EIGHT MINUTES BEFORE the North Carolina Legislature convened at noon on Wednesday, Rep. John Autry stepped into the doorway of his Raleigh office wearing an apple made of construction paper on his lapel. It read “Char/Meck.” At the same moment,…
MORE THAN A DOZEN groups and causes have designated May as a month for awareness. Mental Health Month is just one of those. This month also marks the 17th anniversary of my own battle with depression. I thought I’d escaped the…
On his WBT Radio show Wednesday, former Charlotte Mayor and N.C. Governor Pat McCrory remarked on Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s ‘segregated political system.’
African-Americans hold nearly all key elected offices in Charlotte. What does, and will, that mean?
We sat down with first-term Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles to discuss the changes she and new City Council members have brought to the city’s operation.
The Wall Street investment firm AllianceBernstein on Wednesday announced a relocation that will move 1,050 jobs and $70 million in investment to ... Nashville. That doesn’t mean a collapse of the sky in Charlotte.
Photographs from a year in the Smokies
Now’s the time to support the places we want to keep alive
A life sentence turned into her life’s work
Fifty years after the civil rights leader’s death, an opera urges each of us to do more
By Cat Carter, Michael Graff, Matt McKenzie, Jared Misner, Adam Rhew, Alyssa Ruane, Andy Smith, Emma Way, and Kristen Wile Photographs by Logan Cyrus, Andy McMillan, and Peter Taylor Lettering By Larry Stuart Studio IN 1998, this magazine published its first Best…
Two local designers and a home builder debut fresh brick-and-mortars
Layoffs and job changes can leave us adrift
Without reliable transportation and a place to live, keeping a job is difficult. How can Charlotte remove barriers to employment for citizens stuck in a cycle of poverty?
The newness of the season is an inspiration (and, yes, a great excuse) to brighten up your home decor. We found a bouquet of floral touches to bring spring colors into your living space.
LANA COULDN'T hear well, but no one knew. No one knew how much the five-year-old girl read lips more than heard words. The school audiologist learned first. She wrote to Lana’s parents, telling them that Lana failed a hearing exam and…
A photo essay by Chris Edwards
The Planning Commission, the gatekeeper for land use in Charlotte, adopts language that for the first time emphasizes the need for affordable housing. Will that help solve the problem?
From Peru to China, Charlotte’s eight sister cities span the globe and have helped promote economic development and diplomacy for more than 50 years. Meet your international family.
The weekend-long shopping affair features Little King Art macrame planter workshops, The Dumpling Lady, craft cocktails, and HSM fitness classes, among other exciting extras.
A family moves South
THE TIME IS SET, and we are there. It’s a Saturday, or a Sunday, or during a weekday lunch break, in uptown or NoDa or South End. Clusters of folks are tapping furiously at their phones, a new kind of…
WHY IS IT so hard to ask for something? I asked my business communication students at Queens this question recently when we were discussing how to make routine requests. Often, students struggle with how to ask for what they want, and…
Nigeria intersects with Winston-Salem in a new novel
A west side native hopes to build a caring community
New university leader Clarence D. Armbrister on what he’s learned in the first few months of his tenure
Lost between city and county loopholes, one woman set out to make sure this west side resting place wasn’t forgotten
As developers close in on the west side, a group of residents explores what may be their only option
