West Charlotte High has joined the national Iovine & Young Center Network. The on-campus hub will renovate a classroom into a hands-on entrepreneurship space for students starting in the 2026–2027 school year.

Local activists will gather at Romare Bearden Park at 4 p.m. to protest the Pentagon’s "Operation Epic Fury" as U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran escalate.

A small, bipartisan fleet is following ICE operations in major U.S. cities, offering legal aid and recording enforcement for future oversight. Organizers say the footage could feed oversight or court actions.

Do Greater Charlotte is rebranding its hubs as Sparkhouse — pairing a 20,000-sq-ft Uptown buildout with an 8,000-sq-ft West Charlotte lab to boost youth entrepreneurship. City and private funding are backing the work.

The Polar Express at the N.C. Transportation Museum carried nearly 93,000 riders in 2025 and helped drive a record $31.1 million economic impact for the Charlotte region.

CMS has launched a districtwide data review and will hold community sessions March 2–April 3. The effort will examine boundaries, programs and enrollment projections.

Moxie will bring a members-only mix of cafe, cocktail bar, coworking and wellness to a 5,234 sq ft space at 507 Providence Road with an early-2027 opening planned.

An anonymous Charlotte satire outlet's fake school-cancellation headline prompted CMS to demand its removal and raised fresh questions about satire and misinformation.

Parents found needles, human waste and other debris at the vacant Smith Family Center next to Collinswood Language Academy; CMS says crews have begun clearing the site and will study disposal options.

An 18-year-old Catawba Ridge High senior died after a yard‑work accident at his Fort Mill home on Feb. 20. The coroner has ordered an autopsy and tests.

Caldwell Presbyterian converted its old education wing into Easter’s Home — 21 supportive studio apartments pairing leases with case management for people who've experienced chronic homelessness.

Food Lion volunteers packed 8,000 boxes at Second Harvest's Rowan branch to stock school mobile pantries.

Kannapolis launches the Be Well app to promote community fitness, featuring the Loop the Loop 2026 Challenge, and syncing with major health platforms.