Opinion: Another Way To Look At the Urban-Rural Split in North Carolina
North Carolina cities keep growing, in part at rural areas' expense. What might that mean for our politics?
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2016 BOB Awards: Shop!
Best of style and shopping
2016 BOB Awards: Play!
Best of beer, cocktails, nightlife, & going out
“Damn you, Bruce. And Damn This Stupid Government.”
What Springsteen’s canceled concert means for North Carolina. It’s more than just a lost weekend.
2016 BOB Awards: Eat!
The best of food and dining
2016 BOB Awards: Live!
The best of family, fitness, and living well
The House That Women Built
Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build now reaches across the globe, but the first home is still in Charlotte, and the first owner still lives there
Opinion: The Only Good Bet for the Eastland Mall Site
East side residents wanted the Charlotte City Council to hold out for a 'wow factor' private development for the Eastland Mall property instead of a school. Sadly, the private wow is happening elsewhere.
The 2016 Best of the Best Awards
319 Reasons to Love Charlotte
Talk of the Crown: The Future of the Double Door Inn, Google Fiber, and the Hornets in Miami
News, gossip, and other buzzworthy bits
Step Off the Treadmill: Low-Impact Alternatives
If joint pain limits your exercise routine, consider these activities
Opinion: What Part of 'Keep Our State Straight' Don't You Get?
Yesterday, GOP attorney general candidate and Senator Buck Newton called for 'keep[ing]' our state straight,' then claimed it wasn't a gay reference. What a cunning linguist.
Last Call with Ron Stodghill: Is the American Dream Possible in Charlotte?
Take a walk in neighborhoods that look like the future—and reconsider those that look like the past
Time Capsule: Hall's Clock Shop in Plaza Midwood
Small store holds out for four decades in a rapidly changing neighborhood
Opinion: HB2 and Where We Go From Here
The General Assembly will not repeal any of House Bill 2. That's apparent. That sends the entire matter where it was headed all along: the federal courts.
The Future of Our Schools: Two Perspectives
THIS MONTH, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board will vote on whether to change its student assignment plan for the 2017-2018 school year. The board reviews its assignment policies every six years; this year, it has focused on concerns that the area’s…
Opinion: A Court's Rejection of HB2's 'Accommodation' Ruse
A federal court ruling Tuesday in a Virginia transgender boy's lawsuit against his school system has plenty of ramifications for House Bill 2. Here's just one.
10 (Completely Fake) Headlines That Would Result In Immediate Repeal of HB2
Groups ranging from Pearl Jam to PayPal have pulled out of plans they made for North Carolina, and state governments from Vermont to Washington have banned travel here. Still, many North Carolina lawmakers are holding firm in their stance against…
Opinion: The Core HB2 Argument That Won't Hold Water
Police report cases of sexual predators in bathrooms, true. But there's no evidence LGBT 'bathroom laws' make it easier for them. That's the difference.
Opinion: The HB2 Disagreements No 'Dialogue' Can Resolve
No amount of conversation will resolve these two fundamental disagreements between supporters and opponents of House Bill 2.
Gen-One Charlotte Director Talks Next Steps After SEED20 Win
IAN JOYCE was one of ten non-profit leaders to take the Knight Theater stage this week for SEED20 OnStage, from Social Venture Partners. The event resembles the TV show Shark Tank, in which business owners give quick pitches to garner…
Opinion: McCrory's Near-Meaningless HB2 Order
Pat McCrory's HB2 executive order Tuesday seems at first like an olive branch. It's not—and its primary target is Roy Cooper.
HB2: Full Coverage of the N.C. Law
A roundup of our coverage of the controversial law
A Clarification on HB2 and N.C. Courts
In a post Monday, I overstated the kinds of employment discrimination claims in state courts that a provision of House Bill 2 prohibits.
Letter from the Editor (April 2016): A Game of Chance
A FEW HOURS before my first interview for this job, I ate a turkey sandwich at Common Market with one of the two people I knew in Charlotte, former Charlotte magazine back-page columnist Jeremy Markovich. I’d worked with Jeremy for…
#DiscussCLT: Where To Start a Conversation About Charlotte's Future
The latest in the #DiscussCLT series: growth by design. We can choose how Charlotte looks. What choices do we make, and how do we start?
Opinion: Republicans' Schoolyard Reaction to PayPal
Republican reactions to PayPal's withdrawal from Charlotte over House Bill 2 rolled in all day. They might as well have come from schoolchildren.
Opinion: PayPal's Cancelled Transaction
PayPal's cancellation of its plans to open a 400-job operations center in Charlotte may be just the beginning of an economic tsunami for North Carolina.
