Two months after Charlotte's City Council rejected the $4 billion I-77 South toll lanes by a single vote, the state is back with a sales pitch — a grocery store for west Charlotte's food desert, greenways, and a cap over the highway — ahead of a make-or-break regional revote in September, with a $60 million penalty hanging over a "no." Plus: MLS All-Star week hits its main stretch, the Panthers lose Nic Scourton for the season, the Levine Museum's new South End home is open, and free pro soccer tonight in Matthews.
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Internal ICE documents first reported by the New York Times show plans to reopen a shuttered private prison in Winton, NC as a 1,400-bed immigration detention facility by the end of 2026 — one of the largest on the East Coast — and what that means for Charlotte's immigrant communities. Plus: Roger Goodell says Charlotte is "built for" an NFL Draft, MLS All-Star week rolls toward Wednesday's game at Bank of America Stadium, Will Grier joins the Cowboys' coaching staff, and your free Sunday plans at Camp North End.
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A provision buried in North Carolina's new state budget strips Charlotte of the power to require minority- and women-owned business participation in public contracts — effectively ending the city's 30-year-old Business Inclusion program overnight. Plus: MLS All-Star Week kicks off with a free celebration at Romare Bearden Park, Operation Queen City Overwatch nets 73 arrests, Panthers Fan Fest is Friday, and Queen's Feast restaurant week is on now through August 2.
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