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Fans of the grocery store Wegmans in Charlotte got some good news this week. The New York-based chain announced it’s building its first store in the city, in Ballantyne. That exact scenario is something The Ledger's Tony Mecia predicted would happen back in 2019. This news, and more, on this week's BizWorthy.
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Set amid the Great Depression, the novel tells the story of a painter who travels to a rural town in Wyoming. Guest host Erik Spanberg sits down with Frazier to discuss the book, Frazier's past work and the role North Carolina plays in his writing.
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President Biden and Vice President Harris have been spending a lot of time in North Carolina touting their accomplishments as part of their reelection campaign. That said, a Democratic presidential candidate has only won the state twice in about 50 years. What would need to happen to flip the script?
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A new vision plan for SouthPark calls for $250 million in new infrastructure. A new heat mapping initiative will track Charlotte's hottest neighborhoods this summer. UNC Board of Governors appears poised to alter DEI initiatives. NC residents have poured more than $600 million into sports betting.
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At 95, pianist Jim Stack continues to play for the dinner crowd at his assisted-living community in Charlotte. Stack, a former aerospace engineer, started playing piano at an early age and went on to play with greats such as legendary jazz pianist and composer Loonis McGlohon, Clare Fischer, Bill Evans and Charlie Spivak. WFAE's Gwendolyn Glenn talks to him about his career.
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A local research group is receiving federal dollars to map Charlotte’s hottest neighborhoods.
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Piedmont Lithium says the state has approved its mining permit. CMS turns focus to seniors who haven't made post-graduation plans. Charlotte City Council approves huge new development in Ballantyne. CMPD releases first-quarter crime statistics.
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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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A new Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools leadership team takes a new approach to presenting a budget, but tension between needs and taxes is a perennial challenge.
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Finding Joy: What happens to orphaned owls? The Carolina Raptor Center has a foster program for thatWhen baby owls are abandoned or their nests destroyed, the Carolina Raptor Center swoops in to rescue them. They provide the chicks with food, shelter and a foster family of sorts.
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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.
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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.