Charlotte FC is rolling out $26 tickets for the 2026 season. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

The 2025 Charlotte Music census offers a detailed snapshot of the city's music industry, from working musicians to venues and other industry workers. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

🏟️ A timeline of Bank of America Stadium from when the site was selected in the 1980s to renovation plans through 2030: www.axios.com/local/charlo...

UNC Charlotte professor Kelly Cartwright is helping shape a new PBS Kids television series called "Phoebe & Jay." www.axios.com/local/charlo...

⛰️ Carolina Thread Trails' work on new public trails at Spencer Mountain is underway. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

🏈 Flag football is expanding in both access and popularity, and it's serving as a catalyst for the growth of girls' and women's sports. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

Scotland is the latest team to choose North Carolina as its FIFA World Cup base camp. Charlotte FC's Atrium Health Performance Park will serve as Scotland's training site. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

🏀 Yes, Kon Knueppel is a top five NBA Draft pick, but he's a lot like any other Charlotte transplant who moved here for work. He's trying to figure out his new home, from things to do to restaurants to visit. 🍕 He's a fan of Pizza Baby. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

🀄️ The Queen's Mahjery, a new mahjong studio, will open in Oakhurst Commons off Monroe Road this summer. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

✈️ Travelers from Charlotte Douglas International Airport really like going to Orlando, Florida and London, England. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

The land where the church sits is being sold to the Levine Museum of the New South, which plans to build its new campus on the site. The museum is also exploring how to preserve the building. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

Charlotte seemed to slow down for a moment as people grabbed real and makeshift sleds, flocking to whatever hill they could find during Saturday's snowstorm. Yes, we used a baking sheet as a sled and the same inner tubes we take down the Catawba. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

The Levine Museum of the New South is purchasing the .57-acre Grace Covenant Church property at 1800 South Blvd. for $7.5 million, with plans to renovate the site. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

🏒 Months before #HeatedRivalry took off, the @checkershockey.bsky.social were planning their themed nights for the upcoming season. They chose 1/31 as Book Club night. The pre-game event has drawn so much demand that they've opened it up to more people. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

✈️ Starting this March, Charlotte's getting a direct flight to Abu Dhabi. Here's everything you need to know about the new Etihad Airways flight, plus 10 popular nonstop flights out of Charlotte Douglas International Airport. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

Ninety-one-year-old David "Dave" Hostetler Sr. has been competing in the Senior Games since 2009, and he doesn't plan to stop. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

Park and Rec has acquired 140.1 acres in fiscal year 2026, as of Dec. 22, 2025. 🛝 88.8 acres for parks 🏃‍♀️ 18.2 acres for greenways 🌳 33.1 acres for nature preserves www.axios.com/local/charlo...

Panthers' playoff game is the hottest ticket in town. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

HUGE news for Capital One customers (especially the Venture X) who have been dealing with long lounge wait times. A Capital One Lounge is coming to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

About nine miles of greenway opened around the Charlotte area in 2025. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

🏈 The last time the Panthers hosted a playoff game, the Bank was packed for the NFC championship game on Jan. 24, 2016. The Panthers beat the Cardinals and punched their ticket to the Super Bowl. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

📚 "The Women," Kristin Hannah's 2024 historical fiction novel, was again Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's most checked-out book overall in 2025, just as it was in 2024. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

The new mile of McAlpine Creek Greenway includes one of the county's longest boardwalks — 2,610 linear feet.

Sycamore is on its way out at Charlotte's airport amid charges against the brewery's co-founder. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

Retailers and bars across the Carolinas have pulled Sycamore beer from their shelves, coolers and taps after the brewery's co-founder was arrested and charged with statutory rape of a child and breaking into a Stanly County home. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

Charlotte is among U.S. cities included in the U.S. Soccer Federation's bid to host the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

🏟️ The date has been set — Charlotte will host the 2026 MLS All-Star game on July 29 at Bank of America Stadium. Charlotte was awarded the game over the summer. Story from July: www.axios.com/local/charlo...

Parents are navigating how to talk to their children about U.S. Border Patrol agents in Charlotte. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

Simon Property Group, the owner of SouthPark Mall, has acquired Phillips Place, according to a Tuesday announcement from the real estate investment trust. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

When asked about President Donald Trump's domestic policies, Charlotte-area pastors often cite Matthew 25:35-40, a Biblical parable that calls for Christians to care for the less fortunate. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

I wrote about the stomach clenching reality of work now -- where rolling layoffs are the norm and no one feels secure in their job. Happy Monday! www.axios.com/2025/11/16/r...

✈️ Avelo will add flights from Concord to Chicago and Nashville in February. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

✈️ "While there are currently no major impacts to airport operations, travelers should anticipate possible delays and cancellations," per a CLT statement. ❌ There have been 41 cancellations at CLT today as of 9:45am and 26 delays, per FlightAware. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

Kay Carter has been the Second Harvest of Metrolina CEO for more than 20 years. She has led the organization through the Great Recession, the pandemic, Hurricane Helene and now frozen SNAP funding. "It's a disaster of a different kind," she says. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

🏀 Nationally ranked college basketball teams will descend on Charlotte over the next week with the inaugural Dick Vitale Invitational and the returning Ally Tipoff. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

Mecklenburg County is rolling out $740,000 in emergency food assistance to support county residents who depend on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

Bank of America Stadium could host multiple major events in 2031 outside of its regular programing: 🏉 Men's Rugby World Cup ⚽️ FIFA Women's World Cup 🏟️ Charlotte is one of 27 cities officially bidding to host the 2031 Rugby World Cup. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

🍺 Big Ben Pub will close its Elizabeth on Nov. 2, but owner Neel Gandhi tells Axios he's looking for a new home for the longtime pub. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

Charlotte FC's biggest summer signing is its fifth highest-paid player, according to Major League Soccer Players Association's latest salary guide. The club signed English defender Harry Toffolo on Aug. 5. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

🏡 Don't expect homes in Charlotte to become more affordable. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

MLS playoffs are underway, and it's time to see if teams got what they paid for this season. www.axios.com/2025/10/29/m...

When Charlotte FC general manager Zoran Krneta came to Charlotte from London more than five years ago, he stepped into a city with years of soccer history but no Major League Soccer team to rally around. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

🪏 Eastland Park, a $12.35 million 4.5-acre park, is the latest layer to break ground at Eastland Yards. Next up: a sports complex.

Keep an eye on Kon Knueppel's rookie season with the Charlotte Hornets. www.axios.com/local/raleig...

🏀 Before the Charlotte Hornets tip off the regular season in the recently renovated Spectrum Center tonight, I caught up with Brandon Miller about what he does off the court. Start your engines. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

🍽️ You may have seen some Hollywood heavyweights — from actors to directors and producers — dining at your favorite Charlotte restaurants over the last year. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

🏀 Spectrum Center’s capacity is now 19,444. 🎤 The Uptown reopens this weekend with a Billie Eilish concert after closing in April for its second round of renovations. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

🏒 @checkershockey.bsky.social return to the ice tonight for their home opener. 🎹 For organist Greazy Keyz, it's another opportunity to help fans make memories, because "every game is someone's first game." www.axios.com/local/charlo...

Mike Hill is out as the Charlotte 49ers athletic director effective immediately. www.axios.com/local/charlo...

Charlotte Douglas International Airport is one of several U.S. airports refusing to show a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming the government shutdown and resulting travel delays on congressional Democrats. www.axios.com/local/charlo...