better charlotte
What goals do you have for Charlotte transportation in the next 10 years?
(Note: This content was co-created with CATS.) We want to know… What goal do you have for Charlotte transportation in the next 10 years? We’re...
Submit an idea for a slice of Knight Foundation’s $5 million. 3 ideas received a total of $197,500 last year.
What’s your best idea to make Charlotte more successful? That’s the challenge that the Knight Foundation has thrown down. The Knight Cities...
Who’s riding the light rail? Here are 10 Charlotteans who have reclaimed their commutes
(Note: This content was co-created with CATS.) I rode up and down the LYNX Blue Line from 7:45-8:45 a.m. on a weekday to interview 10 people about their...
Op-Ed: Charlotte seeks to be too perfect and needs to grow up
(Marcie Kelso is a partner at Kelso Communications) Charlotte was a whole new world for me in 1996, when I was recruited to move here and create the Charlotte...
Experience Paris Fashion Week in the QC while giving back
We are undoubtedly enduring some trying times as a community. When events as serious as what we’ve experienced over the past week are fresh in our minds, it...
2 things that have to change to make Charlotte a less risk-averse city
Charlotte has a risk-averse culture and this is holding us back from becoming a world class city for founders. This poster hangs at the entrance of our office...
Statement signed by over 200 Charlotte community leaders
(Note: Below is a statement signed by 213 community leaders. This statement was released Monday September 26, 2016. We received it via email and are...
Charlotte, there is a way forward together
(Note: Charles Thomas is the Knight Foundation’s Charlotte program director, husband and the father of three young boys.) Just before the fatal police...
Birdsong cleans up Little Sugar Creek on Saturday, but their environmental efforts are year-round
(Note: Our Green City series is brought to you by Sealed Air, creating a better way for life. Sealed Air re-imagines the industries they serve to create a...
Charlotte wins 3 grants that will transform our public spaces
Keep your eyes on the Government Center Plaza, the Rail Trail, and bus stops on Beatties Ford Road over the next few months. Three applicants in Charlotte have...
Two UNC Charlotte masters students are helping to meet real Charlotte needs with their skills in data and tech
Presented by When I hear terms like “interoperability work” and “dashboarding and longitudinal analysis for data metrics” I honestly...
Here are the only 12 women sitting on boards at Charlotte’s biggest companies
There are staggeringly low numbers of women in positions of leadership on corporate boards in the United States. According to 2020 Women on Boards, women hold...