Around Towns: Beech Mountain
Just 125 miles from Charlotte, the highest incorporated town east of the Rockies feels like another land, especially in summer
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Room We Love: A Pretty Little Porch in Myers Park
Family-friendly living made comfortable at a patriotic home
Ron Green Jr.: A Look Back at Charlotte's Sports History
With the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow this month, a Charlotte native and longtime sportswriter reflects on the city’s growth as a sports town
Shopping: Country Club Cool
Dressing for the golf club, including this month's PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, doesn't have to mean stuffy. We put together two winning outfits for a day walking the fairways or relaxing in the clubhouse.
The Charlie Sifford Course: A Place for Everyone
Quail Hollow will receive all the national attention this month, but across town a nine-hole course with a remarkable history is named for golf legend Charlie Sifford—and it remains the course for everyone
Michael Graff Stepping Down as Editor of Charlotte Magazine
In the spring of 2013, I wrote a feature story for this magazine about the latest wave of growth in uptown. During the editing process, then-editor Rick Thurmond handed the story—and me—to his replacement as editor: a soft-spoken guy named…
Editor's Note (August 2017): Why We're Here
THE YOUNG MAN WALKED into the barbershop around the end of May, a few days after his release from the Mecklenburg County Jail. He was 18, and he’d served nine months for breaking into cars. He looked at the barber…
Life Lessons: Jim Nantz of CBS Sports
JIM NANTZ HAS GIVEN VOICE to the sports soundtrack of our lives. Since 1985, he has worked for CBS Sports, becoming the network’s most recognizable talent while calling many of the biggest sporting events in the world. Nantz debuted on…
Style: Webb and Dowd Simpson
Putts, prayers, and pranks
Charlotte Knights Become Charlotte Pitmasters Saturday
THIS WEEKEND, Charlotte Knights take on a new (but temporary) name: The Charlotte Pitmasters. The moniker is inspired by the history of BBQ in the city, and it'll be used for their game against the Gwinnett Braves. "Like so many ideas…
Charlotte’s Rising Murder Rate: A Discussion
A WFAE public conversation Tuesday on Charlotte’s rising homicide rate raised some uncomfortable questions, and answers, too.
Clean Juice Comes to South End
The spot recently opened its doors in South End, becoming the 62nd franchise to open across 10 states.
Charlotte Won’t Get Major League Baseball Anytime Soon
The city is decades away, despite the MLB commissioner’s interest
How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Black Jeep: A Charlotte Tale
FOR MANY MONTHS, I fought a silent battle. I work from home and often take a break around 10:30 a.m. and travel to my local coffee shop for my daily dose of caffeine. Last year, I began to notice that…
Last Call With Ron Stodghill: The Simpler Life Gets Faster
Is Charlotte still a slowed-down escape for Northern transplants?
Top Doctors 2017
The annual list you can’t live without
Style: Wedding Planner Anne Markey
At home, she put her creativity to work
Now Open: Inside the Ivey’s Hotel
Check into an uptown icon
Perspective: Watching for UFOS (Unfinished Objects)
A quilter gets creative about things unfinished
How North Carolina Became a Place to Unwind
THE SELLERS MOCKED the rich man who believed their land was worth something. This was the summer of 1895, and the Page brothers of Moore County unloaded more than 5,000 shaggy acres of Sandhills property to a soda fountain magnate from Boston…
How to Make an Allergy-Friendly Garden
BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES can cause ugly symptoms for allergy sufferers—especially in Charlotte, where cars and sidewalks turn yellow-green in the fall and spring. If the mere mention of gardening sends you straight to the medicine cabinet for an antihistamine, there is…
How Heist Brewery Became a Leader in Charlotte Beer
How Heist went from an afterthought in the city’s craft beer scene to producing the best beer in town
3 Best Bets to Celebrate Fourth of July in Charlotte
BREAK OUT YOUR patriotic clothing, grab a flag, and head outside this month for Fourth of July festivities. In honor of America’s birthday, here’s a list of the best bets around the city. Carowinds July 3-5 Active, inactive, or retired military…
Why Police ‘Get Away With It’
Nearly 33 years ago, Charlotte police injured a man they incorrectly suspected of robbery. The law that emerged from that case helps explain why cops who hurt and kill people while on duty escape conviction.
Inside A Medical Mission from Charlotte to Cuba
This spring, dozens of volunteers went to Cuba to perform pro bono joint replacements. Their rare collaboration helped 44 hopeful Cubans take their first steps on new legs
22 Hours Between Press Conferences, Three Dead
After another round of murders in an increasingly violent year in Charlotte, CMPD and chief Kerr Putney search for answers in an 11-year-old task force report
Editor's Note (July 2017): One Lesson From Atlanta
WE HAD A PLATE of deviled eggs on the table when Ron Stodghill told me the theory that led to his column on this month’s back page. Charlotte, he said, was once an escape for him. He lived here in…
Life Lessons: Cheryl Pletcher of Carolina Comfort Coalition
The founder of Serenity House tries to bring dignity to dying
