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.

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