11+ hour, 55+ min ago  (422+ words) 'Life Chronicles' runs through Aug. 30 at Blume Studios, 904 Post St. Yet there they were, almost life-size — you could not have brought a 100-foot Diplodocus up close in a virtual reality show — and awe-inspiring. They arrived roughly in the middle of…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (847+ words) Looking at things in a different way at the Museum of Illusions in uptown Good morning! Today is Friday, July 10, 2026. You’re reading The Charlotte Ledger, an e-newsletter with local business-y news and insights for Charlotte, N.C. Today’s Charlotte Ledger special…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (924+ words) Walking through the Charlotte Museum of History in east Charlotte Good morning! Today is Thursday, July 9, 2026. You’re reading The Charlotte Ledger, an e-newsletter with local business-y news and insights for Charlotte, N.C. Reader support helps us provide independent journalism and…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (629+ words) Taking in the Sullenberger Aviation Museum on the grounds of Charlotte Douglas International Airport Good morning! Today is Wednesday, July 8, 2026. You’re reading The Charlotte Ledger, an e-newsletter with local business-y news and insights for Charlotte, N.C. Today’s Charlotte Ledger special…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (901+ words) Plus: Series next week; Ledger retreat; Podcasts available; Happy 4th! Three big local news stories hit on one day last month. Here’s how we covered them. On a Wednesday two weeks ago, at about 9 a.m., I took a call from a…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1390+ words) Plus: Top news of the week Good morning! Today is Saturday, June 27, 2026. You’re reading The Charlotte Ledger, an e-newsletter with local business-y news and insights for Charlotte, N.C. Today's Charlotte Ledger is sponsored by Advocate Health. Atrium Health, part of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (355+ words) The Tony-winning musical runs through June 28 in Duke Family Performance Hall on the Davidson College campus A glib politician with dyed hair takes power in a large country in the Americas, allegedly to represent the disenfranchised but actually bent on…...

1+ mon, 8+ hour ago  (584+ words) Live music doesn’t have to be expensive A version of the following article appeared in the June 13, 2026, edition of The Charlotte Ledger, an e-newsletter with local business-y news and insights for Charlotte, N.C. Since I started writing about concerts and…...

1+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (1508+ words) Plus: Top news of the week — Inside Charlotte's data center pause; 10 things to know for the World Cup; 8 local companies on Fortune 500; Military World Games coming to Carolinas Good morning! Today is Saturday, June 13, 2026. You’re reading The Charlotte Ledger, an…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (520+ words) The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art has embedded QR codes into wall texts for “David McGee: The Griot and the Nightingale.” Click on them, and you’ll hear music that McGee or Black Notes Project chose to accompany the show. I…...