OP-ED
Op-Ed: I’m an immigrant who just voted in my first presidential election. What a powerful experience it was
Editor’s note: This is an unsolicited opinion piece. We’ll occasionally run them from guest authors from the community who view current issues through...
Opinion: Should you combine bank accounts when you get married?
Author note: Hunter Kern is a sales director by day whose money tips have been featured on Business Insider, LifeHacker, AOL and Mint. Should you combine bank...
OP-ED: Either single Charlotte guys are lazy, or so in demand that they don’t have to try
Straight, single men of Charlotte: are you okay? Have you gone into hibernation? Is there such a surplus of wonderful women that you’ve gotten lazy with...
OP-ED: Renters are getting kicked out of their homes and nobody seems to care
Caroline Arey is the communications director for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Dream Center and a freelance copywriter. Note: Names have been replaced in this...
CMS needs to be more transparent on closing schools
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has a reputation of being a black box. Somewhere in the government center, decisions get made on the administration of our...
OP-ED: Why these two Charlotte leaders are supporting the affordable housing bonds
We received a lot of feedback to Andrew Dunn’s October 23rd op-ed Why I voted no on Charlotte’s affordable housing bonds. Today we’re...
OP-ED: Why I voted no on Charlotte’s affordable housing bonds
Charlotte definitely has an affordable housing problem. Thousands of people here live on annual wages well beneath the poverty line, and rent prices have...
Op-Ed: Please stop tearing down my city
Editor’s note: Erin Chantry, LEED AP ND, CNU-A, is a native Charlottean and urban designer and planner for the City of Charlotte. With a BA in...
Op-Ed: North Carolina teachers shouldn’t protest — they should quit
This month, thousands of teachers traveled from all over the state to the capital in Raleigh. They were there to sloganeer, demand better pay, and push for...
Op-Ed: Dockless scooters are back on the streets of Charlotte today. 3 reasons I’m not excited
Editor’s Note: Lime, a California-based bike-sharing company, rolled out a fleet of electric scooters in Charlotte on May 8. The program was promptly...
Does Charlotte have an equivalent to the Hollywood sign? These 6 spots have to be top contenders.
Sightseeing in Charlotte isn’t always easy. When you’re visiting friends in big cities, there’s a ton of touristy stuff to see, like the...
Op-Ed: Forget pay raises and longer terms, it’s time to eliminate at-large seats
Last Monday, at the first regular meeting of the newly elected Charlotte City Council, freshman councilman Braxton Winston expressed his desire to see his and...
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