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"There is more of a focus in the area of equity in the presentation of music by a range of composers, not simply the older, white European males that were all so familiar with," CEO David Fisk says. → Read More
WUNC's Capitol Bureau Chief Colin Campbell joined WFAE's Marshall Terry from Raleigh on Tuesday morning to break down Gov. Cooper's State of the State speech and the lieutenant governor's response. → Read More
It's time for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. This week, we're looking at claims made by North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore related to protests in Raleigh in 2020 following the death of George Floyd. → Read More
Charlotte’s office tower construction boom is over, and it looks like the pandemic might be to blame. Last year, developers started construction on 1.3 million square feet of office space in the Charlotte region. That’s the lowest figure in almost a decade according to real estate data firm CoStar Group. → Read More
It’s time for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. We’re looking at claims made about the death of Lynette “Diamond” Hardaway. She and her sister became famous as the online conservative commentators and Trump superfans "Diamond and Silk." → Read More
Here’s a sign the economy could be getting more unstable. Executives at Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase shared their thoughts on the state of the economy during recent quarterly earnings calls, and banks say they’re seeing customers starting to spend less. → Read More
Ahead of the two-year state legislative session that began Wednesday, a spokesman for the state ABC Commission told the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter the distribution of high-end bourbons is a major focus, since there is not enough supply of certain brands. → Read More
The group of robotic bears known as the Leonard Bearstein Symphony Orchestra that delighted Charlotteans with holiday music is now back on the bandstand. But not in Charlotte. The bears were recently exiled from their home in Founders Hall at Bank of America’s uptown headquarters after more than two decades. For more, we turn now to Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter. → Read More
David Woronoff, longtime publisher of The Pilot newspaper in Southern Pines, joined WFAE's Marshall Terry on Morning Edition to talk about the attack on Moore County electrical substations. → Read More
If you think home prices have skyrocketed over the past decade, listen to this: The price for the nearly 50-acre South End Business Park jumped from $10 million to $110 million since it was last sold in 2013. → Read More
This week's BizWorthy: Despite supply chain issues and inflation, companies are throwing holiday parties again, a proposed boutique hotel in Elizabeth fails to win over the public and how some area churches are reinventing their properties. → Read More
A television ad commissioned by the Senate Leadership Fund, a Republican-backed political action committee, claims that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley "backs tax hikes — even on families making under $75,000." → Read More
Questions arise about how North Carolina hospitals self-report Medicare finances publicly versus federally. Independence Park's makeover is set to restore "the vision of its original landscape architect." And, Bank of America updates its work-from-home policy. → Read More
After a 25-year run, a once "state-of-the-art" movie theater in South Park has closed its doors, the oldest Dairy Queen in North Carolina is up for sale and July isn't the only time fireworks fly off the shelves at one South Carolina store. → Read More
The ACC is moving its headquarters to uptown Charlotte and a controversial legal fight between the parents of two former students at the Charlotte Latin School and the administration of the institution heads to court. → Read More
The Presidents Cup golf tournament is making its debut in the Southeastern U.S. this week when Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte hosts the international event from Sept. 20 - 25. WFAE's Marshall Terry talks with Ron Green Jr., senior writer for Global Golf Post, about the event, the PGA and controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf. → Read More
Developer Beauxwright has plans for the Asian Corner Mall, downtown Matthews is getting a new brunch spot and former uptown insider Tim Newman is released from a South Carolina jail. → Read More
Richard Winger, the editor and founder of Ballot Access News, discusses North Carolina's rich history of third-party ballot access. → Read More
There will be new housing developments on the properties that were once the sites of two long-standing Charlotte eateries. → Read More
Nearly 50 Charlotte area companies land on the Inc. Magazine and a NoDa sandwich shop is readying for a mysterious Hollywood filming. → Read More