One year of listening to Charlotte
A note of thanks, on the anniversary of The Charlotte Optimist.
Be The Light: The story of ackee and saltfish and Ohavia Phillips-Reed
To know Ohavia Phillips-Reed, one of Charlotte’s most recognizable media personalities, you have to understand her history. Specifically, you have to understand the history of ackee and saltfish. The national dish of Jamaica, ackee and saltfish is an identity dish similar to the bacon, egg and cheese for New Yorkers, or pork barbecue for North […]
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 College That’s Betting on Better Arguments
Inside Davidson College’s $47 million experiment to help solve some of our country’s most pressing problems.
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.