Ever Tasted Fresh Italian Olive Oil? This Guy Has The Good Stuff

Charlotte Magazine 1/27 3:48A Taylor Bowler

When we speak in October, AJ Vezendy is in Gargano, a region in southeast Italy, for the fall harvest. He goes every year in late September and stays through November to harvest and press olives for...

A Guide To North Carolina’s Gerrymandering

Charlotte Magazine 1/27 3:04A Greg Lacour

Kate Barr s quixotic run for a state Senate seat reflects a hard reality for North Carolina voters: For the past 15 years, the Republican-controlled General Assembly has drawn and redrawn...

Kate Barr’s Senate Race Was Impossible To Win. That Was The Whole Point.

Charlotte Magazine 1/27 1:59A Taylor Bowler

Kate Barr didn’t for one second entertain the thought of winning her North Carolina Senate race last November. She had a concession video ready to post a week before the election. The 42-year-old Democrat and mother of two was running against...

Where To Eat In Myers Park

Charlotte Magazine 1/27 1:42A Taylor Bowler

As one of the city s most affluent neighborhoods, Myers Park is known for grand homes and upscale shopping. It has many high-end dining options, but you ll find plenty of no-frills hangouts, too....

Growth Hacking Your Online Presence on Amazon

Creative Loafing Charlotte 1/24 3:18A Alan Watts

In the fast-paced world of e-commerce, online sellers are constantly striving for success. Whether you're selling your own brand or working as a third-party seller, standing out on Amazon can be a daunting task…

Do AI Companies Make For Good Investment Options?

Creative Loafing Charlotte 1/24 3:08A Alan Watts

Artificial Intelligence, often shortened to AI, has made its way from academic circles into our everyday lives. Years ago, most people thought of AI as the stuff of science fiction films, where robots would take over the world or replace humans...

The Future of Dining in Uptown Charlotte

Charlotte Magazine 1/20 4:18A Kathleen Purvis

Albertine has a lot of reasons to attract attention. There s the luxe dining room, the Rorschach test swirls in the massive stone slab behind the bar, the Mideast-meets-Carolinas playfulness of the...

DESIGN: An Open Concept Kitchen Transformation

Charlotte Magazine 1/13 3:05A Taylor Bowler

Melissa Lee s clients two-story Matthews home was built in 1972, and the kitchen had gotten a refresh in the early 2000s. The homeowners had changed a few paint colors and light fixtures since moving...

Waiting For Leluia Hall

Charlotte Magazine 1/13 2:49A Taylor Bowler

As I got to work on this issue, I realized this is the third consecutive year Leluia Hall will appear on our list of restaurants opening in the coming year. This is certainly not a criticism of Jeff...

dB’s Reunion: One Of The Great NC Rock Bands Come Home

Charlotte Magazine 1/13 2:39A Gavin Edwards

Forty-three years after the release of their debut album, the four members of the dB s know what they like. During a Sunday-afternoon soundcheck at the Stage Door Theater , they stand onstage and take...

The (Somewhat) Secret Society of Witches in Charlotte

Charlotte Magazine 1/13 2:24A Tess Allen

On a sunny Saturday morning in October, a young woman immersed herself in her bathtub. Dried agrimony and hyssop floated in the warm, salty water and clung to her dark skin. She swept them down and...

Understanding the value of the latest online casino bonuses

Creative Loafing Charlotte 1/8 4:50A Alan Watts

Online casino bonuses are like little rewards that give you extra cash, free spins, or other perks just for playing. But not all bonuses are the same, some are way better than others…

Western North Carolina Breweries: After The Flood

Charlotte Magazine 1/6 2:21A Greg Lacour

In late October , a month after Hurricane Helene, I asked Karis Roberts , executive director of the Asheville Brewers Alliance, what the city s brewing community needed most. We re desperate for...

Charlotte History: Pictures From The Vault

Charlotte Magazine 1/6 2:03A Greg Lacour

Over her 35 years keeping Charlotte history as a librarian in Charlotte Mecklenburg Library s Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, Shelia Bumgarner gazed upon thousands of historic photos and catalogued...

The Keeper of Charlotte’s History Retires

Charlotte Magazine 1/6 1:51A Allison Braden

Shelia Bumgarner worked in the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library for nearly 36 years. The room houses the library’s vast archives, and over the decades, the historian-turned-librarian mastered its resources to...