Essay: The End of Eastland Mall
The demolition of a massive mall, and other things I forgot to love enough
News + Opinion
Eagle Eye: Dena Diorio
She has an open attitude and a talent for slashing budgets. Can she fix Mecklenburg County government?
The Routes We Choose
From the executive editor
Our Roads, Our Story
The stories behind the streets that define our city
Spring Arts Preview 2014
What to see and do during the second half of the season
Heroin in Charlotte
Alex Uhler was a straight-A student, an Eagle Scout, and earned a black belt in Taekwondo. And he was a heroin addict. Why are kids like him, from Charlotte’s wealthy neighborhoods and good schools, turning to the deadliest drugs?
Charlotte in the news: Breweries, celebrity chefs, the Onion, and where the poor stay poor
Breweries, celebrity chefs, the Onion, and where the poor stay poor
Hey Twitter, @Zimmerman is not George Zimmerman
A mild-mannered man from Charlotte is being mistaken for another, more infamous Zimmerman. When will it stop?
Duke, coal ash, and "cleaning up all that"
A year ago, Jim Rogers said Duke would clean up Charlotte's coal ash ponds. We're still waiting
You People Really Like The Booty Loop
New data shows the most popular places for runners in Charlotte, along with something else.
The Online Menu At This Restaurant Is Just Random Latin Words
Three years ago, a cafe created a page for entrees, appetizers and more, but never deleted the filler text.
The Light Factory's Revival
Photography and film museum moves to Plaza Midwood
Ronald Carter: Minister of Education
The president of Johnson C. Smith University looks for new ways to fund the school by helping needy students
A Walk Through Time: A History of Charlotte Venues
A timeline of our favorite places to see live music
Best Bets for February
Your best bets on what to see and do in Charlotte
Great Minds: UNCC and Winthrop University Professors Shine
2013 was a productive year for local scholars. Charlotte-area professors helped solve historical mysteries about slavery and life in ancient Jerusalem. Here’s a look at what they found and what they’re still hoping to uncover
Matrimony: To Have And To Hold
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the banjo and drums and harmonies and Charlotte’s next best music hope. But Matrimony sings much more than love songs
Money Ball: CIAA Week
Analyzing the tournament—and everything that comes with it
Prescription: Music
When nothing else works, a Queens University program proves that sound might be the most effective medicine
Rodney Barber's Street Stage
You may not know him, but you’ve probably heard his voice. Follow Charlotte’s favorite street performer as he reels in his audience, one passerby at a time
Way Out: The Hearing Game
Before we discover our favorite music, it must discover us. And that can be a noisy process
Wesley Heights: On the Dividing Line
Neighborhood straddles the line between uptown and the west side
Music City, N.C.
From the executive editor
Around Towns: Waxhaw
Historic buildings, a pedestrian bridge, and a debate over a presidential birthplace are just a few of the treasures in this small town
An Untrapped Mind: D.I. von Briesen
He’s 6-foot-6, CPCC faculty, an inventor, veteran of the Army and a New Mexico commune, Caucasian Muslim, and a computer geek. He never met a boundary he wouldn’t cross, and he wants the world to rethink what it can use as a home by joining him in his box
Waiting for the Miracle on the Hudson
Sometimes, perspective is worth waiting for.
Batkid and Coach Jack, the 49ers and the Panthers, and everything but Ric Flair
What young boys can teach us about being adults
Panthers’ McDermott Awaits Next Big Hit
He was a champion wrestler in high school. But he loved football. Now, Sean McDermott is on the verge of claiming some of the NFL’s biggest prizes
