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After a decade, Charlotte’s vision for an education village inches toward its goals
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoReplace a dilapidated, crime-ridden public housing project with mixed-income housing. Add child...
UNC Charlotte enters ‘next chapter’ after earning coveted top-tier research status
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoMorgan Carter’s hikes outdoors take ages. The UNC Charlotte researcher is constantly stopping along...
Former Observer publisher Rolfe Neill, a force at the paper and in Charlotte, has died
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoIn his farewell column as publisher of The Charlotte Observer in December 1997, Rolfe Neill said...
Longtime First Union bank CEO Ed Crutchfield, an influential force in Charlotte, dies
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoEd Crutchfield, who took charge of Charlotte-based First Union and forged a national banking...
40 years. 1,000 student awards. What’s next for this one-of-a kind Charlotte scholarship?
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoSometime in the early 1970s, John Crawford received an offer he couldn’t refuse. The Charlotte...
Family Dollar founder Leon Levine remembered in Charlotte for philanthropic legacy
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoCommunity members and organizations expressed gratitude for Leon Levine’s philanthropic work in the...
A top fundraiser rises from what was Charlotte’s hottest City Council race last cycle
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoOne of Charlotte’s most competitive City Council races in 2022 has already produced a top fundraiser...
A ‘giant in this community.’ Former Harris Teeter owner and hospital chair dies at 94
Rock Hill Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoRush Stuart Dickson, former owner of Harris Teeter grocery store chain and American & Efird textile...
Bank of America exec Cathy Bessant, a force in banking and the community, to retire
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoVeteran Bank of America executive Cathy Bessant will retire at the end of the year, the bank told...
In bid to oust Rep. Tricia Cotham, one Mecklenburg candidate owns clear fundraising lead
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoOne candidate has a solid fundraising advantage in the Democratic primary to decide who faces...