ADAM RHEW

Storyteller

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Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Lincoln’s Haberdashery is a lovable corner market, and the model for what should be in South End.

(Charlotte, May 2018)

Photo: Peter Taylor

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Billy Graham Comes Home

The Charlotte-born preacher brings the faithful together one last time.

(Charlotte, March 2018) 

Photo: Logan Cyrus

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Colorblind

North Carolina’s teaching force—like the nation’s—fails to match student demographics.

(EducationNC, March 2018) 

Photo: Liz Bell

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Easy Layup

The Charlotte Hornets big man is still learning his way around the city, but he’s already comfortable in suits or sweats.

(Charlotte, March 2018)

Photo: Chris Edwards

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Fashioning a City

As her SouthPark boutique turns 20, Laura Vinroot Poole talks about her love of bright colors, being defensive about Charlotte, and surviving the recession that nearly put her out of business.

(Charlotte, March 2018)

Photo: Chris Edwards

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Blue Curaçao

An island getaway is a short flight from Charlotte.

(Charlotte, February 2018)

Photo: Adam Rhew

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Our ‘Drug Babies’

Every three weeks, opioids kill as many Americans as did the 9/11 attacks. Even more users cycle between addiction and treatment, their lives defined by the blurry, shaky minutes that fill the gap from one hit to the next. When addicts relapse, go to jail, or overdose, what happens to the kids left behind? 

(Charlotte, January 2018) 

Illustration: Chris Nickels 

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Your Next Ski Trip Should be to Telluride

The unpretentious Colorado ski town is packed with history.

(Charlotte, January 2018)

Photo: Adam Rhew

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Ms. Judy the Comforter

Her goddaughter was strangled by a serial killer nearly 25 years ago. Since then, she’s held candlelight vigils for hundreds of murder victims. Who will take over when she retires?

(Charlotte, December 2017)

Photo: Logan Cyrus

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Milkshakes and Memories

Family traditions at Mr. K’s, as the South End restaurant celebrates its 50th anniversary.

(Charlotte, October 2017)

Photo: Peter Taylor

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Our Best Chance

Mecklenburg County’s bold plan for universal pre-k could boost two generations.

(Charlotte, September 2017)

Photo: Logan Cyrus

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How To Watch as Much Live Football in One Weekend As Humanly Possible

An ultimate football road trip. 

(GQ.com, September 2017)

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Primeros Pasos

This spring, dozens of volunteers went to Cuba to perform pro bono joint replacements. Their rare collaboration helped 44 hopeful Cubans take their first steps on new legs. 

(Charlotte, July 2017)

Photo: Adam Rhew

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Brooklyn Decker Wants to Organize Your Closet

The Charlotte native on hoops, kids, and pictures from a Five Guys bathroom

(Charlotte, June 2017)

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Submerged

This summer, children and adults will go into this region’s lakes and pools and never come out. If drowning is predictable, discriminate, and entirely preventable, why are so many people in Charlotte dying in the water? 

(Charlotte, May 2017)

Photo: Travis Dove

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Paella and Pop Tarts

A childhood in Boy Scouts fuels a lifelong passion for cooking

(Charlotte, May 2017)

Illustration: Natalie Andrewson

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Why Local News Anchors All Have the Same Look

The faces on your TV may have been surgically altered for a distraction-free experience. 

(Racked, February 2017)

Photo: Getty Images