• 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 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...