As the sun set over Uptown Charlotte and the air cooled down just a touch The Counting Crowes tuned up and cast their music into the night sky. 15,000 Charlotteans were entertained at the Uptown Amphitheater at the NC Music Factory last night the 14th. And we captured the moment as dusk turned into night. Pictures...

Shawna Robinson was trapped in a Los Angeles hotel room. “Quarantined” is how she described it. She hadn’t been kidnapped. Quite the opposite. Robinson actually had placed herself in this confining situation. Late in 2009,the Charlottean whom countless gearheads know for her accomplishments...

It’s just before midnight on Sunday and, after four days without a shower, I’m crammed into a Ferris wheel pod, grinding my way up several stories above the tree line. We’re just high enough that I can’t see people on the ground anymore, but in the darkness I can still see lighters touch glass...

Peter Reinhart has been the Contributing Food Editor for Uptown Magazine since the first issue, mentoring young food writers for publication in these pages and, occasionally, writing pieces of his own. He is a four-time James Beard Award winner for his books and for his breads. He is also the Chef on...

An interview with Chefs Paul Malcolm and Robert Brener of Johnson & Wales University Every chef, to one extent or another, is on a mission – mostly to feed people tasty food, to make them happy. But in recent times a number of chefs have realized they can have a greater impact and do something...

“It’s like your entire body is being punched at the same time,” Marine Corp. Keith Richardson offered, looking up after a thoughtful pause, and a big sip from a can of Monster Energy Drink. “ The Humvee fills up with smoke and debris. And you get this nasty metallic taste in your mouth. Kinda...