How Charlotte Collects Art

A local fine art consultant talks with pros about what they’re seeing

From the ASHES

Three months after renovating their Myers Park craftsman, an electrical fire forced a family to strip their home down to the studs and rebuild

A MEAL WITH A VIEW

RH Rooftop Restaurant woos design fanatics with fine dining

‘LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT'

A Q&A with UNCC education professor Tracey Benson about using the classroom to sow the seeds of anti-racism

Carbonation Nation

Kristin Cagney opens Charlotte’s first seltzery, one of the only taprooms of its kind in the U.S.

704 Shop's Big Crown

In hard times for retail, apparel store covers faces, losses with hometown masks

ARTS: Something His Own

Inside the practice of Belmont native and artist Juan Logan

Yiasou!

Fast casual Mediterranean is ready for pickup at Ilios Crafted Greek

COMMUNITY: The Manor Theatre Has Closed. Is This Our First Last Goodbye?

What other signature spaces will the virus steal from us?

Salvation Through Dictation

Charlotte attorney—who can’t type—has first novel published 61 years after stroke at birth

What Happens to the Quarantine Beer?

Sycamore Brewing repurposes stale brew into hand sanitizer and small-batch spirits

THE 2020 CHARLOTTE Berr BRACKET

Thirty-two beers. Twenty-one breweries. Thousands weigh in

OUTMANNED OLD PARTY

Not long ago, the Republican Party was a political force in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, exerting influence on budgets and policies even when they lacked majorities on the City Council and county commission. Those days have gone, and plans for the 2020 Republican convention collapsed. What happened—and what might make the pendulum swing back?

From the Rooftop to Ground Level

Fahrenheit’s new food truck serves up Hawaiian street food in parking lots across Charlotte

CRISTINA ROJAS AGURCIA

“The Batchmaker,” still sells out of her signature treats since she expanded from home to brick and mortar alongside LaCa Projects

REAL ESTATE: BROOKLYN, RETURNED

Can developers honor historic black neighborhood’s past as they build its future?

THE BREWHOOD REVOLUTION'S FIRST TEST

The craft brewery explosion has reshaped urban neighborhoods. Can it survive this?

The Past Repurposed

CLT Fashion Fund revives the city’s textile heritage through sustainable fashion

SPENCER MERRIWEATHER'S CHALLANGE

Last year, Charlotte registered its most homicides in 26 years and a dramatic surge in gun violence. The district attorney, the first person of color to hold the position, has adjusted to combat the spike—and called on North Carolina to recognize that criminal justice in our growing cities can’t be done the old way anymore

LOCAL FLAVOR: Try This at Home

The COVID-19 shutdown forces restaurateur Bruce Moffett to pass dishes from his five-restaurant food empire from curb, window, and doorway

LIFE LESSONS: TANA GREENE

She fled an abusive marriage at 17 and went on to launch two multimillion-dollar staffing companies. Amid the coronavirus, Tana Greene is still putting people back to work

HISTORY: The Cracker Kingdom's New Ruler

Lance stayed homegrown and humble over its first century. Can it still, now that the Campbell’s Soup folks own it??

FROM BEALE STREET TO THE BAYOU

Leah & Louise celebrates Delta culture and cuisine

DESIGN: True Grit

Katie Schindler creates custom finishes for some of the city’s biggest players

ART: When Blues Fight the Blues

Dr. Michelle Rivera paints to relieve the strain from an emotionally charged career

Best of the Best

THIS YEAR’S BOB AWARDS arrive at a tumultuous time for Charlotte businesses and nonprofits. So let’s celebrate them. Throughout these pages, you’ll find 400 reasons to raise a locally sourced drink to our city. These people, places, and bearded dragons are reminders that we live in a dynamic community, and even in the time of social distancing, we’re here together.

Atlas, Hugged

Staycations are Animal Care & Control’s most successful dog adoption program, a powerful tool in its mission to become a no-kill shelter. But staycations come with a dare: How long can you borrow a shelter dog before you fall in love?

Toska Husted

Charlotte’s skin care maven

LIFE WITH NO SIGNAL

‘Broadband deserts’ trap people thirsty for access to our digital world

WILL STEPHENSON

Peppervine’s new chef de cuisine comes from Artisanal, the Banner Elk farm-to-table restaurant owned by the same team