Elvis Menayese

About 100 people gathered in downtown Cornelius on Wednesday to celebrate an ancient tradition for the Persian New Year.

At a time when many groups are scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, one group is pushing forward. The Charlotte Strings Collective is a group of local musicians highlighting Black composers and their work.

A 19-year-old from Charlotte is drawing millions of views and has gone viral through a unique creative art form. DeJané Angel Cade is an entrepreneur who creates clothing through crochet, tailoring designs to a range of body types — one stitch at a time.

As President Trump changes, freezes, and pauses federal programs, some in Charlotte are apprehensive about what this uncertainty means for child care programs. That apprehension comes after federal funding was recently down for some of the area's grant recipients.

An iconic painting by renowned Durham artist Ernie Barnes is on display at the Mint Museum Uptown. The artwork depicts a lively night at a Black dance hall in the segregated South of the early 1950s. It’s the first time Barnes’ “The Sugar Shack” is being showcased in a Charlotte museum, at the start of Black History Month.

The COVID-19 pandemic led many people in Charlotte’s center city area to transition to remote work. A new report released today shows a change is occurring at a time when quality of life has been a concern for some people in uptown.

Teams of volunteers braved freezing temperatures early Thursday to survey people in Mecklenburg County experiencing homelessness. In uptown Charlotte, volunteers encountered a man on a sidewalk who had died.

County staff and over 200 volunteers are expected to fan out across Mecklenburg County Thursday to survey residents experiencing homelessness.

A small business that was part of an initiative to help revitalize a community in one of Charlotte’s Corridors of Opportunity is set to close, a year after opening.

A rundown motel in west Charlotte is closing this week after the city deemed it unsafe. About 70 residents had to find new homes quickly. That’s a tall order in a city that has a shortage of affordable housing. The city has put together a team with the help of several nonprofits to assist people in mass displacement situations like this.