CLT Blog

Jane Borden learned quickly that Southern gentility has no place in the big city. As a New York City newbie, she mistook a stranger’s sidewalk litter as lost treasure and tracked him down to return the item. He was neither grateful nor amused.  Jane, a Brooklyn hipster slash North Carolina debutante, has contributed to Saturday Night [...]

Check out this Washington Post article from last fall The Bust in the Boomtown the Banks Built, a detailed account of the rise and fall of Charlotte banks and the impact on our city. The article is written by former Charlotte Observer reporter Binyamin Appelbaum. Disconcerting statistic from the story: “In Charlotte, the number of people [...]

As a challenging year for non-profits draws to a close, the U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC) and Urban Ministries, a homeless assistance center in uptown Charlotte, recently partnered for a unique event. On December 3, a group from the Urban Ministries arrived at the USNWC for an afternoon of activities on the high and low [...]

photo: Tree & J Hensdill; view this photo on Flickr After the Panthers’ dismal playoff loss to the Cardinals last season and 0-3 start this year, I contemplated jumping off the Cardiac Cats bandwagon. I shared the frustration of many fans that the team looked totally out of sync, and had no desire to witness [...]