Council announced the selection of Interim Mayor Robert Harrington to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mayor Vi Lyles.
Under North Carolina state law and Charlotte’s governing procedures, city council must appoint a qualified candidate of the same political party to serve out the remainder of Lyles’ term, running through December 2027.
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On June 9, nominations were submitted for the mayoral vacancy and council scheduled a special meeting on June 18 to interview candidates ahead of the appointment.
Harrington, who is president of the North Carolina Bar Association, acknowledged during those interviews that he had not served in public office before and he did not have political
Comedy of Terrors
CHARLOTTE – Heritage Golf Group has acquired The Palisades Country Club from Timberlake Golf Club LLC.
This acquisition marks Heritage’s entry into the Charlotte market and expands the company’s presence in the Carolinas beyond its existing concentration of clubs in the Wilmington, Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head Island areas.
“The Palisades is a special club with an outstanding Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, exceptional familyfocused amenities and a strong sense of community that makes it a centerpiece of life in the Palisades,” said Mark Gore, executive vice president of operations for Heritage Golf Group.
“We are honored to become stewards of this club and
CHARLOTTE
–Blumenthal Arts is sinking its teeth into a new comedy this summer with “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors.” The Off-Broadway comedy will have a five-week run from July 7 to Aug. 9 at Booth Playhouse, 130 N. Tryon St., as part of the PNC Broadway Lights series. As producer, Blumenthal Arts is bringing “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” to
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excited to bring our culture of reinvestment and memberfocused service to the Charlotte market.”
The Palisades Country Club is located within the 1,600-acre master-planned Palisades community just outside Charlotte. The club is home to an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course that follows the natural terrain along Lake Wylie. The course is complemented by practice facilities and a dedicated short game area.
Members also enjoy access to a collection of sports and wellness amenities through the club’s Signature Sports Complex. The facility includes tennis and pickleball courts, a fitness center and a resort-style aquatic complex.
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aspirations beyond this role.
But he did see an opportunity.
“I think this interim period gives us an opportunity to work internally some within the council to make sure that all the council members' voices are being heard and that the council members feel that their voices are being heard,” he said. “Then moving out from there, making sure that the public believes that there is a free flow of
plans are being evaluated and will be guided
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information and viewpoints.”
Harrington later said engaging the public was vital for the Interstate 77 South project. He added that there should also be a dialogue with the state legislature about congestion.
He believes the biggest issue affecting Charlotte is affordability, particularly with housing.
Harrington was among five finalists for the position. Harold
“Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” is a 90-minute, no-intermission show recommended for ages 13 and older, featuring adult humor and language. Matthew Murphy photo
Palisades Country Club under new ownership
The city council took a vote June 22. Harrington had four votes, followed by Cook with three, Cogdell with two and Mitchell with two.
The council held a second vote between Harrington and Cook. Harrington had the most votes.
Artwork picked for CATS passes
CHARLOTTE – Kristin Lozoya won first place in the Charlotte Area Transit System’s Transit Pass Design Contest, which will place her artwork on Local Monthly Passes for the 2027 calendar year.
CATS asked residents to submit original artwork with the theme: “Where do you move forward?”
“To a kid from the suburbs, Charlotte felt like an Emerald City,” Lozoya said. “The illustration features a CATS bus entering a scene filled with sunlight and vivid color. The yellow bars of the crosswalk serve as my version of a yellow brick road, reinforcing the sense of movement, discovery and imagination. This piece reflects not only the physical motion and energy of Charlotte’s residents, but also the city’s ongoing growth and transformation.” Ken Knudtsen won second place. Knudtsen’s submission will go on Express Monthly Passes.
Tyler Baum won third place. Baum’s work will go on Express Plus Monthly Passes.
A committee of transit staff members and local art professionals selected winners based on specific criteria.
CATS commits 1% of design and construction costs to the integration of permanent art into most capital improvement projects, including rail stations, park and rides, bus stops, transportation centers and maintenance facilities. The idea is to provide vibrancy to public spaces and enrich neighborhoods.
Cogdell, Carrie Cook, Mayor Pro Tem James Mitchell and N.C. Sen. Caleb Theodros were the other finalists.
