10+ hour, 49+ min ago  (423+ words) Creole seafood gumbo, Bourbon Street salmon bites, crawfish etouffee and other flavors from Louisiana are on their way to Charlotte's South End. Kristy's Creole Kitchen's takeout-only space at City Kitch in West Charlotte is now closed. But Friday, April 10, the…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (517+ words) Two restaurateur cousins with family roots in Greece have opened a fast-casual, takeout-type restaurant featuring their family's recipes and other authentic Greek fare. The Greek Eats & Sweets opened Feb. 18 in the Harris Teeter-anchored Shoppes at Morrison center at Brawley School…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (240+ words) A woman used her lucky coin to scratch off a jackpot in a new North Carolina lottery game, officials said Friday. "I about had a heart attack last night," Christy Pinckney of Winston-Salem said when she and her husband, Jeffrey,…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (531+ words) There's an adage in sports that it's hard to beat the same team twice in one season. South Carolina women's basketball proved that to be true Saturday night. Dawn Staley and the No. 1 seed Gamecocks beat No. 4 seed Oklahoma 94-68 in…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (359+ words) North Carolina is home to one of the nation's top places to live, a new report finds. The results come from Niche, which publishes lists of top neighborhoods and schools. To determine the best places to call home, the website…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (306+ words) A hiker fell at Grandfather Mountain State Park while attempting the strenuous climb to the top of MacRae's Peak, according to rescuers in western North Carolina. It happened around 1 p.m. Sunday and resulted in the incapacitated hiker being strapped to a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (377+ words) If you're heading to the theater to catch Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, you might be wondering whether you need to stick around once the credits begin rolling. The short answer: No, you don't. The sequel significantly expands the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (203+ words) A rustic Italian kitchen in Monroe, a Nashville-born taco spot in Dilworth and a gluten-free doughnut shop in NoDa are all gearing up to open. Here's another look at the openings I reported this week, recapping what's coming to the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (229+ words) A French-Vietnamese caf" in Arysley is officially closed, and a Monroe bistro serving classic Italian fare will also say farewell soon. Here's a quick look at the recent or impending restaurant closings I reported this week: Paris Banh Mi Cafe…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (497+ words) Jaelan Phillips won't be the only new face in the Panthers' outside-inebackers room during the offseason program. Carolina agreed to terms with former Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Nick Hampton on Friday, a league source confirmed to The Charlotte Observer....