Along the Way: Today's Chuckle
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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
Behind Charlotte-Bred, Tanzania-Focused Nonprofit The Lunch Project
In her work, attorney Rebecca Wofford cares about the whole flock
Where to See Fourth of July Fireworks in Charlotte: 2018
Charlotte Symphony’s Celebrate America July 1 This yearly Independence Day celebration lands on the first day of the month this time around, with the performance at 8:15 p.m. at Symphony Park in SouthPark. Expect the classics: "God Bless America," an…
Podcast Gives Old-Time Piano Music New Life
MOST OF ETHAN USLAN’S piano gigs are at retirement homes. He prefers it that way. “They listen. When I talk about the pieces, I see what people respond to and what they don’t,” Uslan says. “When I make little jokes, I…
Q&A: The Hundred Story Home Author Kathy Izard
Kathy Izard didn’t set out to home the homeless, and she certainly didn’t plan on a writing a book, especially one that dives so deeply into her upbringing and her mother’s battle with bipolar disorder. In The Hundred Story Home…
Charlotte's Concierge Practices Point to Past to Create Medicine’s Future
PETER TAYLOR Dr. Marshall Silverman and Dr. Holly Smith of Signature Healthcare in SouthPark. LET'S START with good news. Americans are living longer. Now, a challenge: Our population is growing and skewing older, which means more people and more health…
A Revolution Is Happening in Davidson
Growth and political tension prompt residents to ask if the town needs saving
Charlotte Lawmaker Carney Announces Breast Cancer Battle
Longtime N.C. House Rep. Becky Carney, a Charlotte Democrat, announced from the House floor Wednesday that she’s undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
4 Must-Visit Arcade Bars in Charlotte
THE ARCADE is having a renaissance. And it comes with beer. Long a token of malls and after-school hangouts, the arcade has been reborn through a mix of potent nostalgia and local beers. Since Barcade (capital B) opened in Brooklyn…
