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Bodies of Work

Bodies of Work
In photography class at South Mecklenburg High School, Bryce Lankard’s teacher told him and his fellow students to challenge traditional notions. Inspiring advice received in one’s formative years so often goes the way...
February 8th, 2010 | February 2010 | Read More

Public Art – Art along the Lynx Rail Line

Public Art – Art along the Lynx Rail Line
I park my car at the light rail station on Sharon Road West early on Saturday morning. Two people are talking on the platform, their breath visible in the distance. As I button up my coat against the cold, the words of my friend, an...
February 8th, 2010 | February 2010 | Read More

Anthony Foxx – Charlotte Mayor

Anthony Foxx – Charlotte Mayor
Washington, D.C. – Decades after working in Washington as an aspiring attorney in the U.S. Justice Department, Anthony Foxx recently returned as a leader. Charlotte’s second African-American mayor – the first Democrat in two...
February 8th, 2010 | Featured, February 2010 | Read More

Pictures from the bedroom

Pictures from the bedroom
A few sit-ups, two glasses of wine before noon, a make-up artist, and a photographer who knows his lighting as if he were a descendant of Thomas Edison, and you, too, can have a gift for the man in your life that will knock his socks...
February 7th, 2010 | Current Issue, Featured | Read More

A Homeless Point of View

A Homeless Point of View
It was the kind of autumn afternoon in Charlotte when the entire landscape, from one corner of the horizon to the other, was drenched in orange sunlight. A deep blue sky, uninterrupted by a single cloud, yielded only to the distilled...
January 9th, 2010 | November 2009 | Read More

Harvey Gantt – A City Guy

Harvey Gantt – A City Guy
For many people, having a cultural center named after you is a crowning achievement that nothing could come close to equaling. And while Harvey Gantt has received many accolades during his 66 years, he is certainly honored and humbled...
January 8th, 2010 | October 2009 | Read More

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