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Hot homes: 4 houses for sale in Charlotte ranging from $340K to $1.4M

From a colorful cottage in Plaza Midwood to a new build with a European feel in Villa Heights, these four recently-listed Charlotte offer a peek inside how Charlotteans are living right now.

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From a colorful cottage in Plaza Midwood to a new build with a European feel in Villa Heights, these four recently listed Charlotte homes offer a peek into how Charlotteans are living right now.

Scoop: Davidson farm village with market, restaurants and homes opens next spring

A farm-to-table village with restaurants, homes, commercial space and a farm is coming to Davidson.

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Summit Farms, a 62-acre farm-to-table village from the team behind <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Summit Coffee" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/03/26/something-s-brewing-for-summit" data-vars-content-id="b0fadce3-0e21-43e1-949a-638331359186" data-vars-headline="Scoop: Davidson farm village with market, restaurants and homes opens next spring" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/03/26/something-s-brewing-for-summit" target="_self">Summit Coffee</a>, is set to open in spring 2027 in Davidson.Why it matters: Inspired by small European towns, Summit Farms will be a Lake Norman destination, centered on a 10-acre organic farm that will grow produce for the on-site market, deli and wood-fired pizza restaurant.

Sneak peek: The Craic opens in SouthPark

The Irish-themed bar in the former Rusty Bucket space aims to be an all-day destination.

Food and Drink

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Craic" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/06/daily-brunch-and-irish-eats-coming-to-the-craic-in-southpark" data-vars-content-id="7324d6c3-d67a-409d-aff8-495c001bd814" data-vars-headline="Sneak peek: The Craic opens in SouthPark" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/06/daily-brunch-and-irish-eats-coming-to-the-craic-in-southpark" target="_self">The Craic</a> is now in its soft-opening phase in SouthPark.Why it matters: The Irish-themed bar in the former Rusty Bucket space aims to be an all-day destination, working just as well for brunch, business meetings, dinner and late-night drinks.

How a Charlotte startup is turning fencing into streetwear

Founder Tylen Butler is building a Charlotte-based brand to connect fencing with lifestyle and culture.

Charlotte native Tylen Butler launched <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="TAB DEPT" data-vars-click-url="https://tabdept.com/" data-vars-content-id="ec53fe6f-185c-4e7a-8ba1-0ebe1cc5c3d1" data-vars-headline="How a Charlotte startup is turning fencing into streetwear" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://tabdept.com/" target="_blank">TAB DEPT</a>, a fencing-inspired apparel brand, in 2024. Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Butler" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGWEi5uNLMw/" data-vars-content-id="ec53fe6f-185c-4e7a-8ba1-0ebe1cc5c3d1" data-vars-headline="How a Charlotte startup is turning fencing into streetwear" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGWEi5uNLMw/" target="_blank">Butler</a>, an aspiring Olympian, hopes to introduce more people to a sport that is very popular abroad, but isn&#x27;t mainstream in the United States. As a Black fencer, he&#x27;s also working to redefine what <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="representation" data-vars-click-url="https://www.usafencing.org/news/2025/march/26/miles-of-progress-miles-to-go-usa-fencing-s-ongoing-journey-toward-greater-impact?utm_source=chatgpt.com" data-vars-content-id="ec53fe6f-185c-4e7a-8ba1-0ebe1cc5c3d1" data-vars-headline="How a Charlotte startup is turning fencing into streetwear" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.usafencing.org/news/2025/march/26/miles-of-progress-miles-to-go-usa-fencing-s-ongoing-journey-toward-greater-impact?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank">representation</a> looks like in the sport.

What you can expect from a driverless Waymo ride

Waymo's driverless cars are expected to hit Charlotte streets soon.

I rode in a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="car with no driver" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/27/robots-driverless-cars-drones-waymo" data-vars-content-id="ea22c824-e572-42af-a727-2eb55db48d2e" data-vars-headline="What you can expect from a driverless Waymo ride" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/27/robots-driverless-cars-drones-waymo" target="_self">car with no driver</a> in Austin twice. And by the second trip, it already felt normal.Why it matters: Waymo is already <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="street-mapping" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/24/waymo-driverless-cars-spotted-uptown-charlotte" data-vars-content-id="ea22c824-e572-42af-a727-2eb55db48d2e" data-vars-headline="What you can expect from a driverless Waymo ride" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/24/waymo-driverless-cars-spotted-uptown-charlotte" target="_self">street-mapping</a> the city with human drivers. Once testing is complete, the company&#x27;s driverless fleet will roll out <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="in phases." data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/24/waymo-san-antonio-driverless-cars" data-vars-content-id="ea22c824-e572-42af-a727-2eb55db48d2e" data-vars-headline="What you can expect from a driverless Waymo ride" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/02/24/waymo-san-antonio-driverless-cars" target="_self">in phases.</a>

NCDOT responds to I-77 toll project backlash with new designs, info center

State continues revisions to I-77 project amid backlash.

