Irregular Heartbeat May Be AFib, Needs Early Attention

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A racing heart, dizziness or new shortness of breath while walking uphill could signal atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder that can increase the risk of stroke and heart failure, an Atrium Health specialist says. “Early detection is absolutely key,” said Helen Rominiecki, a nurse practitioner at Atrium Health’s Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute. Speaking during a media briefing as September’s AFib Awareness Month drew to a close, Rominiecki urged people to recognize changes in how they feel and seek medical evaluation promptly. Atrial fibrillation, often called AFib, causes the heart to beat irregularly and frequently rapidly. It affects

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Charlotte and NCDOT Sign Agreement for $300 Million in Community Benefits

The City of Charlotte and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to provide a minimum of $300 million dollars in community benefits to communities around the I-77 South corridor. The MOA creates a collaborative, binding framework for advancing the I‑77 South Express Lanes Project and ensuring meaningful community benefits for Charlotte residents. The community benefit funding will support investments identified through community engagement and could include: $30 million to bring new food cooperatives to the West Boulevard, Beatties Ford and Statesville Avenue corridors, addressing longstanding food access gaps. $150 million for a park cap

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Charlotte Heritage Tree Removal Requirements Explained by City Staff

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The new Charlotte Uniform Development Ordinance (UDO) sets strict standards for the removal of a heritage tree on the owner’s property as well as for new developments. A heritage tree is defined as a tree native to North Carolina and at least 30 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH). Trees native to North Carolina include white and red oak, maple, sweetgum, pine, flowering dogwood, tulip poplar, American beech, Eastern redbud, Southern magnolia, American holly, cornus, sweetbay, blackgum, yellow buckeye, birch, hickory, black tupelo, red spruce, black cherry, sycamore, chestnut oak, American linden, Canadian and Carolina hemlock, and many others

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City of Charlotte Launches ‘My Charlotte Lookup’ Tool

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The City of Charlotte has announced the launch of My Charlotte Lookup, a new city tool and go-to destination for comprehensive property information. My Charlotte Lookup is built for current residents, hopeful residents, visitors, and real estate professionals alike to find all the necessary details about properties in the Queen City. The resource offers a user-friendly interface to find information from ownership records and zoning regulations to trash collection schedules and voting precincts. Users can even see capital improvement and commercial projects within a half-mile of the property address that is inputted. “My Charlotte Lookup has been an exciting endeavor

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Clean Energy Leader Palmetto Announces New Charlotte Headquarters

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Palmetto, a business-to-business clean technology software company, has announced that it will be relocating its 200-person headquarters to Charlotte’s South End to open in October. Palmetto is one of the fastest growing technology companies in clean energy, building software and a comprehensive tech platform for businesses helping homeowners choose renewable energy sources such as solar, and enabling innovation by utility companies and cleantech entrepreneurs. With a metropolitan area of 2.7 million people and 25 colleges and universities, Charlotte offers Palmetto access to the top talent needed to fuel and innovate within the growing clean technology economy. “We began our migration

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Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Begins New 12-Story Addition

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Atrium Health broke ground July 12 on a new, 12-story, state-of-the-art, advanced care facility at its flagship campus, Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. The 1.1 million square-foot facility on Blythe Road, near uptown Charlotte, is scheduled to open in 2027 as the marquee project in an ongoing re-design and upgrade of Atrium Health’s facilities and capabilities at the site.  “This state-of-the-art medical facility will not only add to the Queen City skyline as the largest structure on our campus, but it will serve as a ‘beacon of hope’ for so many patients and community members and provide the quaternary care

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TTX Selects Charlotte for Headquarters Relocation

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TTX, a railcar pooling company owned by the country’s leading rail carriers, has selected Charlotte for its new headquarters location. The company will invest at least $13.8 million and create 150 new jobs in the central business district. “We believe Charlotte presents a unique opportunity for TTX that provides for strategic partnerships to strengthen our business,” said Thomas F. Wells, president and chief executive officer for TTX Company. “Our company is positioned to provide strong rail and freight car management services from the Charlotte metro area – as such, we are excited to partner with local innovators, business leaders and

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Atrium Health Named Among America’s ‘Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers’

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Five Atrium Health physical rehabilitation centers have been named to Newsweek’s 2022 list of “America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers.” Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation, Atrium Health Pineville Rehabilitation Hospital, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist High Point Medical Center and, for the first time, Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital are recognized among the top 255 facilities in the nation recognized for providing high-quality rehabilitation.  Taking the top spot in North Carolina, Carolinas Rehabilitation is one of the nation’s leading and largest non-profit teaching rehabilitation hospitals, delivering comprehensive, advanced care and best-in-class outcomes. (See rendering of new

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City of Charlotte Invites Public Input on Arts and Culture Plan

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The City of Charlotte and the Arts and Culture Advisory Board have announced additional public engagement events in September and October, and sharing tools that residents, artists, creatives, patrons and funders can use to help inform the Charlotte Arts and Culture Plan. The 10-year plan will determine how resources and funding can achieve sustainability and growth across the entire creative sector in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area, and identify opportunities for more collaboration among individuals, organizations and other partners. Developing the plan involves listening to communities, gathering and analyzing data, and building consensus on a shared vision for the future of local

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Mecklenburg County Expands Monkeypox Vaccine Eligibility

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Mecklenburg County Public Health is now operating with expanded eligibility criteria for the MPX (monkeypox) vaccine. “This will allow us to protect more people and increase our ability to contain the current outbreak. We are seeing early signs of slowing numbers of new cases and we want to make sure that continues,” said Dr. Raynard Washington, Director of Mecklenburg County Public Health. The MPX vaccine will be available for people who meet any of the following criteria. Anyone who had close contact in the past two weeks with someone who has been diagnosed with MPX Gay, bisexual or other men

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