Blumenthal Arts serves as a producer for the campy, contemporary comedy that reimagines Bram Stoker’s gothic classic through satire, spectacle and humor. Matthew Murphy photo
One of the fastest-growing owners and operators of golf and country clubs in the United States has ventured into the Charlotte market with the acquisition of The Palisades Country Club. Photo courtesy of Heritage Golf Group
Kristin Lozoya won first place in the Charlotte Area Transit System’s Transit Pass Design Contest. Photo courtesy of CATS
Ken Knudtsen won second place in the CATS Transit Pass Design Contest. Photo courtesy of CATS
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State lawmakers fuel MLB expansion fire
by Alan Wooten Contributor
(The Center Square) – Stopping short of saying spend taxpayer dollars, North Carolina’s legislative upper chamber leader says he favors the General Assembly doing all it can to help land a Major League Baseball expansion franchise. Whether it’s Raleigh or Charlotte, Rockingham County Republican Sen. Phil Berger said he’s “agnostic.” He was also noncommittal on whether the twoyear state budget due last year on July 1 and yet to be finalized would include anything toward a project. Speaking to a group of reporters
June 18, Berger said in part, “The question of money? Not necessarily the thing – maybe. But I’d be interested in seeing what steps we would need to take in order to facilitate putting North Carolina in the best position to be successful in having an owners’ group – because obviously we would need that – to be able to get a franchise.”
Raleigh and Charlotte are each in conversations about baseball’s expansion, if and when it happens.
Commissioner Rob Manfred wants Major League Baseball to have a process set and two cities chosen before his time is scheduled to end in 2029, amid the caveat of resolutions for the Rays’ stadium
Reappraisals put on hold
by Alan Wooten Contributor
(The Center Square) – Property tax reappraisals will have a one-year moratorium in North Carolina.
Gov. Josh Stein added his signature June 19 to the Property Tax Reappraisal Moratorium, known also as Senate Bill 889. The measure stops property tax revaluation changes throughout the state this year and allows them to happen in 2027. Only a portion of the state’s 100 counties are impacted.
The governor also signed the UNC Omnibus & Capital Contracting Law Changes, known also as House Bill 1123. While the property tax bill was on its ninth of a 10-day window for action, the other legislation arrived June 18.
Reappraisals are required at least once every eight years, and some counties do so more frequently.
A fiscal note on an earlier edition of SB889 listed Bladen, Buncombe, Chowan, Clay, Davidson, Guilford, Harnett, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender and Scotland counties
with revaluations scheduled to be effective this past Jan. 1. A separate bill, Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium (Senate Bill 474), on June 17 entered the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate and provides four avenues of exemptions.
Two of the exemptions are having a population of less than 12,000 and having levied a property tax rate of 95 cents per $100 at any point in the last four years.
At passage, only three Democrats were in favor in the 69-43 decision in the House of Representatives, while seven were in favor in the 35-8 decision in the Senate.
House Bill 1123 impacts university capital contracting. There’s an increase in thresholds for project expenditures, language on Board of Governors oversight, and on admissions and tuition rules.
Passage was 40-0 in the Senate and 110-1 in the House. Rep. Pricey Harrison, D-Guilford, was the lone lawmaker against the measure.
State law grants the governor 10 days to sign, veto or allow a proposal to become law without his signature.
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and the transition of the A’s from California to Las Vegas.
Strong positions on a salary cap for the sport are pointing to a lockout when the players’ union contract expires Dec. 1, possibly meaning missed games next year.
While in Charlotte on June 17, Gov. Josh Stein said his office was “working to do all we can” to bring baseball to Raleigh.
North Carolina has three top 50 media markets – trailing only Florida (five), California (four) and Texas (four). Florida and Texas have two teams each, California four. And there are projections North Carolina, ninth largest state at about 11.2 million population,
could be seventh largest after the next census in 2030 only trailing six who have at least two teams each.
Given Manfred’s past comments on regions, and possible shifts in the divisions or leagues as has happened in other expansions, North Carolina could be competing against Nashville for a spot, and Salt Lake City against Portland for the other. Manfred doesn’t rule out markets in Canada or Mexico.
Betting market odds favor Nashville, Salt Lake City, Portland, Raleigh, Charlotte and Montreal in varying orders.
Baseball expanded in 1998 by adding teams in Phoenix and Tampa.
the Booth Playhouse stage in collaboration with the original creative team.
Blumenthal continues to invest in new models of theatrical collaboration, allowing markets across the country to share creative resources and production assets while tailoring productions to each local audience.
