A day after word of a closed-door pitch got out, the state's transportation secretary confirmed it in a letter: a $300 million community benefits package for west Charlotte — grocery stores for the food desert, highway caps, relocation support — tied to the $4.3 billion I-77 South toll lanes, with a warning that another rejection sends the money elsewhere in North Carolina. Plus: MLS wins the Skills Challenge with Charlotte's Tim Ream starring at home, the real gap in Charlotte's Super Bowl dream, Queen's Feast's final days, and tonight's All-Star Game at Bank of America Stadium.
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Sources this episode: WFAE, MLSsoccer.com, Axios Charlotte, charlotterestaurantweek.com

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