Good morning, this is Charlotte Local Pulse for Saturday, March seventh.
We wake up today to clearing skies over uptown. We start cool in the 40s, then warm into the mid 60s this afternoon, with some breeze along I‑77 and around SouthPark that could make it feel a bit cooler in the shade. No major rain today, so events at Romare Bearden Park and Freedom Park look good, and the short term outlook stays mild into the start of the workweek.
From city hall, council members are moving forward on a proposal to expand affordable housing incentives near the Lynx Blue Line, especially around Scaleybark and Sugar Creek stations. The measure would tie new apartment projects to more income based units, something that could change rents for many of us who commute in along South Boulevard and North Tryon.
In breaking local development news, a new mixed use project is advancing in South End near East Bland Street, adding a few hundred apartments plus ground floor retail. At the same time, a long standing shop on Central Avenue in Plaza Midwood is closing its doors, while a new locally owned coffee spot is set to open on Beatties Ford Road, part of ongoing efforts to boost small business on the west side.
On the job front, Charlotte’s unemployment rate is holding just below 4 percent, and recruiters report dozens of open tech and banking roles uptown and in Ballantyne, along with warehouse and logistics jobs near the airport and along Westinghouse Boulevard. Starting pay for many entry roles is sitting in the mid to upper teens per hour.
In real estate, the average home price around Mecklenburg County is now in the mid 400 thousands, with popular neighborhoods like NoDa, Wesley Heights, and Steele Creek still seeing multiple offers, especially for updated three bedroom homes.
Sports wise, at Spectrum Center last night, the Hornets fell to the Miami Heat 128 to 120, despite a strong effort from the young core. Tyler Herro lit it up for Miami with 33 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists, just shy of a triple double, as highlighted on the NBA’s postgame coverage.
In high school news, several CMS basketball teams are advancing in state playoff brackets, and a West Charlotte High robotics team just qualified for a regional competition, earning praise from district officials.
On the crime front, CMPD reports several car break ins overnight, mainly in parking lots along South Boulevard and near University City Boulevard. Officers are urging all of us to remove valuables from vehicles and lock doors. There were no major citywide safety emergencies reported in the last 24 hours.
Looking ahead, we have music and culture throughout the weekend, with local bands on stage at the Music Factory and family friendly events planned at Discovery Place and the Mint Museum on Randolph Road. A feel good note to end on, volunteers along Little Sugar Creek Greenway are spending the morning planting trees and picking up litter, part of a neighborhood effort to keep our shared spaces clean and welcoming.
Thank you for tuning in, and please remember to subscribe. This has been Charlotte Local Pulse. We'll see you tomorrow with more local updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
続きを読む
一部表示
3 分