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1 day ago | charlotteobserver.com | Timm Hamm

The Pittsburgh Steelers are feverishly prepping for this week's NFL Draft to be held at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. General manager Omar Khan has already tweaked the roster with some free agent moves ahead of the draft, and on Tuesday, the team announced the jersey numbers the new additions have been assigned. Jersey numbers for the new guys pic.twitter.com/DXOi4Rzpd1- Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 22, 2025The most notable on the list is the first.

2 days ago | charlotteobserver.com | Michael Sauls

South Carolina men's basketball is dealing with a level of roster turnover this offseason that has become the new norm in college hoops. The Gamecocks are losing as many as 12 players from their roster this past season. Of those, eight are leaving via the transfer portal, three are out of eligibility and one is headed to the NBA. That leaves Jordan Butler as the potential lone returner on the roster entering the 2025-26 season this fall.

2 days ago | charlotteobserver.com | Hugh Cameron

half-mast flags. The U.S. flag flies at half staff near the Washington Monument on the National Mall in honor of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered U.S. flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the Pope who died at age 88. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images All federal and state flags will be displayed at half-staff this week in a show of respect for the recent passing of Pope Francis.

2 days ago | charlotteobserver.com | Sharon Mcbrayer

A local restaurant destroyed by Hurricane Helene will reopen soon, but a business in the same shopping center won't be back. L.H. Kirksey, who owns River Village with his brothers Carl and Lee Kirksey, said about 50% of the businesses that were in the shopping/office complex will be coming back to it. The shopping center was flooded as water from Hurricane Helene caused the nearby Catawba River to rise in late September.

2 days ago | charlotteobserver.com | Sunny Hubler

When the signage first went up a few months ago at Seaboy in Cornelius, I was immediately hopeful. The older, white, cottage-style house that the colorful sign was perched in front of felt like a sure sign of something unique to come. In a city where so many restaurants are in big, shiny, brand-new spaces, I always enjoy seeing the scales get balanced in favor of a place with history or where you might graze someone's elbow seated nearby.