August 2010

Photographer Daniel Coston discusses his years of photographing the Avett Brothers in this exclusive video

Get your fill of football (both American and international) at uptown's new pub

Georges Brasserie, SouthPark's newest restaurant, offers traditional French fare in an inviting venue

An online dating site for the unfaithful is thriving in Charlotte

Shawna Robinson's Happy Chairs feature vibrant fabrics on vintage chairs

Get yourselves To SouthPark mall, style mavens, because Tory Burch has come to town.

Tired of toting around your nighttime necessities in a bulky day bag? Roomy enough to hold anything you may need, these evening bags and clutches will have you waving farewell to your hulk of a hobo and enjoying the evening’s festivities with free arms.

Fran Scibelli's Dilworth restaurant offers flavorful comfort food in a charming, neighborhood atmosphere

Rasslers, rogues, and rapscallions. The original Hornets and Panthers. A guy in a Speedo, a serial killer, and The Group who built modernday Charlotte. We tracked down 70 newsmakers from the past few decades, and their stories spill over the following 24 pages

Or I can just make stuff up, which is much more fun

Darryl and Ricky Childers were hometown heroes, football stars at Davidson, and friends. One was in the Peace Corps, the other a banker thinking about seminary. Then came the tragedy of October 22, 2009

This issue marks a changing of the guard of sorts.

In the 1970s and 1980s, under the leadership of promoter Jim Crockett Sr., Charlotte was a hot spot for professional wrestling, just as the "sport" was beginning to take off. Even after Ted Turner bought Crockett's company and moved it to Atlanta, many "rasslers" stuck around.

It takes work to keep families strong. Work, and a good old-fashioned family vacation

How a local band is trying to go from busking to the big time