Charlotte Magazine

2 days 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.

2 days 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.

2 days ago | charlottemagazine.com | Tess Allen

An abomination, a declaration, and an innovation Sometimes,the present reflects the past and future, too. Here’s a sampling of events, a planned project, and a video game (really!) that touch on what our city’s been and what it aims to be. When Charlotte software engineer Mike Ramirez joked with some friends that he was going to make a video game about notorious Exit 3A on Interstate 277, they were so enthusiastic that he got to work.

1 week ago | charlottemagazine.com | Taylor Bowler

“Lords of Harlech” refers to the historical rulers of Harlech Castle in Wales, a medieval fortress. It’s also the name of the Charlotte-based menswear brand that Paul Mainwaring founded in 2016. Known for its vibrant colors, bold prints, and intricate embroidery, Lords of Harlech stands out in a space that favors minimalist, monochromatic looks. In the last nine years, the British designer has grown this small, luxury label to an international brand sold in more than 30 countries.

1 week ago | charlottemagazine.com | Taylor Bowler

The city's fasting growing demographic is sharing their culture throughout the Carolinas. I first met Emanuel “Manny” Pérez-Ochoa and his sister, Ana Acela Pérez, in 2021, when their family opened El Puro. They transformed a former steakhouse in Madison Park into a Cuban restaurant reminiscent of pre-revolutionary Havana, before Castro stripped it of glamour.