He grew up in poverty, raised by a single mother, and was forced from home by Hurricane Katrina. His life since is a testament to perseverance and the value of being there

CPCC's Dr. Anne McIntosh behind the Safe ‘N’ Clear Communicator

The classic suburb’s new vision plan maps out a transit-oriented lifestyle at the intersection of Main Street and greenway

A look at a few selected by the Historic Landmarks Commission for an ever-growing list

Michelle Castelloe adds kids’ apparel and accessories to her retail bag

He survived two near-fatal accidents before his 18th birthday, then left a lucrative banking career to bestow the gift of Labs

An old leather jacket from the Village and another era. An ex-archeologist who preserves what she or someone else has dug up. Here’s a holiday story about the gifts we salvage from years and lives past

What uptown has lost and gained, from the 1940s to today

20 months after we let him go, here he comes, back to run the show

Pastry chef Jossie Lukacik opened Sweet Spot Studio in 2018 to host classes and workshops for amateur and professional bakers. But the Oakwold studio also houses a commercial kitchen where local bakers who couldn’t otherwise afford to rent a workspace…

Wynee Bermudez downloaded TikTok in late 2019 to share videos she shot on her iPhone with her friends and followers. It was an extension of her blog, Wynee’s World, which focuses on food and travel, as well as a creative…

In a year when restaurants were consistently short-staffed and hard pressed to pay employees a living wage, one restaurant group decided they could do better. 5th Street Group, whose portfolio includes 5Church and La Belle Helene, introduced “Tip the Kitchen”…

The medical director of Atrium Health’s Hospital at Home program steers one of the country’s largest hospital systems toward a more comfortable model of care

Charlotte’s child advocacy center found new ways to help abuse victims, even during the storm of COVID

He and his organization, Heal Charlotte, tackle homelessness by raising money to buy land and a building, and by getting to work

Charlotte consistently steps up to adopt pets who need homes. This is the team that rescues them first