Jokes aside, Interstate 277 is one of the worst mistakes in Charlotte history—a clogged, dangerous monstrosity that severed neighborhoods from each other, displaced hundreds of families, and continues to hinder opportunities for citizens. What would have to happen to make it disappear?
She brings soulful vibe, big deck energy to home and Instagram
A photo essay by Logan Cyrus
With distance and price for each entry
Longtime Observer reporter and rail enthusiast lived his dream on the tracks
The longtime Charlottean’s deep dives into stacks of vinyl have built a career, a series of hits, and maybe a movement
A long, pricey, stinky trip schooled me on why ‘NC By Train’ is more aspirational than actual
He applies his skilled fingers to all kinds of keyboards at recording sessions, live gigs, ball games
Theatre, live music, festivals, and more
With Xander Schauffele clinching the winning point, the U.S. team was victorious at the 2022 Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow Club. Photographer Travis Dove captured Sunday scenes across the competition, which had an expected attendance of 40,000 per day…
The Appalachian mountains are practically in Charlotte’s backyard. This season, drive west and find a cozy place to stay—a yurt, a tiny home, or a luxury cabin—while you sip the local moonshine (or beer, or wine) and watch the sun set behind the peaks
The painter, makeup artist, musician, and interior designer infuses Charlotte’s new art house cinema with bold colors and retro style
If ever the marquee of a performance venue could capture the contradictory, heat-struck culture of 1970s Charlotte, this was surely it. This photo has become a piece of Charlotte iconography: four acts that don’t seem to belong in the same galaxy, much less the same arena. But they all fit into the old Charlotte Coliseum, and they left a lot of stories behind, even if Billy Graham never got a chance to wrestle Elvis
It's that time again
61: The number of North Carolina counties, of 100, where state forestry officials have detected the emerald ash borer, a tree-killing beetle and one of the most invasive species in the state’s history. The half-inch-long, metallic-green beetles are native to…
It was a good week for the city’s tourism industry, sure. It was even better for inclusion
Is there a better time or place for outdoor festivals than fall in North Carolina? Here are festivals coming up where you can get some fresh air—without sweating your backside off—and human connection. It’s hard to say which we’re craving more.
Interior design studio brings taste and texture with minimal color to a space at The Peninsula
It took small steps in its first year—and seeks the resources to take bigger ones
The Carolinas aren’t the first states that come to mind when you think of bull riding—most of those are out West. But over the years, bucking bulls have claimed their space here, and bull riding’s professional league hopes the Carolina Cowboys catch on in the land of NASCAR
The custom build, also the base for Modern Cottage, is found in the Cramer’s Pond community
Rooted in the Netherlands and based in Charlotte, this operation plants green into their clients’ walls
Locals referred to it as “the ugliest house in Concord”: a 1,100-square-foot mill house on Glenn Street that was built in 1900 and had been vacant for at least the previous five years. Adam and Jessica Miller bought it in…
Concerts, Halloween events, fruits on trees, and other ways to welcome a less restricted autumn
Here and everywhere else, it grows as Jews and gentiles alike stand against it
'It’s me taking back my power'
A younger, more diverse group wants to bring a quiet east Charlotte neighborhood out of the shadows
A decade after the mall closed, the city finally lands on a concrete plan for the east side’s anchor