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="N.C. Department of Transportation" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/03/10/i77-express-lanes-parks-environmental-concerns" data-vars-content-id="4c154952-8ed4-41d6-b478-b045dde34c97" data-vars-headline="NCDOT responds to I-77 toll project backlash with new designs, info center" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/03/10/i77-express-lanes-parks-environmental-concerns" target="_self">N.C. Department of Transportation</a> is trying to ease mounting opposition to the I-77 South toll lanes by opening a new outreach center and revising designs to &quot;minimize&quot; impacts on homes, parks and cemeteries.Why it matters: NCDOT isn&#x27;t backing off on this $3.2 billion public-private highway project that will come up to people&#x27;s property lines and, in some cases, displace families. But it&#x27;s eager to strengthen its case.<ul><li>This is the first time NCDOT has opened a feedback center dedicated to one project, underscoring the magnitude of the project&#x27;s footprint, record-breaking cost and resistance.</li></ul>

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.

CATS is building a $30M+ South End Station so you stop jumping the tracks

New South End rail stop and crossing coming in 2028.

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="years-in-the-making" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2022/08/15/new-light-rail-stop-in-south-end-planned-to-stop-illegal-crossings-305378" data-vars-content-id="53baf9ac-d345-4c4d-ae75-74578c72c47c" data-vars-headline="CATS is building a $30M+ South End Station so you stop jumping the tracks" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2022/08/15/new-light-rail-stop-in-south-end-planned-to-stop-illegal-crossings-305378" target="_self">years-in-the-making</a> South End Station and pedestrian crossing, between Publix and the Cortland apartments, will start construction this spring and open in 2028.Why it matters: It&#x27;s become common to see pedestrians jumping the fence and endangering themselves while walking across the light rail tracks, as development and the population have boomed in this area between the New Bern and East/West stations since the Blue Line opened in 2007.

Charlotte leaders push to pause I-77 toll lanes — but will it matter?

City council is expected to revisit I-77 tolls in March.

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="organized resistance" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/05/ncdot-elevated-i-77-express-lanes" data-vars-content-id="947ee2b1-ec32-4e17-8fe3-821be2905aa5" data-vars-headline="Charlotte leaders push to pause I-77 toll lanes — but will it matter?" 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">organized resistance</a> to the N.C. Department of Transportation&#x27;s multibillion-dollar I-77 South toll lanes through the Uptown area could upend the project.Why it matters: Seven of 11 Charlotte City Council members now favor delaying a project most of them previously supported. The shift speaks to the strength of opposition to the toll lanes that would inevitably impact historically Black communities along the corridor.

NCDOT says no to tunnels, will build elevated I-77 toll lanes through Uptown

I-77 toll lane plan advances with above-ground highway

Following &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="extensive" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/11/06/i-77-south-toll-lanes-express-black-neighborhoods" data-vars-content-id="abf150ff-8b63-4695-87de-7a0ae92e4738" data-vars-headline="NCDOT says no to tunnels, will build elevated I-77 toll lanes through Uptown" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/11/06/i-77-south-toll-lanes-express-black-neighborhoods" target="_self">extensive</a> community engagement,&quot; the N.C. Department of Transportation is planning to build elevated highways through the Uptown area as part of its $3.2 billion I-77 express lanes.Why it matters: The agency says this plan reduces impacts on historic Black neighborhoods, McCrorey Heights and Wesley Heights, as well as Frazier Park and avoids Pinewood Cemetery.

CATS' "systemic failures" led to light rail stabbing, feds say

Charlotte transit crime far above U.S. average

Federal <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Transit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/09/09/state-auditor-investigation-cats-light-rail-stabbing" data-vars-content-id="7f7c3b52-97ed-4526-a7c0-5edfb03e7111" data-vars-headline="CATS&#x27; &quot;systemic failures&quot; led to light rail stabbing, feds say" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/09/09/state-auditor-investigation-cats-light-rail-stabbing" target="_self">Transit</a> Administration Administrator Marc Molinaro is blaming &quot;systemic failures&quot; within the Charlotte transit system for Iryna Zarutska&#x27;s death, as a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new report says" data-vars-click-url="https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/news/focused-agency-safety-plan-audit-final-report-charlotte-area-transit-system" data-vars-content-id="7f7c3b52-97ed-4526-a7c0-5edfb03e7111" data-vars-headline="CATS&#x27; &quot;systemic failures&quot; led to light rail stabbing, feds say" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/news/focused-agency-safety-plan-audit-final-report-charlotte-area-transit-system" target="_blank">new report says</a> the rate of crimes against CATS&#x27; passengers is now three times the national average.Why it matters: A reliable public transit system is crucial for people to reach jobs, health care and climb up the economic ladder. But Charlotte risks losing more riders&#x27; support and federal dollars if it doesn&#x27;t address safety concerns.

