Dreamville in Raleigh. Photo: Alexis Clinton/Axios
🎤 Pre-sale tickets for Dreamville go on sale Dec. 11 at 9am. North Carolina rapper J. Cole's annual music festival returns to Raleigh April 5-6, 2025.
💰 Charlotte City Council approved a 5% pay raise for city manager Marcus Jones on Monday, bringing his base salary to about $474,530. (Observer)
✈️ Avelo Airlines is extending its flight schedule through Labor Day 2025 at the Concord-Padgett Regional Airport, per a press release.
Flights to Albany, NY, Hartford, CT, Lakeland, FL, Manchester, N.H., New Haven, CT, Rochester, NY and Wilmington, DE/Philadelphia (ILG), are now available for booking through next September.
♟️ The U.S. Masters chess tournament takes place in Charlotte Nov. 27 through Dec. 1 at the Westin in Uptown.
Charlotte has risen in chess prominence over the years thanks to the Charlotte Chess Center and its founder and executive director, Peter Giannatos, The Charlotte Ledger reports.
