The Charlotte Ledger

Join the thousands of Charlotte residents who have discovered The Charlotte Ledger, a digital publication with original information about Charlotte that you won’t find anywhere else.

The Ledger delivers smart and essential news and insights you need to understand our community, delivered by experienced local journalists whose writing has appeared in The Charlotte Observer, The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.

Our mission

The mission of The Charlotte Ledger is to deliver smart and essential news to Charlotte, one email at a time.

Our values

• Our focus is on publishing timely, informative and interesting business-y news that affects people in the Charlotte region.
• We strive for fairness and accuracy and will correct all known errors.
• The content reflects the independent editorial judgment of The Charlotte Ledger.
• Any advertising paid marketing or sponsored content will be clearly marked.

Who we are

• The Charlotte Ledger was founded by Tony Mecia, an award-winning former Charlotte Observer business writer and editor. He lives in Charlotte’s Olde Providence area with his wife and three children.
• The Ledger’s managing editor is Ashley Fahey, an award-winning journalist who has been based in Charlotte for nearly a decade. Ashley was most recently managing editor of national content at American City Business Journals, where she also authored a national real estate newsletter. Before that, she served as real estate editor and reporter at the Charlotte Business Journal. Ashley, who joined The Ledger in September 2025, is a graduate of Elon University and lives in Commonwealth Park with her husband.
• The Ledger’s assistant editor, Lindsey Banks, writes about local communities, nonprofits, small businesses and many other topics. She also produces The Charlotte Ledger Podcast. She joined The Ledger in 2022. She is a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and lives in NoDa with her puppy, Winston.
• The Ledger’s director of business development, Ava Mikeal, joined The Ledger in May 2025. A Charlotte native, she recently returned to her hometown after graduating from UNC Chapel Hill. She focuses on operations, brand awareness, sponsorships and growing strategic partnerships.
• Brie Chrisman is the Ledger’s operations manager. She is founder and CEO of Boss Co, a business operations and systems strategy agency. Her team focuses on creating streamlined processes on the back end of companies, like The Ledger, so business owners can focus on what they do best. Brie and her team have been working with The Ledger since October 2020 and handle operations strategy, human resources, events and customer support.
• We also work regularly with more than a dozen of Charlotte’s most talented freelance writers and editors. You can find out more about them here.