https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article300334384.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/cca505ff-f9d4-43f2-b8b2-55a81516b7a5/8_th.jpg Asheville businesses struggle to recover from French Broad River flooding The French Broad River suffered significant damage from the Hurricane Helene floods, forcing small businesses to rebuild from the ground up. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article300334384.html/video-embed 93 2025-02-18T10:00:00Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article316461397.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a3a8593e-b818-407e-8cb0-ad0cf187bb3b/3_th.jpg Sloomoo Institute opens in Midtown with slime gallery, interactive art — and a full “sliming” The Sloomoo Institute is now open in Midtown ahead of its July 18 grand opening, offering a slime gallery, interactive installations and a head-to-toe “sliming.” Tickets start at $29.99 and include slime to take home. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article316461397.html/video-embed 51 2026-07-13T09:00:00Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article316481062.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/cf1a5a68-1335-4c65-bd76-b9a367bf07e7/2_th.jpg "We built this community," says Morrison YMCA employee at protest in south Charlotte Hundreds gathered on Sunday in south Charlotte to protest the sale of the Morrison Family YMCA to a church. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article316481062.html/video-embed 43 2026-07-12T17:25:59Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article316480700.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/18e4562e-ba74-42a3-a3b3-b4b16d054ccb/2_th.jpg "We stand firmly on our values," says protester about sale of Morrison YMCA to church People gather outside the Morrison Family YMCA to protest its sale to a church in south Charlotte. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article316480700.html/video-embed 41 2026-07-12T16:21:03Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316448049.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/de6e6056-66a0-4bec-91fb-74994dace119/3_th.jpg Charlotte transportation committee rejects West Craighead rail stop despite community push The Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority’s Planning and Capital Project Delivery Committee voted 5-4 against recommending the stop that Sugar Creek residents and advocates say could be transformative for the North Inner Area. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316448049.html/video-embed 69 2026-07-09T19:00:52Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlotte-hornets/article316467770.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f6bb21d6-71cb-4160-9f51-290d86e46f96/1_th.jpg Hornets players see potential in draft pick Hannes Steinbach during summer league Hornets player and summer league coach, Blaine Mueller, see a lot of great things coming out of first round draft pick, Hannes Steinbach https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlotte-hornets/article316467770.html/video-embed 78 2026-07-11T22:16:18Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/video/article316425547.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/871e96f1-50b5-46bb-8c43-356cac7b3959/1_th.jpg What's the spiciest dish at Charlotte restaurants? I tried one of them Charlotte Redditors pointed me to Curry Gate II, where many claim the level 10 chicken curry is one of the city's spiciest dishes. Armed with a love of Hot Cheetos and a little too much confidence, I decided to see if I could handle the heat. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/video/article316425547.html/video-embed 56 2026-07-08T12:06:31Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article313029461.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a95ed6c7-1804-42a1-975d-d450e0e82e82/2_th.jpg Video shows ICE agents planned to "smash" into Charlotte man who fled after documenting arrests A federal judge is determining if federal officers had probable cause to charge Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez, a U.S. citizen, with assault. Martinez fled from officers who started chasing him while he documented Border Patrol operations in Charlotte. Court video showed ICE agents, who allegedly had a 12-pack of Modelo in their car, planned to "smash" into Martinez's vehicle during the chase. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article313029461.html/video-embed 240 2025-11-21T17:48:25Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/video/article316449408.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/78534cdf-6261-4074-8a93-99dd79556b97/2_th.jpg Sweet Lew's hosts "Top Chef" barbecue party Sweet Lew's BBQ owner Lewis Donald, who was featured on the barbecue episode of "Top Chef's" Charlotte-filmed Season 23, hosted the winners for an April cookout at the Belmont-neighborhood restaurant. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/video/article316449408.html/video-embed 36 2026-07-09T20:30:58Z no