Charlotte News
The latest Charlotte news: city council, schools, police and fire, development and business, each story linked to the record it came from.
Top story
Charlotte votes Tuesday on $425 million in city bonds
Charlotte voters decide 3 bond questions Tuesday: $280M for streets, $125M for housing, $20M for neighborhoods. The ballot puts the tax increase at $0.
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Health care
Atrium, Novant, Duke-CaroMont seek 686 Mecklenburg beds
Ten applications seek 686 new hospital beds in Mecklenburg County. The state says 389 are needed. Public comment runs to Dec. 1; a decision is due by March.
Health care
2 hospital plans target Charlotte's University City
Duke Health and CaroMont want a 120-bed University City hospital and an 80-bed one in the River District. Atrium plans a 168-bed behavioral health hospital.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Nov. 1: Public safety, Meetings, Today and this week
Nov. 1: 17 items from Charlotte's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Nov. 1: Public safety, City Hall, Meetings, Services and roads, Toda
Nov. 1: 24 items from Charlotte's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 31: Public safety, Meetings, Today and this week
Oct. 31: 17 items from Charlotte's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 31: Public safety, City Hall, Meetings, Services and roads, Toda
Oct. 31: 22 items from Charlotte's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Bank of America Stadium
State auditor: Charlotte has paid $3.1M on stadium work
Charlotte had paid about $3.1 million of its $650 million for Bank of America Stadium by August, the state auditor says: $2.5 million on construction, $632,656 on borrowing costs.
Jobs
Payments firm The Clearing House to add 200 Charlotte jobs
The Clearing House, which settles more than $2 trillion in payments a day, will add 200 jobs in Charlotte paying $162,322 on average, with up to $2.43 million in state incentives.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 30: Public safety, City Hall, Meetings, Services and roads, Toda
Oct. 30: 19 items from Charlotte's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 30: Public safety, City Hall, Schools, Services and roads, Today
Oct. 30: 18 items from Charlotte's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Transit
Blue Line to single-track in South End from Nov. 2
Blue Line riders will board on one platform between New Bern and Bland stations for four weeks from Nov. 2 while CATS builds the new South End station.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 29: Public safety, Today and this week
Oct. 29: 11 items from Charlotte's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 29: Public safety, City Hall, Schools, Services and roads, Today
Oct. 29: 24 items from Charlotte's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 28: Public safety, City Hall, Schools, Services and roads, Today
Oct. 28: 15 items from Charlotte's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 28: Public safety, City Hall, Schools, Services and roads, Today
Oct. 28: 27 items from Charlotte's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 27: Public safety, City Hall, Services and roads, Today and this
Oct. 27: 15 items from Charlotte's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 27: Public safety, City Hall, Schools, Services and roads, Today
Oct. 27: 26 items from Charlotte's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
CATS
CATS puts 60 fare checkers on the Blue Line from Friday
From Friday, Oct. 30, 60 CATS fare ambassadors in blue shirts and yellow hats will ask Blue Line riders for proof of fare. What they do and the $50 citation.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 26: Public safety, City Hall, Meetings, Schools, Services and ro
Oct. 26: 19 items from Charlotte's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 26: Public safety, Meetings, Schools, Today and this week
Oct. 26: 24 items from Charlotte's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Restaurants
Charlotte gains 4 Michelin picks as Counter keeps its star
Counter keeps Charlotte's only Michelin star, The Story of Mi Cariño earns a Bib Gourmand and Albertine, L'Ostrica and Spaghett join the 2026 guide.
City Council
Charlotte extends data center pause to Oct. 18, 2027
The City Council voted 10-0 on Oct. 26 to keep Charlotte's pause on new data center applications until Oct. 18, 2027. What the extra year is for and what is still allowed.
CATS
CATS Micro on-demand rides reach West Charlotte
CATS Micro now runs daily 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. along the West Boulevard corridor, including the airport. A ride costs $2.20, booked by app or phone. How it works.
Charlotte Fire
Firefighter who caught a falling woman gets bravery award
Charlotte Fire's honors go to a firefighter who caught a woman falling from a third floor, a 12-time world champion captain and two staff who kept payroll running.
Charlotte Water
Charlotte Water keeps Stage 2 limits; no fall overseeding
Stage 2 limits stay, with Charlotte use down 8.4%, inside the 5% to 10% goal. No variances for fall overseeding. Your watering nights, fines and rules.
Transit
Gold Line off Oct. 24-26, no bus bridge; MLK Blvd. closes
No Gold Line streetcars from 2 a.m. Oct. 24 to 4 a.m. Oct. 26 and no shuttle buses. Plus MLK Jr. Boulevard closes uptown Oct. 21 to Nov. 3. Routes to use instead.
Charlotte Fire
Charlotte breaks ground on $23.3M River District firehouse
Charlotte broke ground on Firehouse 44, a $23.3 million mass timber station on Dixie River Road. Its temporary station has handled 1,500-plus incidents.
Youth
Charlotte offers 2 $50,000 grants for teen programs
Charlotte groups that already run teen programs can apply for one of two $50,000 city grants to stay open later or reach more teens. Applications close Nov. 2.