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City
Give your home a personal touch by visiting The Brass Bird
Make your house a home through accent or statement pieces from one of Pineville’s small businesses specializing in home decor.
May 6, 2025
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Jack VanderToll
Homes under construction + the farm at Longview Carolina.
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An afternoon at Longview Carolina
We recently explored the new wellness-focused agrihood where nature meets convenience.
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An aerial view of a four-lane interstate with exit signs above the traffic.
City
I-485 express lanes to be complete by winter 2025
Once complete, the $346 million project in southern Mecklenburg County will add a toll lane in each direction between I-77 and Independence Boulevard + new interchanges and widened roads.
May 5, 2025
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Maria Adnado
A blue-tinted photo of people squatting while holding weights.
Business
Small Business Week: four wellness spaces to visit
There’s no shortage of ways to unwind from the workweek, from yoga classes to hydrotherapy, there’s bound to be a relaxing visit in your future.
May 5, 2025
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Maria Adnado
People bustle through a crowded street market with lines of tents in the background.
City
Small Business Week has arrived in Charlotte
Join us at CLTtoday in celebrating small businesses from Sunday, May 4 to Saturday, May 10.
May 1, 2025
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Maria Adnado
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Spectrum Center to become electric during Ally Tipoff doubleheader
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Two Duke’s Mayo Classic matchups announced
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Downtown Boone in the winter season with Christmas decorations hanging from the street lights.
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A sign showing support for the Elizabeth Historic District in front of a white fence and home in the Elizabeth neighborhood.
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A woman smiling in a white coat leaning outside the Salt and Souls door.
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Charlotte’s first salt cave prepares to open
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November 4, 2024
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A sign for Price's Chicken Coop with a blue sky in the background.
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Charlotte restaurants you miss the most
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November 4, 2024
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A Eurasian owl stares intently at the camera from inside its enclosure.
Travel and Outdoors
Carolina Raptor Center seeks to protect birds of prey
The educational center serves as a rehabilitation hub for native raptors and local beacon for conservation.
November 1, 2024
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