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Local Actress Maritalyn Frazier Launches Never Too Young Productions
As 2020 came to a close, Charlotte-based actress Maritalyn Frazier was having a conversation with her manager Donna Rentz about…
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Queen City Nerve Mother’s Day 2021 Gift Guide
After the year small businesses have been through, it’s more important than ever that Charlotteans support local makers. This means…
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‘Inherit the Land’ Documentary Tells a Local Tale Lost to Time
More than half a century before Martin Luther King vied for a world in which Black and white children could…
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What To Know About Unemployment Insurance in North Carolina
For many in Charlotte, applying for unemployment involves wading through a sea of long wait times over the phone, lengthy…
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Virtual Reconstruction Project Rebuilds Black Communities Lost to Displacement
Once a lively neighborhood whose streets were filled with bustling businesses and rich culture, Charlotte’s Historic West End neighborhood is…
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Hall Family Farm Starts Over Across the Carolina Border
For Kevin Hall and his family, the gradual transition from Charlotte’s mild winters into the sporadically sunny days of spring…
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Booking Your Next Staycation at The Ivey’s Hotel in Charlotte
This sponsored article was produced in partnership with The Ivey’s Hotel. Book your next in-city stay with them today! A…
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Arial Robinson Changes Perceptions With ‘Black Hair Care in Color’ Book
In Arial Robinson’s first book, The Modern Day Black Alphabet, the 19-year-old Charlotte native explored Black culture through a series…
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A Guide to Everything in Plaza Midwood and Commonwealth
There are an assortment of different activities, businesses, bars and art that set each of our city’s neighborhoods apart. As…
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The Exchange at 36th Opens Today in NoDa. Here’s What To Expect.
Opening today just a one-minute walk from the NoDa Lynx Blue Line Station is the neighborhood’s newest watering hole, market,…
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Valentine’s Day in Charlotte: Where To Go and What To Give
For most of us, Valentine’s Day in Charlotte will look a little different this year. Even before the pandemic, the…
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Yum Yum Crumbs Is a Bakery Built on Deconstruction
Due to the pandemic, gone are the days of waiting in line to be seated hip-to-hip with strangers. Many businesses…
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The Eagle Food & Beer Hall Opens with Same Old Transplant Problems
Walking into The Eagle Food & Beer Hall, located in South End’s Atherton Mill shopping center, the first thing that…
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5Church Charlotte Set to Reopen with New Head Chef, New Menu
When Phase 2 of Governor Cooper’s COVID-19 reopening plan was announced in May, Charlotte’s restaurant industry scrambled to prepare themselves.…
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Self-Taught Chef Meherwan Irani Brings Botiwalla to Optimist Hall
For Meherwan Irani, owner of Botiwalla and Optimist Hall’s newest tenant, the journey from curious home chef to five-time James…
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Men of Midwood(ish) Calendar a Light-Hearted Response to a Rough Year
To take a snapshot of Plaza Midwood in its current state is to capture a quickly vanishing memory. COVID-19 has…
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