Highway construction threatens Charlotte's historic Black neighborhoods again

I-77 construction may once more hit Charlotte's Black neighborhoods hardest

History could repeat itself if the state moves forward with a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="$3.2 billion preliminary plan to extend I-77 toll lanes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/10/17/i-77-toll-lanes-express-highway-ncdot-transportation-construction" data-vars-content-id="2edaf2eb-3ded-4f19-adf6-2134f6268591" data-vars-headline="Highway construction threatens Charlotte&#x27;s historic Black neighborhoods again" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/10/17/i-77-toll-lanes-express-highway-ncdot-transportation-construction" target="_self">$3.2 billion preliminary plan to extend I-77 toll lanes</a> along several of Charlotte&#x27;s Black neighborhoods, potentially threatening homes, parks and historic sites.Why it matters: In the 1950s-1970s, construction of new highways near Uptown <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="sliced through Black neighborhoods" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2020/10/20/highway-construction-harmed-black-neighborhoods-in-charlotte-how-leaders-are-trying-to-untangle-past-mistakes-233636" data-vars-content-id="2edaf2eb-3ded-4f19-adf6-2134f6268591" data-vars-headline="Highway construction threatens Charlotte&#x27;s historic Black neighborhoods again" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2020/10/20/highway-construction-harmed-black-neighborhoods-in-charlotte-how-leaders-are-trying-to-untangle-past-mistakes-233636" target="_self">sliced through Black neighborhoods</a>, displacing families, destroying schools, disrupting businesses and plummeting property values.

Charlotte is spending more time stuck in traffic than ever

Charlotte drivers lose 64 hours a year stuck in traffic

The average Charlotte car commuter is spending a record 64 hours annually <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="stuck in traffic" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/08/slowest-driving-cities-america-list" data-vars-content-id="6bc66935-54f4-4ef5-9817-a6184a6ef571" data-vars-headline="Charlotte is spending more time stuck in traffic than ever" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/08/slowest-driving-cities-america-list" target="_self">stuck in traffic</a> — 11 hours more than they were in 2019, a new report finds.Why it matters: It&#x27;s not just annoying — it&#x27;s bad for business, adding up to eight full workdays lost to traffic.

Follow the money behind Charlotte's transit tax campaign

Charlotte Regional Business Alliance&#x27;s &quot;Yes For Meck&quot; <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="campaign" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/10/03/mecklenburg-county-referendum-sales-tax-transportation" data-vars-content-id="23809120-a2c4-4e89-aa78-4d965b0f874e" data-vars-headline="Follow the money behind Charlotte&#x27;s transit tax campaign" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/10/03/mecklenburg-county-referendum-sales-tax-transportation" target="_self">campaign</a> has raised and spent roughly $1.7 million so far this year, according to the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="latest campaign financing" data-vars-click-url="https://cf.ncsbe.gov/CFOrgLkup/ReportSection/?RID=226073&amp;SID=MEC-DUW693-C-001&amp;CN=COALITION%20FOR%20A%20BETTER%202050&amp;RN=2025%20Pre-Referendum&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email" data-vars-content-id="23809120-a2c4-4e89-aa78-4d965b0f874e" data-vars-headline="Follow the money behind Charlotte&#x27;s transit tax campaign" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://cf.ncsbe.gov/CFOrgLkup/ReportSection/?RID=226073&amp;SID=MEC-DUW693-C-001&amp;CN=COALITION%20FOR%20A%20BETTER%202050&amp;RN=2025%20Pre-Referendum&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email" target="_blank">latest campaign financing</a>, first reported by <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the Charlotte Ledger." data-vars-click-url="https://charlotteledger.substack.com/p/breaking-pro-transit-plan-campaign" data-vars-content-id="23809120-a2c4-4e89-aa78-4d965b0f874e" data-vars-headline="Follow the money behind Charlotte&#x27;s transit tax campaign" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://charlotteledger.substack.com/p/breaking-pro-transit-plan-campaign" target="_blank">the Charlotte Ledger.</a>Why it matters: The campaign that&#x27;s filling your mailbox with pamphlets and your neighborhood&#x27;s right-of-ways with yard signs is largely fueled by big corporate donors.

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What you can expect from a driverless Waymo ride

NCDOT responds to I-77 toll project backlash with new designs, info center

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

CATS is building a $30M+ South End Station so you stop jumping the tracks

Charlotte leaders push to pause I-77 toll lanes — but will it matter?