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Belmont’s Metamorphosis
It may have been Charlotte’s most violent neighborhood a generation ago. Now, despite traces of those old days, things are looking up. But are they looking up too much, and too quickly?
Life Lessons: Greg Olsen
A football player second, a father first
Meet Charlotte Magazine's New Publisher
Garrett Heaberlin hadn’t moved into his new home in Charlotte—hadn’t even officially started as Charlotte magazine’s new publisher—before he began setting up meetings with potential partners. He’s not the kind of guy who wastes time. Heaberlin, 44, succeeds Richard Thurmond,…
Newsmakers: Richard Thurmond
NEXT MONTH, For the first time in 21 years, Richard Thurmond will not be on the masthead at Charlotte magazine. In September, he stepped down as publisher of the publication he joined in 1995 to accept a job with Charlotte…
Editor's Note (November 2016): A Week in September
I HAD ANOTHER BUNCH of words written here about a week ago. But that was before. They were half-decent words, too, about a very decent man, our publisher, Richard Thurmond, who helped build Charlotte magazine into what it is today.…
Opinion: Welcome to the Cauldron, Marcus Jones
Incoming Charlotte City Manager Marcus Jones started well out of the gate Wednesday, quickly addressing the post-Keith Scott landscape. It turns out that he has some experience with a city managing police shootings.
#DiscussCLT: Is Charlotte a Good City For Entrepreneurs?
The latest #DiscussCLT event, and the last of 2016, centered on Making Things Happen in Charlotte. But how friendly is Charlotte toward newcomers who want to do that?
Editor's Note (October 2016): Natural Instincts
THE FIRST TIME I saw a deer in the woods, I raised a single-shot 20-gauge and took aim. I was nine or 10 years old and had a half-decent shot after a few months of target practice in the woods…
LISTEN: #DiscussCLT Podcast: Episode 4
Cartoonist Dustin Harbin and XOXO's Matt Cosper talk storytelling one more time
Four Downs With Panthers Linebacker A.J. Klein
A Q&A with the guy fans mistake for "LUUUKE."
Marriott Bets Big on Charlotte
The hotel chain will use an uptown hotel as a global test lab
Raising a City Kid to Love Wildlife
I GREW UP IN THE MOUNTAINS of West Virginia. It wasn’t strange to encounter deer, turtles, snakes, and a stray garden hose that we de nitely thought was a snake for a second there. Now my wife and I live…
Opinion: All You Need to Know From the McCrory-Cooper Debate
Pat McCrory continues to support Donald Trump for president. Need to know anything else?
Opinion: I Need a Minute To Talk About Trees
Hope springs temporarily in Charlotte's Tree Ordinance Mitigation Fund, because you have to find it where you can these days.
Four Downs With Panthers Receiver Kelvin Benjamin
From his favorite BBQ place to his love of scary movies.
Charlotte Magazine Gets a Redesign *VIDEO
In our September issue, we unveiled a redesigned Charlotte magazine, with a new look and new sections and the same great storytelling and photography you’ve come to expect from us. The process took nearly a year and countless hours of…
Yes, Charlotte's Climate Is Changing
Why you should believe it, even if you don't believe it
Opinion: Where Was the City Manager?
During the Keith Scott shooting and awful aftermath, Ron Kimble was backstage, a victim of and accomplice to timing and circumstance.
Shared Space: A Photo Essay of Wildlife in Charlotte
ANDAR SAWYERS A fawn stares out from the woods in the early evening in Sardis Hills. ANDAR SAWYERS A doe trots across a yard in the Sardis Hills neighborhood. ANDAR SAWYERS Fun fawn facts: The average fawn can stand within…
LISTEN: #DiscussCLT Podcast: Episode 3
Cartoonist Dustin Harbin and XOXO's Matt Cosper talk storytelling
Inside Quail Hollow Club's Great Big Makeover
The home of next year’s PGA Championship isn’t just a golf course. It’s a rare green space in a growing city, and the people in charge of it don’t take that responsibility lightly
Last Call With Ron Stodghill: Sandwich City
In defense of the unfussy, almighty meal on the go
What Birds Tell Us About Charlotte's Health
With homes and businesses overtaking Mecklenburg County’s available land, some bird species are displacing others, leaving behind a less diverse population. One conservation biologist and his team are monitoring the changes—and what they mean for the county’s overall environmental health
City Vs. Nature: What Coyotes Tell Us About Our Place in the World
I RAN WITH the coyote at dawn. She’d come slinking out of the trees yellow-eyed, sleek, and nimble. I was drinking tea, wandering the hardwood floors of my house barefoot when I saw her through a window—chasing one of my…
Four Downs With Panthers Linebacker Luke Kuechly
The NFL's best middle linebacker is into ... Adele?!
Keith Scott: What We Know—And What We Don’t
The latest on the investigation into Scott’s shooting after days of protests, unrest, and questions
Charlotte Protests: How We Got Here
A timeline, from the late 1800s to today
