Nick de la Canal
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Charlotte, NC, United States
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Extra SNAP benefits are ending in NC. Food pantries are stocking up
Households will no longer receive a second payment on their EBT card toward the end of the month, as they have been since March 2020, as the emergency allotments expire next month. → Read More
Don't underestimate the cast of 'Andy and the Orphans' at Three Bone Theatre
The one-act play at Charlotte's Three Bone Theatre features a lead actor with Down syndrome who also played the title role in the original 2018 off-Broadway production. The show revolves around three adult siblings on a road trip to their father's funeral. → Read More
Pinball wizards ping, ring and tilt at North Carolina championship
The sound of clacking pinball machines filled Charlotte's Super Abari Game Bar on Saturday as 24 of North Carolina's best pinball players faced each other in a state championship. Among them, a 10-year-old boy who beat players four times his age. → Read More
Thousands attend Charlotte march honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy
Thousands of people marched through uptown Charlotte on Sunday in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It was the city's first such march since the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
Hindu kite festival takes flight in Charlotte, beckoning spring
Hundreds of families sent kites fluttering into the air over the Hindu Center of Charlotte on Saturday to celebrate Makar Sankranti, the Hindu festival signifying the transition of winter to spring. → Read More
Charlotte 'fish game' arcades stay open despite police warnings, court ruling
Police in Charlotte have warned local "fish game" arcades that they may be violating North Carolina's ban on illegal gambling. Some have shut down, but many remain open — and argue their games are legal. → Read More
Family, friends renew calls for justice for Shanquella Robinson
Family and friends of Shanquella Robinson gathered at her Huntersville gravesite on Sunday, ahead of her birthday, to renew calls for justice in her death. Robinson's mother said she believed justice was on its way. → Read More
Dangerously cold wind chills prompt Charlotte shelters to expand capacity
"We don't want anyone to freeze out in this weather, and that has happened in the past," said Melinda Wilshire of Roof Above men's shelter and day services center. → Read More
Theatre Charlotte reopens to sold-out crowds two years after fire
Theatre Charlotte has sold out all performances this month of "A Christmas Carol." It's the first production to return to the historic theater on Queens Road two years after a devastating fire nearly destroyed the building. → Read More
Friends and family of Shanquella Robinson demand justice at Charlotte rally
Friends, faith leaders and community members gathered around the family of Shanquella Robinson at a rally for justice Saturday at Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church in uptown Charlotte. → Read More
Gov. Cooper says Moore County attack signals a 'new threat level'
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says he wants utilities to ramp up electric grid security following Saturday’s gunfire attack on two electrical substations in Moore County that knocked out power to about 45,000 customers. → Read More
Worm Wars: Charlotte's cankerworms are nearly gone, but tree bands are still going up
Wrapping trees with plastic and sticky cankerworm-catching goop has been a Charlotte holiday tradition. It might be dying, however, alongside the pesky worms. → Read More
Transgender advocates hold 'Day of Remembrance' in Charlotte
Transgender residents and their allies gathered in Charlotte on Sunday to honor the memory of transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. → Read More
Animatronic bears won't return to uptown Charlotte this year, Bank of America says
A beloved 18-piece animatronic bear orchestra will stay in hibernation this winter after Bank of America declined to renew their Christmastime contract for Founders Hall. → Read More
Flu cases spike in North and South Carolina
COVID-19 cases remain low compared to this time last year, but flu cases are rapidly rising in the Carolinas. Health officials say there's still time to get a flu shot ahead of the season's peak. → Read More
Charlotte's rental assistance program to stop taking applications, signaling program's end
RAMP CharMeck is nearly out of money, and officials say its time to stop taking new applications for assistance. The last day to submit an application for help will be Nov. 15. → Read More
Early voter turnout up slightly in NC ahead of Tuesday's election
More than 2.1 million North Carolinians have already cast votes ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections. That's about 4% higher than at this point in 2018, according to data released Sunday. → Read More
Charlotte's Midnight Diner rolled to new location
Charlotte's popular Midnight Diner is no longer on East Morehead Street, where it has served customers for the past 12 years. Crews have relocated the restaurant to East Trade Street, across from the Spectrum Center. → Read More
Judge orders North Carolina to provide more at-home care to disabled people
Disability Rights NC, which represented plaintiffs in the case, called the ruling "historic," while the state Department of Health and Human Services said the order could have negative consequences for the people it's trying to help. → Read More
A 13-acre park is planned in NoDa. One group asks, why not triple the size?
The park could be expanded to nearly 37 acres, according to plans made by a local group pushing for a large, central park in Charlotte. → Read More