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Charlotte Talks has been going strong for over thirteen years; knock on wood. Luckily the 13th year was a good one even though that’s an unlucky number.…

April 1 marked the beginning of Ron Carlee's tenure as Charlotte City Manager, the first person from out of town to hold the position in more than 30…

From time to time on this show, we discuss performances of plays, musicals, symphonies or operas composed or created by talented artists who are no longer…

As Charlotte grows, so too do surrounding towns and cities. Small farming communities or sleepy textile mill towns have transformed into independent,…

If you happen to be among the undead you are rotting at a great time because being a zombie has never been more popular. Zombies are everywhere, from…

A lot of older folks say kids have it easy these days, but they face their own set of challenges. Alexander Youth Network knows this as well as any…

As we head into spring, college juniors and seniors are paying significant attention to, for many, what’s AFTER high school. It’s the time of year when…

Every two years Mecklenburg County does an environmental assessment and delivers an environmental report card of sorts. The report card for the last two…

When it comes to things like smartphones, tablets, computers and TVs, many of us migrate quickly from old devices to the newest and think nothing of…

Several years ago, we did a program on Moore Place, an apartment designed and built to house the homeless. It was controversial at the time but a new…

PART II: OpponentsHere in North Carolina, throughout the South and across the nation, the discussion about medical marijuana legislation has gained a lot…

Planned Parenthood is a worldwide organization that’s nearly 100 years old, working to provide health care to women, and it’s this nation’s largest…

Affordable housing has always been in short supply and as Charlotte and the region have grown, finding that housing has becoming increasingly challenging.…

In school, we learned all about the Founding Fathers, the men whose names we all know - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin. But NPR's…

The Appalachian Trail, the John Muir Trail and Australia's Great Ocean Road are all famous hiking trails but, according to many, St. James Way, also know…

Fifty-nine percent of the occupations in Mecklenburg County pay average wages below $35,000. Some people make below that at minimum wage of $7.25 an hour,…

The crisis at the border involving large numbers of unaccompanied minors adds more complexity to an already very difficult and divisive immigration…

Monday, September 8, 2014We recently devoted an hour to fracking, which just scratched the surface of the topic, and brought out a passionate response…

Tuesday, September 9, 2014There is wine and then, there’s fine wine. Think you can tell the difference? If you can, you might be interested to know that…

Tuesday, September 23, 2014A recent series by McClatchy Newspapers, including The Charlotte Observer, proves that there are still some things newspapers…