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40 years. 1,000 student awards. What’s next for this one-of-a kind Charlotte scholarship?
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoSometime in the early 1970s, John Crawford received an offer he couldn’t refuse. The Charlotte...
A ‘giant in this community.’ Former Harris Teeter owner and hospital chair dies at 94
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoRush Stuart Dickson, former owner of Harris Teeter grocery store chain and American & Efird textile...
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...
National Democrats jump into NC race: Why Rep. Tricia Cotham’s opponent will benefit
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoDemocrats are throwing more support behind their party’s candidate in the Charlotte area’s most...
In bid to oust Rep. Tricia Cotham, one Mecklenburg candidate owns clear fundraising lead
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoOne candidate has a solid fundraising advantage in the Democratic primary to decide who faces...
Longtime First Union bank CEO Ed Crutchfield, an influential force in Charlotte, dies
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoEd Crutchfield, who took charge of Charlotte-based First Union and forged a national banking...
No ‘right time’: Longtime Harvey Gantt Center leader David Taylor announces departure
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoThe longtime leader of Charlotte’s Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture will...
After a decade, Charlotte’s vision for an education village inches toward its goals
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoReplace a dilapidated, crime-ridden public housing project with mixed-income housing. Add child...
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...
Former Observer publisher Rolfe Neill, a force at the paper and in Charlotte, has died
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 12 months agoIn his farewell column as publisher of The Charlotte Observer in December 1997, Rolfe Neill said...