7+ hour, 1+ min ago   (334+ words) The Charlotte Independence need relief from a two-match losing streak. The Jacks, who lost 3-0 at Spokane Velocity on Wednesday, play Richmond Kickers in a USL League One match today at American Legion Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is 7 p.m. The Independence won the…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago   (628+ words) Medical students at Wake Forest University School of Medicine are receiving white coats at ceremonies in Winston-Salem and Charlotte. As the Class of 2030 begin their medical education, they arrive with different life experiences, motivations and visions. Yet, for the 48 students…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (209+ words) The Historic Excelsior Club is no more, but the memories live on. The Excelsior closed in 2016. “The old Excelsior will always be in our hearts,” Patricia Anderson wrote on The Post’s Facebook page. Charlotte developer Shawn Kennedy and partner Tim…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (542+ words) CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams Parker always has the last say to close out Football Media Day. McWilliams Parker not only had the last say, but she also, arguably, had the best quote of the day. “Win your games and then…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (557+ words) Charlotte FC squandered two points in their return to MLS play. After a dominant first half, the Crown (6-4-6, 22 points) led Atlanta United (3-3-10, 12) after goals by Kerwin Vargas in the 16th minute and Liel Abada in the 45th. All was going Charlotte’s way....

3+ day, 4+ min ago   (190+ words) The Carolinas’ two largest Black-owned community banks are merging. “Shareholders, directors, and employees of both institutions can take pride in this partnership, which honors and advances our shared mission and legacy,” M&F chairman James Stewart said in a statement....

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (424+ words) It’s always a good time for Black college homecoming. The seventh Queen City HBCU Cookout Scholarship Fundraiser on July 25 brings alumni from the nation’s historically Black schools to Johnson C. Smith University’s Humanities Lawn for food, music and vendors. General…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (174+ words) Latinos’ impact on baseball and global culture is the focus of an exhibit in Charlotte. “¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues / En los barrios y las grandes ligas,” is at the Charlotte Museum of History through Oct. 18. The…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (678+ words) Jaelan Phillips stood up to quarterback Bryce Young. After an otherwise routine no-contact play during the opening of mandatory minicamp on June 10, the defenders celebrated the potential of a big hit, if the players were fully padded. Young jogged over…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1548+ words) In the years since COVID sent economic shockwaves across all markets, reports indicate that more small businesses are being launched than ever. Rates of long-term success, however, remain unchanged with between 80% and 90% of small businesses failing within the first five…...