charlotteans

5 Charlotte people making Charlotte more Charlotte-y

I love meeting people. Not just any old person, but people with direction. Determination. Unction. People who have a story to tell. And not just those kinds of...

Insta-famous: Charlotte social accounts of the people you follow online but don’t know in real life

There’s some insta-fame going on in Charlotte. I’m not talking widely known celebrities who are already famous and thus draw large numbers of...

Welcome to The Portal: Charlotte’s alternate reality on 7th Street

“I believe in magic,” says a bright-eyed 50-year-old man in all seriousness. A fan is humming in a sunlit studio filled with glistening rocks of...

So what exactly do you do anyway? A look at the non-nine-to-fiversĀ 

As a freelancer, I spend my days bopping from coffee shop to market to patio and have been observing a very vibrant existence of the folks who do not fall into...

Being Yourself: Common Market

The other night, a friend and I decided to stop by Common Market. We thought it would be a great way to end a relaxing day by the pool, as there are usually a...