Michael Graff
Six Hands: The Night Charlotte Voted Against I-77
Inside the I-77 rescission vote, and what it says about the city’s next chapter.
A Commodore Comes Home to Charlotte
Capt. Wade Smith spent Navy Week in some rooms where Charlotte’s future gets decided. He left wondering whether there’d be a seat for him one day.
Dr. D’s CPCC: The Durable Leadership of Kandi Deitemeyer
This week, Central Piedmont Community College will graduate 1,843 students. President Kandi Deitemeyer has been here for nearly 10 years — through controversies and calm — and has turned the college into an engine of opportunity.
Vi Lyles and the Long Ride Home
A few thoughts on the Charlotte mayor’s abrupt resignation, and why it happened
One year of listening to Charlotte
A note of thanks, on the anniversary of The Charlotte Optimist.
They Stand Between Charlotte and its Worst Days
Inside Santé, the small mobile crisis team that most of Charlotte doesn’t know exists
“I’m not dead yet”: A breakfast with Thom Tillis
The retiring North Carolina senator has 259 days left in office. Over breakfast in Charlotte, he talks Trump, the Fed, and why he says he’s been this way all along.
The Mosh Pit and the Ballroom
On the same April night, a hardcore punk band in a 100-year-old club and a bank CEO in a ballroom reached, from opposite ends of the city, for the same word.
The 704 Kid: From Dillehay Courts to the Hornets Arena
How Chris Moxley helped build 704 Shop into a beloved Charlotte brand