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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For one week, Charlotte becomes the center of the soccer world. The 2026 MLS All-Star Game hits Bank of America Stadium next Wednesday — MLS All-Stars vs. Liga MX — with the Skills Challenge at Truist Field the night before, all just 10 days after the World Cup wraps. We dig into what a spotlight week really means for the city's hotels, restaurants, and big-event ambitions. Plus: yesterday's heavy rain, Panthers camp and the construction limiting fan access, a loaded concert weekend, and the kickoff of Queen's Feast — Charlotte Restaurant Week. CLT Daily — Charlotte's independent daily briefing. New episodes every morning. cltdaily.com. Sources this episode: Charlotte FC, MLS, Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, WCNC, QCNews, Panthers, WSOC, Charlotte Restaurant Week.

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A flood watch blankets the Charlotte region on a First Alert morning — but the real story is underneath the rain. As one of the country's fastest-growing cities keeps paving over the ground, the water has nowhere to go, and Storm Water Services is racing to upgrade aging drains for a booming city. Plus: your soggy commute, Panthers camp opens in Charlotte with two starters on the NFI list, $4.3M moves toward the new transit authority, and two big new restaurant openings — flora in South End and DaBaby's No Knife Chicken & Waffles in North Charlotte. CLT Daily — Charlotte's independent daily briefing. New episodes every morning. cltdaily.com. Sources this episode: WBTV, WCNC, City of Charlotte, Axios Charlotte.

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Football's back, and Panthers training camp has quietly become a Charlotte ritual — free, open to fans, and held uptown instead of Spartanburg for the third straight summer. We look at what that shift says about the city, set against a historic sports stretch: next week, Messi and the MLS All-Star Game come to town. Plus: the growth-vs-neighborhoods housing fight, the new transit tax, and a hook worth staying for — Charlotte Restaurant Week starts Friday.

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or one night next week, Charlotte becomes the center of the soccer world: the MLS All-Star Game lands at Bank of America Stadium on July 29 — MLS's best vs. Liga MX — and Lionel Messi has been named to the squad. We dig into why it's bigger than a game: the spotlight, the economic impact, and whether Charlotte has quietly become a real soccer city. Plus: the growth-vs-neighborhoods housing fight, the new transit tax, and the summer street-takeover crackdown. And a hook worth staying for — Charlotte Restaurant Week starts Friday.

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Charlotte can't build homes fast enough — and every project draws a neighborhood revolt. We dig into the growth-vs-neighborhoods fight: a city approving big new housing to ease an affordability crisis, and the residents who say their roads and schools can't handle it. Plus: the new transit tax now in effect, the summer street-takeover crackdown and Teen Summer Jam, and 2,000 banking jobs headed to Charlotte. And a hometown hook — DaBaby's new late-night spot, No Knife Chicken & Waffles.

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