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The Silver Line Will Service the Airport. So Why’s the Stop a Mile from the Terminal?

A look at the future for the light rail line

Greg Lacour,

Get To Know: Windy O’Connor of Windy O’Connor Art & Home

Windy O’Connor is a Charlotte-based fine artist and founder of Windy O’Connor Art & Home. She’s known for her colorful oil paintings that incorporate materials like wax, string, and graphite, and her “Chica” series, which are now available as made-to-order…

Taylor Bowler,

STYLE: The Vogue Room Foundation's Ebony Staten

Systems analyst supports minority female first-generation college students with stylish dorm rooms through her nonprofit

Taylor Bowler,

Editor's Note (February 2020): Well, Well, Wellness

Some of us may balk at the term, but all of us need it

Andy Smith,

'How the Hell Did We Lose It?': The CIAA Tournament’s Epilogue

This year marks the last installment of a weeklong party held uptown for 15 straight years. Will it come back?

Greg Lacour, Alvin C. Jacobs Jr.,

HOMES: Inside Author Kimmery Martin's Home Office

The physician-turned-novelist welcomes us into her modern, light-filled Cotswold office before the February publication of her second novel, The Antidote for Everything

Taylor Bowler,

A Guide to Wellness in Charlotte: 2020

Ways to work, feed, and rest your body, mind, and soul

Taylor Bowler, Emma Way,

GUIDE: Super Bowl LIV Parties in Charlotte

Options across the city

Charlotte Magazine Staff,

Yeah, That Greenville: A Travel Guide

It’s a blend of Southern charm and urban boom, and it’s emerging as a foodie destination. Explore Greenville, South Carolina, before everyone else does

Taylor Bowler,

Not Last Week’s Carolina Panthers

Luuuuke’s gone. Joe Brady’s here. Cam? Who knows? It’s an offseason of seismic change for Charlotte’s NFL team.

Greg Lacour,

A Night Out in ... Charlotte's Elizabeth Neighborhood

The latest in our date night series

Jared Misner,

Inside the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner's Office

In a grim year for homicides, they probe what violence leaves behind

Chuck McShane,

ANALYSIS: The Entertainment Emporium Has Arrived in Charlotte

A trend toward supersized bar/entertainment venues continues with the opening of Pins Mechanical Company

Jared Misner,

STYLE: Artist Marvin Espy

He waited three decades before he chose to chase his artistic dream

Laurie Prince,

At Long Last, the Coal Ash Resolution

The State of North Carolina and Duke Energy signed off on it when they did, the last day of 2019, for a hard and practical reason: a deadline. But you can affix symbolic importance, too, to the long-awaited agreement Tuesday…

Greg Lacour,

REAL ESTATE: Hot Listings Across Charlotte

Many of us make New Year’s resolutions to exercise more or simply live more active lives. Joining a gym is a good start, but these listings offer fitness options just steps from your bedroom.

Emma Way,

Life Lessons: Liz Hilliard of Hilliard Studio Method

The 66-year-old fitness mogul on finding true love

Emma Way,

Tepper Takes Over

Charlotte welcomed an MLS soccer franchise Tuesday, Charlotte’s third pro sports team and a clear signal if there ever was one that David Tepper, less than 18 months into his ownership of the Panthers, is the city’s Top Cat.

Greg Lacour,

Boutique Call: 4 Notable Retailers That Opened in Charlotte in 2019

And one major collection

Emma Way,

Inside Charlotte's Reimagining of What a Library Is Supposed to Be

Public libraries have been centers of learning and community in the United States for more than a century. In the internet age, they’ve turned into all-purpose civic assets and among the few places where people can spend time without having to spend money. Now, as Charlotte prepares to construct a new, $100 million Main Library uptown, its leaders reassess and reinforce just what—and for whom—a library is supposed to be

Jen Tota McGivney,