On Friday, August 8, 2025, the Carolina Panthers faced the Cleveland Browns at Bank of America Stadium in first preseason game in Charlotte. As the full moon cast its glow, the Browns emerged victorious, securing a 30-10 win over the Panthers.
JEFF SINER
jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
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Professor Lydia Thompson, an art professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is currently working on an art piece in her studio in Charlotte on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Professor Thompson recently completed an international travel grant that facilitated her study of the art and culture in Ghana. In the fall, she will serve as an artist-in-residence at Starworks in Star, North Carolina, where she will develop a new body of work inspired by the adobe structures and traditional art forms she documented during her travels in Ghana. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Kenny Nguyen, a Charlotte-based artist, prepares a canvas in his Concord studio in Concord, N.C., on Tuesday, August 1, 2025, by dipping strips of silk into paint. Lila Turner lturner@charlotteobserver.com
Vera Falkner, one of Kenny Nguyen’s assistants and a student at UNC Charlotte, weaves strips of silk dipped in paint around a plaster column in Nguyen’s Concord studio in Concord, NC, Tuesday August 1, 2025. Lila Turner lturner@charlotteobserver.com
Zhoe Holt says her detractors just make her “work harder.” She wants, she adds, to “make ’em second-guess what they said.” At home, Zhoe touches up her edges on Friday, July 25, 2025. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Cleveland Brown safety Rayshawn Jenkins tears the helmet off of Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette during their preseason game at The Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC, Friday August 8, 2025. Lila Turner lturner@charlotteobserver.com
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Jalen Coker is lifted into the air after catching a touchdown pass from quarterback Bryce Young during action against the Cleveland Browns on Friday, August 8, 2025 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC. JEFF SINER jsiner@charlotteobserver.com
The Carolina Panthers QB Bryce Young and offensive guard Robert Hunt celebrate a touchdown during their first preseason game against The Cleveland Browns at The Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC, Friday, August 8, 2025. Lila Turner lturner@charlotteobserver.com
Kaylee Dobbins participated in a group conditioning workout at Champion Sports Performance in Cornelius, N.C., on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Republican candidate for South Carolina governor Nancy Mace addressed a crowd at Hoppin’ in Rock Hill on Monday. Outside, protesters marched carrying flags and signs. TRACY KIMBALL tkimball@heraldonline.com
Outside the Hoppin’ in Rock Hill, South Carolina, protesters waved flags and held signs. Inside, Republican candidate Nancy Mace addressed a crowd at a campaign event on Monday, August 11, 2025.
Sophie Holland, a former teacher at MLK Middle School in Charlotte, shares her experience teaching Careers and Technical Education for 41 years. She aimed to help students find careers that aligned with their interests. Lila Turner lturner@charlotteobserver.com
