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Three years ago, Barton Swaim gave us an inside look at a bizarre moment in American politics. His book “The Speechwriter” was a memoir of his time…

Gayle Jessup White has American history running through her veins. Her family tree traces back to Thomas Jefferson, our third president.It also traces…

Erin Rae is a singer out of Nashville who you’re going to be hearing a lot more about. She signed a record deal with Single Lock Records, the label…

Maurice Manning writes poems about turnips, and copperheads, and tire swings, and a woman who gets her apron strings caught in an old wringer washer. His…

There's a reason you don't see Hanna Raskin’s face in this photo – she tries to keep it hidden for her job.But her words alone have made her one of the…

On Feb. 17, 1864, a torpedo from a Confederate submarine called the H.L. Hunley blew a hole in the side of a Union ship called the USS Housatonic in…

Fawn Weaver is the author of a best-selling book on happy marriages. Her husband is a movie exec. They were happy and comfortable in Los Angeles. But then…

So you've finally binged all of "The Great British Baking Show" on Netflix and now you're left wondering how to get some of those scrumptious-looking…

Editor's note: A version of this story was originally published in June 2018.Does it seem like something's missing around Charlotte? Something small,…

Few Charlotteans may remember Earle Village, the public housing community built in First Ward just outside uptown. It was a bustling community that…

The spelling and pronunciation of Little Sugar Creek, which flows into Sugar Creek (or is it Sugaw Creek?) have been a source of debate for well over 200…

Editor's note: This story was originally published in December 2018.Mooresville resident Lauren Sullivan has a boat she takes out on Lake Norman from time…

Native Charlotteans are sometimes described as unicorns — so rare they also seem mystical. Transplants, on the other hand, seem far more common, and one…

WFAE listener Chris Broughton and his family wrote in wondering why Charlotte seems to have so many abandoned cars left on the side of the highway."I…

Editor's note: A version of this story was originally published March 27, 2018.It's the end of the workday in Charlotte, and a crowd of bankers and…

A version of this story was originally published Feb. 13, 2018.Imagine two roads in Charlotte — one in the north, one in the south. Both have four lanes…

A version of this story was originally published on May 8, 2018.Orlando has tourism, Nashville has music — it seems like Charlotte has always been defined…

Twelve weeks after the 2018 election, residents of North Carolina's 9th Congressional District still don't know who officially won their race for…

WFAE listener Chappy Garner has been mountain biking for about five years, and one of his favorite spots in Charlotte is the Backyard Trails — a 12-mile…

Hard to believe that just a month ago, the Charlotte area was still gearing up for all the usual springtime events. Our kitchen calendars still had spaces…