The Charlotte City Council’s frustration with the social and political issue that the city says is already impacting Charlotte’s economy was on display Monday, when discussions on a controversial ordinance bounced on and off the council’s meeting agenda before erupting ...

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The Charlotte City Council approved annexing 25 acres of Providence Road, south of Interstate 485, that are vacant but planned for a mixed-use development that will include a 180-room hotel and 115 units of single-family homes and townhouses. The council ...

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The Charlotte City Council wants public input on the search for a new city manager, according to a release from the city this week. An online survey is now open and will be up until June 3. The council has ...

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The Charlotte City Council adopted a resolution Monday to issue up to $8 million in bonds to finance an affordable-housing development in Belmont. The multifamily housing revenue bonds will fund the construction of the Allen Street Residences, a 112-unit rental ...

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The Charlotte City Council on Monday approved rezoning petitions that pave the way for construction of a large golf and entertainment complex and several mixed-use and residential projects. But the council failed to achieve the three-quarters majority vote necessary for ...

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The Charlotte City Council on Monday approved rezoning petitions for a large mixed-use project in the Cherry neighborhood and a townhome development on the south side of Fairview Road. The council voted 11-1 to approve a petition that Midtown Area ...

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The Charlotte City Council approved rezoning this week that would allow the development of townhomes and multifamily units on 5 acres in south Charlotte, and deferred a decision on a rezoning for single-family homes on an acre in Plaza Midwood. ...

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CHARLOTTE — The city hopes to turn the former Eastland Mall site into a transit-oriented, mixed-use hub that will suite both public and private interests. A concept for the site, which was presented to the city’s Economic Development and Global ...

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CHARLOTTE – The City Council on Monday unanimously approved the sale of an uptown tract of land, part of a multiparcel sell-off to retire debt on the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and awarded more than $664,000 to a company working ...

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CHARLOTTE — The City Council heard public comments on the University City Area Plan on Monday night and voted to spend $975,000 to install 8,700 new seats at Bojangles’ Coliseum. The funds are part of $16 million the council allotted ...

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