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A mountain town aglow: Dillsboro’s Lights & Luminaries
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Travel and Outdoors
Look up: Carolina BalloonFest returns to draw thousands
Float to the sky with us as this annual hot air balloon festival makes its return in nearby Statesville.
October 16, 2024
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Maria Adnado
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🌃 Plan a weekend getaway in Atlanta’s newest hotel
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Travel and Outdoors
Help birds during the fall migration in Charlotte
By turning off non-essential lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. you can ensure local birds travel safely.
October 8, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
Three photos of different homes: One with cozy wooden features and lots of green plants; another clean and modern apartment with fresh furnishings; another mountain home with warm woods and beautiful mountain views.
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This home-swap members’ club makes traveling like a local easy
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Tourism and Hospitality
Prepare for a festive and spooky season at Carowinds
Carowinds visitors can expect trick or treating, Oktoberfest, and SCarowinds through the month of October.
October 2, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
An aerial vantage of a car driving along a forested road surrounded by trees with colored leaves.
City
Charlotte’s fall weather outlook
The Queen City can expect comfortable temperatures and trees changing colors with the approach of “sweater weather.”
October 2, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
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🎃 We’re carving out some time for fall festival fun
Enjoy a weekend of gorgeous views, local shopping, and tasty eats at the annual Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival.
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Travel and Outdoors
Saddle up for Charlotte Equestrian Club
The owner and founder of Charlotte Equestrian Club shared how time around horses allows people to learn about themselves.
September 18, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
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Government
Mecklenburg County moves forward with 1-cent sales tax increase
The proposal aims to support the development of transportation projects in the Charlotte area and could make it to the ballot by 2025.
September 17, 2024
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Michael Beausoleil
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Culture
How to find your third place in the Charlotte area
Third places are public, informal gathering spaces that you frequent in your community.
September 17, 2024
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Where viral food critic Keith Lee has been in the Carolinas (and where he should go)
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Project 2 Heal aims to provide service dogs for families in need
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PopUp bagels ready to “pop up” at The Bowl at Ballantyne
The viral, New England-based bagel shop aims to make a new home while expanding to Ballantyne this summer.
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Goodyear Blimp to fly over Charlotte for two rare appearances
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May 12, 2025
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Spoil your dog at these Charlotte area pet stores
Stock up on essentials and grab treats for your dog at these local stores where your four-legged companion can tag along.
May 8, 2025
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Culture
Meet Bitty & Beau’s Coffee in Charlotte
The South End coffee shop aims to give meaningful employment opportunities to people with disabilities.
May 8, 2025
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The PGA Championship set to tee off at Charlotte’s Quail Hollow Club
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