"How is Charlotte's booming Latino population changing the city's food scene?" Between 2010 and 2019, Charlotte's Latino population grew more than twice as fast as the overall population according to the Charlotte Urban Institute..
"Nearly 50 years ago, the city erupted over the production of an ward-winning play about gay men and AIDS. The battle set a rigid mold for Charlotte's approach to the performing arts. We haven't broken it yet." For years after "Angels" appeared, Charlotte arts funding operated on the principal that if they didn't like a production connected with gay or left-centered themes they wouldn't fund it. This was backed by a voting bloc on the Charlotte city council known as the "Gang of Five".
"A third generation Charlotte glassmaker belongs to a rapidly dwindling group of artisans." Susy and Roy Knight and their son Marvin started the business in 1969. Marvin's son Shaylor now runs the operation. About 90 % of their business is from scratch , the rest involving restoration work.
"Local brewers brace for the effects of Trump metal tariffs--especially ones they can't predict." Charlotte area brewers express their irritation / concerns over tariffs.
According to the World Waterfall Database, there are 817 waterfalls in North Carolina. Noted here are Green Mountain Creek Falls, Catawba Falls, Toms Creek Falls, Big Creek Falls, Upper Whitewater Falls, Dry Falls and Cullasaja Falls.
"Linville Gorge is one of the most spectacular and challenging wilderness areas in the eastern U.S. What did Hurricane Helene wash away?" At times referred to as the Grand Canyon of the East, Linville gorge Wilderness Area is noted as having some of the wildest and most rugged land areas east of the Mississippi.
"Here's How Trump Administration cuts will land on Charlotte's public radio and TV stations." Charlotte has two radio stations that receive annual federal money and a PBS television affiliate. The author notes the cuts as being explicitly political and the negative effect to accessing music and art not generally known to the public.