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2 weeks ago | wbtv.com | McKenzie Rankin |Axios Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AXIOS) - La Bonbonniere Bakery is making Uptown, Charlotte sweeter with its new walk-up window service. Why it matters: The locally-owned cookie business built a loyal following at Charlotte farmers markets. Now, it has a permanent home: a cozy walk-up window on S. Tryon Street in Uptown, which opened earlier this month.

2 weeks ago | wbtv.com | Ashley Mahoney |Axios Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AXIOS) - Spectrum Center has closed for phase two of its $245 million major facelift. Why it matters: The arena will be fully transformed just in time for its 20th anniversary this fall. Catch up quick: Hornets Sports & Entertainment Uptown arena closed last spring for phase one of renovations, and reopened in October 2024. Phase one included upgrading the Novant Health suite level, event level (where the court is) and the upper level.

Nov 20, 2024 | msn.com | Ashley Mahoney |Axios Charlotte

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Nov 14, 2024 | charlotteobserver.com | Axios Charlotte

Poll worker Tracy Wilson, right, instructs a voter on how to cast their ballot at Ebenezer Baptist Church on election day in Charlotte, NC on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Mecklenburg Democratic Party leadership failed to heed warnings about lackluster grassroots organizing in communities with a large Black electorate, thwarting efforts to boost voter turnout, some precinct chairs say. Party leadership say a change in organizing strategy doesn't mean communities of color are going ignored.

Nov 7, 2024 | charlotteobserver.com | Axios Charlotte

Monifa Drayton resigned as executive director of the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party in a letter alleging racism and 'intolerable' working conditions. Courtesy of the Arts & Science Council The executive director of the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party resigned this week with a letter alleging "intolerable" working conditions, according to multiple news reports.