“Blumenthal is proud to have been a co-producer of the original OffBroadway production in New York,” said Tom Gabbard, president and CEO of Blumenthal Arts.
“Our goal was always to bring this hilarious show to Blumenthal, and finally, we’re able to do that in a first-class way with many of those involved in that original New York production. We also reached out to peers in other cities like Tampa, Denver, Tucson and Phoenix to collaborate by sharing many of the production elements and creative talent.”
“Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” premiered offBroadway in New York in 2023 and has since been staged in London and select regional U.S. markets. Co-author and original director Gordon Greenberg will mount the
Charlotte production, as well as several members of the original creative team, including scenic and puppetry designer Tijana Bjelajac, costume designer Tristan Raines, lighting designer Rob Denton and original music and sound designer Victoria Deiorio, making it one of the closest experiences to the New York debut.
Blumenthal Arts is also engaging local talent to serve in understudy roles, creating opportunities for area artists to participate in a nationally recognized comedy and gain experience with industry-leading theater professionals.
The 90-minute adaptation follows a young English real estate agent who encounters Count Dracula, an ancient immortal in search of the perfect place to call home. His arrival sets off a chain of increasingly chaotic encounters involving would-be suitors, skeptical family members and a determined vampire hunter pursuing him from Transylvania to Victorian England.
The production reimagines Bram Stoker’s gothic classic through a contemporary lens. On the web: blumenthalarts.org
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Council member Arias reflects on legacy of Mayor Lyles
Iby JD Maxuera Arias
Charlotte City Council
just really want to pause and honor someone whose leadership has shaped Charlotte in ways that will be felt for generations.
Our mayor, Vi Lyles, you never simply held an office. You carried a strong responsibility as the first
African-American woman to serve as mayor of our city.
You’ve opened doors, expanded our possibility and shown our city what it looks like when dignity, steadiness and service guide every decision.
On a personal note, we share an alma mater, Queens University of Charlotte.
Anyone who has walked those
halls knows the values that place instills: service, reflection and a belief that leadership is not about being in front but also about lifting others up.
Mayor Lyles, you’ve embodied those values every single day.
Your service has left a mark in this city, not just in the skyline or in the budget books but in the lives of residents who saw themselves reflected in your leadership. You have shown us what it means to lead with integrity, to lead with heart and to lead with the belief that Charlotte’s best days are ahead.
On behalf of a grateful city, thank you for your years of dedication, your trailblazing example and your unwavering commitment to the people of Charlotte. We are better because you served.
JD Mazuera Arias, who serves as District 5 representative on the Charlotte City Council, made these remarks June 22 during the council topics portion of the meeting.
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“These recent transactions are a strong indicator that demand for quality office space is returning to the Charlotte market,” said Cooper Burton, executive vice president of commercial leasing for American Asset Corporation. “Companies continue to prioritize locations that provide accessibility, amenities and a highquality work environment. Whitehall Corporate Center is exceptionally well-positioned to meet those needs.”
Entrepreneur returns to Elon board
CHARLOTTE – Eric Sklut has joined the board of trustees at Elon University.
Sklut is the founder of Perfection Automotive, a Charlotte-based company that produces custom trim components for high-end vehicles, including the BumperPlugs product line.
Sklut has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including United Way of Greater Charlotte and the Levine Jewish Community Center. He has led major fundraising campaigns supporting community initiatives.
His efforts have helped generate more than $70 million for charitable organizations, including a recent campaign exceeding $23 million for a regional hunger relief initiative.
Sklut served on Elon’s board of trustees from 2015 to 2023.
Peoples Bank welcomes VP NEWTON – Peoples Bank has named Nichole Dailey its vice president and business development officer.
Based in the Catawba Valley region, she will support growth efforts in Newton, Conover, Claremont and Hickory.
Dailey brings more than 20 years of banking experience in business development, lending, deposit growth and client relationship management.
“Joining Peoples Bank felt like a natural fit,” Dailey said.
“Throughout my career, the most meaningful part of banking has been building lasting relationships and helping business owners navigate growth and opportunity.”
Dailey serves on the executive leadership team for the Catawba Valley Heart Ball and on the boards of the Western Piedmont Symphony and The Weaving Place.
