The Week's Inanity: Mecklenpope!
Somebody asked if someday, a pope could come from our area. That is so Charlotte of us.
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The Week's Inanity: The Most Awkward Hug Ever, Looping For Your Pleasure
It's probably not fair to spread a context-free GIF of the McCrory/Foxx bro hug, but I CAN'T STOP WATCHING IT.
The Week's Inanity: Billy Graham photo hunt!
Seven things we saw in the governor's photo op with North Carolina's alleged Favorite Son.
Into the Wild
Seven brag-worthy trips for adventurous travelers (and their not-so-adventurous companions)
Senioritis
A Mooresville businessman takes on AARP
How to Pull Off Wearing a Fedora
Actually, I have no idea. But that doesn’t mean I’m giving up
Seller's Market?
Bidding wars have returned to Charlotte, but that doesn’t mean the market has fully recovered
Campus Crush
Why graduate schools are converging uptown and attracting students in droves
Land of Perpetual Spring
Metrolina Greenhouses cultivates 162 acres of plants and flowers year-round
NoDa 4.0
From mill village to crime-ridden and blighted to avant-garde arts district to ... what? As NoDa, full of new bars but precious few art galleries, enters its next phase, is it still an arts district? To the people of NoDa, the answer is ... “Yes”
US Airways is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful airline I've ever known in my life
The world's biggest airline-elect is just wonderful, I tell you.
Meet Milwaukee, Charlotte's Midwestern Twin
This spring, escape to Milwaukee, which, as it turns out, is a lot like Charlotte
Center for Americana Music at Spirit Square in Charlotte?
Why not transform Charlotte's Spirit Square into a one-of-a-kind center for Americana music?
The McRib of Social Media Movements
Why the Hornets-Bobcats name debate is a debate between social media reality and actual reality.
Charlotte's Hidden History
Revealing little-known historical facts about the Queen City
Local Memories
Personal accounts from Charlotte's past
Clearing the Air
June Blotnick is waging an anti-smog crusade
Justice Deferred
A grand jury indicted Jerry Lee Brooks on charges that he committed a series of rapes in Charlotte—more than 30 years ago. If a conviction follows, it will be the highest profile—and most bizarre—victory for CMPD’s groundbreaking sexual assault cold case
Cheers! A Guide to the Local and Craft Beer Scene in Charlotte
Local beer is the toast of the town right now, and the craze shows no signs of slowing. Can the Queen City become Craft Beer City?
Best Bets February 2013
Your best bets of what to see and do this month
Meet Tom Hanchett: Charlotte's Dr. History
Tom Hanchett, staff historian at Levine Museum of the New South and interpreter of Charlotte’s last 100 years, says the city’s history “is begging to be told.” Got time for a story?
My Favorite Things: Charlotte's Collectors of Kitsch
They are Charlotte’s premier collectors of kitsch (except for the guy with the custom bikes—that's just boss). Lava lamps, Frankenstein figurines, velvet paintings, Simpsons memorabilia—the collections are fun, weird, and not even especially valuable. But every single action figure and poster is a piece of the collector’s childhood—gone, but not forgotten
New Names, New Faces, and More News at Charlotte magazine
Meet all of our new editors, writers, and designers. Plus, some news of my own
The Slippery Slope of Snow Driving in Charlotte
It is supposed to snow tonight in Charlotte. Shut it down. Shut it ALL down.
How to Have a Chance to Write for Charlotte Magazine
12 rules to keep in mind
Inanity for January 11: In Which a Misbehaving Puppy Represents Bank of America's Bad Deal
So what if Wife and I were Bank of America, and our new puupy Lucy was Countrywide? How would that go? Something like this, probably
The Week's Inanity: Shady Accounting for Diets, and Lower Your 2013 Hopes
Happy 2013 everybody. I have a feeling it’s going to be just like 2012, except better. Or worse. Who the hell knows.
2012 Cracked Crowns
From the cringe-inducing headline “Mistressville, USA” to a giant catfish to ridiculous campaign ads, 2012 was a year to remember. Or forget. OK, now we’re confused. So let’s just get to the awards
