JCSU alum opens Members Only Tasting Room & Social in Plaza Midwood
Kimberly Wilkinson now owns two bars in two of Charlotte's hottest neighborhoods.
By Erique Berry | January 28, 2020
Will these Black-owned businesses get the ‘Oprah effect’?
Each of these business owners was connected to the media mogul’s recent visit to the Queen City.
By Nakisha Washington | January 21, 2020
Tech influencers share 2020 predictions ahead of Charlotte Innovation Week
Charlotte Innovation Week takes place Jan. 20-24.
By Christine Edwards | January 19, 2020
Cuzzo’s Cuisine announces plans for University City opening
Chef Andarrio Johnson and Anglee Brown to open second location in partnership with Black franchise owners.
By William Dawson | January 16, 2020
The Pauline Tea-Bar Apothecary: a woosah space where the tea is secondary
In a renovated doctor's office on Charlotte's west side, a former broadcast journalist and medical chaplain has created a space where customers are invited to meditate, pray and even cry.
By Patsy V. Pressley | January 14, 2020
Opinion | We can’t all be entrepreneurs, and that’s ok
Entrepreneurship is a lifestyle — not a hustle or a hobby.
By Shante Williams | January 4, 2020
Clear out old energy to bring in a new year
Curio, Craft & Conjure is using limpiezas to help clients start the new year with good energy.
By Shameika Rhymes | January 1, 2020
Qcitymetro’s top entrepreneur stories from 2019
Revisit Qcitymetro stories about Charlotteans who started local businesses, from the TV anchor turned restaurateur to the couples balancing work and love.
By QCity Metro Staff | December 29, 2019
Last-minute gift ideas from 7 Black-owned businesses
Helping last-minute shoppers with affordable holiday gifts from fragrances to body butters to ceramic art.
By Emiene Wright | December 21, 2019
Hemp Neighborhood Store brings CBD to Charlotte’s West Side
Three co-founders launch Hemp Neighborhood Store with hopes of removing stigmas around CBD in Black communities.
By Emiene Wright | December 17, 2019