Rack Room Shoes appoints CEO
CHARLOTTE – Rack Room Shoes announced last month that President and CEO Mark Lardie was retiring after 14 years and that Mike Edwards would take the helm.
Edwards most recently served as president of Famous Footwear, where he led enterprise strategy across merchandising, marketing, e-commerce and store operations following more than a decade with Caleres.
“Mark Lardie’s dedication and insight have been critical to Rack Room Shoes’ success in the U.S. market,” said Heinrich Deichmann, chairman and CEO of the Deichmann Group.
“Mike Edwards is a dynamic leader with a deep understanding of today’s retail landscape.
We’re excited to see him build on Mark’s legacy and take Rack Room Shoes to new heights of innovation and excellence, including potential acquisitions, as we continue to grow our U.S. footprint.”
Airline extends flight schedule
CHARLOTTE – Avelo Airlines is extending its Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (USA) flight schedule through Jan. 5, 2027.
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“It’s time to start planning winter and holiday travel, and we are excited to extend Avelo’s Charlotte / Concord flight schedule through early-January 2027,” Avelo Airlines Head of Commercial Trevor Yealy said. “With Avelo’s everyday low fares and industry-leading reliability, it’s the perfect time for travelers to get a head start on booking their holiday vacations or weekend getaways to eight popular destinations.”
Those destinations are Albany, N.Y. (ALB); Cleveland, Ohio (CLE); Indianapolis, Ind. (IND); New Haven, Conn. (HVN); New York / Long Island, N.Y. (ISP); Orlando / Lakeland, Fla. (LAL); Rochester, N.Y. (ROC); and San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU).
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Attorney General Jackson seeks answers from Ticketmaster
RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson is demanding answers from Ticketmaster after complaints from Carolina Hurricanes season ticket holders who were unable to buy Stanley Cup Final tickets during a presale.
Jackson said fans reported technical issues that pushed them to the back of the queue or left them waiting for hours before primarymarket tickets sold out. Some of the resale tickets available were priced in the thousands.
“Season ticket holders did everything right,” Jackson said. “They had the codes, they showed up on time, and the system left them in line for hours and without tickets.”
Jackson requested information about technical failures, ticket availability, bot monitoring and compensation for affected fans.
APEX CEO, company receive honors
CHARLOTTE — APEX Transit Solutions CEO and co-founder Marina Ivanov received the 2026 100 Women to KNOW in America Award from KNOW Women. The recognition honors female leaders for professional achievement, leadership and community impact.
APEX Transit Solutions also received the Rising Star Award at the 2026 Crowns of Enterprise Awards, presented by Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte. The award recognizes small businesses for leadership, innovation and economic impact.
Ivanov serves on the boards of the North Carolina Trucking Association, North Carolina LTL Association and NAWBDO.
Ernesta opens Charlotte showroom
CHARLOTTE – Ernesta, a custom rug company founded in 2022, has opened a showroom in South End.
The showroom offers custom-sized rugs, stair runners and other specialty options. The location also includes a designer lounge for consultations and client meetings, along with white-glove delivery and installation services.
“The Charlotte design community has shown a strong demand and appreciation for custom rugs with its blend of traditional Southern hospitality and a modern, livable approach to luxury,” said Jennifer Parker, chief sales officer.
The showroom is at 2120 South Blvd.. On the web: ernestarugs.com/locations/charlotte Mint Hill Chamber events MINT HILL – The Mint Hill Chamber of Commerce hosts an ambassadors meeting and a ribbon cutting in the coming days.
• Ambassadors meet up for a meeting from 4:30 to 6 p.m. June 30 at Shep’s Bar & Grill, 8111 Fairview Road, Mint Hill.
• Members celebrate the ribbon cutting of Naya Threading & Spa from 9 to 10 a.m. July 6 at 6908 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Suite 300, Mint Hill. Register in advance.
Visit minthillchamberofcommerce.com to learn more about the chamber and its events.
Whitehall Corporate Center offers tenants a recently opened conference center, a fullservice fitness center and on-site dining options. Photo courtesy of American Asset Corporation
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Carolinians set stage for Declaration
Aby John Hood Columnist
s we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, here is a question worth pondering: Was the event it sought to explain and justify, the American War of Independence, fated to succeed?
Some historians say yes. They argue that while the rebellious colonies of North America contained a small population and limited military resources, they also comprised a sprawling territory that was simply impossible for any feasibly sized force of British regulars, auxiliaries and Loyalist militia to subdue and hold.
