CHARLOTTE — Mecklenburg County has implemented a new security service to patrol three parks in Uptown Charlotte, including Romare Bearden Park, with armed guards as part of enhanced safety measures.

CHARLOTTE — While Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation’s score jumped four spots in the annual Trust for Public Land’s ParkScore index for 2021, the county still found itself rated 91st out of 100 U ...

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation reopened multiple parks in 2025. Why it matters: Park and Rec is focusing on improving the quality of the county's existing parks, Bert Lynn, director of ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Investments in greenways have helped Charlotte-Mecklenburg ...

Charlotte is one of the fastest growing cities in the country, but its parks may not be keeping up. Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit that advocates for urban parks, ranked Charlotte dead last for ...