How Does a Local Pastry Chef Get On The Food Network?

Charlotte Magazine 3/17 7:47A Taylor Bowler

Last November , I got an email from pastry chef Jossie Lukacik with this subject line: I am going to be on Food Network! The following month, she appeared on Christmas Cookie Challenge , where viewers...

Charlotte Mothers & Daughters Are Turning Periods and Puberty Into A Party

Charlotte Magazine 3/17 7:34A Nikki Campo

Last spring , Kristin Mountcastle hired Girlhood Charlotte, a business that educates girls about puberty, to host a “period party” for a group of fifth-grade girls and their moms. Mountcastle was starting her own business for moms and girls, but...

Rising Broadway Stars That Hail From Charlotte

Charlotte Magazine 3/17 7:12A Taylor Bowler

Huntersville native Rene Rapp achieved stardom as Regina George in the Broadway musical Mean Girls from 2019 to 2020. She reprised the role in the 2024 musical film and contributed to its soundtrack....

How Lane-Splitting Laws Impact Motorcycle Accident Cases

Creative Loafing Charlotte 3/17 4:53A Alan Watts

Concord’s roads are no stranger to heavy traffic, and for motorcyclists, lane-splitting can be a way to navigate congestion efficiently. However, this practice remains a controversial topic, with differing laws and varying levels of acceptance...

Behind The Curtain of Charlotte Ballet’s Nutcracker

Charlotte Magazine 3/17 4:05A Tess Allen

Charlotte Ballet has staged Tchaikovsky s The Nutcracker each December since 2006. This winter, the professional ballet company s 126 cast and 38 crew members hosted 17 performances at Belk Theater....

How a Healthcare Virtual Assistant Can Help in Medical Billing and Coding

Creative Loafing Charlotte 3/13 3:24A Alan Watts

Medical billing and coding are crucial aspects of the healthcare industry, ensuring that healthcare providers receive timely payments for their services while maintaining accurate records of patient care. However, these tasks can be highly...

Advancing Cancer Research with PDX Oncology Models

Creative Loafing Charlotte 3/12 8:49A Alan Watts

Research to fight cancer continues as one of the most challenging clinical conditions because researchers have developed new preclinical models to examine tumor evolution and therapeutic responses. The development of patient-derived xenografts...

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...