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How often Charlotte companies let employees work from home

We asked Charlotte companies their work-from-home policies.

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Charlotte <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="white-collar" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/06/return-office-remote-work" data-vars-content-id="8cba7c2d-218d-4a34-a747-7ddbfc2fbaf1" data-vars-headline="How often Charlotte companies let employees work from home" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/06/return-office-remote-work" target="_self">white-collar</a> employees have settled back into the regular ol&#x27; office grind, at least for most of the week.Why it matters: In the wake of the pandemic, no company wanted to be the first to force its workers out of their pajamas and back to their desks.

Adults, you can go to Slick City: What to know about Charlotte's new slide park

In our conversations with Charlotteans, a common theme emerges: The city needs more things to do that don't revolve around drinking.

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<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Slick City" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/12/02/slide-city-action-park-south-charlotte" data-vars-content-id="a2a9b317-c1de-4873-8ed7-3fa7fab5116c" data-vars-headline="Adults, you can go to Slick City: What to know about Charlotte&#x27;s new slide park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/12/02/slide-city-action-park-south-charlotte" target="_self">Slick City</a> looks like it&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="for kids." data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/06/30/family-friendly-activities-charlotte-330084" data-vars-content-id="a2a9b317-c1de-4873-8ed7-3fa7fab5116c" data-vars-headline="Adults, you can go to Slick City: What to know about Charlotte&#x27;s new slide park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/06/30/family-friendly-activities-charlotte-330084" target="_self">for kids.</a> It is. But it&#x27;s also very much <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="for adults." data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/02/27/carowinds-carolina-shore-club-waterpark-swim-up-bar" data-vars-content-id="a2a9b317-c1de-4873-8ed7-3fa7fab5116c" data-vars-headline="Adults, you can go to Slick City: What to know about Charlotte&#x27;s new slide park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/02/27/carowinds-carolina-shore-club-waterpark-swim-up-bar" target="_self">for adults.</a>Why it matters: In our <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="conversations" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCEw1msJ6cD/" data-vars-content-id="a2a9b317-c1de-4873-8ed7-3fa7fab5116c" data-vars-headline="Adults, you can go to Slick City: What to know about Charlotte&#x27;s new slide park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCEw1msJ6cD/" target="_blank">conversations</a> with Charlotteans, a common theme keeps emerging: The city needs more activities that <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="don&#x27;t revolve around drinking." data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/03/21/chilly-coffee-club-wellness-social-charlotte" data-vars-content-id="a2a9b317-c1de-4873-8ed7-3fa7fab5116c" data-vars-headline="Adults, you can go to Slick City: What to know about Charlotte&#x27;s new slide park" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/03/21/chilly-coffee-club-wellness-social-charlotte" target="_self">don&#x27;t revolve around drinking.</a><ul><li>So, may we present: a massive indoor slide park that&#x27;ll almost certainly make you feel like a kid again?</li></ul>

Weekender: 35 things to do in Charlotte this weekend including outdoor markets

Events happening March 20-22 include Camden Commons, No Man's Land Festival, concerts, comedy shows and March Madness watch parties.

This weekend&#x27;s events make it feel like <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="spring is in full effect" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/03/09/spring-guide-charlotte-fun-things-to-do-2024" data-vars-content-id="f2fe09b1-0448-49fb-a4a5-2b1a4a3e8dd2" data-vars-headline="Weekender: 35 things to do in Charlotte this weekend including outdoor markets" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/03/09/spring-guide-charlotte-fun-things-to-do-2024" target="_self">spring is in full effect</a> from the return of Camden Commons to the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="No Man&#x27;s Land Festival" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/03/11/no-mans-land-festival-charlotte" data-vars-content-id="f2fe09b1-0448-49fb-a4a5-2b1a4a3e8dd2" data-vars-headline="Weekender: 35 things to do in Charlotte this weekend including outdoor markets" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/03/11/no-mans-land-festival-charlotte" target="_self">No Man&#x27;s Land Festival</a>.

Fenian's Keep is NoDa's new Irish pub

Fenian's Keep Irish Pub quietly opened in NoDa ahead of St. Patrick's Day weekend.

Food and Drink

Fenian&#x27;s Keep Irish Pub quietly opened in NoDa ahead of St. Patrick&#x27;s Day weekend.Why it matters: &quot;I want Fenian&#x27;s to be part of the rhythm of NoDa ... one more stop for their night out,&quot; says owner Kyle Musumeci, who is also behind Brigid&#x27;s Irish Pub in South End.

