The Carolina Panthers owner is a tough finance bro who knows how to use leverage to get what he wants—and he wants a lot from Charlotte, including a new stadium. It’s a complicated challenge for a city that’s never seen anyone quite like him.
October 2021
Posted inMusic
Playing Above Its Weight
Merlefest, a famous and eclectic music festival in Wilkes County, is one of the area’s few institutions that has stood the test of time and lifted up its community. Its future success will depend on keeping the evolving and sprawling festival young.
Posted inK-12 Education
The State’s Looming Constitutional Crisis
The long-running Leandro case has promised transformative investments in K-12 education. As a judge prepares to take action, the state is anticipating a constitutional impasse with enormous consequences for students and North Carolina’s system of checks and balances.
Posted inK-12 Education
The Untouchable Student Vaccine Mandate
Federal regulators are poised to give full approval to a COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 16. That would turn the spotlight to an obscure—and seemingly reluctant—state commission in North Carolina that has the power to mandate vaccines for school children and college students.
Posted inPolitics
When Reparations Meet Bureaucracy
Asheville’s historic reparations resolution made national news in 2020, helping spark a wave of similar city-level initiatives across the country. But mounting delays show that while winning a vote may be hard, moving through a hesitant and halting bureaucracy can be an even more difficult challenge.