Success creates its own challenges.

Charlotte added more than 20,000 residents between 2024 and 2025, making it the fastest-growing large city in America by total population growth. For years, Charlotte attracted residents seeking a combination of jobs, affordability, and quality of life. Today, many of...

Steel is up at the new Red Hat Amphitheater site in downtown Raleigh — marking a visible step forward for one of the city’s larger ongoing downtown infrastructure and entertainment projects.

The venue, expected to open for the 2027 concert season, will relocate one block south and expand to 6,000+ seats. Beyond concerts, projects like this tend to have broader ripple effects across surrounding real estate:• Increased downtown activity• More demand for...

Durham’s South Ellerbe restoration project is moving from concept to construction — and it’s a major example of infrastructure, environmental resiliency, and urban placemaking intersecting in real time.

Beginning May 26, part of Duke Street near downtown Durham will close through September as the city advances a large-scale wetland and stream restoration initiative tied to South Ellerbe Creek. The project includes:• 4.3 acres of constructed wetlands• Restored creek...