Charlotte today: Maman bakery opens, new surveillance video in shooting

From a historic theater’s redevelopment to a French bakery’s grand opening, here’s a roundup of the top stories shaping the Queen City.

• Charlotte City Council approved a rezoning request Monday to redevelop the nearly 80-year-old Manor Theatre complex in Eastover into a mixed-use development with 120 to 130 residential units and about 35,000 square feet of retail space.
• Mecklenburg County commissioners heard a presentation Tuesday and debated whether to take a position on data centers, though staff noted the county has limited regulatory power since it only oversees unincorporated land in south Mecklenburg.
• Newly released surveillance video from Jakob’s Food Mart contradicts the Gastonia Police Department’s initial claim that Derrick Manigault walked in waving a gun before officers shot and killed him on Jan. 10; the gun turned out to be a realistic replica.
• Greg Biffle, who was killed in a Statesville plane crash in December, narrowly missed being voted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2027, with newly inducted Jeff Burton saying his former Roush teammate “definitely deserves to be in the Hall of Fame at some point.”
• French-inspired bakery and café Maman opened its first Charlotte location in Plaza Midwood on Wednesday, featuring Oprah-approved chocolate chip cookies and a spring menu collaboration with Martha Stewart, with additional locations planned for South End and Myers Park.

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