Darrell Horwitz
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Feature Stories
Vision Zero Faces Challenges in Eliminating Traffic Fatalities in Charlotte
In response to a troubling increase in traffic fatalities over the past decade, the city of Charlotte developed the Vision…
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News & Opinion
Home Prices in Charlotte Reach Record Highs, Leaving Many Behind
They say owning a home is the American dream. If that’s the case and you’re hoping to pursue that dream,…
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News & Opinion
Fans Return to Truist Field as Charlotte Knights Get Back to Baseball
For me, baseball is nostalgia — going with the family to my first game, smelling the freshly cut grass before…
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The Newbie Foodie
A Tale of Two Charlotte Takeouts: 300 East and Mama Ricotta’s
Typically, pizza and Chinese food are staples of the takeout trade, but a year into a pandemic that’s kept most…
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News & Opinion
Charlotte Knights COO Talks Return of Minor League Baseball
Nothing signifies the end of winter and the beginning of spring more than hearing the words, “Play ball.” Minor-league baseball…
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News & Opinion
Patrick Williams Talks Homecoming Upon First Return to Charlotte
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. The headline should have read, “Local Hero Comes Home to a Sell-Out Crowd”…
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The Newbie Foodie
Little Mama’s Italian Serves Up Big Plates in SouthPark
Since moving to Charlotte from Chicago, it seemed like I forgot how to speak Italian, as in food. While it…
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The Newbie Foodie
My Favorite Food in Charlotte After One Year of Exploring
My first trip to Charleston and the recent one-year anniversary of my move to Charlotte — followed closely by my…
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News & Opinion
Hornets Leaders Discuss What’s Next as Voting Begins at Spectrum Center
Last month, we spoke with Charlotte Hornets President Fred Whitfield and Betsy Mack, executive director of the Hornets’ Swarm to…
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Food & Drink
Venturing Back Into the Restaurant Scene at Stir in South End
Watching the crowds flow into Stir, a recent entrant into a burgeoning food scene developing on South Tryon Street in…
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Food & Drink
Lincoln’s Haberdashery, a Strong Contender Hidden in Plain Sight
After I wrote my Charlotte Sandwich Shootout story earlier this year, I discovered a contender that would have totally shaken…
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News & Opinion
Charlotte Hornets Leaders Discuss Swarm the Polls Campaign
With all that space in the Spectrum Center and no big events to bring in the crowds, the Charlotte Hornets…
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The Newbie Foodie
REVIEW: Three Charlotte Pizza Parlors Square Off
Coming from Chicago, I have high expectations when it comes to pizza. And I really didn’t know what to expect…
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News & Opinion
Charlotte Knights 2020 Season Up in the Air Until Majors Make a Deal
In past times of crisis in our country, sports have been a place people turn to as a diversion from…
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Food & Drink
Jon Dressler Discusses Changes at his Four Charlotte Restaurants
Jon Dressler, cofounder of Rare Roots Hospitality (RRH), which runs Dressler’s, Dogwood Southern Table, The Porter’s House, and Fin &…
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Food & Drink
Sunflour Baking Company Prepares for a ‘Different World’
When Jack Parrish, owner of Charlotte bakery chain Sunflour Baking Company, first heard about a stay-at-home order that was to…
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