I-77 toll lanes could threaten Charlotte's scarce parkland, streams

Toll lanes threaten Charlotte parks, streams and greenways.

Charlotte <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="could lose significant" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/05/ncdot-elevated-i-77-express-lanes" data-vars-content-id="5a1083e0-44a9-4dea-8462-4469a660ae3f" data-vars-headline="I-77 toll lanes could threaten Charlotte&#x27;s scarce parkland, streams" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/05/ncdot-elevated-i-77-express-lanes" target="_self">could lose significant</a> parkland if the I-77 toll lanes project moves forward as proposed.Why it matters: The implications go far beyond intruding on some locals&#x27; backyards. No matter how much NCDOT redesigns the widening, the highway construction will — to some degree — pollute the air, dirty water and cost the city its scarce greenery for pavement.

Symphony Park has money and a new name for its next life

The Symphony Park makeover is 83% funded.

The money is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="finally" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2021/06/26/what-happened-to-the-10m-plan-to-create-a-town-square-for-southpark-262834" data-vars-content-id="75505552-87ee-4752-b297-6b030ed657cb" data-vars-headline="Symphony Park has money and a new name for its next life" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2021/06/26/what-happened-to-the-10m-plan-to-create-a-town-square-for-southpark-262834" target="_self">finally</a> funneling in to make Symphony Park&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="$21 million makeover" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/04/07/symphony-park-renderings-restaurants-retail-charlotte" data-vars-content-id="75505552-87ee-4752-b297-6b030ed657cb" data-vars-headline="Symphony Park has money and a new name for its next life" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/04/07/symphony-park-renderings-restaurants-retail-charlotte" target="_self">$21 million makeover</a> a reality.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="SouthPark" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/04/16/southpark-community-partners-vision-plan-2035" data-vars-content-id="75505552-87ee-4752-b297-6b030ed657cb" data-vars-headline="Symphony Park has money and a new name for its next life" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/04/16/southpark-community-partners-vision-plan-2035" target="_self">SouthPark</a> Community Partners has reached 83% of its capital goal for its planned revamp of the 7.4-acre park near SouthPark mall. SCP&#x27;s goal is to raise $13 million in private funding.

North Carolina bill to eliminate parking minimums statewide passes House unanimously

A state bill to eliminate parking minimums is gaining broad support.

The North Carolina House passed a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="bill" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/03/21/parking-lot-reform-north-carolina-water-pollution" data-vars-content-id="0c33456c-9a82-4d86-ac7a-db75b1530b92" data-vars-headline="North Carolina bill to eliminate parking minimums statewide passes House unanimously" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/03/21/parking-lot-reform-north-carolina-water-pollution" target="_self">bill</a> unanimously Wednesday that would block local governments from forcing developers to build parking.Why it matters: An issue that has been <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="controversial" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/08/09/2040-plan-charlotte-city-council-backtracking-urban-goals-big-city-walkability-housing-336340" data-vars-content-id="0c33456c-9a82-4d86-ac7a-db75b1530b92" data-vars-headline="North Carolina bill to eliminate parking minimums statewide passes House unanimously" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/08/09/2040-plan-charlotte-city-council-backtracking-urban-goals-big-city-walkability-housing-336340" target="_self">controversial</a> in Charlotte received bipartisan support in Raleigh.

Carolina Wedding Confessionals: Hurricane Helene changed everything except the "I do's"

Lauren and Stephen Dye planned a dream elopement in the N.C. mountains. Then Hurricane Helene hit.

Weddings

Last September, Charlotteans Lauren and Stephen Dye set out for an adventurous elopement in North Carolina&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Blue Ridge Mountains" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/05/26/12-must-visit-mountain-towns-within-four-hours-of-charlotte-295463" data-vars-content-id="59d43af6-6ea0-40a9-8f80-fd19272fb07e" data-vars-headline="Carolina Wedding Confessionals: Hurricane Helene changed everything except the &quot;I do&#x27;s&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/05/26/12-must-visit-mountain-towns-within-four-hours-of-charlotte-295463" target="_self">Blue Ridge Mountains</a>. But a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="catastrophic hurricane" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/10/03/hurricane-helene-north-carolina-recovery-photos" data-vars-content-id="59d43af6-6ea0-40a9-8f80-fd19272fb07e" data-vars-headline="Carolina Wedding Confessionals: Hurricane Helene changed everything except the &quot;I do&#x27;s&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/10/03/hurricane-helene-north-carolina-recovery-photos" target="_self">catastrophic hurricane</a> changed nearly all of their plans.Context: This is the latest edition of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Carolina Wedding Confessionals" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/05/03/charlotte-couples-share-your-wedding-story" data-vars-content-id="59d43af6-6ea0-40a9-8f80-fd19272fb07e" data-vars-headline="Carolina Wedding Confessionals: Hurricane Helene changed everything except the &quot;I do&#x27;s&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/05/03/charlotte-couples-share-your-wedding-story" target="_self">Carolina Wedding Confessionals</a>, where we highlight the stories (and breakdown the budgets) behind weddings in the Carolinas.

