The Shooting Next Door
How a stay-at-home mom’s life changed when an eight-year-old found a gun
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Charlotte Sports Teams Are Celebrating the '90s
LOGAN CYRUS IN 2016, the 1990s prevail as the go-to decade for inducing nostalgia. Listicles count the ways you know you’re a ‘90s kid. Cinema is rife with throwbacks and remakes of films such as Point Break and Jumanji. And…
Four Ways to Stick With a Healthier Diet
DIETING CAN create a desire for quick fixes and unsustainable choices. When you don’t see instant results or can’t make them last, you get frustrated. Jennifer Brunelli, a registered dietician, is familiar with this cycle. She’s the sports dietician and…
Last Call With Ron Stodghill: Bling in Banktown
Thoughts on an art installation, a local rapper, and the lure of money and street cred
Opinion: So It Passed. Now What?
For supporters of Charlotte's nondiscrimination ordinance changes, the good news: They passed. The bad news: The legislature will undo them. The better news: Long-term, this still matters.
Talk of the Crown: The Panthers' Secret Weapon, the Ice Apocalypse, and Code Orange
News, gossip, and other buzzworthy bits you may have missed this month
Opinion: Trump's S.C. Win: A Theory
Donald Trump's victory in the South Carolina primary isn't the puzzler you might think it is.
Opinion: Paranoia Strikes Deep
As City Council LGBT protection vote nears, a reminder of the risk: nothing
John Oliver on Voter ID: 'Why Are We Doing This?'
'In terms of pointless crimes, it’s right up there with forging a Bed Bath & Beyond coupon.'
The Fog of SCOTUS
The N&O tries, and fails, to gauge how Justice Scalia's death will affect the N.C. redistricting case.
Five Inches or Not?
People were saying Charlotte would get five inches of snow Monday. We're probably not going to get five inches of snow Monday. An aggravated Brad Panovich explains.
Recapping a Season's Worth of 'Four Downs'
There was a runaway restaurant winner.
Panthers Patient With Cam Newton's Rough Edges
Coach Rivera on star quarterback's post-Super Bowl press conference: "Don’t take a snapshot—take the whole album."
A Quiet Conversation with Cam Newton
Remembering a quiet one-on-one interview with the Panthers quarterback, just months before the season that ended with the interview seen 'round the world
The Most Important Paragraph In the Gerrymandering Ruling
One paragraph from the federal court ruling yesterday that declares North Carolina's redistricting map unconstitutional tidily sums up why gerrymandering has become an intolerable problem.
Four Downs with Panthers Center Ryan Kalil
West Coast kid talks California, Charlotte and Cowbell.
The House(s) That Tony Zeiss Built
Community colleges don't get much respect. But Central Piedmont does, mainly because of Tony Zeiss.
Letter from the Editor: Originals, Remastered
THE CRAZIEST MAN in Charlotte in 2005 opened a record store the day after Thanksgiving. Here was Scott Wishart, living in a city that was booming, and his grand plan was to open Lunchbox Records, a store in which the main…
How to Help Kisha Dawkins
One family's story led many readers to offer assistance
Club Shiznit Keeps Panthers Out of Trouble
Not your typical Super Bowl party.
Last Call With Ron Stodghill: Tough Talk
When father confronts his son, the son never forgets
The Unclean In the Bathroom
Charlotte officials held a public forum last night to talk about the non-discrimination ordinance. What, if anything, did it accomplish?
Every Super Bowl Bet Between Charlotte and Denver Ever
THE FRIENDLY Super Bowl bet between cities is a tradition that inspires the weirdest and hokiest challenges imaginable. When Ed Rendell was governor of Pennsylvania, he had to sing the national anthem at a Boston Celtics game against the Philadelphia…
The Conversation Issue: How to Solve It
Policy experts explain how they would address four of the main factors that contribute to Charlotte’s lack of economic mobility, and one major philanthropist talks about how to give back
Can Conversations About Charlotte Actually Help Charlotte?
From the Conversation Issue
The One Paragraph That Sums Up the Problem with Voter ID
Closing arguments in the federal trial over North Carolina's voter ID law will start tomorrow. Clear away the legalese, and you're left with a simple fact.
Four Downs with Panthers Tight End Ed Dickson
Country music fan? Country music fan.
Our Old Dog: An Essay
What we learned from a yellow Lab mix named Fred
