Life Lessons: CMS Superintendent Clayton Wilcox
The county’s public schools chief started his career as a teacher, and he still loves that first day of school feeling
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Direct Flight: In Search of Bratwurst in Munich
Memories bring a writer back years later
Indy 500 Winner Will Power Talks Racing, Community
WE LIVE in the very heart of NASCAR country, and it is here that the largest concentration of Daytona 500 winners can be found. NASCAR champions abound, as well. You might find them living down the street, bump into them…
The Risks of Private Funding for Charlotte Transit
Charlotte transit officials are examining ways to raise private dollars to help pay for the $6 billion buildout of its 2030 transit plan. Will the transit system end up defeating one of its main purposes?
Considering the Panthers’ Past, Present, and Future
What will ownership under David Tepper mean for the Carolinas?
Here Are Your Charlotte Pride 2018 Must-Dos
LAST WEEK, I was talking to someone (this queen will go unnamed for purposes I’m about to explain) about my jam-packed Charlotte Pride schedule. He sneered at me and said he’d be out of town for the weekend. Pride just…
Shopping: Stylish Back-to-School Accessories
ADAM WHITLOW Send the kids back to school with accessories that are cool and colorful—just like their personalities. (Clockwise from above) Eat & Run lunch bag, $21.95, Green with Envy, 704-344-8774; Pixopop Flying stitch bunny lunch box, $32.95, Paper Skyscraper,…
Charlotte History: An All-Black Air Show at Plaza-Shamrock’s Forgotten Airport
THE CROWD at the airfield continued to swell. The weather was pleasantly clear and warm for an early summer day in 1947, and people in the gathering multitude were well-appointed for such a highly anticipated event. The men sported collared…
Along the Way: Today's Chuckle
What do a Whole Foods, old newspapers, trees, and grand openings have in common? This column!
Life Lessons: Longtime Charlotte Legislator Becky Carney
She reflects on near-death experiences, her damaged but indomitable heart, and the new health threat she’s battling
Belk Family Planting a New Legacy With Wild Hope Farm
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETER TAYLOR On Wild Hope Farm, Katherine Belk harvests organically grown collard greens. ROCKS SNAP beneath my car tires as they roll down the gravel driveway at Wild Hope Farm. It’s noon. Although the sun is at its…
Perspective: Take a Moment to Find Your Path
“VOLUNTEER! START WHERE YOU ARE USE WHAT YOU HAVE DO WHAT YOU CAN” The sign snagged my attention as I strode past The Vine, a Methodist faith community on Belvedere Avenue in Plaza Midwood. I was out walking, admiring the…
A Blind UNC Charlotte Student Finds Freedom in Dance
DAVIAN “DJ” ROBINSON has been legally blind since birth, due to a condition called retinopathy of prematurity. By age 11, he lost what little vision he had. One year later, he took his first dance class and hasn’t stopped moving…
The Optimist: GreenLight Fund's Carrie Cook
She solves the city’s challenges with a smile
Meet the Store Animals of Charlotte
Patsy On the night eight years ago when Paper Skyscraper co-owner Tim Hamilton brought home the labradoodle puppy he had bought from a breeder in Ohio, the curly-haired puppy howled throughout the evening. So he named her Patsy. Patsy Cline. …
Meet the Couple Behind Dog-Walking Business Skipper
IF IT WEREN'T for Mount Everest, Meggie Williams might not be walking dogs so often. After graduating from UNC Chapel Hill in 2010 with an economics degree and working in New York City for three years as a strategy consultant…
SkillPop Makes Social Learning a Pathway to Community
HALEY BOHON IS a typical Charlottean: The 28-year old wears pointed-toe flats to work, The Mayobird is her favorite place to eat, and she starts the day with a few cups of coffee. “It’s everyday, normal people who start companies,” she…
Book Spotlight: David Joy's The Line That Held Us
TOWARD THE END of Charlotte native David Joy’s latest novel, a desperate man tells another desperate man to think about what he’s already lost, and what else he could lose. The question gets to the core of The Line That…
Essay: RNC Was City Leaders' Decision, Our Burden
Officials let us down every step of the way for 2020 event
At 17, Activist Sebastian Bowen Discovers the Power of his Voice
AT 2:15 P.M., there’s a loud buzz. A voice begins reading the dismissal announcements—late buses, soccer practice reminders, and last, “Make sure you have patience and understanding this Friday.” On cue, teenagers pour out of Independence High’s front doors like…
Meet Charlotte's Millennial #Influencers
On Instagram, their lives seem easy. We look at the business behind social media
The New Breed: Charlotte's Millennial Politicians
Last year, a crop of young, new leaders won council seats on a mandate for big, fast change. How’s that working out?
Threats of Violence on 3 Local Campuses Bring Varied Responses
And raise questions on preparedness, risk, and response
Charlotte Council’s Composure Cracks
The Charlotte City Council heads into a Monday night vote on whether to accept the 2020 GOP convention fresh off an unseemly public battle on Friday.
Along the Way: 'How Do You Define Success?'
A big question at just the right time
Perspective: Forgetting FOMO
Remembering to be present, wherever you are
Shopping: Blush of Color
Give your usual lip hue a summer refresh with sunkissed sheer glosses and creamy lip pencils.
Editor's Note (July 2018): Patches and Prescriptions
When doctors give patients a little more time, they can change a life
