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Fresh reporting on Charlotte, business, technology, health, housing, and the ideas shaping tomorrow.
The Homeownership Illusion: Why Your House Could Cost Three Times Its Price
Is buying a house really the best investment? A $400,000 home can cost more than $1.3 million over 30 years once mortgage interest, property taxes, insurance, and maintenance are included. Discover the hidden costs of homeownership, why renting and investing can sometimes build greater wealth, and how to make a smarter housing decision.
If You Had Just $200 to Improve Your Health, Here’s Where I’d Spend It
You don’t need expensive wellness gadgets to improve your health. Here’s an evidence-based $200 plan for better sleep, movement, nutrition, and smarter supplement choices.
charity: water: How One Organization Is Reinventing Philanthropy and Bringing Clean Water to Millions
Discover how charity: water is transforming philanthropy through innovative financing, technology, and transparency. Founded by Scott Harrison, the nonprofit has helped bring clean water to millions while offering lessons for entrepreneurs, businesses, and communities worldwide.
The End of the Daily Pill? Inside Gaia Health’s Bet on Once-Monthly Medicine
Biotechnology startup Gaia Health is developing sustained-release medication technology that could reduce daily dosing to once a month. Starting with menopause hormone therapy, the company aims to make personalized medicine easier to manage—but still faces important clinical and regulatory hurdles.
8 Charlotte Startups Building the Businesses of Tomorrow
Charlotte’s startup ecosystem is gaining momentum. From AI-powered robotics and financial technology to healthcare innovation and smarter home services, discover eight promising Charlotte startups developing technologies, solving real-world problems, and shaping the future of business in North Carolina.
Persistent Illness and the Nervous System: What Breathing and Stress Research Can—and Cannot—Explain
Chronic symptoms warrant investigation, not dismissal. Breathing practices may help with stress and arousal but are not established treatments for Lyme disease or mold exposure.
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Editor’s Picks
Selected features on the companies, discoveries, and decisions shaping tomorrow.
HOUSING & DESIGN
North Carolina Needs Better Housing. Here’s How We Can Build It.
How North Carolina could create healthier, more affordable homes through better construction and smarter development.
HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY
The End of Sick Care
What a shift from treating illness to preventing it could mean for modern healthcare.
AI & DISCOVERY
The Next AI Revolution Won’t Automate Work. It Will Automate Discovery.
Why accelerating scientific discovery could be artificial intelligence’s most important contribution.
MOLD & IMMUNOLOGY
What a Landmark Mouse Study Reveals About Mold, Immunity, and the Brain
An examination of emerging research at the intersection of indoor environments, immunity, and the brain.
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Discover the people, businesses, and ideas advancing Charlotte’s productive economy.
FINANCE & CAPITAL →
Banks, fintech, investment and business financing.
TECHNOLOGY & AI →
Applied AI, software, data and productivity.
STARTUPS →
Founders, invention and commercialization.
HEALTH & MEDICINE →
Research, medical technology and healthcare systems.
HOUSING →
Real estate, healthy buildings and new construction.
INDUSTRY →
Manufacturing, energy, logistics and infrastructure.
Science & Research
Critical analysis of scientific discoveries, the evidence behind them, and what remains uncertain.
Charlotte & the Carolinas
Local and regional ideas in housing, science, business, design, and economic development.
Ideas & Future Systems
Thoughtful perspectives on design, technology, business, and how people can live better.
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Housing & Healthy Homes
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Health & Wellness
- Tulane Researchers Identify a New Target for the Neurological Symptoms That Can Persist After Lyme Disease
- Stanford Researchers Found an Antibiotic That Could Kill Drug-Tolerant Lyme Bacteria
- Johns Hopkins Research: Persistent Lyme Symptoms Are Biologically Real—Not Simply “In Your Head”
- What a Landmark Mouse Study Reveals About Mold, Immunity, and the Brain
- Understanding Neurological Lyme: When the Nervous System Becomes Inflamed
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AI, Science & Innovation
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Business & Economics
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Better Living
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