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 most pedestrian-friendly neighborhood? Are bicycles really allowed to ride three across on the Booty Loop? Anyone who’s ever tried to navigate this confusing city has a thousand questions. We have the answers

On a nearly forgotten yet historic stretch of Trade Street, there is an eccentric house. Inside lives a somewhat eccentric man, who just happens to be a hero of the civil-rights movement. Meet J. Charles Jones

Tom McKittrick wants to build a development that gasifies our trash, turns it into electricity, and creates 1,000 jobs at a new green-energy innovation hub. It sounds almost too good to be true

Making the decision to send your child to private school is a big one — and with increasing problems in local public schools it's one more and more Charlotte parents are considering.

In his first year as mayor of a city still recovering from the banking meltdown and suddenly dealing with a school-funding crisis, Anthony Foxx has been thrust into a role he did not expect: the city's psychologist-in-chief. But that doesn't mean he's been able to stay above the political fray