The River District earns sustainability designation rarely awarded in the U.S.

This Charlotte development is only the third in the U.S. to win a rare sustainability designation

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="River District" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/08/12/river-district-charlotte-airport-construction-development-homes" data-vars-content-id="df4133c1-f192-48f9-afcb-66214f0e015e" data-vars-headline="The River District earns sustainability designation rarely awarded in the U.S." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/08/12/river-district-charlotte-airport-construction-development-homes" target="_self">River District</a> — Crescent Communities&#x27; 1,400-acre <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="development" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/12/16/developments-construction-groundbreakings-2025-anticipated" data-vars-content-id="df4133c1-f192-48f9-afcb-66214f0e015e" data-vars-headline="The River District earns sustainability designation rarely awarded in the U.S." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/12/16/developments-construction-groundbreakings-2025-anticipated" target="_self">development</a> under <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="construction" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/11/12/river-district-apartments-construction" data-vars-content-id="df4133c1-f192-48f9-afcb-66214f0e015e" data-vars-headline="The River District earns sustainability designation rarely awarded in the U.S." data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/11/12/river-district-apartments-construction" target="_self">construction</a> in west Charlotte — has earned a rare designation for the way it blends urban living with nature.Why it matters: The only other U.S. communities that are &quot;One Planet Living Leaders&quot; are in California and Washington — places that are much better known for their sustainability investments than North Carolina.

How Coca-Cola Consolidated is driving sustainability in Charlotte

Coca-Cola Consolidated teams up with local sports teams and arenas in Charlotte to make recycling even easier.

Partners

Coca-Cola Consolidated, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the U.S., is helping make recycling and sustainability efforts more effective in its headquartered city, Charlotte.Why it&#x27;s important: Recycling plays a crucial role in reducing waste, conserving resources and fostering healthier communities.

Octopus farming in NC? A bill was filed banning it

The octopus is one of the world's most intelligent species.

Politics

A leading environmental voice in the North Carolina House has introduced a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="bill" data-vars-click-url="https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookup/2025/H293" data-vars-content-id="5ff9be4a-1d3c-4b59-a2ec-770666783c35" data-vars-headline="Octopus farming in NC? A bill was filed banning it" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookup/2025/H293" target="_blank">bill</a> to outlaw octopus farming for human consumption.Why it matters: Farming and keeping captive <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="one of the most intelligent species" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2017/12/15/octopuses-defy-the-genetic-norm-1513301470" data-vars-content-id="5ff9be4a-1d3c-4b59-a2ec-770666783c35" data-vars-headline="Octopus farming in NC? A bill was filed banning it" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2017/12/15/octopuses-defy-the-genetic-norm-1513301470" target="_self">one of the most intelligent species</a> is inhumane, critics say, and could harm the coastal ecosystem.

Several North Carolina state parks reopening after Helene

State parks are a major draw to western North Carolina.

Environment

Multiple state parks across western North Carolina are reopening, at least partially, on Nov. 1. State parks west of I-77 have been closed for weeks due to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Hurricane Helene" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/10/22/towns-welcoming-visitors-in-western-north-carolina" data-vars-content-id="22c5a05b-c79b-4d70-a737-9f6faa2bd8d8" data-vars-headline="Several North Carolina state parks reopening after Helene" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/10/22/towns-welcoming-visitors-in-western-north-carolina" target="_self">Hurricane Helene</a>.Why it matters: State parks are a major draw to western North Carolina. They provide miles of hiking trails for visitors to explore, especially during the fall as people travel to witness leaves change color.

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Trout fishing in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene

Raleigh

North Carolina proposal to ban inland shrimp trawling met with fierce pushback