In local news:
The future of yet another historic property in Charlotte is in question with The Excelsior Club on Beatties Ford Road officially hitting the market. The Charlotte Observer notes the club, which closed in 2016, was once an exclusive social club for black business professionals and political figures.
“It has tremendous meaning, emotional resonance, with the local African American community,” Dan Morrill, director of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, told…