Group, a firm that specializes in supporting North Carolina school districts, to provide financial management, budget development and operational support beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The arrangement comes amid significant turnover in district leadership. Chief Financial Officer Kelly Kluttz is one of five members of former Superintendent Crystal Hill’s 10-person cabinet who left or announced plans to leave CMS, as previously reported by The Charlotte Observer. “Our priority is to maintain strong financial oversight, ensure uninterrupted operations, and provide a transparent, cost-conscious solution while the district addresses this critical leadership need,” a news release states. Rather than immediately appointing a new CFO, CMS will designate an existing employee as its statutory finance officer while the consulting firm provides specialized financial support. The employee, whom CMS has not identified, will retain their current duties and will not receive a CFO salary. CMS Chief of Strategy and Innovation Beth Thompson will coordinate budget communications with the school board and public. The initial agreement with HIL Group, formally known as Hurd,

Charlotte Observer

How Bank of America is helping secure safe housing for Charlotte residents

Two Charlotte nonprofits working to keep local residents housed have snagged major grant funding from Bank of America . Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte and Safe Alliance were named the bank’s 2026 Neighborhood Builders award recipients . The national program provides multiyear funding and training for local nonprofit leaders, Bank of America said Tuesday. Each organization will receive a $200,000 grant over two years, along with leadership training. “Our local nonprofits are crucial to promoting economic opportunity and addressing local challenges in Charlotte,” Kieth Cockrell , president of Bank of America Charlotte, said in a statement. The grant comes at a crucial time for nonprofits facing fewer and more restrictive federal funding available impacting operations, according to both leaders. “This type of unrestricted funding that Bank of America is providing is really a game changer for us,” said Laura Lawrence, president and CEO of Safe Alliance. “It provides us staffing support and resources that will allow us to intervene sooner before someone becomes homeless, and also support someone who has already reached homelessness to find appropriate, safe housing.” As the region faces an affordable housing shortage , preserving existing homeownership is critical. “The most affordable home is the one a

Charlotte Observer

Will your Charlotte neighborhood trees be clear-cut for billboards? Here's a list

Charlotte and state leaders are requesting that billboard owners put a pause on cutting trees to improve visibility to their signs. The request comes after Adams Outdoor Advertising cut down a 500-foot stretch of trees — perhaps more than 100 trees — to improve visibility of a billboard along U.S. 74 or Independence Boulevard in Plaza Midwood. The tree clearing caused a massive outcry from local businesses owners along Commonwealth Avenue and residents. Business owners said the trees blocked out noise and pollution coming from the highway. There are 40 active permits around Mecklenburg County where Adams Outdoor and Lamar Outdoor either intend to cut trees or have already. The Plaza Midwood site is one of those places. Here’s a list of the active permits that were issued between July 14 and Nov. 2:

Charlotte, NC · 20h

WBTV

Wienermobile rolls into WBTV: Where to catch it in the Charlotte area

The iconic 27-foot-long Oscar Mayer hot dog on wheels is one of six Wienermobiles touring the country.

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Swastikas Found at Charlotte Park as Rabbi Weighs In

Swastikas turned up at a park in Charlotte, and a local rabbi weighed in alongside a student video. A local rabbi weighed in alongside a student video as swastikas appeared at a Charlotte park, according to WCNC. A Pattern Playing Out Across Charlotte. This is not the only recent instance...

FOX Sports

Charlotte plays Appalachian State after Tillery's 20-point showing

Appalachian State Mountaineers (2-1) at Charlotte 49ers (2-1) BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte hosts Appalachian State after Keyshuan Tillery scored 20 points in Charlotte's 68-62 loss to the Seton Hall Pirates. Charlotte went 11-6 at home a season ago while going 17-17 overall. The 49ers gave up 74.4 points per game while...

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West Charlotte Gets Mobile Opioid Treatment Van as Overdose Deaths Spike Among Black and Hispanic Residents

Hajee House Harm Reduction — Scheduled Mobile Treatment Stop. McLeod Centers for Wellbeing is rolling out its first mobile opioid treatment unit in West Charlotte next Monday, November 16, parking at Hajee House Harm Reduction at 2219 Dr. Webber Ave. The nonprofit says the van will carry naloxone and full Opioid Treatment Program services directly to patients who cannot get to its clinics, serving people regardless of their ability to pay or whether they have health insurance.

