Don’t Miss The Dumpling Station at Pho Good Time

Charlotte Magazine 3/10 5:43A Taylor Bowler

When a restaurant is called Pho Good Time, you d expect pho to be the main attraction. While the Vietnamese noodle soup here is solid (and simmered for more than 10 hours), the dumpling station takes...

Modernizing A Traditional Myers Park Home

Charlotte Magazine 3/10 5:29A Taylor Bowler

Gray Walker s clients had busy lives and a growing family when they hired the designer to modernize their dated, two-story Myers Park home. They had a 2-year-old and a newborn, so life was in full...

Major Concerts Have Passed On Charlotte For Years. That’s Changing.

Charlotte Magazine 3/10 4:05A Tess Allen

We ve heard and seen it discussed for years both in the wild and online in Reddit threads, social media and blog posts, and news articles: Why do a lot of major artists skip over Charlotte? one Reddit...

A Guide to Spring Festivals in Charlotte

Charlotte Magazine 3/7 1:00A Amanda Pagliarini Howard

There s no shortage of ways to take advantage of the Queen City s beautiful spring weather. From now through May, take part in one of these festivals in Charlotte. March Festivals 5th Annual Donut...

Robert Cramer’s Career Mission Is Military Suicide Prevention

Charlotte Magazine 3/3 4:59A Kayleigh Ruller

Robert Cramer says he always knew what he was going to do. He just didn’t know the path there. If you re in the suicide prevention field, there’s always a story behind that,” he said. “One way or another, I always knew I would come back to it.”...

Decades Ago, One Production Erupted Charlotte Into Controversy. Our Arts Scene Still Hasn’t Escaped...

Charlotte Magazine 3/3 4:36A Gavin Edwards

In the second scene of the second act of Perestroika, the concluding play of Tony Kushner s two-part Angels in America , an angel appears to Prior Walter, a young man dying of AIDS, and informs him...

Where To Go For Sushi In Charlotte

Charlotte Magazine 3/3 2:00A Taylor Bowler

It hits your sweet, spicy, savory, and fatty taste receptors. You can get it raw or deep-fried, dip it in spicy mayo, or douse it in soy sauce. It requires big, uncivilized bites. It s photogenic. And...

50 Shows and Performances In Charlotte In March

Charlotte Magazine 2/24 5:50A Tess Allen

Here s a round-up of concerts, plays, ballets, comedy acts, and more hitting Charlotte s stages in the month of March. Saturday, March 1 Steven Ho The Comedy Zone Charlotte Symphony s Become Ocean...

South End’s Blue Door Is A Travel Experience

Charlotte Magazine 2/24 4:56A Taylor Bowler

Mike Guzm n s cocktail menu reads like a Michelin travel guide, with 21 drinks inspired by different U.S. cities. The Charleston is a savory cocktail with caramelized onion-infused Plymouth Gin. The...

Charlotte’s Most Sought-After Skin Care Specialist

Charlotte Magazine 2/24 4:36A Taylor Bowler

People don t come to me for big lips, says Blair Hayes, founder and CEO of Skin By Blair . If that s what you want, I m not your girl. I won t give you features you never had. Hayes is the skin care...

Little Mishmish Children’s Apparel Celebrates Arab Heritage

Charlotte Magazine 2/24 2:50A Tess Allen

Hannah Shaban s family was gathered at her aunt s house for a holiday celebration when her 10-month-old son, Waleed, toddled into the room in his new onesie. The family broke out clapping and singing...

‘Wavelengths’ Brings Rare Film Experiences to Charlotte

Charlotte Magazine 2/18 5:02A Charlotte Mag Content Studio

Jeff Jackson has always enjoyed bringing rare and underground art into the mainstream. The Charlotte-based novelist, visual artist, and playwright is undertaking a new passion project with...

Go Jen Go Helps Treat ‘Financial Toxicity’ of Breast Cancer

Charlotte Magazine 2/17 5:39A Jen Tota McGivney

I thought I d cry this morning , but there s too much joy in this room to cry. A 29-year-old woman watches her kids play with new toys as torn Christmas gift wrap blankets the floor. One girl swaddles...

Travel From CLT: Saint Lucia

Charlotte Magazine 2/17 5:22A Greg Lacour

MILES FROM CHARLOTTE: 1,925 TRAVEL TIME: 4 hours, 25 minutes NONSTOP SERVICE ON: American Airlines It s Caribbean Fusion night at the Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival , and an older gentleman in...

How Charlotte’s Fine Dining Restaurants Make Room for Dessert

Charlotte Magazine 2/17 4:56A Taylor Bowler

Mama Ricotta s recently posted a reel of a slice of Cookie Butter Cheesecake that left me mesmerized. The wedge of New York-style cheesecake was marbled with swirls of speculoos, aka Biscoff cookies,...