https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article315842351.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/050c7e0e-3fcb-4519-b359-49f9139f057e/1_th.jpg C. Fredrick’s Automotive Interiors Inc. is closing up after almost 40 years in business Owner Fred Floyd talks about why C. Fredrick’s Automotive Interiors Inc. is closing up after almost 40 years in business. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article315842351.html/video-embed 78 2026-06-01T09:00:00Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article315951044.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/524f89b9-e10d-46a8-8304-dc8a56d389f9/1_th.jpg Malcolm Graham on I-77 vote to rescind: '(NCDOT) lost trust with me.' At the Local News Summit on Thursday, May 21, District 2 councilman Malcolm Graham talked about what changed for him as he decided to vote to rescind the NCDOT plans for I-77 South earlier that week. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article315951044.html/video-embed 217 2026-05-30T23:05:26Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/article315954795.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ab7410ab-cf02-42d8-8dcc-480355fc062c/3_th.jpg Bryce Young remembers attending youth sports camps as a kid, meeting Russell Westbrook Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young reflects on how cool it is to host youth football camps knowing how much it meant to him when he was young. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/article315954795.html/video-embed 93 2026-06-01T09:30:00Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article315931754.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/84150cb7-d040-4ae0-9259-109189a50d12/3_th.jpg Excelsior Club’s legacy: More than a nightclub, a historic hub for West Charlotte Founded in 1944 by Jimmie McKee in a seven-room house on Beatties Ford Road, the Excelsior Club was designed to mirror a country club—creating a place for Black community networking, idea-sharing and political outreach in West Charlotte. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article315931754.html/video-embed 46 2026-05-29T15:43:28Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article315928201.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/70df920a-4d1c-48a0-8240-bd1672092d00/2_th.jpg 63 years later, these Good Samaritan Hospital nurses are still friends Shirley Chapman and Rosa Covington met at Good Samaritan Hospital more than six decades ago. They’ve stayed close ever since—and now they’re reflecting on the friendship that started on the job. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article315928201.html/video-embed 93 2026-05-29T09:30:00Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/fifa-world-cup/article315958494.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ca5bf107-5f56-4185-a2cf-0f1d686fbb56/1_th.jpg USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie on Christian Pulisic's redemptive result in Charlotte Weston McKinnie explains why he was never concerned about scoring drought from U.S. men's national team star Christian Pulisic. The streak ended in Charlotte in a friendly against Senegal before the 2026 World Cup. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/fifa-world-cup/article315958494.html/video-embed 57 2026-06-01T00:04:11Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article315929864.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a2bec2d2-62dd-4aec-b33f-b7ea03961277/1_th.jpg Tequila tops vodka in Mecklenburg County ABC stores For the first time in seven years, vodka was not the most popular drink, according to a new annual report from the county ABC board. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article315929864.html/video-embed 24 2026-05-29T09:15:00Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-food-drink/article312932569.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/bb768b50-ce4e-428d-8918-6cfc8662a5fd/3_th.jpg Manolo's Bakery closing for first time in 28 years due to Border Patrol activity Manolo Betancur, owner of Manolo's Bakery, said that he would be closing his bakery on Saturday and was not sure when he would re-open. He said the move was made to keep his customers safe as U.S. Border Patrol agents arrest people throughout Charlotte. This is the first time it has closed in 28 years. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-food-drink/article312932569.html/video-embed 90 2025-11-15T21:07:01Z no