City of Charlotte
Recent News About City of Charlotte
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Mecklenburg health director: 'Much of the (monkeypox) transmission is not happening at public settings'
With Charlotte Pride coming up in a couple of weeks, Mecklenburg County health officials are working to get a handle on monkeypox beforehand.
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Housing Collaborative CEO on Charlotte-area housing: 'Housing is foundational to a person's success'
Some portion of society has long struggled to find affordable housing, but that situation has worsened in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent inflation that is driving rental rates up, putting shelter out of the economic reach of more people.
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Emergency coordinator on widespread false gas leak: 'People were smelling it in uptown Charlotte all the way to the border’
Before natural gas is delivered to customers, the suppliers add mercaptan to the odorless gas so people can smell it if there is a leak in their house.
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A death sentence for shopping malls: ‘There could be a third of them gone within the next couple of years’
The brick-and-mortar shopping option has been losing its luster for years, as online outlets take a bigger bite out of retail spending.
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Charlotte planning director: UDO 'is the overarching vision of how we want to see Charlotte grow'
Anyone looking to develop in Charlotte has some heavy reading ahead of them.
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Mayor Pro Team Eiselt: ‘I know we have issues with crime Uptown and we have to get those addressed’
As is the case with many cities across the nation, Charlotte is experiencing an increase in its crime rate, especially in the Uptown district, prompting the city’s police and political leaders to strategize on how best to curtail the problem.
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Crisis Assistance Ministry CEO: 'We'll work through the process on how to help' with AC bills
A Charlotte-area nonprofit is lending a hand to people who can't afford air-conditioning as a heat wave grips the region.
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Medic Drew Williams on how new cardiac monitor help: ‘They can just pull it up and see everything we've done on that monitor’
Seconds matter in a life-saving situation, so the Mecklenburg County EMS is thinking its investment in new cardiac monitors will help first responders save more lives.
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Charlotte lawyer on squatters' rights: 'This is a claim of ownership on the property'
Some real estate agents are turning to no-contact key tours of houses on the market to mitigate the COVID-19 risk, but other risks lurk in the shadows: squatters or trespassers.
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Resident of Brookhill Village: 'We just waiting back to see where the pin is going to fall at'
Redevelopment sometimes carries uncertainty, and the residents of Brookhill Village are no strangers to that. The latest management company has said demolition of vacant homes will start in the near future.
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One ‘Be There Dad’ says of school violence: 'It hurts as a parent. It could be any of our kids’
The prospect of seeing your child off to school in the morning, and having it be the last time you saw them, used to be so remote it never really crossed the mind of most parents.
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'We will do more': StarMed gives away more than 1,000 cans of baby formula
As mothers of infants struggle to find formula on store shelves, StarMed Healthcare stepped up to help, giving more than a thousand babies a week's worth of formula Tuesday in Charlotte while committing to do more.
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Airbnb director on renter screening: ‘We’re nothing without our hosts’
Airbnb hosts recognize that renting housing to strangers can carry a risk, but some are looking for the company to step up to help minimize the likelihood of partying and related damages to their property.
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Mental health specialist: 'Many of us do have a support system that we can reach out to'
A woman from Charlotte who has struggled with abuse and mental health issues is hoping her story can help others who see mental illness as a stigma.
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‘It's really nice to bring another form of transportation for all': Modified scooters arrive in Charlotte
Those driving or walking around Charlotte, North Carolina, Monday may have noticed a different type of transportation on the walkways: the micro-mobility scooter.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg interim superintendent wants ‘a results-driven line with high expectations for results to close the achievement gap’
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ interim superintendent, Hugh Hattabaugh has a list of things he wants to do, including improving low-performing schools and school safety.
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Pasta and Provisions manager: Employee paralyzed after trampoline accident 'won't be able to use' arms
At Pasta and Provisions, a restaurant in Charlotte, employees have rallied to help a coworker who suffered a terrible injury.
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Frustrated Mint Hill renter: ‘I’ve been calling (but) nobody has come out to check on my ceiling’
When a person is renting an apartment, it is generally understood that the rent covers any maintenance issues.
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Father of fallen officer: ‘I saw these vehicles and these individuals that came together for my baby; it was overwhelming’
Approximately four months after Mia Goodwin was killed in the line of duty, more than 1,000 family members, friends, community members and fellow officers drove through Oasis Shriners in Charlotte on Saturday to commemorate her life.
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Charlotte councilwoman on affordable housing in the city: ‘This is a real crisis’
Charlotte is looking for ways to amp up efforts to increase the number of affordable housing units across the city, a move that some say is an urgent need.