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...