Mecklenburg County Commissioners approved a $2.3 billion budget Tuesday night, a $156 million increase from the previous year. The budget includes a 3.5% property tax increase that will help fund social services, schools, community centers and more. Arts and Culture $3.5 million will be allocated to the Arts and Science Council, up by $1.4 million
Read MoreCharlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a shooting that claimed the life of one man Monday evening in north Charlotte. CMPD identified the victim as 31-year-old Britton Owens. According to a statement from the department, shortly after 7:30 p.m., officers responded to multiple shots fired calls in the 2200 block of Prestigious Lane. When officers got
Read MoreMeet the 4-year-old girl making the internet swoon When Reggie McConneaughey began recording videos of his one-year-old daughter, Savannah “VanVan” McConneaughey, at his Charlotte home in 2020, he had no idea she would become one of the internet’s favorite children. Now a viral sensation thanks to her freestyle rap “Playing Outside Everyday,” which featured her
Read MoreOver the weekend, high school athletes from all over the Carolinas crossed something important off their sports prep checklists: complete health exams — for free. At the 15th annual Heart of a Champion Day, Atrium Health hosted more than 1,000 students from schools between North and South Carolina at Bank of America Stadium. The day-long
Read MoreThe Eat Black Charlotte Week is underway at venues around the city. The 9-day festival offers discounted meals at more than 20 local Black-owned restaurants and concludes with a food truck rally at Victoria Yards in Uptown this Saturday, where guests can purchase food from 30 vendors. General admission to the rally is free, but
Read MoreNearly 200 people came out for QCity Metro’s Black Trivia Night, which was held Friday, June 2, at Weathered Souls Brewery in Charlotte. Sign up for our free newsletter to keep up with news and future events. Get our top newsletter straight to your inbox! Support our work QCity Metro exists to provide news and
Read MoreCharlotte Black Film Festival (CBFF) announced its film selections yesterday evening. Founded in 2010 by Tommy Nichols, CBFF will hold its 13th festival July 6-9. Over a three-day period, the festival screens each film selected, offers workshops for creatives, opportunities to get feedback from industry professionals and hosts a themed award ceremony. This year, the
Read MoreAs a kid growing up in St. Matthews, S.C., professional racing tire changer Trenton “TJ” Gissentanner said he never even watched NASCAR, let alone consider working in the sport. His first connection to cars was learning how to change tires on a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado with his grandfather, Clarence. The two would work on the
Read MoreNearly six years after a Liberian immigrant was fatally shot inside the north Charlotte store he owned, a Mecklenburg jury on Friday returned a guilty verdict against one of the men responsible for his death. Shalome Scott, 28, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Massaquoi Kotay, as well as illegal possession
Read More“She knows I could pop up at any time and ruin her life. I won’t, but I like having the option.” Jason, 29, met Lennox, 29, in 2018 at a Panthers game in Charlotte and decided then that she would become his girlfriend, despite one pretty significant problem: her fiance. “I was going to get
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