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Sheriff McFadden seeks additional funding to increase capacity at the newly reopened Jail North

MECKLENBURG COUNTY (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden is asking leaders to provide funding for the next phase of expanding use of Jail North. McFadden met with County Commissioners Tuesday afternoon to provide an update on the reopening. The north Charlotte facility reopened in late September to ease overcrowding by hundreds of […]

Mecklenburg County, NC · 2d

WSOC Charlotte

Bank of America targets 2027 opening for two-story SouthPark center, with nearby branch to close

Bank of America Corp.⁠ has a permit, contractor, and target date for its new SouthPark⁠ branch.

Charlotte, NC · 6h

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End of ACC Football Championship Game brings negative economic impact to Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For years, right after Thanksgiving, thousands of college football fans have flocked to Bank of America Stadium to catch the ACC Football Championship Game. “A lot of people come from out of town to support their schools that are in the championship game,” said French Quarter...

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Cornelius Schools Weigh New Boundary Lines as Bailey Middle Hits 162% Capacity

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is preparing to redraw middle school boundary lines across Cornelius, with a presentation to the Board of Education on Tuesday laying out two options that would reroute roughly 1,000 students currently zoned for Bailey and Francis Bradley middle schools. The driving force is overcrowding: Bailey Middle School now enrolls 1,703 students in a building with a stated capacity of 1,050, putting it at 162.2 percent of capacity and making it, according to the presentation, the most over-capacity school in the district. Francis Bradley Middle School, on Beatties Ford Road in Huntersville, isn't far behind at 101.5 percent capacity, with 1,091 students enrolled against a capacity of 1,075.

Cornelius, NC · 22h

Queen City News

JCSU football team departs for CIAA championship game, vies for second straight conference title

Last season, the Golden Bulls defeated Virginia Union 45-21 to secure JCSU’s first CIAA title since 1969.

Charlotte, NC · 19h

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QCity Metro Dinner Club launches with over 70 participants

On November 5th, over 70 strangers gathered for dinner at 8 different restaurants in Uptown Charlotte. They were part of our first QCity Metro Dinner Club. It's a monthly event series where participants dine with strangers. How it works. Participants start by taking a personality quiz. It asks questions to...

Queen City News

Charlotte Knights staff cleans graves at Cedar Grove Cemetery for Veterans Day

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Veterans Day is a time to honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. To show their gratitude, the Charlotte Knights front office staff spent the day cleaning Cedar Grove Cemetery in west Charlotte, helping preserve the resting place of local veterans. According to Doug […]

Queen City News

Colder weather takes hold across the Carolinas Friday; mountain snow possible

A few snow showers or flurries will be possible across the highest elevations of western North Carolina, particularly later Friday and into the evening.

Charlotte, NC · 5h

Charlotte Observer

Locally-owned halal restaurant expands to East Charlotte. When does it open?

Halal Street Food will bring traditional Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes to a new area of Charlotte. The locally-owned restaurant is expanding (again) with a new location on Lemmond Farm Drive in East Charlotte, just off Albemarle Road. The grand opening is Thursday, Nov. 19. “New neighborhood. Same obsession-worthy flavor,” management teased in a recent Instagram post. Halal Street Food serves authentic halal favorites. Think: wood-fired kebabs, gyros, shawarma and chicken and lamb over rice. Falafel and salads are also on the menu, plus hummus and its popular white sauce. CharlotteFive reached out for more information on the new location Thursday, Nov. 12, and was awaiting a response. Drawing inspiration from their first restaurant in Michigan, husband and wife duo Khuram and Damaris Bashir launched Halal Street Cart in uptown Charlotte in 2016, CharlotteFive previously reported. The couple went on to open its first brick-and-mortar location in MoRa in 2021, then came a second at Camp North End’s Keswick District in 2023. THC drinks could soon be banned in NC. How will it affect Charlotte businesses? “Halal Street Food has always been about family and the way food brings us together,” Cristopher Collado, the Bashirs’ son and CEO of the

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Charlotte’s Hector Gonzalez-Mora Earns Michelin Guide American South Young Chef Award

Hector Gonzalez-Mora, the 34-year-old executive chef at The Story of Mi Cariño in Charlotte's South End, has been named the 2026 Michelin Guide American South Young Chef Award winner. The honor, presented Oct. 21 at the guide's ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee, recognizes chefs whose talent and potential are already turning heads.