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Happily Ever After
The flirting, dating, traveling, and yes, even that, love life of today’s senior citizens.
Boho Bold
Estelle Helfrich brings California vibes to her NoDa boutique
Mountains And Merlot
Drinking in the Yadkin Valley, North Carolina’s first designated wine region
Sittin' In A Tree
Way out on U.S. 74 in Monroe, Treehouse Vineyards is a sweet escape
Cajun Contradiction
Troy Gagliardo’s adventurous concept wins over taste buds
How Do We Feed Ourselves As Farmers Grow Older?
The staff at Lomax Farm jokes that the average farmers here are in their 30s, tan, and shirtless (“Farming is sexy,” Aaron Newton says). Perhaps that’s true on the farm, but the average age for a farmer in Mecklenburg County is older than 60.
Pound Cake and Church Bells
Inside a box of old cookbooks, a writer finds a connection to history she didn’t know existed
New Perspectives At Heirloom Restaurant
Exploring the new and approachable a la carte menu
Pressure Cooking
A country club chef nurtures a need for competition
Malcolm Graham
The longtime public official and businessman assesses his life, and the nation’s, two years after his sister’s murder in a Charleston church
Asheboro
Lions and giraffes, farming and textiles, culture and cocktails, all stuffed into one welcoming community in the heart of the state
The Timeless Carson McCullers
In 1937, an unconventional woman moved to Charlotte and began working on her best-selling novel. Eighty years later, it’s hard not to wonder whether she’d be accepted here today
Beech Mountain
Just 125 miles from Charlotte, the highest incorporated town east of the Rockies feels like another land, especially in summer
Generations Of Cheers
Providence Road Sundries has a new menu and updated interior, but the memories stay
Chef Andres Moncayo
Executive Chef at Dean & Deluca SouthPark
People Kept Coming
With the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow this month, a Charlotte native and longtime sportswriter reflects on the city’s growth as a sports town
Chandra Johnson
The owner of Myers Park’s SOCO Gallery is making Charlotte an arts destination
Junior
NASCAR’s most popular driver takes a final lap, prepares to be a dad, and reminds us why he’s an everyman
Cheryl Pletcher
The founder of Serenity House tries to bring dignity to dying
Newsmakers Farewell, Junior
NASCAR’s most popular driver announced in April that he’ll retire at the end of this season. Before the Mooresville native parks for the last time, here are three excerpts from recent stories by writers with Charlotte connections.
A Better Gyro
When Vasili Pahountis couldn’t find a good gyro in his new home, he began selling his own
Now Open On Trend In Monroe
Stone Table has its pulse on what’s new in food.
Betty and Lucille
A 70-year friendship started at one of Charlotte’s segregated drugstore lunch counters.
The Ramona And Wheezy Show
Ramona Holloway and her mom Wheezy on mutual caregiving.
Can The Old Common Market Live Again?
The owners are bringing the neighborhood gathering place back. Want to get there? Just walk 1,153 paces from the old spot.
The Isle Of Charlotte
Going back to when the city passed liquor-by-the-drink in 1978, Charlotte has sped away from the communities that surround it. In 2016, though, the great urban rural divide dominated the national conversation. Charlotte lost business, control of its destiny, and a sense of self, in part because of how quickly and thoroughly it had gone forward. Can—and should—it go back?
A Modern-Day Prairie
Quail Hollow, the home of next year’s PGA Championship, isn’t just a golf course. It’s a rare green space in a growing city, and the people in charge of it don’t take that responsibility lightly.
The Dumpling Lady
A food truck owner finds a connection to her new home by sharing her childhood recipes.
Richard Thurmond
Thoughts on 21 years with the city magazine.
Greg Olsen
A football player second, a father first.