https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/article315429176.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/153d6a8b-0ce4-4091-bf0f-a74f966759cd/1_th.jpg 'Deep desire': Vinyl store owner details why listeners buy records Hardy Boys Records and Comics co-owner Dean Hardy talks about why people are buying vinyl and how Record Store Day connects listeners https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/article315429176.html/video-embed 78 2026-05-11T09:30:00Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article315709137.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c04576bd-e9fa-497d-9837-bad4ed85f7bf/1_th.jpg Gender-affirming housing to end at UNC Charlotte next semester UNC Charlotte will no longer offer gender-affirming housing in order to comply with federal guidelines that changed last year. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article315709137.html/video-embed 56 2026-05-11T12:55:40Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-food-drink/article315684343.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/4ef2301c-f691-47db-9f0b-2e3849a85d9a/1_th.jpg Is baked banana pudding too far? I asked a Charlotte chef I asked CharlotteFive readers whether baked banana pudding should ever be served warm, and the responses ranged from "it's tradition" to "this is ancestral trauma." To settle the debate, I asked a Charlotte chef who serves his own baked version of the dessert to weigh in. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-food-drink/article315684343.html/video-embed 127 2026-05-11T09:30:00Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article315708555.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/59400b85-8b49-4e58-ac87-49962eb9a345/1_th.jpg Former Charlotte residents talk about being displaced by I-77 in the 1960s Esther Carter-Buie and her daughter Gwen Carter-Adamson talk about what it was like when they were displaced by I-77 in the 1960s. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article315708555.html/video-embed 118 2026-05-11T12:14:25Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article315693563.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a6ecaf7e-2c4d-4850-9e05-0036394540ff/1_th.jpg Ardrey Kell tops Hough in the 8A baseball playoff Ardrey Kell defeats Hough, 5-4 in extra innings during the 8A NCHSAA baseball playoff. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article315693563.html/video-embed 32 2026-05-10T02:03:51Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article315708569.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/acaddebf-c59d-401f-99c9-6e8aacfcece8/1_th.jpg Charlotte resident talks about being displaced by I-77 in the 1960s Darnell Ivory talks about what it was like when she and her family were displaced by I-77 in the 1960s. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article315708569.html/video-embed 191 2026-05-11T12:14:07Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article315559905.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/7387d2b6-c563-4a46-ad9f-878abbdd9a9d/1_th.jpg Rocky River’s Elijah Phillips is living with coach Kenneth McClamrock after losing housing Rocky River defensive back Elijah Phillips is staying in head football leader Kenneth McClamrock’s home this season after Phillips was without housing, the two said in an April 22, 2026 interview. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article315559905.html/video-embed 270 2026-05-08T08:59:00Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article315697049.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/7bd2240c-f930-474b-b8c5-5fad6c4a6a31/1_th.jpg Panthers' Haynes King discusses maturity as older rookie Carolina Panthers QB Haynes King, who went undrafted in April, discussed his maturity as an older rookie following the final day of rookie minicamp on Saturday, May 9, 2026. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article315697049.html/video-embed 31 2026-05-11T09:30:00Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article315670723.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/59ddafd3-71cd-4981-9cab-8a9df0d8cec1/2_th.jpg Who will lead Charlotte next? Here are some possibilities for who might run for mayor Mayor Vi Lyles’ surprise resignation will force Charlotte City Council to appoint an interim mayor through 2027. There’s no shortage of potential candidates who might take her place. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article315670723.html/video-embed 35 2026-05-08T20:31:14Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article315687382.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/07cd5cef-a800-4dd5-b085-6648a4664620/5_th.jpg Panthers rookie minicamp: Monroe Freeling takes first reps at Bank of America Stadium The Carolina Panthers opened their annual rookie minicamp at Bank of America Stadium, with first-round pick Monroe Freeling and the rest of the draft class on the field for a two-day, non-contact session with coaches. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article315687382.html/video-embed 53 2026-05-08T17:46:31Z no https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article315687455.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/eea99967-b029-4c48-8d7d-91df02d2e600/2_th.jpg Dave Canales praises Panthers rookies’ “great energy” at minicamp Panthers coach Dave Canales said the rookie minicamp provided a valuable head start as players learned the team’s language, alignments, and assignments, and got early 11-on-11 work at full speed without contact. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article315687455.html/video-embed 50 2026-05-08T20:30:59Z no