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April Smith
Founder of Social Ape Marketing. CLTeats.com creator. Lover of Charlotte, dogs, yoga, and awesome food.

Bea Williams
Charlotte Agenda Writer


Brittany Stone
Linguist. Fan of bookstore smells, hip hop, my backpack, and democracy. Freelance thinker. Beyoncé enthusiast.

Chrissie Nelson Rotko
| @@chrissie_beth
Public defender, food blogger (offtheeatenpathblog.com), football fanatic, lover of craft beer, red wine, cheese, and other delicious things.


Collin Beck
| @thatCBeck
Writer, actor, and theatre enthusiast who also happens to work in the alcohol industry.
Most recently: Has Charlotte made progress in ending homelessness?


Danny Gassaway
| @DannyGassaway
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My perfect day would include skiing, live music and Tar Heel football. And the Tar Heels would win.


Eric Linne
Eric Linne is the author of the young adult novel, Reversal and the film screenplay, The Bears of Blue River. He and his family love living in NoDa.
Most recently: MillVille Chapters 7-10: The grand finale

Erin Dunn
Charlotte Agenda Writer

Greg Jarrell
Greg is a west Charlotte resident and co-founder of QC Family Tree.

Hannah Hasan
Charlotte Agenda Writer



James E. Ford
2014 North Carolina Teacher of the Year. Educator. Activist. Minister. Artist.


Jason Foster
| @ByJasonFoster
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Charlotte native and longtime journalist whose work has also appeared in print and online for news outlets including SportingNews.com, The Charlotte Observer and The (Raleigh) News & Observer.
Most recently: Op-Ed: Why it’s so frustrating to talk about HB2

John Short
| @thetrolleywalk
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I live in Elizabeth, work in Uptown, and spend my time loving where Charlotte's been and thinking about its future.



Jonathan McFadden
Jonathan is a Charlotte Agenda contributor.

Jonathan Wells
| @AllTheWells
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Jonathan Wells is the beer writer for Charlotte Agenda.
Most recently: Lenny Boy turns 5. What a journey it’s been

Jordan Dollard
| @dollardje
Resident fashion expert and chocolate cake connoisseur. Covering fashion and retail across Charlotte.

Joshua Peters
| @PetersPonders
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I split my time pretty evenly between hunkering down in the corners of Charlotte's finest beer and coffee purveyors, checking baseball box scores, and writing about the people, places, art and food.
Most recently: 5 more amazing fried chicken spots in Charlotte

Justin Perry
Justin Perry is the co-chairman of OneMECK, an organization pushing for more diversity in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Katie Levans
| @katie_levans
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Co-Founder and Creative Director
Most recently: 28 best pizza spots in Charlotte

Kylie Moore
Writer doubling as a travel, wine, and Oxford Comma enthusiast.


Martin Zimmerman
As a freelance journalist of long standing, Martin has published more than 120 articles, reviews and commentary on urban development topics in such national publications as the Washington Times, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Urban Land and locally in The Charlotte Observer and PlanCharlotte. As an architect, planner and consultant he advances an agenda of smart growth, quality urban design, integrated transportation solutions and culture change. He is also the former ED of the Charlotte Area Bicycle Alliance and former director of facilities planning for UNC Charlotte.

Mary Elizabeth Robertson
Mary covers faith for the Charlotte Agenda.
Most recently: Meet the 36-year-old behind the signature sound of Dilworth

Mary Gross
| @maryfgross
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My name is Mary Gross and I am a copywriter, a craps player and an excellent napper.

Miller Yoho
| @MillerYoho
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Works in sports and likes to talk about his dog, Ultimate Frisbee, CrossFit, and how he goes to bed way to0 early.

Paula Broadwell
| @paulabroadwell
20-year Army veteran, non-profit leadership consultant, co-founder of the Active Charlotte Alliance, and co-director of Think Broader Foundation (a gender equality social impact group).

Rachel Brown
Charlotte native. Fashion & food blogger. Social Media Specialist. Brand Ambassador.
Most recently: 9 places that make South End the community it is

Sarah Crosland
Writer and author obsessed with food, travel, design, history, and all things Charlotte.
Most recently: 15 best women’s boutiques in Charlotte

Sherrell Dorsey
| @Sherrell_Dorsey
Sherrell lives in NoDa with her impressive shoe collection. She is a social-impact storyteller who speaks and writes frequently on the intersections of sustainability, technology and digital inclusion.

Tyler Greene
Charlotte Agenda Writer
Most recently: Queens University students are headed to the Summer Olympics

Vanessa Smith
| @lifeundeveloped
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Chef, foodie, coffee addict and blogger behind Life Undeveloped, who's perpetually early to everything. Lover of craft beer, red wine and everything Charlotte.
Most recently: Charlotte’s Brüks Bars just signed a deal with Whole Foods
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