A Writer Reflects on Moments Shared with Billy Graham
And how that personal touch is part of the minister's legacy
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Inside Men's Boutique The House of LeMond
A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, Charlotte’s downtown was a shopping destination anchored by large department stores: Belk, Efird’s, and Ivey’s. Today, restaurants and bars take up most of the shrunken retail space, a drawback for attracting residents. When LeMond Hart agreed to…
BGEA Releases Ceremony, Funeral Plans for Graham
BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION has released information for both private and public events following the death of the Rev. Billy Graham. There will be a funeral motorcade on Saturday that will move Graham's body from the Billy Graham Training Center…
The Faithful: Scenes from the Billy Graham Library
Graham’s followers mourn his death by recalling their intersections with his inspirational life
Rev. Billy Graham: 1918-2018
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association A PACKED VENUE somewhere, anywhere in the world, the evangelist commanding a mammoth stage. His hair flowing down his collar, turning silver in later years, he invites the masses to come forward, accept Christ and find…
Billy Graham: From Here to Heaven, a Timeline
Ninety-nine years ago, a Graham boy was born on a dairy farm just outside of the Charlotte city limits. Now, we look back on his most incredible life.
Longtime YMCA Staffers Found Home—and Each Other—at Summer Camp
Life lessons from Kaye and Bill Carraway
Inside the Changing Retail Landscape of Charlotte
From its iconic department store to temporary boutiques, Charlotte’s scene is evolving—fast
A Look Inside the Last Showing at the Park Terrace Theater
Trippy carpet, a beloved theater, and lessons about uncool Charlotte
Dwight Howard Talks Style
The Charlotte Hornets big man is still learning his way around the city, but he’s already comfortable in suits or sweats
Spring Fashion Preview 2018
Get ready for spring with bold silhouettes and saturated hues
Can Doing the Elizabeth-Born #ALSPepperChallenge Actually Help ALS Patients?
The ALS Pepper Challenge is a hotter take on the Ice Bucket Challenge of 2014—and it was started by an Elizabeth resident. Here's what you need to know about the challenge, where your donation money is going, and why we still haven't cured ALS.
Interview: Taiwo Jaiyeoba
A one-on-one with Charlotte’s new planning director about the long-awaited zoning rewrite, Charlotte’s potential, and how Sesame Street influenced his planning philosophy.
Laura Vinroot Poole on 20 Years Fashioning a City
As her SouthPark boutique Capitol marks two decades, she puts her coveted seal of approval on her hometown
3 Reader-Submitted Charlotte Love Stories
EARLIER THIS MONTH, we published Jared Misner’s story "A Charlotte Love Story—and the Charlotte Bars Where It Unfolded." In it, he chronicled his love story with his fiancé, Nate, through the lens of the bars they’ve frequented. He ended the piece…
A Charlotte Love Story—and the Charlotte Bars Where It Unfolded
Nate, I’m marrying you in nine months, but I’m not sure I’ll ever love you more than the morning after you carried me out of The Blind Pig, over your shoulder, the whole bar cheering my ceremonious forced exit. You…
Perspective: Social Change Is Slow, But Small Steps Add Up
DRINKING STRAWS are such small things—cheap, lightweight, plastic, designed to be used once and then thrown away. They’re convenient, for sure. And I definitely spill less often in the car when my drink has a lid and a straw. But…
Style: Accessories Designer Maggie Gavigan Smith
She keeps her Southern sensibilities
Book Spotlight: Katherine Faw's Ultraluminous
A Wilkesboro native’s new novel presents a character in sparse prose
Editor's Note (February 2018): Honest Conversations
WE WERE SITTING in our Plaza Midwood kitchen with a cheese plate. There were some bourbon bottles for sampling on the table, and a freshly uncorked pinot noir. My parents were in town visiting from New York (the state, not…
Along the Way with Michael Graff: The Last of the Roses
Who ever wanted a concrete garden?
Shopping: Love Letter Supplies
EVERYONE LOVES to receive something special by mail, which is why we’ll never fully give up writing real letters on real paper. Personalized stationery is just the way to send a piece of you to the ones you love. Custom…
Caregivers Fill the Spaces Families Often Can’t
I LEANED OVER his shoulder and spoke in the tone of a parent talking to a toddler: “Dad, this is Sophia. She’s gonna stay with you tonight.” He squinted at her. “Hi,” he said. “I’m Fred.” My father’s had several strokes,…
Inside the Partnership Between Aldersgate and ourBRIDGE for KIDS
Two communities and two generations leaning on each other
Planning Ahead: A Guide to Aging (and the Decisions That Accompany It)
FOR HER JOB as a registered nurse and co-owner of Care Weavers, Cindy Hostetler helps families decide how best to navigate the often overwhelming world of eldercare. She explains the differences between nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. She discusses the…
Ramona Holloway and Her Mom Wheezy on Mutual Caregiving
LOGAN CYRUS Ramona Holloway built a home where she lives with her mom, Louise “Wheezy” Glover, and their dog, Henri. RAMONA HOLLOWAY IS best known as half of the 107.9 The Link radio duo Matt and Ramona, but she’s part…
As ‘Silver Tsunami’ Hits, Agencies Serving Older Adults Play Catch-Up
FOUR YEARS AGO, Stephen Phillips and his wife, Barbara, finally heeded their adult daughters’ pleas—just short of commands—to move near one of them. The Phillipses were native Northeasterners who lived in Connecticut. One daughter lives in Denver, the other in…
Charlotte Nonprofit Takes Aim at Financial Literacy
The other night, over cheap domestic beer, I was chatting with a friend about money. She’s not rich. Neither am I. But we both grew up in middle-class households, where it was assumed that at some point, well before adulthood,…
