Charlotte Magazine - November 2020

In this issue

THE ANIMAL QUEENDOM
A look inside a complicated and innovative year for critter-lovers outside the metropolitan mainstream.
BY ANDY SMITH

THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD
COVID-19 represents a mental and behavioral health crisis of incalculable depth and severity.
BY GREG LACOUR

POLICING THE POLICE

If they wanted, City Council members could add teeth to public oversight of CMPD. Will they?

7 mins

DIANNE GALLAGHER

Ex-WCNC reporter returns ‘home’ to establish CNN’s first Charlotte office

6 mins

The Mountains Under Cover

In the shadow of COVID, western North Carolina dons masks and keeps distances (or doesn’t)

4 mins

Big Boy Rules

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a safe space for about 200 elk, including a 1,000-pound bull who prefers his trailside naps undisturbed

6 mins

Virtual Nuptials

Samie and Ryan Roberts’ LoveStream platform adds social distancing to the wedding party

4 mins

LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE SKY

Head to Cloud Bar by David Burke for a socially distanced night out in uptown

2 mins

Hub for Grub

Mother Earth Food’s local grocery delivery has been wildly successful in western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. Can Freshlist find the same success in Charlotte?

3 mins

ANIMAL QUEENDOM

Canis familiaris (dogs) and Felis catus (cats) are just two of the thousands of species that Charlotteans call pets. Here’s a look inside a complicated—and innovative—year for critter-lovers outside of the metropolitan mainstream, including cold-blooded-pet purveyors, an urban horseman, and a family of alpaca ranchers

10+ mins

CLOUD(CA) NINE

A tour of Meggie Williams’ South End palace for good boys

5 mins

the weight of the world

Beyond its physical threat, COVID-19 represents a mental and behavioral health crisis of incalculable depth and severity. Charlotte’s mental health professionals are trying to grasp how bad it could get—and how to help people who need it

10+ mins

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Charlotte magazine is filled with timely, well-written features and resources to help readers satisfy their lifestyle-driven needs. Readers rely on Charlotte magazine for information to enhance their modern lifestyles while getting the best out of what our city has to offer. In every issue, readers find information on the people, places, and trends that define Charlotte.