The world of aesthetics is full of changes. One moment, granite is the go-to material for kitchen countertops; the next, it's old news. How do you keep up with the ever-changing trends of the interior design world? Well, if you're reading…
Ten individuals who gave love to the city this year, and me, who gave shorts
What do our choices about where to live say about the future we want?
The city turns 250 this month. How have we grown?
Inside the creative mind of design pro behind the Crunkleton
Charlotte driving is a pain in the taillight. The City Council, thankfully, has taken some steps to make it less so. Still, though, keep an eye out for those scooters.
THE WORDS and watercolors that make up Places of the Heart, a book of paintings and poetry by Leighton Ford, celebrate the beauty of the earth. With it, Ford hopes it offers a bit of brightness in a world darkened by…
ON THE RACECAR CIRCUIT, John Freeman was known as “Johnny Fly.” He started as a teenager in the Legends Cars series, racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch learned the sport. At age 19 he…
If you've spent any amount of time on social media within the past couple of days, you may have noticed a recurring hashtag. Or maybe you saw it last year, and let it slide by without truly ever asking what…
Theoretically, we have the tools. This Charlotte group is working to turn theory into reality
And the hurricane won. What we can learn from one coastal watering hole’s stand against Florence
ONLY A WEEK BACK from Nepal, Amelia Old’s voice cracked and growled, scratchy from the "Khumbu Cough," a bronchial infection from the ultra-dry high-altitude air she encountered trekking in the Himalayas. Old and her husband, Tim, are readjusting to suburban…
The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation announced last week that Sam Perkins, a Charlotte native who had held the position of riverkeeper since 2012, was stepping down.
Boxes wrapped in silver and gold, stacked high with bows on top. What’s inside? Here are 123 ideas
MOMENTS AGO, President Trump and the First Lady greeted their new green guest in front of the White House—it arrived in a horse-drawn carriage, as precious cargo sometimes does. From Newland, North Carolina, the 19.5-foot-tall guest drew viewers from all…
EACH YEAR, we select a group of people who've made this city a better place, and we call them the Charlotteans of the Year. Below, you'll find this year's class: CATHY BESSANT GREG AND SUBRINA COLLIER PAT COTHAM SIL…
Love Christmas? Love cocktails? Take a short day trip from Charlotte to celebrate the two at this popular pop-up bar coming soon.
Part of our Charlotte magazine neighborhood date series
ANALYSIS: When he lost a Mecklenburg County commissioners’ seat he’d held for 22 years, Bill James said, in effect: Screw you guys; I’m going home.
Escape from the resort to explore and eat
Photos by Catch Light Studio
ANALYSIS: The 2018 midterm elections yielded some good news for Democrats, some relief for Republicans, and a level of voter turnout that suggested American democracy is still alive and thrashing.
IN THIS CITY of rapid growth and transplants, we think it’s still important to take time for introductions. The team at Charlotte magazine would like to pause and say hello to you, the readers. Emma Way steps into the editor role…
Why do we give up, and why do we keep going?
A primer ahead of Election Day 2018
Capote’s grandest affair inspires this intimate party. The experts share what it takes to plan one of your own.
Just after noon, and with no warning, the staff at Creative Loafing Charlotte received a visit from their publisher, who informed them that the paper was shutting down, they no longer had jobs, and they had five minutes to collect their things and make way for the movers.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney is beginning a series of guided conversations intended to close gaps among constituencies in advance of the RNC in 2020. ‘Hardening the target,’ he calls it.
