The new chicken taco sandwich, made up of crispy chicken and chipotle sauce in a folded pita flatbread, will be tested at select locations in Nashville, Tennessee, and Charlotte, North Carolina, starting March 11. A nationwide rollout will happen later this year.
Mecklenburg County officials issued an abatement of imminent hazard order Tuesday, citing a serious rat infestation and inhumane conditions as the main reasons for moving the hundreds of people off the streets. About 180 people have accepted the county’s offer for a 90-day hotel stay.
Charlotte and Durham are ranked in the top ten nationally for places 'Where Black Americans Fare Best Economically' out of the 129 largest U.S. cities surveyed. The group weighed factors such as business and home ownership, median income, workforce participation, education, and poverty rates for Black residents from data collected by the U.S. Census.
A big plan to vaccinate one million people in Charlotte by July 4th. Atrium Health, Honeywell, Tepper Sports & Entertainment and the Charlotte Motor Speedway have entered into a partnership with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
According to the report, "The Charlotte metro area grew by 5.83% between 2014 and 2018 due to net migration alone." They also noted that the city "rounds out the top 10 most desirable places to live, with many U.S. residents expressing an interest in living there compared to other places on the list.
The National Weather Service says there is a 70% chance of rain overnight Thursday from the North Carolina mountains as far south as the Charlotte area with a slight chance for snow as far east as Raleigh. A mix of rain and snow will develop around 3 a.m. on Friday and will move out closer to Noon.
One person died in a University area shooting on Tuesday. It was the 123rd homicide in Charlotte with days left in 2020. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says this figure breaks the record set in 1993, which after further analysis, was officially reduced by seven from 129 to 122.
According to the Charlotte Observer, A Legacy Commission was formed as a "15-member group, composed of local historians and other community members, has been meeting since August. They reviewed an initial list of over 70 streets names in Charlotte associated with slavery, Confederate veterans, white supremacy or “romanticized notions of the antebellum South.”
Mecklenburg County Health Director Gibbie Harris showed a video from QC Social lounge at a press conference on Friday. One of the many examples of Charlotte businesses failing to enforce strict Coronavirus executive orders set forth by Gov. Roy Cooper.
