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April 2011

Features

Frayed Pride and Fried Pickles

Frayed Pride and Fried Pickles

One family built a little restaurant in Plaza Midwood called The Penguin. Three friends reinvented it. A neighborhood adopted it, then a city claimed it. They all thought they owned it. Then, one...

Bang for your Buck

Bang for your Buck

Whatever your home's problem, it's time to fix it. But what renovation gives you the most return on your investment?

How to Get Around

How to Get Around

Why do Charlotte’s streets always change names? How does the bus system work? What’s the plan for light rail? What’s up with the streetcar? Is our air quality really that bad? What’s the...

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Local Flavor

Where Charlotte Chefs Eat

Where Charlotte Chefs Eat

Ever wonder where the talented chef from your favorite restaurant goes to satisfy his post-work culinary cravings? We chatted with the executive chefs from five fan favorites about where they like...

Gluten Be Gone

Gluten Be Gone

Dramatic Dining at Mez

Dramatic Dining at Mez

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Now Open

The Italian Job

The Italian Job

Crafty Cocktails at RE:PUBLIC

Crafty Cocktails at RE:PUBLIC

Best Bets April 2011

Best Bets April 2011

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Chatter

Cool Draft

Cool Draft

The Carolina Panthers hold the number-one pick at this year's NFL Draft, April 28-30. Davidson-based David Fleming, senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and columnist for ESPN.com, shares his...

Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort

Same-sex parenting is more common in the South than elsewhere in the country, but Charlotte is an exception

Soul Stirring

Soul Stirring

From Jodeci and Anthony Hamilton to Fantasia, the Charlotte area has made significant contributions to R&B music. Now, a new crop of artists seeks to carry on the tradition

House of Blues (and Rock ... and Folk)

House of Blues (and Rock ... and Folk)

Smaller, more intimate concerts, it seems, are best performed at home

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Best Bets

Best Bets April 2011

Best Bets April 2011

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Shopping

Walk All Over Me

Walk All Over Me

A well-designed welcome mat can make a big statement outside your front door

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Fashion

Oh, Man

Oh, Man

Ditch your 9-to-5 uniform and try one of these 10 trends for men this spring.

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Society

Charlotte Concerts' Bluegrass Valentine Fling

Charlotte Concerts' Bluegrass Valentine Fling

American Heart Association Heart Ball

American Heart Association Heart Ball

The Checkered Ball

The Checkered Ball

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Stylemaker

Can't You Take a Joke?

Can't You Take a Joke?

One local graphic designer has a bit of fun at Charlotte's expense—and ends up starting a buzzy new business.

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Culture

Head Turners

Head Turners

They’re The Things that make you go "hmmmm" while driving around Charlotte.

Back to Her Roots

Back to Her Roots

A local filmmaker puts out a romantic comedy

Power Politics

Power Politics

These are history-making times in the Tarheel state. For the first time since the late 1800s, Republicans rule the state legislature. A hometown politician boasts the highest rank in Raleigh.

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Editor's Note

Stories of the City

Professor Facebook

Professor Facebook

How the Egyptian revolution made a media star out of an obscure professor at Queens University of Charlotte

The Talented Mr. Talley

The Talented Mr. Talley

Quentin Talley is a slam poet, theater producer, and gifted goofball. He’s using all those talents to help bring this city a little closer together

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Loose Ends

Defensive Driving

Defensive Driving

Car ownership requires that you know the law—sometimes well enough to defend yourself in court

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