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10/08/2025

Former Hornets sideline reporter Ashley ShahAhmadi will join Noah Eagle (play-by-play) and Reggie Miller (analyst) on NBC Sports broadcasts of the NBA this upcoming season — an All-Star cast for the return of the NBA on NBC after a 23-year hiatus. 🏀✨ 📸: NBA on NBC

10/08/2025

The Hornets celebrated their annual Purple and Teal Day at Queens University’s Curry Arena tonight — a rare experience in the Myers Park neighborhood as Spectrum Center wraps up renovations, and the team returns from training camp in Charleston.

The free event for fans was highlighted by team games and the annual rookie dances with songs picked by the vets, including Liam McNeely performing to Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” and Ryan Kalkbrenner to Juvenile’s “Slow Motion.”

Head Coach Charles Lee also joined the three-point contest, while Muggsy Bogues and Dell Curry made appearances, as many fans got their first in-person look at the 2025–26 Hornets.

The Hornets face the Thunder (10/9), Mavericks (10/11), Grizzlies (10/15), and Knicks (10/17) to wrap up the preseason, before opening the regular season at home against the Nets on October 22 at the newly renovated Spectrum Center.

10/07/2025

Pumpkin patches, haunted houses, Hornets Purple & Teal Night, a celebration of East Charlotte, VegFest, concerts, and the Cowboys in town as the Panthers look to win two in a row. Check out everything happening in the city this week!

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10/07/2025

The Hornets will host their annual Purple and Teal event at Queens University tonight! The fan-friendly open practice is free and will feature all of the current players, interactive games, giveaways, and appearances by Muggsy Bogues and Dell Curry! 🎟️: bit.ly/3WphpVl

10/06/2025

Gunna has announced a world tour, returning to Charlotte next month, following the release of his final album with YSL and 300 Entertainment.

Gunna announces a world tour, returning to Charlotte following release of his final album through YSL Records and 300 Entertainment.

10/06/2025

The Panthers overcame a 17-point deficit for the first time since 2018, as Asheville native and former Gamecock Rico Dowdle had a field day against the Dolphins' defense.

Panthers overcome a 17-point deficit for the first time since 2018, as Rico Dowdle has field day against the Dolphins.

10/05/2025

No sweeter feeling than a Panthers win!

They take down the Dolphins 27–24, led by a huge game from Asheville native and former Gamecock Rico Dowdle, who rushed for 206 yards on 23 carries — just four yards shy of the Panthers’ single-game record!

The Panthers’ defense also bounced back, giving up just 238 total yards (only 19 rushing), recording a season-high three sacks (Derrick Brown, A’Shawn Robinson, and Patrick Jones).

Tetairoa McMillan had six catches for 73 yards, and Jimmy Horn Jr. hauled in a crucial 4th-and-5 pass for 17 yards late in the fourth quarter in his NFL regular-season debut.

Carolina now moves to 2–3 and will take on the Cowboys at home this Sunday!

10/04/2025

As Halloween nears, North Carolina transforms into a playground for thrill-seekers and families alike. From haunted houses and scream parks to escape rooms, drive-thrus, ghost trains, hayrides, and zoo adventures, there’s something for all ages. 🍂🎃👻

North Carolina is home to terrifying haunted houses as well as entertaining, family-friendly Halloween attractions.

10/03/2025

Jimmy Horn Jr. — who is expected to make his NFL regular-season debut Sunday — getting some reps on the return team at Panthers practice on Friday.

10/03/2025

Hornets play-by-play announcer Eric Collins will call Sunday’s Panthers game against the Dolphins on Fox — his first regular-season NFL broadcast.

Collins joined the Hornets in 2015, replacing longtime “Voice of the Hornets” Steve Martin. A Cleveland, Ohio, native, he first came to Charlotte in the late ’90s as a Chicago Bulls sideline reporter.

Collins’ emphatic calls have been heard by millions across the globe, and throughout his broadcasting career has covered everything from Olympic baseball to college football, Major League Baseball, and World Cup softball.

He also famously called the 2019 upset of No. 1 seed Duke against unranked Stephen F. Austin State University.

Before arriving in Charlotte, Collins spent two decades in Chicago working with the Bulls and White Sox.

He recently joined Amazon Prime Video’s NBA broadcast team for the 2025-26 season and will call select national NBA games, but Collins and Dell Curry will continue to handle the majority of Hornets games.

Here’s hoping Sunday’s game is an epic high-scoring thriller that ends with a Panthers win.

10/02/2025

World-renowned ethologist, conservationist, and humanitarian Jane Goodall has passed away at the age of 91 from natural causes.

Famous for her 65-year study of wild chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania, North Carolina's Duke University once housed one of the world’s largest archives of chimpanzee data, containing over 60 years of observations and life histories of more than 200 chimpanzees.

In 2011, Dr. Jane Goodall visited Duke University to inaugurate the Jane Goodall Institute Research Center. During her visit, she delivered a lecture on her research to the campus community.

"Every single one of us makes a difference every single day, and we have a choice… let's learn to live in peace and harmony with each other, but also with the natural world."

🎥: Duke University

10/01/2025

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Nine Inch Nails will make a tour stop in Charlotte for the first time in over a decade.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Nine Inch Nails will perform in Charlotte for the first time in over a decade for their Peel It Back Tour.