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After a long winter season with increasing Covid-19 cases, the Charlotte area is finally beginning to feel some relief. The area has reached its lowest Covid-19 positivity rate in almost a year. In January 2022, the average positivity rate in Mecklenburg County hit 33%. The current rate is now at 3.4%, as of March 13. The […]

After all the dark, cold days, we’re finally getting some extra daylight! Daylight savings begins on Sunday, March 13. That means get ready to set your clocks forward by one hour. You will lose one hour of sleep, so be sure to go to bed a tad bit earlier. Studies show that the Monday after […]

Gas is far from cheap right now. Luckily, Charlotte drivers may have the chance to get free gas this weekend! Kingdom City Church in Charlotte is hosting the Gas on God event and plans to give away $10,000 worth of gas on Saturday, March 12. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 […]

Alright, foodies! There’s a new restaurant coming to Charlotte. Fidel’s Kitchen will open in April, serving authentic Jamaican cuisines. Jamaican-born Fidel Clarke first learned to cook in his mother’s kitchen. Now, he will bring the taste of his country to Uptown. The menu will feature items such as oxtails, rice and peas, vegetables, and fresh juice. Read […]

Amazon employees will soon be eligible to attend UNC Charlotte at no cost! The company announced it will spend $1.2 billion to help educate thousands of employees by 2025. Hourly employees will be able to access any of UNC Charlotte’s 170 bachelor’s degree programs with their tuition paid in full through the Career Choice program. Students transferring […]

Things are starting to heat up in the Queen City! A heatwave is making its way to Charlotte, bringing temperatures well above normal. Meteorologists say the heatwave could finally lower those high heating bills from the past couple of months. Following Monday’s expected high of 80 degrees, daily highs are not expected to drop any […]

As we welcome the month of March, we also welcome longer days. We gain more daylight in March than in any other month! Sunrises get earlier and sunsets get later. Each day this month we gain 2 minutes and a couple seconds of daylight. We will have gained over an hour of daylight by next month. Daylight […]

Charlotte may be home to the infamous Bojangles, but there’s about to be a new competition in town. Popular Arkansas-based food chain Slim Chickens will be making its way to Charlotte this month. The restaurant is scheduled to open Feb. 28 along 5535 Prosperity Ridge Road in Charlotte’s University City. The menu includes chicken sandwiches and […]

Anyone who has been to the emergency room recently would probably agree that the hospitals are slammed with patients. To help combat the number of overcrowded emergency departments, Atrium Health has opened a new location in Mountain Island. It is located at the  Highway 16 and Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road intersection, near the Mountain Island Marketplace […]

Alright foodies, this one is for you! Queen’s Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week is happening now. The food event kicked off Friday, Jan. 21, and will end on Jan. 30. Over 70 of the best restaurants in 8 counties across the metro Charlotte area are participating. Restaurants include The Cajun Queen, Standard Oyster Company, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Fahrenheit, […]

Although it may seem long overdue, three Charlotte streets have finally received new names after years of being tied to slavery or the Confederacy. The citywide effort called the Legacy Commission was launched back in 2020. In the last year, the city of Charlotte has renamed nine streets with names tied to white supremacists, Confederate […]

We know about the ice cream truck but what about the library truck? That’s right! The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library now has wheels. The library started a mobile library service to serve communities with limited access to libraries. The “MoLi” is a 33-foot-long mobile truck filled with books, magazines, CDs, and DVDs to be checked out. The […]