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.