News

It’s been 10 years since Keith Scott, and the bullet that missed us

Ten years after Keith Scott, an essay on the night at the Omni and how Charlotte’s changed in the decade since.

What West Boulevard is Worth

A two-hour walk with Rickey Hall through the neighborhood he’s spent his life defending. And why he now wants his neighbors to stop fighting the I-77 toll lanes and name their price.

Charlotte’s other lost films

It’s not just Hunting Wives. Two prominent filmmakers were planning to shoot in Charlotte — one of them the granddaughter of the man who made It’s a Wonderful Life, the other a Broadway legend. Then North Carolina’s film money ran out.

Communication is everything. Who in Charlotte can afford it? And who can afford to do it badly?

Charlotte has about seven PR pros for every journalist. The gap between who can design their message and who can survive a bad one shapes everything you know about this city.

Former Border Patrol chief visits bakery where people protested Border Patrol, films it

Gregory Bovino, who led last November’s “Charlotte’s Web” immigration operation, had an exchange with beloved bakery owner Manolo Betancur

It’s Been Real

Queen City Nerve closed last week, eight years after rising from Creative Loafing’s ashes to become Charlotte’s new alt-weekly. Here’s what actually happened, and what Charlotte will miss about it.

First Person: Discovery Place’s Dr. Nikki Hill, on what Charlotte youth want

Discovery Place’s chief learning officer on how the museum aims to reach Charlotte teens through new afterschool, mentorship, and internship programs.

The CMS Superintendent drama is nothing and everything all at once

An eight-week investigation into CMS Superintendent Crystal Hill ended with the board reinstating her. Where things go from here will determine how they’ll be remembered.

Born on Rock: How Rock Hill turned the failed Panthers project into a comeback

Four years after losing the NFL, Rock Hill’s having a banner summer.

Let’s Build a Bridge: The Man Trying to Rebuild Trust in Charlotte

Dae-Lee Arrington is mounting a campaign to reconnect the people who run Charlotte — before the city’s biggest decisions arrive this fall. He started by asking nine of the city’s most accomplished artists to make a song.

Read The Charlotte Optimist

Stories that lead. Every Sunday evening.