In this issue

THE DUMBLEDORE OF CMC
Dr. Maria Baimas-George wrote a series of children’s books to create a special kind of medical magic.
BY JEN TOTA McGIVNEY

‘THIS IS HOW WE’RE GOING TO MAKE YOUR CHILD BETTER’
Novant’s first female pediatric neurosurgeon navigates a demanding field and battles sexism along the way.
BY LAUREN LEVINE CORRIHER

ALLISON LATOS

The WSOC anchor on her hard trek from one episode of loss and grief to another—and the meaning of resilience

7 mins

LGBTQ HB2+5

Five years after the furor of House Bill 2, the LGBTQ community—in Charlotte, in North Carolina, and across much of the nation—fights attacks on new fronts

6 mins

Oh, Snap!

New ‘selfie museum’ in Concord celebrates the 1990s

5 mins

Summer Partee

From woodwork to retail, the kindergarten teacher-turned-designer has learned how to do it herself

3 mins

Uptown or Downtown?

Archives illuminate how long we’ve argued over the perennial question

3 mins

NOW OPEN NOVEL ITALIAN

Paul Verica brings a simpler version of the city’s hottest food trend to NoDa

3 mins

The Dumbledore of CMC

A surgery resident wrote a series of children’s books and created a special kind of medical magic

7 mins

‘This Is How We're Going to Make Your Child Better'

Pediatric neurosurgery is technically and emotionally complex—and traditionally dominated by men. As Novant’s first female pediatric neurosurgeon, Dr. Erin Kiehna Richardson has had to learn the intricacies of a demanding field and battle sexism along the way

10+ mins

GOOD HEALTH

For years, Charlotte has been one of the largest American cities that lacked a four-year medical school. The health care professionals who finally made it happen overcame a series of setbacks, false starts, and failures, and they plan to use their clean slate to create a new kind of community asset

10+ mins

TOP DOCTORS 2021

The annual list you can't without

10+ mins

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