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Friday already? Time to check in on the week's inanity, courtesy of Jeremy Markovich (@deftlyinane). —R.T. The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $500 something million $640 million. You are not going to win it. I cannot stress this…
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For Michael Zytkow, Occupy Charlotte is the latest installment of a family tradition of activism. And whether the movement wilts or blossoms as the Democratic National Convention nears, people like him will prove to be its legacy
With the help of an occasional costume, Tony Zeiss, the irrepressible president of Central Piedmont Community College, is carving out a legacy in Charlotte that few will match
Kids yoga classes are becoming popular as more parents practice Zen and the art of child maintenance
The new school board chair faces large challenges in her first year in elected office
I was in love with being a homeowner. Then I met my new neighbor
Plaza Midwood’s The Thirsty Beaver Saloon—where the owners are brothers who wear cowboy hats unironically and, yes, everybody knows your name—just might be the most authentic place in Charlotte
UNC Charlotte is launching a football program just as scandals are becoming increasingly common among the NCAA’s big-time programs. Where will Charlotte stand?
Most Fridays, I turn the blog over to Jeremy Markovich (@deftlyinane) for a little thing that we like to call This Week in Charlotte Inanity. For a few weeks, we called it something else. But no one got the pun.…
Most Fridays, I turn the blog over to Jeremy Markovich for his recap of This Weak in Charlotte. Yes, we spell it that way on purpose. —R.T. I was last at an Olive Garden in 2001, when I won…
When I was in high school, if you wanted to prove you were a man and not a boy, you took your girlfriend to Hatchet Hollow. It was a dirt road that ran across a rickety old bridge in the…
You may have read some of the coverage of Jeffrey Leardini, the former teacher to whom a jury recently awarded $1.1 million plus reimbursement for legal fees in his lawsuit against Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Leardini resigned from CMS six years ago…
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tips off in March. Here are a few other Charlotte-area players who might influence your brackets.
A day at the beach offers the chance for fun, sun, and being buried alive
Charlotte’s Brandyn Curry—no relation to Dell, Stephen, and Seth—is leading Harvard to its best basketball season ever
A group of venture philanthropists is hoping to change the way Charlotte aids nonprofits
Where to spot Charlotte in The Hunger Games, plus the top 20 grossing movies filmed in the Charlotte area
All aboard? Not so fast. Every time we hear that commuter rail is ready to roll, a new problem emerges. Will this thing ever happen?
The story of one family’s journey to freedom, and what that freedom cost
Each month leading up to next September’s Democratic National Convention, writer Jeremy Markovich profiles one aspect of Charlotte that needs fixing up
Want to get a feel for CIAA Week? We have a comprehensive list of the more than 150 parties at www.charlottemagazine.com/ciaa. Here are five events that will give anyone a taste of the CIAA experience. Plus the CIAA by the numbers
Think you know everything there is to know about nearby beaches? Think again. We consulted the locals for this insider’s guide to nine great beach destinations, from Tybee in Georgia all the way up to Duck in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Want to know where the locals eat in Myrtle Beach? The hippest place to stay in Hilton Head? We’ve got it all covered
I'm a big fan of basketball--yes, I even like the NBA--and I like underdog stories as much as the next person. So of course I've been caught up in the tale of Jeremy Lin. In case you get all…
Experience has taught me how desserts should be enjoyed—very carefully
Charlotte gets criticized for bulldozing its history, but there are several charming old buildings still in use—if you know where to look. We found them, and we found their stories, too
This spring, UNC Charlotte brings eighteen violins to town. Each is a relic and reminder of the Holocaust. Each one has a story
