STYLE: Diamond Brown of Diamond’s Body Care

Charlotte Magazine 5/29 3:09A Taylor Bowler

Diamond Brown moved to Charlotte from Detroit six years ago, coming off a painful upheaval of her life and career. She wanted a fresh start, and she was ready to expand her skin care business in a...

Crave Charlotte Festival returns in June for an all-you-can-taste food and wine experience

CLTure 5/25 8:18A CLTure

By Beth Mack May 25, 2023 The fourth installment of Crave Charlotte’s food, wine, and cocktail festival returns this June, highlighting local chefs, mixologists, and craft brewers.The festival aims to connect the city through food and bring more...

Paramore kicked off their ‘This Is Why’ tour in Charlotte, reminding us why we leave the house

CLTure 5/25 4:00A CLTure

By Zach Goins May 25, 2023 Photo: Zachary Gray It’s been 10 years since Paramore’s last full arena tour, but you’d never know it after the first night of their North American tour in Charlotte.   “There’s proof that we still got it, baby,” lead...

How Can You Correctly Use Vaping Liquids For Longer Effects?

Creative Loafing Charlotte 5/23 5:36A Alan Watts

In recent years, the popularity of vaping liquids has skyrocketed. With a vast array of flavors and nicotine strengths available, it's no wonder people are choosing to vape over traditional smoking…

The North Carolina Museum of Art will present an Afrofuturism Concert with Kamasi Washington and Sun...

CLTure 5/22 7:53P CLTure

By CLTure May 23, 2023 The North Carolina Museum of Art has announced a spectacular concert event that will feature performances by multi-genre jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington, Sun Ra Arkestra...

Abby’s Better: The Nut Butter Sold Nationwide Started by a Mooresville Teen

Charlotte Magazine 5/22 8:49A Tess Allen

Abby Kircher uses phrases like consumer insights, profit margins, and CPG space in conversation like someone with an MBA and decades of experience in business. She s 22. Kircher is the CEO of Abby s...

Charlotte Streets Show Signs of the Times

Charlotte Magazine 5/22 4:44A Allison Braden

In May 2020 , nationwide protests after George Floyd s death prompted organizations from Apple to the Sierra Club to interrogate and try to atone for past racism. Just weeks after protests began,...

18 Must-Try Tacos in Charlotte

Charlotte Magazine 5/22 4:27A Charlotte Magazine Staff

So much of what we consider haute cuisine is really just dressed-up working-class grub, the handheld quick lunches and filling, starchy dinners our great-grandparents wolfed down after the...

Lifestyle Tips for a More Successful Future

Creative Loafing Charlotte 5/21 5:23P Alan Watts

Leaving college and entering the workforce has much in common with an athlete finishing training and hitting the stadium for the start of a race. In this case it’s going to be a marathon, and that...

Hopscotch returns with expansive lineup featuring Japanese Breakfast, Pavement, Denzel Curry,...

CLTure 5/19 5:44A CLTure

By Cameron Lee May 19, 2023 Hopscotch Music Festival will make a rousing return to Raleigh with its most expansive lineup in recent years. Going back to their roots as a multi-venue walkable city street festival, 2023 will see the return of...

Hopscotch returns with expansive lineup featuring Japanese Breakfast, Pavement, Denzel Curry,...

CLTure 5/19 5:44A CLTure

By Cameron Lee May 19, 2023 Hopscotch Music Festival will make a rousing return to Raleigh with its most expansive lineup in recent years. Going back to their roots as a multi-venue walkable city street festival, 2023 will see the return of...

Playing 21 Blackjack Games at Red Dog Casino: A Comprehensive Guide

Creative Loafing Charlotte 5/18 6:31A Alan Watts

At Red Dog Casino, 21 Blackjack is one of the most popular card games available. This classic play 21 blackjack games of skill and strategy is played with a standard deck of 52 cards and the objective...

Must-Visit Wine and Cocktail Bars in Charlotte: 2023

Charlotte Magazine 5/18 1:00A Taylor Bowler

From tasting rooms to speakeasies , the city has a range of nightspots that serve signature cocktails, rare wines, and curated food options to pair with them. Savor your sips beside a koi pond, on a...

Charlotte Vietnamese Restaurant Guide

CLTure 5/17 5:24P CLTure

By Beth Mack May 17, 2023 A country’s cuisine is heavily influenced by its geography, terrain, climate, and history. Vietnam, a vastly coastal, rural country in Southeast Asia is no exception. With China encompassing its Northern border, Laos and...

Who should the Charlotte Hornets select with the No. 2 pick in the 2023 Draft?

CLTure 5/16 3:27P CLTure

By Chase Whitney May 16, 2023 Photo: Associated Press Close, but no cigar. It’s hard to be upset about the No. 2 pick with a generational draft class.  The Charlotte Hornets jumped up from the fourth...