Charlotte
Charlotte Athletic Hall of Fame announces inaugural class
After analyzing more than 70 nominations, the Charlotte Athletic Hall of Fame made their selections for the Hall’s inaugural class public Saturday, May 5 at the Charlotte Athletic Boosters annual reverse raffle. Two coaches, four community members, six teams and 12...
Maple City VFW 2406 looks to revive Dad’s Post 286
Jim Miller and Bruce Fillmore can recall the positive impact being a member of the former Dad’s Post at Maple City VFW Post in Charlotte had on their lives. That’s why each has stepped forward to help revive the Post, hoping to be the same kind of support for family...
Construction begins Monday, May 7 on Lincoln, State streets
Construction on two of the city’s poorest rated streets — Lincoln and State — will begin early next week and last throughout the summer. Charlotte City Council approved in the spring of 2017 the reconstruction of both streets as part of a five-year street improvement...
County Journal introduces voluntary pay program
Dear loyal readers, advertisers and friends, For the past 12 years, The County Journal has been delivered to every doorstep in our coverage area, free of charge to our readers. It’s free because it contains important information to which everyone should have equal...
Charlotte unveils new community brand
The billboards unveiled on State Street Tuesday, April 24 are just the first step for Charlotte’s new community brand. Developed over the course of the past two years through a collaborative effort between CanDo! and CharlotteRising — with input from a number of other...
School District makes case for recreation coordinator position
For the past year, a group of concerned community members has been meeting to devise a plan to address what they felt were shortcomings in recreation programs offered to Charlotte youth and its effect on athletics at the high school level. Monday, April 23, members of...
Spinsanity Flow Down to expose greater-Charlotte to ‘flow arts’
Watch Natalie VanHaitsma perform with a hoop in her hand and you can see the pure joy on her face. Since becoming a “flow artist” in 2016, she has found the freedom of her movement and the synchronization of the hoop to be a meditating experience. She started slowly,...
Chamber of Commerce introduces a refreshed festival to celebrate Charlotte
The Chamber of Commerce has teamed-up with CanDo!, Courthouse Square and the City of Charlotte to re-imagine a broader, more regional future of the “Celebrate Charlotte” festival. “What began as a small gathering of locals at Bennett Park has grown into one of the...
Facelift nearly complete, 119 S. Cochran ready for new occupant
His building briefly without a tenant, Darrell Vanderstelt, co-owner of Dutch Bros. Development Group, took stock of his property at 119 S. Cochran Avenue this past winter and was shocked at what he found. The brick that made up the front façade of the building was...
Charlotte prepared to roll out new community brand
After two years of research, discussion, design and preparation, Charlotte community leaders are prepared to unveil a new community brand that is authentically Charlotte — traditional, timeless, and optimistic. The community brand, which was developed by Redhead...