Inside Charlotte’s Jewish Film Festival
In its 14th year, the event is a hot ticket
News + Opinion
A Look Inside Ritz-Carlton's Salt Room
BREATHE IN, and you can feel the salinity of the air in the Ritz-Carlton uptown’s salt room coating your tongue. Warm lights behind walls made of pink Himalayan salt blocks infuse the air with salt, a natural antimicrobial that’s believed…
Room We Love: New Vintage on Hopedale
KATIE EMMONS’ PENCHANT for clean and classic design is what attracts most of her like-minded clients. The Myers Park-based designer has been transforming interiors since 1995, and when a couple moved out of a Cape Cod-style home in Connecticut and came…
Twerking Yoga? Yes, It's a Thing.
Meet the woman behind Chakti
Around Towns: Exploring Hickory
Here, craftsmanship keeps industry alive
PHOTOS: Scenes from the 2018 Charlotte Women's March
THE SECOND Charlotte Women's March filled uptown on Saturday, with thousands packing First Ward Park. Below, you'll find scenes from the day, from speakers such as Mayor Vi Lyles and Rep. Carla Cunningham to the signs and crowds that moved through the…
Opinion: A Place for Everyone at the Women's March
I'VE NEVER BEEN much of a yeller. The idea of taking part in a protest or a march made me uncomfortable; I thought they were for those who have the confidence to shout their beliefs proudly. I’ve always preferred putting my words in…
#discussCLT Podcast: Episode 31, Basal Coffee at LaCa Projects
ON THIS EPISODE, we talk to Bryce Laguer, the man behind the new coffee project at LaCa Projects: Basal Coffee. Hear what Laguer and LaCa director Neely Verano are trying to do with this venture in FreeMoreWest—and how the spot came…
The Failed Amazon Bid and Charlotte’s Achilles Heel
Charlotte’s pride took a hit Thursday morning when the city was excluded from the list of potential sites for Amazon’s eastern headquarters. But the reason for the exclusion isn’t hard to figure out.
PHOTOS: Charlotte's First Snow Day of 2018
PHOTOGRAPHER LOGAN CYRUS captured scenes across the city on Wednesday, as snow continued to accumulate. Charlotte schools, offices, and even Mecklenburg County ABC stores closed for the day. See the first "Snow Day" of the year captured through his lens below.
Wrestling the Fake News Monster
A panel of local journalists took part Thursday in a discussion at the Levine Museum of the New South. How have digital media and charges of ‘fake news’ changed how reporters report, and consumers consume?
Style Q&A: The Married Team Behind Gregory Sylvia
IN 2009, Greg and Terri Pope married on the campus of Queens University—he’s an artist from Georgia, and she’s a financial services professional from eastern North Carolina. They dreamed of owning their own business, and by the next year, they had…
The First Week of 2018: A Drive-Through
The slow progress of the Leading On Opportunity council; another head-shaker from Pittenger; why officials should proceed with caution on taxpayer subsidies for the Panthers.
Editor's Note (January 2018): The Backdrops of Our Memories
I WAS SITTING outside of a D.C. pizza place with my mom, waiting for a table on a chilly day sometime between winter and spring in 2011 when I told her about this guy at work. I had recently been…
Room We Love: An On-Trend Kitchen in Concord
Cabinets The homeowners were originally leaning toward gray cabinetry, but designer Meredith Beregovski of Georgia Street Design nudged them toward this rich navy, “Black Blue” by Farrow & Ball. “The homeowners wanted something classic but (which) still made a…
Along The Way With Michael Graff: Cold Nights, Warm Feelings
The neighborhood restaurant is no place for facing life’s biggest questions
Corkbuzz’s Sommeliers Can Decode Your Wine Preferences
I REALLY THOUGHT I liked Malbec wines. I told Laura Maniec, master sommelier and owner of Corkbuzz in SouthPark, this when we started my wine profile session. The sessions are $35 and last about 45 minutes, and are usually held…
Our 12 Most-Read Stories of 2017
FROM THE TOP SUBURBS around Charlotte to deeply personal essays, this year’s most-read stories are a diverse collection of topics and approaches to telling the city’s story. Which one was your favorite? 1. Charlotte's 12 Best Suburbs: 2017 The definitive,…
Perspective: Winter Cheer
Rooting for others to succeed instead of fail
Cheer In the Panthers’ Week of Strife
In as turbulent a week as the Carolina Panthers has ever endured, star running back Jonathan Stewart delivers some holiday warmth to autistic children.
2017 In Review: Public Life
It was a weird, chaotic year in Charlotte’s public life. All the issues seemed in transit, halfway between realization and resolution.
Life Lessons: Felix Sabates
Before he bought a NASCAR team, the Cuban-American businessman parked cars
Cracked Crowns: 2017
Many things happened in, around, or to folks in Charlotte that made us cringe in 2017. Fortunately, some things also happened that made us cringe slightly less. These are those things
Eastover Townhome Merges Function, Elegance
FIVE YEARS AGO, Kim O’Neill went to visit her daughter, Kendra, in Michigan for a few days. When she returned home, her husband had a surprise for her. “We’re moving,” Mike O’Neill said. “There’s a place called The Cottages.” Top: The…
The Untold Story of Sonic Man, Charlotte's Superhero
Meet the woman behind the legend
What Happens to Charlotte's 'Drug Babies'
Every three weeks, opioids kill as many Americans as did the 9/11 attacks. Even more users cycle between addiction and treatment, their lives defined by the blurry, shaky minutes that fill the gap from one hit to the next. When addicts relapse, go to jail, or overdose, what happens to the kids left behind?
Jerry Richardson to Sell Carolina Panthers
Founding owner faces sexual misconduct allegations
Before + After: A Home Overlooking Carmel Country Club
ASHLEY MANNING WAS PREGNANT when she and her husband decided to purchase and renovate a home in south Charlotte. The home overlooks Carmel Country Club, but with a design stuck in the 1970s, it needed some serious updating to become…
