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The city of Charlotte has recommended only allowing triplexes to be built on corner lots in residential neighborhoods.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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On the next Charlotte Talks, an alarming 15% of Mecklenburg County households are food insecure, meaning they have a reduced quality and variety of diet and/or may eat less because of a lack of money. But in our area, the Carolina Farm Trust is about to open phase one of a new market this spring to bring jobs and food to what is now a food desert. A look at that and other food insecurity solutions.
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Mo Green for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction campaignMo Green discusses his time as superintendent of Guilford County schools and the state of public education in North Carolina.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Northeast chain grocery store Wegmans said they’ll open their first location in Charlotte. The grocer will be located on the Ballantyne Campus on North Community House Road. Wegmans plans to open the location by late 2026. -
Nearly 11% of North Carolina’s population is Latino, but the state has no Latino elected officials serving in the legislature and statewide offices. Groups within the Democratic and Republican parties are making efforts to change that. -
The popular convenience store and gas station chain Wawa will celebrate the grand opening of its first North Carolina store in Kill Devil Hills in May. -
Controlled burns create habitat, promote native plant growth and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires. But most of N.C.’s forests are privately owned, which means landowners must reconnect with the land they purchased through fire. -
“Are we going to invest our taxpayer dollars to help you get more wealthy?” Mecklenburg Commissioner Elaine Powell asked. “Or are we going to invest our tax dollars in areas where it’s necessary to reduce disparities?” -
Disability Rights North Carolina reaches a settlement in one lawsuit and gets a green light for legal proceedings in another one.
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson convenes a panel of three experts on Charlotte for his second SouthBound Live event about the future of the city. This time we’re talking about affordable housing, equity, and what we can learn from the city’s history. -
This week on SouthBound, we've got a live recording of a SouthBound panel discussion on the future of Charlotte. The panelists are Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill; Sil Ganzó, the founder of ourBRIDGE, which provides after-school programs for immigrant and refugee children; and John Searby, director of the Catawba Riverkeeper organization and the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens.
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
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