Millennial Classic: Carey Leigh Evans
She mixes a Texas spirit with creative style
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Panthers 'Purrbacca' Shirts Raise $62,100
A nerdy idea nets big money for Greg Olsen's charity.
Opinion: Elegy for an Uptown Shoebox
The Charlotte Observer appears ready to leave its 45-year-old headquarters for space in the NASCAR Plaza tower—which is sad, kind of, but overdue.
Life Lessons: Frank Dominguez of WDAV
The general manager and content director for WDAV 89.9FM talks about spreading classical music across cultures and generations
Last Call With Ron Stodghill: One Man’s Trash
You never know what you’ll find at the Goodwill store
Talk of the Crown: A Glacier, a Stolen Banner, and the End of Philosopher's Stone
News, gossip, and other buzzworthy bits you may have missed this month
What School Segregation Looks Like
One teacher grew up in an integrated system and became the North Carolina’s teacher of the year. Now he wonders about the future for his students, who are growing up in an increasingly divided system
Family Ties at Hilliard Studio Method
How mother-daughter duo Liz Hilliard and Clary Hilliard Gray created a local fitness phenomenon
Four Downs with Panthers Linebacker Shaq Thompson
Carolina's first-round pick talks 7-Eleven and fried BBQ.
Opinion: 2015 Was Fear's Year
Can you remember a year when so many people were so afraid of so much?
9 Scents for the New Year
The new year offers a chance to discover a new fragrance. Here are nine scents to try in 2016, from essential oils to French perfume.
2015 Cracked Crown Awards
Each year, we give out awards for true stories you can’t possibly make up. We had some all-timers in Charlotte in 2015
Opinion: Branding Idiocy in Charleston
An overzealous staffer takes 'protecting the brand' to a ridiculous extreme.
Name That Neighborhood
Near the intersection of Park and Woodlawn, a group of established neighborhoods with modest homes has suddenly become cool, creating a small-scale identity crisis that has residents wondering: What do we call ourselves?
New Year, New Rules: Keeping Your Resolutions
IT'S THE SAME story every year: You’re going to lose weight (without giving up margaritas); you’re going to train for that marathon (OK, maybe half-marathon); you’re going to stop emptying your wallet (after the post-Christmas sales). Here are five tips…
Our 12 Most-Read Stories of 2015
FROM AN OBITUARY for an amusement park ride to a tour of Belmont, these are the 12 most-read stories of 2015 for Charlottemagazine.com. Which one was your favorite? 1. Obituary: Thunder Road Marking the demise of the popular Carowinds ride By Andy…
Four Downs with Panthers Safety Tre Boston
Why the defensive backs' part of the locker room is like NoDa.
Opinion: The Gold Line as Repayment of a Debt
You won't find it on anything official, but for west side residents, the Gold Line represents much more than just another way to get around town.
Heap Blame on Odell Beckham, But Panthers Aren't Completely Innocent
The latest NFL soap opera is overshadowing a 14-0 football team.
Opinion: The Solution to Gerrymandering
Yesterday's N.C. Supreme Court decision to uphold the state's district lines wasn't a surprise. But nationwide, support is growing for another solution to gerrymandering.
Four Downs with Panthers Fullback Mike Tolbert
1.) Read; 2.) Become hungry
Other Voices: The Lives of Charlotte Muslims
A glimpse of the lives of regular Muslim citizens living their lives in Charlotte, courtesy of WFAE.
Cam Newton Continues to Smile at Critics
Sometimes it's hard to keep track of what Cam Newton does wrong.
Opinion: The 'Sun-Sucking' Smear That Went Around the World
A piece of news about a proposed solar plant in tiny Woodland, N.C. went viral this week. But the fear of solar panels "sucking up the sun" wasn't why the town turned it down.
Opinion: For Charlotte Muslims, An Uneasy Night of Support For the Victims of San Bernardino
Local Muslim leaders helped organize a vigil for the San Bernardino massacre victims Friday at UNC Charlotte—at a time when anti-Muslim sentiment is peaking.
The Panthers' Potential Pro Bowl Surprise
Nice guy Joe Webb can do it all.
Four Downs with Panthers Safety Kurt Coleman
Carolina's interceptions leader talks snow and chimichangas.
Cam Newton Didn’t Change After His Accident. Everything Else Did.
There wasn't a line of demarcation. It's just called getting older.
