IT WAS JUST a city block, west and east and north and south of other city blocks, until the summer of 2014, when people showed up night after night, 687,715 of them in all by season’s end—the best attendance in…
During the early 1900s, Charlotte becomes the largest city in the state. Skyscrapers, some as tall as 11 stories, form the first skyline. But growth also brings disease, class wars, and gunfire on city streets
As he closes in on 80 years old, a banking legend continues to show Charlotte the way
From the executive editor
I thought I knew Charlotte, and then I had a kid here
ON THE CORNER of Pecan Avenue and Bay Street is a redbrick building that’s home to a fourth-generation construction business. Unlike some of its neighbors in Elizabeth, Foard Construction Co. is set back from the road and does not have…
Bankers. Bar-hoppers. Drug runners? As the holiday party season approaches, one writer sets out to explore the new world of ridesharing
After four years, three states, and countless struggles, one couple is finally married
At a time when everybody—politicians, teachers, parents, students—points to what’s wrong with the education system, our Charlottean of the Year is determined to show us what’s right
Safety Thomas DeCoud will try to help the Panthers keep their playoff hopes alive Sunday against his former team.
Cam Newton is playing hurt, but he and the Panthers would feel a lot better if they snap out of their two-month funk on Sunday.
Jason Avant spent his first eight seasons with the Eagles. The Panthers signed him this spring to help young players like Kelvin Benjamin.
The Panthers will try to salvage their season in their second straight nationally televised game.
The uptown landmark was built in 1914
On the eve of their nationally televised game with the Saints, the Panthers share their thoughts about Wednesday's return of the Hornets.
The Panthers have won just once in the last six weeks, but they could make a big move in their division Thursday night.
Our city, for all it gives us, tries to keep some things to itself—stories we’ve never heard, places we’ve never been, art we might’ve missed, people we’ve probably passed, and food we have to find. WRITE THIS DOWN A wooden…
Members of the newly renamed team share some of their favorite things
Andrew Norwell, the Panthers guard nicknamed 'All-Yell,' shied away from talking much this week.
Letter from the executive editor
Another bombshell dropped on the UNC athletic department this week, but Panthers safety Tre Boston is different from those in the latest report.
The mills bring growth and the city expands, giving Charlotteans the freedom to live in such faraway places as the new neighborhood of Dilworth. But after a series of political fights, many residents will soon feel the full grip of oppression
Many large local arts organizations and shows are setting records. Big money is pouring into a major fundraising campaign led by Hugh McColl. But the news isn’t good everywhere. Smaller companies are struggling, with some even shutting down. Can Charlotte sustain both?
A special investigative report
Where west Charlotte activists meet uptown’s power players
When reporters need analysis of the Tillis-Hagan race—or any other political matter, really—they call him. So how did this bow tie-wearing, statistics-loving, Southern politics-following academic from Clemson become everybody’s go-to source?
How a former high school drum major rescued the annual event
Panthers kicker Graham Gano, punter Brad Nortman and long snapper J.J. Jansen are in their third season together, but their three-way bond makes it seem like they've been around each other a lot longer.
