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The Secret Gardens of Fourth Ward Tour 2026 May 16–17, 2026 | Noon to 4 PM, each day Where gardens, porches, and stories come to life. A walkable, self-guided tour through…
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The Junior League of Charlotte's mid-1970s restoration of the 1884 Berryhill House is the piece of Fourth Ward history that the neighborhood's current identity rests on. A closer look at what the Junior League did, why this house, and what…
By The Archivist◆Apr 24, 2026◆5 min read
A Raleigh bill would charge the Charlotte-area governments that killed the I-77 South toll lanes an estimated $60 million, and the corridor at the center of it begins at uptown's edge, where earlier…
By Jack Beckett◆Jun 17, 2026◆2 min
The I-77 South toll lanes are dead after CRTPO withdrew support on May 20. For Fourth Ward, at the Uptown end of the corridor,…
By Jack Beckett◆May 23, 2026◆2 min
Six takeaways from a heavy week at city hall: Stage 2 water restrictions, a unanimous data-center moratorium, a $4.5 billion…
By Jack Beckett◆May 16, 2026◆7 min
Charlotte City Council passed a non-binding resolution on I-77 South Monday night and rejected the binding rescission that would…
By Jack Beckett◆May 13, 2026◆3 min
Charlotte Water's mandatory Stage 2 restrictions take effect Friday, May 15. For Fourth Ward, the biggest direct impacts hit power…
By Jack Beckett◆May 10, 2026◆1 min
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles will resign June 30. Fourth Ward sits in District 2, and Council Member Malcolm Graham, the council's…
By Jack Beckett◆May 8, 2026◆5 min
Atrium and WakeMed announced a strategic combination Friday that would put Atrium in corporate control of Raleigh's hospital…
By Jack Beckett◆May 1, 2026◆2 min
Quick read for Fourth Ward residents: CMS denied Hill's $2.1B budget 8-1; Hill asked four times for direction at the dais, Sneed…
By Jack Beckett◆Apr 29, 2026◆1 min
Charlotte City Council deadlocked 5-5 Monday night on a public hearing for a data center moratorium. Mayor Lyles broke the tie no.…
By Jack Beckett◆Apr 28, 2026◆4 min
Charlotte FC lost at Orlando and at Nashville to drop to fifth in the East. The home stand resumes May 9 with FC Cincinnati at…
By Jack Beckett◆Apr 26, 2026◆1 min
Charlotte Water's voluntary restrictions and the citywide burn ban both took effect this week. In Fourth Ward, the practical…
By Jack Beckett◆Apr 26, 2026◆3 min
State Rep. Carla Cunningham re-registered Unaffiliated on Friday after losing her March primary by nearly 48 points. HD-106 is…
By Jack Beckett◆Apr 25, 2026◆2 min
