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Charlotte FC Is Down the Street. The Rest of Charlotte Sports Requires a Screen.

Charlotte FC plays down the street Tuesday. The Knights are away, and two NASCAR drivers won at Iowa. Here is the Fourth Ward version of what matters.

Jack Beckett·Aug 11, 2026

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Charlotte Council Took Two Votes on I-77 Monday. The Resolution Passed. The Binding Vote Didn't.

Charlotte City Council passed a non-binding resolution on I-77 South Monday night and rejected the binding rescission that would have given it teeth.

Jack Beckett·May 13, 2026

Mandatory water restrictions in Fourth Ward Charlotte

Mandatory Water Restrictions Start Friday. What Fourth Ward Residents Need to Know.

Charlotte Water's mandatory Stage 2 restrictions take effect Friday, May 15. For Fourth Ward, the biggest direct impacts hit power washing…

Jack Beckett·May 10, 2026

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Lyles Is Stepping Down. Graham Is Your Councilmember. Here's What That Combination Means for Fourth Ward.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles will resign June 30. Fourth Ward sits in District 2, and Council Member Malcolm Graham, the council's Budget Committee…

Jack Beckett·May 8, 2026

Quick Read: CMS Board Denies Its Own Superintendent's $2.1B Budget, Then Adjourns

Quick read for Fourth Ward residents: CMS denied Hill's $2.1B budget 8-1; Hill asked four times for direction at the dais, Sneed declined and…

Jack Beckett·Apr 29, 2026

A Data Center Could Be Built in the Uptown

Charlotte City Council deadlocked 5-5 Monday night on a public hearing for a data center moratorium. Mayor Lyles broke the tie no.

Jack Beckett·Apr 28, 2026

Charlotte FC Returns Home May 9. From Fourth Ward, the Stadium Is a Walk Away.

Charlotte FC lost at Orlando and at Nashville to drop to fifth in the East. The home stand resumes May 9 with FC Cincinnati at Bank of America…

Jack Beckett·Apr 26, 2026

Charlotte's Voluntary Water Restrictions: What They Mean for Fourth Ward HOAs and Condo Boards

Charlotte Water's voluntary restrictions and the citywide burn ban both took effect this week.

Jack Beckett·Apr 26, 2026

A North Charlotte State Switch That Echoes in Fourth Ward

State Rep. Carla Cunningham re-registered Unaffiliated on Friday after losing her March primary by nearly 48 points.

Jack Beckett·Apr 25, 2026

For Fourth Ward families with CMS kids, May 1 just changed

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education voted 9-0 today to make May 1 a teacher workday rather than a school day.

Nell Thomas·Apr 24, 2026

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Development, civic decisions, and Uptown change as it happens in Fourth Ward

Uptown Charlotte is in the middle of a $2 billion conversion wave: former office towers becoming residential, new ground-floor retail, a changing skyline visible from every Fourth Ward block. This is where we cover what's happening.

Development, civic decisions (City Council, Historic District Commission, CMPD Central), business openings and closings, and the neighborhood-preservation stories that only get covered here.

Recent Coverage

The I-77 Bill in Raleigh Would Charge the Region for a Fight That Started at Uptown's Edge (June): A Raleigh bill would charge the Charlotte-area governments that killed the I-77 South toll lanes an estimated $60 million, and the corridor begins at uptown's edge.
The I-77 Toll Lanes Are Dead. The Corridor Started at Uptown's Edge. (May): CRTPO withdrew support on May 20. What the vote did for Fourth Ward, and what comes next.
Six Things to Know from a Heavy Week in Charlotte (May): Stage 2 water restrictions, a data-center moratorium, a $4.5 billion budget hearing, and the MPTA's July 1 deadline.
Lyles Is Stepping Down. Graham Is Your Councilmember. (May): Mayor Vi Lyles will resign June 30. What the appointment process means for Fourth Ward, which sits in District 2.
A Data Center Could Be Built in the Uptown (April): Council deadlocked 5-5 on a moratorium hearing. Under the current UDO, data centers can be built in the uptown core with no special permit.
Quick Read: CMS Board Denies Its Own Superintendent's $2.1B Budget (May): The board denied Hill's budget 8-1, then adjourned. Revised budget due May 12.
Mandatory Water Restrictions Start Friday (May): Charlotte Water's Stage 2 restrictions take effect May 15. The biggest direct impacts for Fourth Ward residents.