In our biggest city, shining skyscrapers form a glass-and-concrete jungle. But there’s plenty of fresh air here, too: in breezy beer gardens, at elevated rooftop restaurants, and on pretty streetside patios.
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This Week at the Farmers Market
Ready to fill your basket with the season’s goodies? Check in weekly to find out which just-picked produce is available at farmers markets from mountains to coast — and mark your calendar for special market events and festivals.
On-Stage Magic in Charlotte
At the ballet, the symphony, theaters, and sports arenas, the Queen City puts on a show.
7 Places to Indulge in Charlotte’s Culinary Scene
In our state’s largest city, a demand for culinary diversity inspires an incredible and creative food scene that can satisfy anyone — no matter your taste or budget.
Queen City Neon
For a Mecklenburg County photographer, a high school project became an adult passion: documenting nostalgic signs and billboards across Charlotte.
7 Ways to Appreciate Art in the Queen City
Long known for business and banking, our state’s biggest city is increasingly a destination for art enthusiasts.
3 Paved Greenways in the Piedmont
Walk among statues by local artists in the Queen City, bike alongside wetlands in Wake County, or take a stroll on the greenway at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park.
North Carolina Quilters
For generations, quilters have preserved and shared a patchwork of North Carolina artistry.
The 1980s: A Man of Grand Designs
Harvey Gantt arrives in Charlotte as a leader with vision, helping shape the city’s future as an architect and, following his election in 1983, as its first black mayor.
