Why I Quit Amazon Prime And Joined VisArt Video

Charlotte Magazine 5/26 8:31A Jen Tota McGivney

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...

Travel From CLT: Branson, Missouri

Charlotte Magazine 5/26 8:12A 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...

The Cost Of Living In Charlotte

Charlotte Magazine 5/26 6:14A Ely Portillo

Walking through First Ward in uptown on a warm late-winter afternoon, Tom Hanchett sees layers of the city invisible to most people. You might describe the homes we re walking past as apartments and...

Camden Commons Is Back in South End: What to Know

Charlotte Magazine 5/21 3:42A Charlotte Mag Content Studio

In Partnership with Charlotte Center City Partners South End s massive neighborhood block party, Camden Commons, returns on May 25 , June 29 , and July 27 this year. During each edition, Camden Road...

Inside Helen Adams Realty’s 50th-Anniversary Celebrations

Charlotte Magazine 5/20 7:08A Charlotte Mag Content Studio

In Partnership with Helen Adams Realty In a packed venue in late April, Helen Adams Realty CEO Jeff Adams reflected on the earliest days of his family-run firm. Helen Adams Realty began in 1975 not...

A Plea To Revisit An American Classic

Charlotte Magazine 5/19 4:16A Jen Tota McGivney

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...

To Avoid Surgery, She Created The Whole Hope

Charlotte Magazine 5/12 8:19A 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...

This American Airlines Pilot is Often Mistaken For a Flight Attendant

Charlotte Magazine 5/12 8:03A 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...

Inside The Exit 3A Video Game, The MecDec Celebration and (Finally) The Rail Trail Bridge

Charlotte Magazine 5/12 5:35A Tess Allen

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. The...

We Went Inside The Labyrinth of Charlotte’s Escape Room Scene

Charlotte Magazine 5/12 5:09A Gavin Edwards

This year, I have activated a beam of light that refracted through the gem on top of a staff to highlight a secret message painted on the floor. I also have fended off a dragon by waving a wand and...

Major Acquisitions Transforming the Landscape of UK Casinos

Creative Loafing Charlotte 5/4 3:20A Alan Watts

Major acquisitions in the United Kingdom casino sector evolved the competitive markets making British gamers experience different forms of entertainment gaming…

More than a hobby: Collecting things can be a great stress buster and mood booster

Creative Loafing Charlotte 4/29 12:03A Alan Watts

Collecting physical items is a popular pastime all across the world. Collectors spend their time hunting down all kinds of objects, ranging from coins and stamps to Funko Pop figures and bottles of wine…

The Charlotte Hornets Leading Lady

Charlotte Magazine 4/28 6:33A Kayleigh Ruller

Donna Julian has been the woman in charge of the Spectrum Center for more than 20 years. You ll find her in the lobby before events, greeting longtime Hornets season ticket holders and first-time...

DESIGN: A Dilworth Sunroom For (Almost) All Seasons

Charlotte Magazine 4/28 5:04A Taylor Bowler

Crystal Nagel’s clients were early in the construction of their new, three-story Dilworth home when they hired her to design the interior. The homeowners had two young children and loved to entertain, so they wanted a three-season room on the back...

The Secret Menus At Optimist Hall

Charlotte Magazine 4/21 5:11A Taylor Bowler

If you re from or visit the West Coast, you might be familiar with In-N-Out Burger s Double-Double Animal-Style burger. It s an off-menu item that the cool kids order. Here s the deal: They sear the...