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Our city shapes who we are. We are ambitious, intelligent, and focused, always striving to improve each day. When our city rejoices, we join in the celebration, and when it faces hardships, we share in the sorrow. Since the first edition of Charlotte magazine came out in 1968, we've witnessed every triumph and challenge. For nearly fifty years, we've served as a monthly snapshot for our dedicated readers who cherish Charlotte. We leverage our experience to offer insights into the present moment. We understand that every narrative—whether it’s ours, yours, or that of your neighbor—contributes to the greater story of Charlotte.

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Mazi Rides The Mediterranean Wave Into South End

1 week ago | charlottemagazine.com | Taylor Bowler

A few years ago, new Italian restaurants were springing up all over Charlotte. Now, it seems, Mediterranean cuisine is the next big food trend. Fast-casual chains like Zoës Kitchen, now owned by former rival Cava, have already tapped into America’s appetite for fresh, healthy options. So have local and regional chains like Mezeh and Yafo Kitchen. In the past two years, Limani, Chapter 6, Yassou Greek, and Albertine have all joined Charlotte’s growing roster of upscale Mediterranean eateries.
Why I Quit Amazon Prime And Joined VisArt Video

1 week ago | charlottemagazine.com | Jen Tota McGivney

The upside of inconvenience My search for positivity during ominous times has grown desperate and almost comical. My latest theory: Knitting will help. Knitters seem so serene as they transform balls of yarn into works of art. When I heard about a knitting 101 class at VisArt Video in Eastway Crossing, I decided to knit something other than my brow. I, too, would become one of the serene yarn people. I didn’t, of course. Not quite, anyway.
Travel From CLT: Branson, Missouri

1 week ago | charlottemagazine.com | Matt Crossman

One of my kids likes fast roller coasters, and the other doesn’t (yet). Both have fun when we visit Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. My older daughter adds one, and only one, big coaster every time we go there. I think of our trips there as pencil lines on a door frame—only they represent chutzpah instead of vertical growth. She may be playing a long con and holding off on other rides just to force me to take her back, again and again.
The Cost Of Living In Charlotte

1 week ago | charlottemagazine.com | Ely Portillo

Charlotte has struggled to develop affordable housing for more than a century. Despite a slew of efforts to ease the problem, it persists, even worsens, in the face of soaring land and home prices. A new book by Charlotte historian Tom Hanchett chronicles the tenure and depth of the issue and what might—might—be done to make it better. Walking through First Ward in uptown on a warm late-winter afternoon, Tom Hanchett sees layers of the city invisible to most people.
Inside The Many Lives of Charlotte’s First Thai Restaurant

2 weeks ago | charlottemagazine.com | Kayleigh Ruller

“Authenticity” is an overused word in restaurants, but it still can make the difference between a food experience that excels and one that falls flat. Here’s what authenticity looks like at Thai Taste: The walls are adorned with gongs and paintings from a Thai flea market that shimmer with golden paint. Ruby-colored umbrellas hang from the ceilings. Beneath them, in heels, scurries Chiengthong Kongkham, who’s owned the restaurant on East Boulevard in Dilworth since 1988.
A Charlotte Brewer Makes Space For New Faces

2 weeks ago | charlottemagazine.com | Tess Allen

The Many Faces Initiative fosters inclusivity in North Carolina craft beer In May 2020, police killed George Floyd outside a convenience store in Minneapolis. The murder of another Black man at the hands of police sparked nationwide protests that called for an end to systemic racism—not just in law enforcement but across society.
DESIGN: A Speakeasy-Inspired Living Room in Myers Park

2 weeks ago | charlottemagazine.com | Taylor Bowler

Brooke Adler’s clients invited her to see their new Myers Park home the day they closed on the property. Adler remembers the first floor having no dimension, color, or lighting and describes the living room as “a cold, white box.” The 3,300-square-foot house also had a family room adjacent to the kitchen, so the homeowners wanted this space to be an adults-only area. “This was the husband’s room,” Adler says. “The dining room was her space to play, and the living room was his.
A Plea To Revisit An American Classic

2 weeks ago | charlottemagazine.com | Jen Tota McGivney

Jen Tota McGivney reexamines Thoreau in her new book, Finding Your Walden Books are best read at the right moment, and rarely is a high school English class the right moment to read Walden. Revisit Henry David Thoreau’s book as an adult, however, and some lines—“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation”—hit harder. When I studied Thoreau in graduate school at Winthrop University, I was his age at Walden Pond: 30.
To Avoid Surgery, She Created The Whole Hope

3 weeks ago | charlottemagazine.com | Taylor Bowler

Hope Skouras was just 17 and a rising senior at Charlotte Latin School when she began to experience severe abdominal pain. She saw a range of specialists who tested her for acid reflux, ulcers, and celiac disease. “The last thing I was told was, if I got a colonoscopy, and it showed nothing, I would be sent to a psychiatrist,” she says. But that colonoscopy revealed Crohn’s disease, a chronic, inflammatory bowel disease that affects the lining of the digestive tract.
This American Airlines Pilot is Often Mistaken For a Flight Attendant

3 weeks ago | charlottemagazine.com | Taylor Bowler

Anna Julian Lucke doesn’t have a professional headshot or corporate profile, and her digital footprint is miniscule. She’s exceedingly modest about her chosen profession, but when most people learn what she does for a living, the response is generally something to the effect of, “That is so cool.”Lucke (pronounced “Luke-ee”), 47, is a first officer for American Airlines. It’s even cooler when you consider this: Women make up just 5% of the world’s airline pilots.