Michael Graff
Charlotte Goes First
How Tom Gabbard helped turn a cautious city into a national arts leader — and change its own story.
Beyond the Viral Clip of Garry McFadden
What a Raleigh hearing revealed — and didn’t — about leadership, accountability, and the job of sheriff in Mecklenburg County.
A Real Maryland Crab Cake Finds a Home in North Carolina
After growing up on the Chesapeake, I can count the North Carolina spots that get it right on one hand. A six-month-old shop in Lincoln County named Poppy’s just earned a spot.
Before the Super Bowl, Drake Maye Had Myers Park
Why Charlotte’s football MVP remembers his time at Myers Park, and the senior season COVID took from him
What Comes After the Last Issue
After the closure of Charlotte’s longest-running magazine, its publisher turned loss into reinvention — and made a case for print in 2026. Long live Andy’s Print Shop.
Sneak Peek of Advocate Health’s “Room of the Future”
The old cliché about doctors is true for Jeff Cleveland: he often can’t read his own handwriting. Computers were a step toward solving that, allowing him to type notes in the exam room. Still, interactions felt cracked, as he looked back and forth between a monitor and the patient. Now, though, new artificial intelligence technology […]
Notes from an icy weekend in Charlotte and beyond
A short reflection on weather, neighbors, and the small moments that hold a weekend together.
“I Got Stuff To Do”
William McNeely survived a lung transplant and prostate cancer. Now his organization, Do Greater, is building “Sparkhouses” to give Charlotte’s young people the connections that changed his life.
Where Dry January Lasts a Lifetime
What we can all learn from a Charlotte 12-step recovery program, and what it needs to keep going