#discussclt - Continuing the Conversation: What Role Does Community Land Trust Have?
Join us at our next #discussclt event, June 22 at C3 Lab: What Happens When the Rent Gets Too Damn High?
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#discussclt - Continuing the Conversation: A Voice in How Our City Develops
Join us at our next #discussclt event, June 22 at C3 Lab: What Happens When the Rent Gets Too Damn High?
Kick Off Festival Season with Symphony in the Park
PACK A LAWN CHAIR, a picnic blanket, and a bottle of wine. Spread out on the wide, rolling lawn beside SouthPark Mall, where trees block the noise from passing traffic. You’ll see friends and neighbors, toddlers, teenagers. They all come out…
Last Call With Ron Stodghill: The City of Second Chances
With Patrick Cannon’s sentence more than halfway over, a look at Great Charlotte Comeback Stories
Editor's Note (June 2016): A Quarter’s Worth
HE GAVE US each a quarter before we went in, and we started the evening by rolling them along the padded armrest of the bar to see whose would go farther. The turning coins tumbled underneath the arms of various…
Opinion: Alma Adams' Pied-á-Terre Faux Pas
The June 7 Congressional primary was going to be a tough one anyway for incumbent Alma Adams. This weekend, she may have sealed her loss.
#discussclt - Continuing the Conversation: U.S. Cities With The Best/Worst Plans?
Join us at our next #discussclt event, June 22 at C3 Lab: What Happens When the Rent Gets Too Damn High?
Opinion: South Carolina's Government Problem
The State newspaper dissects the causes and effects of anti-government policy in South Carolina.
Q&A: Anthony Foxx’s New Mission
IN MARCH, U.S. Transportation Secretary and former Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx returned to Charlotte to launch a national dialogue about building road, rail, and other transportation systems that connect communities to economic opportunities. While he was here, he sat down…
Opinion: Unraveling the Rat's Nest of the 12th District Congressional Race
The story of what used to be the nation's most gerrymandered Congressional district—and the strange race to see who'll represent it.
Teacher to the Stars: Paul Nitsch
For nearly 40 years, a Queens University professor has helped pianists reach the world’s grandest stages
How Improv Helped Me Find My Own Character
A lost job, a lost relationship, and the class that pulled me through
Opinion: The HB2 'Deal' Ends With a Whimper—and Thanks
The Charlotte City Council removed a potential House Bill 2 compromise vote from its agenda Monday. Good call.
Opinion: An HB2 'Compromise'? Why?
Charlotte wouldn't benefit from repealing an ordinance that no longer exists as part of a deal with the people who killed it.
Talk of the Crown: HB2, Oprah Winfrey, and an Overdue VHS Tape
News, gossip, and other buzzworthy bits
Opinion: The McCrory Campaign's Brazen Braeburn Bullsh*t
Pat McCrory and other state leaders have attacked corporate boycotts and pullouts as hypocritical and bullying. So what's with the hostility toward a company that decided not to withdraw?
Join Us Sunday at Myers Park United Methodist Church for a Discussion—"Race, Youth and Football."
“This isn’t a story about a small town way out in the country where every store closes on game night. This is a story about a football team in the heart of the second-fastest growing big city in America,…
People! Stop Electing Stupid People!
The fruits (and veggies) of the Nanny State, according to two very stupid people.
The Arizona Evangelical Group Working In Tandem With HB2
It's hard to overstate how perfectly HB2 fits this Arizona nonprofit's mission and agenda.
Watch the Trailer for Cam Newton’s Nickelodeon Show
THE TRAILER for Cam Newton’s Nickelodeon show begins with a teaser: “Superstar quarterback Cam Newton is helping awesome kids take their dreams to the extreme.” And these aren’t just aspiring athletes. One kid wants to be a fashion designer; another…
Opinion: Why Sex Lies At the Heart of the HB2 Lawsuits
The U.S. government recognizes that genitals aren't the only determinant of gender. The state of North Carolina does not.
Opinion: Is There Any Room For Compromise on HB2?
Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts and legislative leaders Phil Berger and Tim Moore are discussing a deal on House Bill 2. But it's hard to see any room for compromise.
Editor's Note (May 2016): A Prince in His Own Right
PAT CONROY WROTE his first essay for Charlotte magazine in 1976, the same year he published The Great Santini, the novel based on his troubled childhood growing up with an abusive father. The essay, “South Toward Home: In Search of…
Opinion: Pat McCrory In the Fact-Free Refuge of Radio
If you're surprised that Pat McCrory chose the radio to spread a Springsteen falsehood, you just don't understand the medium.
2016 BOB Awards: Voter's Choice
DINING Results from online poll, February 22 - March 6 » Restaurant The Mandrake 333 W. Trade St. » New Restaurant The Mandrake 333 W. Trade St. » Burger Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar Multiple locations » Pizza Hawthorne’s NY Pizza Multiple locations » Salad Chopt Creative…
Opinion: The N.C.-DOJ Showdown Over HB2
The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday that House Bill 2 violates federal law, setting up a court fight sure to get people to the polls come November.
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