Other historians disagree. While outright conquest might have been practically impossible, they correctly note that many colonists were Tory in their sympathies and an even-larger swath were disinclined to fight on either side. A few decisive defeats, followed by the capture of key Patriot political and military leaders, might have induced some of the colonies to submit, they argue, leaving the remaining rump of revolutionary states too isolated and deprived of resources to continue their resistance.
I’m in the latter camp, at least regarding the first couple of years of the war. After the British realized they couldn’t hold rebellious Boston, their leaders formed the correct strategic insight: attack the enemy at its weakest point, not its strongest. They decided to redeploy their forces southward to remove the Carolinas and Georgia from the conflict. Virginia would have been their next target — and if it fell, the American Revolution would falter and, eventually, collapse.
It was Britain’s best play. It was not fated to fail. It was, over the course of six months, systematically defeated by the concerted efforts of a comparatively ragtag force of Patriots, most hailing from North and South Carolina.
During the first stage of the campaign, Patriots blocked a column of North Carolina Loyalists marching down the Cape Fear River to join up
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with an approaching invasion force of British redcoats. At the Feb. 27, 1776 battle of Moores Creek Bridge, nearly all the Tories were killed, captured or dispersed.
Weeks later, when British generals Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis finally converged on Wilmington, they discovered no reinforcements were coming. After some indecisive skirmishing, they decided to reembark on their ships and sail south to the port of Charlestown (now Charleston). Taking this largest city in the region would, they surmised, lead to the capture of the Carolinas.
Perhaps, at this early stage in the war, it would have. But Charleston had stout champions. Among them were soon-to-be-famous men such as Francis Marion, Thomas Sumter and William Moultrie, a local militia colonel who deemed Sullivan’s Island at the mouth of the harbor as its most defensible point. It was Moultrie who supervised the construction of a fort made of palmetto logs.
In addition to these South Carolinians, Charleston’s defenders included hundreds of North Carolina militiamen from such counties as Bladen, Halifax, Mecklenburg and Rowan. Some were stationed in the city itself, others on James Island or in other strongpoints ringing the harbor.
On June 28, 1776, the British attacked. Their warships pounded
the fort on Sullivan’s Island. Their soldiers landed on its northern end. Neither gambit worked. After withering fire from entrenched Patriots, the redcoats withdrew. As for the fort, British cannonballs thudded ineffectually into its walls of spongy palmetto.
Charleston did fall – but not until 1780. By then, the American cause had weathered many storms and gained the crucial support of the French and Spanish. Leaving a garrison to hold Charleston, Cornwallis headed inland and won a series of battles so costly in casualties and irrelevant in strategic value that he was compelled to flee to Yorktown in hopes of resupply or evacuation. We know how that turned out.
It was 250 years ago this week, then, that Carolinians put an end to Britain’s first Southern Strategy, and with it the Crown’s best chance to win the war. The Continental Congress in Philadelphia was about to finalize the Declaration of Independence. Its relevance rested on a hard-fought battle nearly 700 miles away.
John Hood is a John Locke Foundation board member. His books “Mountain Folk,” “Forest Folk” and “Water Folk” combine epic fantasy with American history (FolkloreCycle.com).
by Tony Marciano Columnist
We’ve all heard the stories about colonial American history since we were in grade school. We know the expression, “No taxation without representation.” The colonists tried appealing to the King of England and he refused to listen. In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was written and signed. Here are excerpts of what it said.
In Congress, July 4, 1776
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. –That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to affect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. – Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government.
The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an
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absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
(At this point, the authors state how the King of England failed them. It returns to announce their independence)
We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
They had no resources. They had no army. They had nothing except a vision of what a free world could look like. It would be an experiment in selfgovernment.
What is the vision you are creating for today’s world? Don’t just complain. Rather, get involved in your community. Run for public office. Serve in a nonprofit organization.
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence, may we never lose sight that as a republic, it is an experiment in selfgovernment, an experiment that lasted through many wars, a depression and more recently, the Great Recession.
I’ll be back in two weeks. Until then, live well, my friend.
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Citizens read the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence at the Charters of Freedom installation at Monroe Plaza. There’s also another display in Waxhaw. Photo courtesy of Foundation Forward
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