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A Snapshot of Charlotte's Birth
The city turns 250 this month. How have we grown?
Get to Know: La Belle Helene Interior Designer Carrie Frye
Inside the creative mind of design pro behind the Crunkleton
A Little Relief For (and From) Charlotte Motorists
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.
Evangelist Leighton Ford Writes, Paints, and Shares a Bright World
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…
Johnny Fly Disrupts Sunglasses Market with Sustainability
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…
3 Ways Charlotteans Can Help for #GivingTuesday
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…
RAIN Looks to End HIV
Theoretically, we have the tools. This Charlotte group is working to turn theory into reality
Along the Way: A Bar Fights a Hurricane
And the hurricane won. What we can learn from one coastal watering hole’s stand against Florence
Ballantyne Couple Treks to Mt. Everest Base Camp for Cancer Charity
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…
5 Questions For Outgoing Catawba Riverkeeper Sam Perkins
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.
Our 2018 Holiday Gift Guide
Boxes wrapped in silver and gold, stacked high with bows on top. What’s inside? Here are 123 ideas
Of Course the White House Christmas Tree is From North Carolina
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…
The 2018 Charlotteans of the Year
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…
A Christmas-Themed Pop-up Bar is Coming (Close) to Town
Love Christmas? Love cocktails? Take a short day trip from Charlotte to celebrate the two at this popular pop-up bar coming soon.
A Night Out in … Uptown
Part of our Charlotte magazine neighborhood date series
This Is: Bill James
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.
Direct Flight: A Taste of Barbados
Escape from the resort to explore and eat
PHOTOS: Charlotte Magazine's 2nd Annual Whiskey Bash
Photos by Catch Light Studio
The 2018 Midterms in Charlotte: Strong Turnout and a Blue Shift
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.
Charlotte Magazine Names New Editors
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…
Perspective: A Lesson in Persistence
Why do we give up, and why do we keep going?
What Would the N.C. Amendments Mean, If Enacted?
A primer ahead of Election Day 2018
How to Entertain: Inside a Dazzling Cocktail Soirée in NoDa
Capote’s grandest affair inspires this intimate party. The experts share what it takes to plan one of your own.
Creative Loafing’s Sudden, Shocking Demise
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.
CMPD’s ‘Bridging the Difference’: A First Step in RNC 2020 Prep
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.
Editor's Note (November 2018): Party of One
ON MOST SUMMER DAYS at my neighborhood pool, there’s a never-ending loop of bass playing from a small portable speaker. It’s music made for glow sticks and kegstand handstands as a horde of spring breakers cheer. At this small pool…
What Passes For Solace After Butler High Shooting
After a fatal shooting Monday morning at Butler High in Matthews, parents were reduced to accepting the death of only one student, as opposed to more, as a twisted blessing.
