My love affair with Charlotte started in the mid-'70s. My family would stop at the old Krispy Kreme on Independence Boulevard on the way to the beach.
Long before going to work as a call girl for Sallie Saxon, Charlotte's most notorious madam in recent history, Wendy Kohn needed money to pay her bills.
Cycling enthusiasts earned a major victory recently in making the city more “bicycle friendly.”

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Seven high-end steakhouses sit comfortably within two miles of Uptown's 277 loop.
Colombian-born Edwin Gil has become one of the city's best-known artists over the past two years, partly due to his keen business sense, but mostly because he's not afraid to take chances on politically-minded projects that cost more than they earn.
In these uncertain times, traditional holiday entertainment doesn't always fit the bill.