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Around Towns: An Evolving Winston-Salem
Camel City turns its eyes to art
Meet the Charlotte Women Fighting for Food Justice
Access to fresh produce and nutritious meals is inequitable across Mecklenburg County. These gleaners, teachers, and visionaries are changing that. A new food revolution is coming, and its soldiers are armed with unwanted tomatoes, a portable skillet, and tenacity
Essay: Who Rules This City?
There is no singular story of women. The women leading the Queen City are not just the individuals elected to public office. They’re the farmers, the community organizers, the doctors, chefs, and inventors. And they’re calling the shots
Watch Them Run
In 2017, women filled the streets of uptown carrying neon posters and wearing pink knit hats. Two years later, more women than ever before ran for and won positions in public office, and now they’re settling into their roles as representatives, senators, council members, and commissioners. After the so-called Year of the Woman, will the shift yield change?
Jerry Richardson’s Victims: Why Can’t the Statue Come Down?
Some of the victims of Carolina Panthers founder and ex-owner Jerry Richardson’s sexual harassment over the years ask why that prominent statue of him remains on the north side of Bank of America Stadium.
ICE’s Charlotte Clampdown
Federal immigration officials arrested two undocumented immigrants at the Mecklenburg County courthouse Wednesday, leading to outrage from Charlotte’s immigrant community.
An Excerpt from Tommy Tomlinson's THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
At almost 50 years old, he weighed 460 pounds. In his debut book, the local writer examines his enduring love affair with fast food and attempts to break his addiction
Charlotteans Recount 'The Miracle on the Hudson'
Our strongest connection with New York was once our shared pain from the banking collapse. But on a cold afternoon in January 2009, an airplane that took off from LaGuardia hit a flock of geese, and landed in the Hudson River
A Night Out in … Wesley Heights
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD is just outside Uptown and offers both the old and new for a delightful date night. Dinner: Pinky’s Westside Grill is a must in this neighborhood. Look for the Volkswagen Beetle atop the roof and then watch out…
Direct Flight: A Trip to the Bahamas, Where the Atlantic and Caribbean Meet
A remote island there is now reachable via direct flight
Clemson Profs Unveil Russian Trolls’ Information War, Tweet By Tweet
A year ago, over beers, a pair of young instructors began a project that opened a window on a campaign against America that continues unabated
Q&A: Ty Pennington on Charlotte, Design Trends, and the Southern Spring Home & Garden Show
YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER him as the handsome OG of home improvement shows like TLC’s Trading Spaces and ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. From carpentry and landscaping to commercials and book deals, there wasn’t a project Ty Pennington couldn’t tackle. Today the self-proclaimed “jack…
Who Marked Up the Cross Charlotte Trail When We Weren’t Looking?
Charlotte City Council members were stunned this week to learn that a critical community development project needs three times the money they thought it would.
Hello, 2019. You Look a Lot Like 2018.
Traffic, criminal justice, and housing issues won’t leave Charlotte with the new year.
Editor's Note (January 2019): The Sunset After the Storm
Our city’s finest comeback stories
PERSPECTIVE: An Invitation to Stand Together
Our collective instinct to 'stand with' after tragedy
Charlotteitis: New Residents Get New Allergies
Why this city’s pollen affects even non-allergy sufferers, and what options are available for relief
New Year's Eve Parties in Charlotte
AND JUST like that, 2018 is coming to a close. But not before one more big night out. As usual, Charlotte is throwing a slew of parties to help ring in 2019. Take your pick from these parties below. Happy new…
Along the Way: On the Importance of Making Lists
What to do, what to lose, what to read, what to cook, and what to contribute to a city in 2019
The Ninth District and the Recurrence of Race
Restricting the voting rights of black people in eastern North Carolina has a long and dismal history.
A Breakdown of How the Charlotte Skyline Has Changed
THE 2000S HAVE MARKED an era of the expanding Charlotte skyline and the growth has continued with new additions in the last 18 months. Below is a snapshot of some of the signature high-rises that make up the skyline and some new (and…
Life Lessons: Thread Talk Founder Hannah Kay Herdlinger
On surviving domestic abuse, starting anew, and taking time for others
Around Towns: A Trip to West Jefferson
Town draws in visitors with mountain scenery, accent art, and cheese
The U.S. Senate’s Dissecting of the Russian Troll Invasion
The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, chaired by Richard Burr of North Carolina, has released an unnerving report about the ongoing efforts by Russian trolls to turn Americans against each other and warp their perception of reality.
A Condensed (and Brutally Honest) History of Creative Loafing
The alternative-weekly paper tackled topics that no other local publication would. But on October 31, the Loaf’s owner abruptly shut it down, after 31 years and 1,649 issues. Now its survivors are starting their own shelters from the mainstream
Cracked Crowns: 2018
Presenting the annual awards that mean nothing and everything
Q&A: Professor Jemayne King on the Language of Sneakers
WALK ACROSS the campus of Johnson C. Smith University with Professor Jemayne Lavar King, and you won’t get far. Not if students are around. The man who wants education to be relevant, who hosts a podcast and has a clothing…
