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/ Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles (center) said Monday night that, “We have ancestors who did a lot of things but it’s up to us to make some changes about what we’re going to do now." The Charlotte City Council took a preliminary vote Monday night against a plan to eliminate single-family-only zoning that’s part of the controversial 2040 Comprehensive Plan. City staff has proposed eliminating exclusively single-family zoning to encourage more dense development and to diversify the housing sto...

/ Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles backs a plan to no longer send the city’s arts allocation to the Arts & Science Council. The Charlotte City Council Monday backed a plan to no longer send its annual money dedicated to the arts to the Arts & Science Council, a setback for the nonprofit that’s worked in Mecklenburg County since 1958. Last year, the city of Charlotte’s $3.2 million arts contribution made up about a quarter of the ASC’s $13 million budget. Faced with losing city support, the ASC ...

/ Flickr Republican state Superintendent Catherine Truitt, right, calls on school districts across North Carolina to bring students back for in-person classes as Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper looks on during a bipartisan press conference Feb. 2, 2021. A Quiet — But Busy — Week Was this past week the quiet before the storm, so to speak? Sure, there was a lot of news, but things were a bit slower, a bit calmer than perhaps weve grown accustomed to over the last year. Its OK to stop and breathe...

Listen • 49:35 Some of this weeks stories: Gov. Roy Cooper says its time for kids to go back to school; Greg Phipps (bottom right) takes the vacant, at-large seat on Charlotte City Council; disparities in vaccine availability. On the next Charlotte Talks Local News Roundup: Gov. Roy Cooper says it’s time to send students in North Carolina back to the classroom. His announcement Tuesday was part of a bipartisan effort to address the toll remote learning is having on stude...

Starting Wednesday, Charlotte leaders will start deciding what they want to fund as part of their budget process.

Former Charlotte City Council member Greg Phipps has been voted to fill the open, at-large seat on Charlotte's City Council. Phipps will be sworn in Tuesday.

Greg Phipps sworn in, fills vacated Charlotte City Council At-Large seat City Council selects Greg Phipps to fill at-large seat By WBTV Web Staff | February 1, 2021 at 8:32 PM EST - Updated February 2 at 3:28 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Greg Phipps, the former District 4 representative of Charlotte City Council, was sworn in Tuesday for the at-large seat vacated by longtime city councilmember James “Smuggie” Mitchell. Mitchell resigned on Jan. 11, and during Monday’s city co...

WFAE Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles broke a 5-5 tie Monday night to have former council member Greg Phipps fill a vacancy on City Council. There is an open seat because at-large member James Mitchell resigned last month because of a conflict in his new job as part-owner of a construction company that does business with the city. His term ends in December. More than 140 people applied for the vacancy, and 68 people spoke during a virtual public forum on Friday. Greg Phipps But it came down to two cand...

Greg Phipps, the former District 4 representative of Charlotte City Council, has been selected to fill a vacant at-large seat, after longtime city councilmember James “Smuggie” Mitchell resigned.

Former Charlotte City Council member James Mitchell makes replacement recommendation Charlotte City Council to appoint new member By WBTV Web Staff | January 30, 2021 at 9:59 PM EST - Updated January 31 at 11:23 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - James “Smuggie” Mitchell, who resigned as Charlotte City Council member on Jan. 11, has recommended a replacement to fill his vacant seat. Mitchell recommended Jessica Davis to serve in his chair as an at-large council member to fulfill the remaining...