First and Last Words
A writer, a hermit, and Oreo cookies: The strange and sad tale of Cole Waddell's first magazine story
News + Opinion
On Checkered Tablecloths
EVERY OTHER FRIDAY or so, I eat lunch with my boss. You know Rick. His picture ran on this page for 15 years, during his time as the editor of this magazine. He became publisher and hired me two years ago.…
Charlotte's Long, Heartbreaking History of Failed Attempts to Lure Big Business
Shocking betrayals, fierce competition, whirlwind affairs—Charlotte’s relationship with corporations has the makings of a soap opera.
Best of the Best: Voters' Choice
LOGAN CYRUS Midwood Smokehouse won the Voters' Choice award for "Barbecue." Dining > Burger Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar 1626 East Blvd. > Barbecue Midwood Smokehouse 1401 Central Ave. > Pizza Libretto’s Pizzeria Multiple Locations > Fries Five Guys Burgers and Fries Multiple…
Best of the Best: Charlotte Diversions
> Music Festival for a Cause Drumstrong After his son survived bone cancer, Scott Swimmer found a way to help support cancer research and raise awareness: a giant, outdoor drum circle and music festival. This year, the ninth annual Drumstrong…
Best of the Best: Charlotte Beer
> New Concept Craft Growler Shop and Tasting Room Dan Davis’s idea was simple when he opened Craft with his wife, Alyson: Put all of his favorite things under one roof, and hope others will like them, too. And because…
Around Towns: Huntersville
The booming suburb where some sticks will never be burned for fuel, where some frogs will croak forever, and a one-of-a-kind sunflower is always right at home
Run Like Hell: Meredith Dolhare
Running saved her life. Now, she’s using the sport to help others heal
The Amazing Race: Dragon Boat Festival on Lake Norman
THERE'S A DRAGON head attached to the bow of the boat and a tail adorning the stern. Twenty rowers glide across the water in unison, following the beat of an onboard drummer. It takes strength, focus, and endurance to compete in…
Penny Loafers and Alligator Belts
A Charlotte native remembers when men had two places to shop for clothing in the city, and they were within a short stroll of each other on Tryon Street
Best of the Best: Charlotte Body + Soul
> Best Hot Yoga Arrichion Expert yogis and novices will enjoy Arrichion, tucked down a side street in South End. The classes, which run from 45 minutes to an hour, are challenging yet relaxing, and they’re typically filled with a…
Paper or Plastic: A Guide to Grocery Shopping in Charlotte
With Publix opening stores from Ballantyne to Cornelius and a Whole Foods planned uptown, the options for grocery shopping can be overwhelming. Whether you’re an avid coupon collector or dread pushing the shopping cart, these tips will help you navigate the aisles.
Way Out: Moving Out
Goodbye to you, Charlotte: Here’s to all the things I’ll miss and all the things I missed
The 2015 Best of the Best Awards
WAKE UP, SLEEPY POET. The BOBs are back in town, here to celebrate Charlotte, here to introduce you to the best things our city has to offer. Want to meet them? Of course you do. Carpe Diem, and all. They…
Stearns Ready to Make 20,000th Skydive
Six months after an accident left her grounded, the former US Army Golden Knight is on her way back up
Visions of the New South: Q&A With David Goldfield
ON APRIL 7, historian and UNC Charlotte professor David Goldfield, takes a look back on a century and a half of Charlotte history in his talk, “Visions of the New South—1860s and today,” at the Levine Museum of the New…
By the Numbers: Real Estate in Charlotte
Rising rents, hot neighborhoods for investors, and other facts you need to know about the real estate market this year.
Stacked City: Real Estate 2015
Home sales are down, rental prices are up, and everywhere you look in South End, a new apartment complex is rising. Charlotte is finally attracting legions of young professionals to its urban center, but that means some families are fleeing to the outskirts of town. The latest real estate boom raises an old question: Will we grow up, or out?
Works in Progress: Kids Making Art in Charlotte
When school budgets are tight, arts courses often are the first to be cut. But for many kids in Charlotte, art isn’t just a fun break from math or science—it gives them a place in the world
Ron Carlee's Charge: Deal With It
Charlotte City Manager Ron Carlee has had to handle a state attempt to seize control of the city’s airport, a hot-potato transit project, and an arrested mayor. He’s done so by getting to work, and remembering when times were far worse
The Story of Charlotte, Part 12: Blotting Out the Sun
Led by Hugh McColl and a motivated banking industry, Charlotte becomes the world-class city it’s always wanted to be. Or does it?
Atlanta Envy
The other Southern city’s growing fascination with being more like Charlotte
From North Carolina to Sundance: "Finders Keepers"
EIGHT YEARS AGO, two North Carolina men made national headlines because of an unusual custody dispute. It started with an auction of items inside a storage unit in Maiden, a small town west of Lake Norman. Shannon Whisnant opened up…
A Vessel of Song: Gene Kavadlo
The clarinetist is an ambassador for klezmer, the Jewish folk music of his youth
Stodghill Named Columnist
Former New York Times staff writer and Nieman Fellow will take over back-page duties
Chapel Hill
The home of America’s first public university belongs to us all because no matter where we went to school, we’re all in search of memories
Carolina Sandhills
Just south of the state line lies a nature-lover’s dream: acres of water, wildlife, and wonder
The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island
Lessons from the course that played host to the 2012 PGA Championship
