Charlotte businesses welcome ACC championship game: Friday, Dec. 2

Workers spend much of Thursday putting the final touches on the ACC Fan experience in Romare Bearden Park ahead of Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference Championship game at Bank of America Stadium.On Saturday night, No. 9 Clemson will face No. 24 ranked North Carolina with both schools less than a few hour's drive away from Charlotte. Thousands of Clemson Tigers and North Carolina Tarheel fans will make their way into the Queen City for the ACC championship game.The game comes at a time when colder temps might normally keep locals home and others from making a trip to Charlotte, but few things can make customers decide to spend like sporting events.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/wake-up-charlotte/acc-championship-game-charlotte-nc-basketball/275-f055f0ea-22d4-4b6c-8470-f01912644e49A juvenile is in custody after a 17-year-old Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools student was hospitalized after being shot on Wednesday.According to CMS, a high school student, identified by family as Rocky River senior Nahzir Taylor, was shot shortly after getting off of a school bus on Wednesday. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded around 2:30 p.m. to the shooting, which they said took place on Lanza Drive near Culver Spring Way.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/cms-student-shot-after-getting-off-bus-in-east-charlotte-school-police-shooting-injury-lanza-drive-cmpd-north-carolina-nc/275-a06c952a-8eac-4c91-83e2-0190dbfd874cWatch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!