A rainbow serves as the backdrop for the steeple of First Baptist Church of Indian Trail following a spring shower on Thursday, April 10, 2025. By looking closely, a viewer can see that the shower not only produced the rainbow behind the steeple but another very faint rainbow to the far left as the evening sun burst through the gray sky.
JEFF SINER
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A woman holds her American flag tightly as the crowd of over 1000 people listens to speeches on Central Avenue for the May Day Trump Protests in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 3, 2025. Matthew Laczko For to the Observer
Charlotte Fire Department officials work at the site of a house fire near Freedom Park after an explosion was reported early morning in Charlotte, NC on Friday, May 2, 2025. Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com
On the afternoon of Saturday, May 3, lightning was detected within 6 miles of uptown during the Lovin’ Life Music Fest and a couple of hours before Kendrick Lamar’s concert was to begin. Lovin’ Life fans were evacuated from festival grounds. Alex Cason CharlotteFive
David Shaw of The Revivalists at Lovin’ Life Music Fest in Charlotte Alex Cason CharlotteFive
From left, Kevin Lynch, Lisa Swetnam and Will Shelton of Historic Brattonsville shear a sheep. TRACY KIMBALL tkimball@heraldonline.com
Hough Huskies Jaxon Matthews celebrates a home run against the Hopewell Titans at William Amos Hough High School in Cornelius, N.C., on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
A girl reacts as a bird flutters near her face Friday, May 2, 2025 at Fort Mill’s Strawberry Festival at the Pretty Bird Paradise exhibit. TRACY KIMBALL tkimball@heraldonline.com
Event curator and Charlotte resident, Perrine “Professor P” DeShields poses for a photo during “Superfine at the Gantt: Exploring Black Dandyism” at The Harvey B. Gantt Center, Friday, May 2, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. Matt Kelley For the Charlotte Observer
This story was originally published May 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM.
