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Early voting in Mecklenburg County ends Saturday, Oct. 31, with all 25 sites open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Here are the South Charlotte locations and what to know for Election Day on Nov. 3.
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The Clearing House Payments Company will invest $11.5 million in an Uptown Charlotte office and add 200 jobs averaging $162,322 a year, with state incentives tied to hitting hiring targets.
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A York County pump station lost power Oct. 26 and spilled about 500,000 gallons of sewage into Little Allison Creek, which feeds Lake Wylie. Here is what the county says and where to use caution.
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Raising Cane's plans to tear down the former Buca di Beppo on Carolina Place Parkway in Pineville and build a new restaurant. Permits are still pending and no opening date is set.
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Charlotte tops 80 degrees Friday, and the trick-or-treat forecast for Saturday, Oct. 31, looks dry and mild, with temperatures falling from the low 70s into the 60s after dark.
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CMS says no final decision has been made on 2027-28 bell time changes at SAIL, Sedgefield Middle, Nations Ford Elementary and Mint Hill Middle after parent pushback.
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Neighborhoods
Matthews grew from a stagecoach stop called Stumptown into a town of about 29,000 with a real downtown. Here's what living there looks like.
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Living & Real Estate
Ballantyne's old golf course is now an amphitheater, a park, apartments, restaurants and a Wegmans. Here's how Ballantyne Reimagined happened and what's next.
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Neighborhoods
SouthPark grew from a governor's dairy farm into one of Charlotte's biggest shopping and business districts. Here's what living there looks like, and what's changing.
MANY NEIGHBORHOODS. ONE CONNECTED COMMUNITY.
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Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC
Master-planned living at Charlotte's southern edge.
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Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC
Upscale shopping and established, tree-lined streets.
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Mecklenburg County, NC
Small-town downtown, minutes from the city.
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Mecklenburg County, NC
Convenience, shopping and presidential history.
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