https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article317548106.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/845d22fb-636d-4947-9753-fb4e988bfd71/1_th.jpg Charlotte's newest grocery store Wegmans shows off at sneak peek Wegmans grocery store opened its doors to the media Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026 in Charlotte. The store will open to the public on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article317548106.html/video-embed 97 2026-10-09T09:00:00Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article317529915.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c09b35ea-798b-4e1b-9b0f-3a3646235a9b/1_th.jpg The Talking Preps Interview: David Echevarria, Ambassador Christian Ambassador Christian's David Echevarria, a 6-5 junior QB, transferred from Rocky River and became the state's leading passer. He sits down for the Talking Preps interview. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article317529915.html/video-embed 253 2026-10-07T18:58:03Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article317491471.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d08e91f1-fbad-426f-be28-0b1d6edc4b9d/1_th.jpg Talking Preps: The Week 8 NC high school football preview show We celebrate the top players from Week 7, preview the top games for Week 8, plus we discuss Que Tucker's legacy as NCHSAA commissioner, Weddington coach Andy Capone drops by and Cam sits down with the state's leading passer, Ambassador Christian's David Echevarria. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article317491471.html/video-embed 5790 2026-10-05T16:00:00Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-food-drink/article317519413.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/9658c7c6-561e-4354-bbe7-4346fa57bd8d/1_th.jpg Charlotte's best chefs + "Top Chefs" team up for kids Cookies for Kids’ Cancer brought together standout local chefs and nationally recognized talent from “Top Chef’s” Charlotte-filmed season for a Tuesday night event filled with one-of-a-kind dishes, creative cocktails, live music and exciting auction items — all to fund critical pediatric cancer research. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-food-drink/article317519413.html/video-embed 48 2026-10-07T11:11:19Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article317511507.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/b46a10be-a1a7-436b-8ec7-a48224027bc1/1_th.jpg PTL evangelist Jim Bakker died at 86. See him through the years. Jim Bakker, the pioneering TV evangelist who became a symbol of the glitz and greed of the 1980s when his PTL empire near Charlotte collapsed amid sex and money scandals, landing him in prison for fraud, died Monday, according to his wife, Lori, on his Instagram page. She did not say how he died or where. He was 86. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article317511507.html/video-embed 77 2026-10-06T15:32:23Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article317549992.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ec9e6ae9-2fae-42a7-af11-49a1347e60c4/1_th.jpg Providence Day QB Gavin Bronikowski on his 6 TD game Thursday night Providence Day QB Gavin Bronikowski spoke about his six touchdown game Thursday night against Ambassador Christian https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article317549992.html/video-embed 54 2026-10-09T02:31:25Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-food-drink/article317510876.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ab75fabd-3595-4d7b-b368-2e8a9e364ed6/1_th.jpg Old school Charlotte BBQ joint makes a new start Meet Honey Pies BBQ & Smokehouse, the new spot where Bubba’s Barbecue once stood on Sunset Road. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-food-drink/article317510876.html/video-embed 25 2026-10-08T09:00:00Z no