USA Men's Eagles fans after the match against Zimbabwe in the inaugural World Rugby Nations Cup on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at the American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, NC.
Ali Costellow
ali.costellow@charlotteobserver.
Through the lens of our visual journalists, a moment in time is captured and becomes part of our history.
Each week the Charlotte Observer will present a selection of images that document communities.
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USA Men's Eagles fans after the match against Zimbabwe in the inaugural World Rugby Nations Cup on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at the American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, NC. Ali Costellow ali.costellow@charlotteobserver.
Fans cheer Saturday, July 11, 2026 at the AC/DC concert at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. TRACY KIMBALL tkimball@charlotteobserver.com
Tanya Wilson, left, and Valerie Preston, point out issues with the planters along The Plaza in the Plaza Midwood neighborhood in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, June 29, 2026. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Protesters sport custom t-shirts and signs expressing their opposition to the planned sale of the Morrison Family YMCA campus in Ballantyne to Moments of Hope Church on Sunday, July 12, 2026. Ali Costellow ali.costellow@charlotteobserver.com
USA Men's Eagles lift Brandon Harvey in the match against Zimbabwe in the inaugural World Rugby Nations Cup on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at the American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, NC. Ali Costellow ali.costellow@charlotteobserver.
AC/DC lead guitarist Angus Young performs with the band at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Saturday, July 11, 2026. TRACY KIMBALL tkimball@charlotteobserver.com
Tyanna Vandyke and her daughter, Titiana, 8, pose for a portrait in their new apartment during WeBuild Concord’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Sanctuary Apartments in Concord, N.C., on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Mayor Rob Harrington speaks during an interview at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg government Center in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, July 9, 2026. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Titiana Vandyke, 8, looks out the window of her bedroom in her new apartment during WeBuild Concord’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Sanctuary Apartments in Concord, N.C., on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
The Excelsior Club on Beatties Ford Road stands in ruins as demoliton nears completion in Charlotte on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com
