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Darius Lockhart is creating his own wrestling universe with ASÉ, and a platform for a generation of Black wrestlers in the region
By Cameron Lee June 24, 2026 When we first spoke with Darius Lockhart — “The Intergalactic Soul,” as he’s known in the ring — in the summer of 2024, ASÉ Wrestling was less than a year old but already carving out a distinct identity in...
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Makayla Binter is a creative connector and catalyst for Charlotte’s arts scene
By Cameron Lee June 4, 2026 Photo: @untitled.exposure Charlotte artist and self-described “community catalyst,” Makayla Binter has always been active, moving fluidly between athletics, academics, and creative pursuits since her high school years. Growing up in Rochester, New York, she was a standout multi-sport athlete...
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ASC’s Regional Artist Directory will help Carolina artists secure public art projects with budgets of up to $100,000
By Cameron Lee May 19, 2026 Cover Photo: “Generations of Growth” by Bree Stallings Since 2020, the Arts & Science Council has managed a regional directory designed to expand the pool of creators across North and South Carolina eligible for site-specific public art projects in...
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Charlotte reporter Myles Harris’s viral moment will forever be a reminder of a mother’s love for her son
By Cameron Lee May 10, 2026 A brief and unintentionally humorous moment on a cold winter Saturday in 2022 for Charlotte news reporter Myles Harris has become a symbol of the affectionate and endearing bond between mothers and their sons, and it continues to live...
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The Cambodian Legacy Project aims to preserve a resilient cultural legacy shaped by survival, displacement, and renewal
By Cameron Lee April 29 2026 According to the World Population Review in 2024, North Carolina has the 12th-largest Cambodian population in the United States and the second-highest percentage in the Southeast, only behind Georgia, at approximately 0.06% of the state population. The ethnic group,...
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Hannah Hasan’s poetry is rooted in family, embedded in community, and centered on the marginalized
By Cameron Lee April 23, 2026 Photo: Dionna Bright When the popular spoken word television series Def Poetry Jam was at its height, Hannah Hasan was still in high school in Statesville, North Carolina — a place where she often felt out of place as...
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ASC’s ‘Midnight Marathon’ showcases Charlotte’s creative landscape, and the city’s longest-standing cultural organization
By Cameron Lee April 15, 2026 The Arts & Science Council is Charlotte’s longest-operating arts organization, having invested millions of dollars in support of cultural institutions across Mecklenburg County as well as individual artists and creatives. The Arts & Science Council’s ‘Midnight Marathon’ will take...
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Audrey Baran and Baran Dance are redefining and elevating Charlotte’s contemporary dance scene
By Cameron Lee April 3, 2026 Photo: Butch Delatina Contemporary dance often gets overlooked when thinking about modern performing arts and entertainment, but it has all the characteristics many look for in a captivating production: storytelling, music, theatrics, emotion, and compelling movement that keeps audiences...
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For nearly seven decades, Biggs Camera has been a hub for the photography community in Charlotte
By Cameron Lee March 5, 2026 There aren’t many family-owned businesses in Charlotte that have lasted nearly seven decades — even fewer that have survived in an industry as fast-moving as photography and video. But Biggs Camera has done exactly that. Originally opened in 1959...
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Petra’s is adapting to the times, complementing live music with a vintage store, Little Shop of Petra’s
By Cameron Lee February 15, 2026 For nearly two decades, Petra’s has been the heartbeat of Plaza Midwood, a place where live music, art, and locally focused eccentric events converge in a tight-knit corner off Commonwealth Avenue. But as the neighborhood swells with new development,...
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