A few thoughts on the Charlotte mayor’s abrupt resignation, and why it happened

A note of thanks, on the anniversary of The Charlotte Optimist.

Inside Santé, the small mobile crisis team that most of Charlotte doesn’t know exists

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 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.

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.

How Chris Moxley helped build 704 Shop into a beloved Charlotte brand

After a national spotlight turned toward Charlotte, I spent a week listening across the city. The result is a mosaic of the people and moments shaping it.

Inside Davidson College’s $47 million experiment to help solve some of our country’s most pressing problems.

How Tom Gabbard helped turn a cautious city into a national arts leader — and change its own story.