Just Her Rideshare is a Charlotte-based rideshare company created for women by women.

Why it matters: "We're here to offer peace of mind," founder Kimberly Evans tells Axios, adding that their top priority is creating a safe environment for drivers and passengers across the Carolinas.

Context: For Evans, the cause is personal. In 1987, a friend of hers was abducted while waiting for a ride. Evans avoided using rideshare apps for years.

• In 2020, she launched Just Her Rideshare, making safety a core value of her company.

How it works: Just Her Rideshare is just like Uber and Lyft, except all the drivers are women.

• Drivers must pass a background and driving record check. They must be 21 years or older, have access to a four-door vehicle with five seat belts, and their car must be less than 15 years old, according to the application.
• Like Uber and Lyft, you can schedule rides in advance and modify your experience. Whether you want a silent ride, a certain temperature in the car, or a specific genre of music, just let your driver know in the app's "notes" section.
• The drivers may choose whether they want to transport passengers who do not identify as female.

Where Just Her Rideshare is expanding

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An all-inclusive Carolina Panthers away game experience from the team behind the popular Panthers fan group, Roaring Riot, will launch this season.

Why it matters: It's not every day you get to travel in a private jet to watch an NFL game in a suite with a former player.

Context: Roaring Riot has been organizing trips to away games for more than 15 years.

• This season, Roaring Riot founder Zack Luttrell is launching a new company called Conquest Experiences, which has extra perks.

What to expect: 18 people will be able to go on each trip. Everyone on the trip will have a private dining experience with a former Panthers player, who will join them for the game in a suite.

• Three eight-seat private jets will take fans to their destination.
• Pricing is TBD, but the estimate is roughly $10,000 per person.

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Nearly 47% of Americans lack a valid passport as of fiscal 2024, per estimates from the Center for American Progress, a think tank.

Why it matters: That's a decent measure of potential demand for Real IDs.

Driving the news: The deadline to get your Real ID is tomorrow, though there are alternatives, including "enhanced" driver's licenses meant for international travel. (See a full list of options here.)

By the numbers: West Virginia (79.3%), Mississippi (77.9%) and Alabama (72.3%) have the greatest shares of citizens lacking a passport.

• New Jersey (20.1%), California (28.2%) and Massachusetts (28.8%) have the smallest.
• North Carolina falls in the middle (56.3%).

67.5% of Charlotte-area homes sold below their original listing price in February, up from 60.2% a year earlier, according to Redfin data.

The big picture: Nationally, as inventory grows and buyers gain negotiating power, more homes are selling for less than their original listing price than a year ago, Redfin reports.

By the numbers: 64.2% of U.S. homes sold below their original list price in February, up from 60.9%, per the data.

• 20.5% sold above their original list price, down from 22.8%.
• 15.4% sold at exactly their original list price, down from 16.3%.

What they're saying: "Many home sellers shoot for the moon when pricing their homes and end up getting less money than they hoped for," Redfin's Lily Katz and Asad Khan write.

• "That's increasingly the case today because 2025 is shaping up to be a buyer's market."

🚔 Charlotte City Council voted in closed session Monday against settling a potential lawsuit that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Chief Johnny Jennings is considering filing. (WSOC)

• Sources told WSOC's Joe Bruno that Jennings believes he was unfairly targeted and suffered reputational damage over a debate about officers wearing outer carrier vests.

🚨 Randolph Middle School was briefly locked down yesterday because of "inappropriate parent behavior." (WSOC)

🛞 A man is facing charges after allegedly slashing dozens of tires in the parking lot of a Publix in Ballantyne on Saturday. (WCNC)

🦅 The Charlotte region could get its first state trail. A bill that passed the Senate would establish the 60-mile South Fork Passage State Trail, which would follow the Catawba River, pass through Catawba, Lincoln and Gaston counties, and end at Lake Wylie. (WUNC)

📕 Greenville's own YouTube superstar, Mr. Beast, is writing a book with James Patterson. (New York Times)

🌳 Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney has slowed the rate of his land buying for conservation across North Carolina as real estate prices have soared. (News & Observer 🔒)

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Atlantic hurricane season is June 1 to Nov. 30, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services wants you to start preparing now.

Why it matters: Just because Charlotte isn't on the coast doesn't make us immune to the impacts of hurricane season.

By the numbers: Three people died and 170 homes were damaged in Mecklenburg County during last year's hurricane season, per Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services.

Zoom in: You can find your flood risk on StormWater.CharMeck.org using the 3D Flood Zone button.

• Sign up for CharMeck Alerts for emergency information, like updates on flooding.

The big picture: North Carolina is still recovering from Hurricane Helene, and this year's hurricane forecast isn't exactly promising, Axios' Yacob Reyes reports.