12 Haunted Houses and Trails in the Charlotte Area
With distance and price for each entry
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In Memoriam: Trains Magazine Editor Jim Wrinn
Longtime Observer reporter and rail enthusiast lived his dream on the tracks
Catching Up With Gene Brown, Charlotte's Famed Vinyl Dealer
The longtime Charlottean’s deep dives into stacks of vinyl have built a career, a series of hits, and maybe a movement
TRAVEL: Traversing North Carolina Via Train
A long, pricey, stinky trip schooled me on why ‘NC By Train’ is more aspirational than actual
Life Lessons: Jason 'Greazy Keyz' Atkins
He applies his skilled fingers to all kinds of keyboards at recording sessions, live gigs, ball games
25 Events to Know in Charlotte: October 2022
Theatre, live music, festivals, and more
PHOTOS: A Dramatic Final Day for the 2022 Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow
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…
5 Mountain Escapes Near Charlotte
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
STYLE: Catching Up With 'Multidisciplinary Creative' Scott Weaver
The painter, makeup artist, musician, and interior designer infuses Charlotte’s new art house cinema with bold colors and retro style
Slap Shots & Elvis & Bad Guys & Jesus: The Story Behind That Famous Charlotte Coliseum Marquee
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
Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes Near Charlotte: 2022
It's that time again
By the Numbers: 8 Figures for Charlotteans to Know Heading Into Fall
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…
Why the Aggie-Eagle Classic in Charlotte Was More Than Just a Game
It was a good week for the city’s tourism industry, sure. It was even better for inclusion
11 Fall Festivals Arriving Soon in Charlotte
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.
House of Nomad Transforms a Lake Norman Home
Interior design studio brings taste and texture with minimal color to a space at The Peninsula
Inside Charlotte’s First 'Circular Economy' Project at Innovation Barn
It took small steps in its first year—and seeks the resources to take bigger ones
The Making of Carolina Cowboys, N.C.'s Pro Bull Riding Team
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
Inside a Plaza Midwood Home That Also Serves as a Design Studio and Showroom
The custom build, also the base for Modern Cottage, is found in the Cramer’s Pond community
Meet the Father-and-Son Duo Behind Suite Plants
Rooted in the Netherlands and based in Charlotte, this operation plants green into their clients’ walls
A Concord Couple Restores 'The Ugliest' 1900s Mill Home—While Becoming TikTok Stars
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…
A 2022 Fall Family Fun Guide for Charlotteans
Concerts, Halloween events, fruits on trees, and other ways to welcome a less restricted autumn
The Rise of Antisemitism in Charlotte
Here and everywhere else, it grows as Jews and gentiles alike stand against it
Photographer Monique Floyd Finds Fulfillment in the Art of the Selfie
'It’s me taking back my power'
The New Blood That's Transforming Windsor Park
A younger, more diverse group wants to bring a quiet east Charlotte neighborhood out of the shadows
Where to Go Apple Picking Near Charlotte: 2022
These farms are within a two-hour drive
A Look Inside the Past and Future of Eastland
A decade after the mall closed, the city finally lands on a concrete plan for the east side’s anchor
Unearthing the Mysteries of Charlotte's Oldest Known Map
How librarians searched for details on the oldest known map of our 'small place'
Sustainability by the Truckload: Inside Crown Town Compost's Citywide Operation
Dozens of businesses, hundreds of homes recycle their food waste through the group
