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08/09/2025

Step into Charlotte’s past. From cemeteries to shopping centers, our four-part series uncovers the stories still hidden in plain sight. 🏛️✨

📍 Walking Through Charlotte’s History — now at TheCharlotteLedger.com

🚲 Charity spotlight: Through its Re-Cyclery shop near NoDa, Trips for Kids Charlotte refurbishes donated bikes, teaches ...
08/08/2025

🚲 Charity spotlight: Through its Re-Cyclery shop near NoDa, Trips for Kids Charlotte refurbishes donated bikes, teaches trade skills and funds its mission to build a more connected, sustainable community. In 2024 alone, they recycled 94,000 lbs of bike parts into nearly 1,800 bikes.

📰 Read the full story at the link in bio

📷 Photo: Courtesy of Trips for Kids

08/07/2025

🎙️ On the podcast: Lewis Donald — better known as “Sweet Lew” — shares how he turned fine dining chops into smoked meat mastery at Sweet Lew’s BBQ in Charlotte’s Belmont neighborhood.

He talks tradition, technique, community — and what it takes to build a neighborhood staple from the pit up.

🎧 Listen by searching for The Charlotte Ledger Podcast wherever you get your podcasts!

🎶 Meet who many believe to be one of N.C.’s most underrated songwriters: David Childers, the Mount Holly lawyer-turned-m...
08/07/2025

🎶 Meet who many believe to be one of N.C.’s most underrated songwriters: David Childers, the Mount Holly lawyer-turned-musician whose raw, faith-filled songs have quietly shaped Charlotte’s Americana scene.

Now facing Stage IV cancer and an upcoming induction into the N.C. Music Hall of Fame, Childers reflects on a life of art, gratitude — and grace.

📸 Photo by A.M. Stewart

📰 Read more at the link in bio

🚨 The City of Charlotte is refusing to release minutes from closed-door meetings about a $305K settlement with CMPD Chie...
08/06/2025

🚨 The City of Charlotte is refusing to release minutes from closed-door meetings about a $305K settlement with CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings — even though the deal is already public.

City officials cite personnel privacy laws, but transparency advocates argue the public has a right to know how major decisions are made behind closed doors.

📸 Ledger file photo of Jennings

📰 Read more at the link in bio

🌟“Bo-Linda” goes bilingual! Bojangles is now serving up Spanish-language ordering at 400+ locations.Customers can now or...
08/06/2025

🌟“Bo-Linda” goes bilingual! Bojangles is now serving up Spanish-language ordering at 400+ locations.

Customers can now order in Spanish via the app, website, in-store kiosks and even at the drive-thru, making Bojangles one of the first major chains to offer this service at this scale.

📸 Photo courtesy of Bojangles

📰 Read more at the link in bio

🚧 A major overhaul is coming to I-77 South. The state’s most expensive highway project ever aims to add toll lanes, rebu...
08/05/2025

🚧 A major overhaul is coming to I-77 South. The state’s most expensive highway project ever aims to add toll lanes, rebuild interchanges and improve safety along an 11-mile stretch from uptown to the S.C. line.

Construction is expected to begin in 2030, with a private partner selected in 2027. Officials say the project will help ease congestion and support Charlotte’s rapid growth.

📸 Photo by Canva

📰 Read more at the link in bio

🍻 Three years after Charlotte approved social districts, Plaza Midwood remains the only neighborhood to implement one — ...
08/04/2025

🍻 Three years after Charlotte approved social districts, Plaza Midwood remains the only neighborhood to implement one — and momentum elsewhere has slowed.

Despite success with stainless steel cups and sidewalk sipping, many areas say creating a district just isn’t a priority right now. But one neighborhood, Montford, is actively moving forward with plans for its own social district.

📸 Ledger file photo

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08/02/2025

🌟 Here are 5 Charlotte Ledger stories you should check out if you missed them:

• 🌊 Review: OceanXperience at Discovery Place
• 🚫 State ABC shuts down east Charlotte bar
• 🐔 ‘Bo-Linda’ goes bilingual
• 🐌 Social district slowdown
• 🛣️ I-77 toll lane expansion

📲 Read them all at the link in bio!

08/01/2025

🎙️ On the Podcast: Before Carolina Crown was a world-renowned drum corps, it was just a dream — 57 members, secondhand horns and homemade uniforms.

Doug Madar, co-founder of the Fort Mill-based ensemble, joins The Charlotte Ledger Podcast to share how it all began, the global reach of drum corps and why Crown’s passion-packed performances continue to inspire thousands.

🎧 Listen now at the link in bio.

✨ As more young adults move away from traditional religion, two 20-somethings in Charlotte are building a new kind of Ch...
08/01/2025

✨ As more young adults move away from traditional religion, two 20-somethings in Charlotte are building a new kind of Christian community — one centered on friendship, service and fun.

Kingdom Kickbacks hosts free monthly events like pickleball tournaments, movie nights and run clubs that draw dozens (sometimes hundreds) of people in their 20s. It’s not a church group — but for many, it fills a similar need for connection and faith.

📸 Halloween party at Monday Night Brewing | Photo courtesy of Kingdom Kickbacks

🔗 Read more at the link in bio

🎥 A mobile security camera is the newest tool Mecklenburg County is testing to curb crime in public parks — starting wit...
07/31/2025

🎥 A mobile security camera is the newest tool Mecklenburg County is testing to curb crime in public parks — starting with Enderly Park in west Charlotte.

After recent drug activity, the solar-powered surveillance unit cleared the area in minutes. Officials hope the roaming camera can help make parks feel safer and encourage families to return.

🔗 Read more at the link in bio.

📸 Photo by Tony Mecia

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The Charlotte Ledger is a digital publication offering original news and insights. Run by two former Charlotte Observer reporters, it is an e-newsletter that comes out four mornings a week. Founded in March 2019. Find out more: https://charlotteledger.substack.com/