•  By Cameron Lee June 15, 2017 Ten years ago, 21-year-old Dominican-native Dairelyn Guzman met a young Jason Glunt from Charlotte. Dairelyn moved to Statesville directly from the Dominican Republic and, after they initially met, Jason would make the trek many nights to and from Statesville...

  • By Amanda Cosenza  August 26, 2016 Chef Ashley Boyd is a rare Charlotte native in the forefront of the budding pastry scene in the Queen City. She’s also playing a key role in her family’s restaurant, 300 East. In a city with so many new...

  • By Beth Mack  August 17, 2016 (updated) What does one do with spare time after leading a four-year social media campaign with more than 26,000 followers that helped Charlotte bring back the Hornets? For one die-hard Charlottean, you appear on Jeopardy! and pocket enough cash...

  •  By Lindsay Kosma July 14, 2016 Tucked away inside a most unassuming shopping center at the intersection of Sugar Creek and North Tryon Street, a simple neon sign reads “Banh Mi Sandwiches.” To find this glowing sign, one must venture into the Asian Corner Mall,...

  •  By Cameron Lee January 4, 2016 Charlotte is going through an uncomfortable growth period that may leave some feeling a bit uneasy. With condo projects, chain restaurants and strip malls breaking ground on what seems to be a weekly basis, we are inundated with articles...

  • By Alison Leininger Photos by Carter Short March 12, 2015 Kindred is a great name for a restaurant. The connotations of family, gathering and like-mindedness make for a welcoming sign on the outside of the 19th century restored brick building on Davidson’s Main Street. It also...