Nantahala Outdoor Center DISTANCE: 200 miles, 3½ hours ADVENTURE LEVEL: 7 (Rafting down waterfalls? You must be crazy.) If the Chattooga is famous for anything, it’s for setting the scene for the movie Deliverance. You still can’t raft this river, which forms the border between Georgia and South Carolina, without hearing a banjo-music joke, but the stellar…
Photo: Steve Garrett DISTANCE: 200 miles, 3½ hours ADVENTURE LEVEL: 4 (Not the most adventurous thing in the world, but these are some pretty big animals.) The Smoky Mountains rise a mile high on North Carolina’s western border, offering hikers a rugged paradise ripe with waterfalls, mountain vistas, and … llamas. The llama, a South American pack animal…
Lois Moore Yandle is a product of Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood back when it was a milling suburb. About 30 of her family members worked in the textile mills there, and she eventually captured that life in a book, The Spirit of a Proud People. She is 86 and lives in SouthPark. I’ve been back to NoDa many times since I…
Jack Claiborne, 81, is a retired editorial writer for The Charlotte Observer. He is older than his brother James “Slug” Claiborne by 359 days and has fond memories of his brother’s role in desegregating Charlotte’s restaurants. Slugger was really something. We were buddies and rivals. He could talk us into trouble and he could talk us out of trouble….
Carroll Thomas grew up in Charlotte’s Revolution Park neighborhood during the civil rights movement and is a retired banker still living in Charlotte. Back when I was a kid, Charlotte was a very segregated city. McDowell Street was the closest African American area to downtown, and there was a big black concentration in north Charlotte, too. But in my…
I moved to Charlotte from Colombia in 1977. I was 12, just starting seventh grade and didn’t speak any English at all. It was a confusing, difficult time, but my memories are vivid. There was no education about diversity then. I went to Kennedy Middle School, then Sedgefield. Kids would try to talk to me, but I couldn’t communicate…
1. Olde Mecklenburg Copper This altbier (German-style brown ale) is the most widely sold local craft beer and the flagship of Olde Mecklenburg Brewery. A smooth and crisp beer with just the right amount of caramel and toffee flavors, the 2012 Great American Beer Festival silver medalist is enjoyable at any time. 2. Coco Loco Porter Charlotte’s other GABF silver-medal…
It’s not easy deciding where your child should go to school. Here are some ways that local education experts recommend focusing your search. Know the options. Charlotte is home to a surprising array of private and public schools, including numerous magnet and charter schools—privately run, publicly funded schools that have flexibility in academic programming. Narrow your options by searching…
Mixologist to Watch: Miki Nikolic (e2 Emeril’s Eatery) Miki Nikolic learned how to pair complementary flavors as a student at a culinary academy in his native Serbia. Since then, he’s worked with chefs including Wolfgang Puck, Mario Batali, and Michael White. As the bar manager at e2, Nikolic drew from his experience in the kitchen to come up with…
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Meet the brewmasters from Charlotte’s newest breweries By Matt McKenzie Charlotte has become a hotspot for craft breweries over the last few years. In just the past fourteen months, four—NoDa Brewing Company, Birdsong Brewing Company, Triple C Brewing Company, and Heist Brewery—have joined Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, Four Friends Brewing Company, and Ass Clown Brewing Company to provide a host of…
In 2010, near the bottom of the real estate market, Dan and Sara Roselli sunk $8 million into a pre-foreclosed building at Third and Church streets uptown with the help of federal stimulus money. The five-story building was built in 1928 as a showroom for Packard automobiles. The Rosellis, former corporate execs turned entrepreneurs, were determined to open what Dan…
For a city to develop a strong startup scene—meaning one can start, develop, and grow a company right here in Charlotte—it needs a healthy entrepreneurial ecosystem. In the last few years such an ecosystem has shown signs of developing here, as several hubs and networking groups have sprung up or matured. Here’s a look: BIG Council It stands for…
Eric Johnson relaxes on the plush, burgundy couch at Starbucks in Cotswold, his left hand curled around an iced coffee. His right hand rests on the track pad of his silver Dell. He stares at his screen. He has Mr. T muscles, the kind so big his elbows can’t touch his sides. A sports double threat, he made his way…
Here’s a look at some of the people who are starting companies, funding startups, or organizing startup networks in Charlotte Who: Rob Cummings, 44, and Ben Harrison, 27 What they’ve done: Cummings and Harrison met while working at a private equity firm and founded DealCloud. Their software helps investment bankers and private-equity professionals streamline the process of buying and…
Since news broke that Charlotte had landed the DNC, much of the city has been obsessed with how it’s been depicted in the national media. In case you haven’t been following along, here is a curated selection of Charlotte-centric sound bites —J. H. FLOTUS Ignites BBQ Firestorm “Vibrant, diverse, and full of opportunity, the Queen City is home to innovative,…
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