The Charlotte Post was founded in 1878 and is a weekly newspaper published here in Charlotte North…read moreCarolina. It is minority-owned and operated, and positions itself, according to their own "about" page as "a leading provider of news, information and entertainment from a black perspective." The masthead says "The Voice of the Black Community." It is distributed in dark green newspaper boxes and is free. Most of the boxes are in Uptown Charlotte and, according to wikipedia, primarily in African-American neighborhoods. Its circulation is 22,305. This week's newspaper is sixteen pages with the above-the-fold headline and photo of North Carolina's new Lieutenant Governor-elect, Mark Robinson. Robinson is a Republican, which presents certain challenges when the Governor is a Democrat. And the Post provides a great amount of ink to discuss. The Life section is timely with a holiday menu and recipes and lifestyle stories, yes, from a black perspective. It's an interesting newspaper and I'll be looking for it in my travels so that I can round out my news input. [Review 14339 overall, 1663 of 2020, number 2706 in North Carolina.]

I'm echoing Nick here. While this is probably the best newspaper in town, it's not the best. It's…read morejust alright, as far as I'm concerned. Maybe I'm being a snob 'cause I'm used to the NY Times and the SF Chronicle, but this paper leaves me wanting a lot more. Its coverage of local news is pretty good, but it's not great at all on a national level, as far as I can tell. And while their sports section isn't that bad, it's a little to informal for my tastes, if that makes sense. Their online products is ok, but it's a little behind-the-times as far as that goes. Check it out: charlotte.com. Just nothing that interesting or impressive. Again, though, it's the best you're getting here in town, and if you're looking for local news, it's your best bet.

I have visited Charlotte three times on business this month. An avid reader, I enjoy buying the…read morelocal paper. Unbelievably, i have yet to find one for sale on the newsstand. This is even on Wed and Sundays , when they publish. Today, a Wednesday, I visited multiple 7-11s , Kwik Trips, independent gas stations, and even CVS. No newspapers. Nothing in CLT Airport, which is unbelievable. I've visited over a dozen stores there, in every terminal and no papers EVER. Nothing local, nothing national. I have spent so much time trying to give you money. What an insult to people who want to read and who want to support journalism. Every review here demonstrates you have a serious distribution problem. If you can't even get your own product to the airport, you deserve to go out of business. Sad what has happened to this paper (I remember it fondly when i went to Davidson College in the early 00's)

I'm actually quite surprised to be the first to review Charlotte Mag!…read more In a sea of meh local magazines and papers, Charlotte Magazine stands out from the crowd. Not only is the magazine pretty to look at, it has (in my opinion) some of the best, freshest and most interesting content out there. I especially love the fashion and food sections and always look forward to reading the interviews with local chefs and entrepreneurs. The editors here are certainly in the know with what's hoppin' in the Queen City and my day always turns up a bit when I find this little treasure in my mailbox. As mentioned, the features are really great and I'm always dog-earing pages for later. While you'll find quite a bit of advertising in these pages, it's important to note that it's done pretty tastefully. This is not a magazine that rests on its laurels and advertising sales - the content is king. I especially love the Best of The Best issue every year and was really impressed with both the beer feature and the 100 best dishes in Charlotte issue in 2010. If you want to be in the know for Charlotte happenings and entertained in the mean time, Charlotte mag is a great option. Keep it up Charlotte mag and keep it local!

This magazine does not represent Charlotte. They continually omit parts of the City of Charlotte…read more The lazy approach of using things near where the staff lives shows a bias toward those areas again and again. They don't even bother to list public facilities that are part of the public record in articles listing such facilities.

For such a focused magazine, appealing to the women in a single city, Today's Charlotte Woman is…read morereally surprisingly diverse. I pick it up whenever I see it, and my low-ish expectations are always surpassed. Each issue tends to be built around a theme, and the writers do a good job of building relevant content for the Charlotte readers without making it so localized that it turns into a repetitive snooze-fest. I'm impressed at the variety of topics they cover, like a recent issue on cancer, and the ways they make it appeal to all kinds of women. It's target audience is the professional set, but it's not so fantastically yuppie-fied that little old freelance writers, sitting at home in their pajamas and sipping coffee in front of their laptops, can't also get something out of it.

Tamaya in the Meck Times Statesville office quickly and courteously helped me resolve a…read morefive-year-old probate problem related to documenting that a legal notice had been published. Within just a couple hours she had the documents pulled from an old/archive system and she electronically resent the necessary files to the clerk of court. Problem solved.

Hard to believe that the main newspaper of record for posting probate notices doesn't return phone…read morecalls and doesn't provide a way to pay on their website. Another example of why print

I've picked up The Charlotte Weekly a few times, but never found it quite as informative as…read moreCreative Loafing. Charlotte Weekly is more geared toward church-going soccer moms than someone like me. I get disappointed if I'm out for lunch or getting coffee somewhere by myself and all they have is Charlotte Weekly for me to read. Occasionally, they'll have an article about the production of a movie, something fun going on in Charlotte, or information about a city project, but it's a bit too conservative of a city newspaper for me. And have you checked out their website? Yeesh. They have more dead links than a graveyard of...um...links.

The Weekly has informative updates on mass transit, public schools, neighborhood crime, stories…read morethat apply to local residents, which I respect. But what I really like is their two page spread of movie theaters and show times. It's the quickest way to find what's "now playing" and where.