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News & Opinion
Panthers Shore Up Weak Spots with Strong Offseason Thus Far
Despite finishing the 2024-25 season with a 5-12 record, there were reasons to be positive about the Carolina Panthers coming into the current offseason. That optimism can be based as much on what we did not see as what we did. For one, we didn’t see (or hear) much of…
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‘Same Old Song’ as Hornets Wrap Another Disappointing Season
Despite double-digit scoring from five Charlotte Hornets players in a game that featured no regular starters from either side, the Hornets dropped a seventh straight game on Sunday to wrap their season 2024-25 season on Sunday — winning just one of their final 13 games and ending the season with…
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Hornets Stumble Through Trade Deadline With Questions Unanswered
With 52 games in the books and the trade deadline past, the Charlotte Hornets’ first season with Jeff Peterson at the helm and Charles Lee behind the bench hasn’t thus far looked much different than past iterations of the team. Well past the halfway point of the 2024-25 season, the…
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Arts & Culture
David French Archives a Shifting Landscape with Paintings
With his long hair and grey beard, David French is always a recognizable presence at art fairs and festivals around Charlotte, but even more familiar are his paintings, which capture the most beloved storefronts, scenes and sights of the Queen City in French’s signature style. For nearly 20 years, French…
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Bryce Young and Panthers End Season on High Note
If someone were to tell you before the 2024 Carolina Panthers season that the team would finish 5-12, you would likely shrug and say “That sounds about right,” assuming it was business as usual for a franchise that hasn’t even sniffed .500 for seven years. As anyone who watched the…
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Improved Bryce Young Gives Panthers Momentum Going Into Bye
Fresh off a 20-17 overtime win against the New York Giants in Munich, Germany, on Nov. 10, the Carolina Panthers find themselves on a two-game winning streak — a touch of momentum as the team returns stateside. Not the best time for a bye week. The Panthers now have a…
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Charlotte Hornets Enter New Season with Growth Front of Mind
It is far from breaking news that the 2024-25 season will be one of transition for the Charlotte Hornets. With a new general manager in Jeff Peterson and new head coach in Charles Lee, we have just gotten a first look at the habits and lines of thinking from the…
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News & Opinion
Vegas Win Provides Hope but Panthers’ Future Remains Unclear
They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but the Carolina Panthers are hoping that’s not the case after Sunday. With Andy Dalton behind center following the benching of second-year QB Bryce Young, the Panthers dismantled the Raiders 36-22, returning home this week with a newfound momentum after the…
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Hornets Ready to Pivot with New Coach, Draft Picks Onboard
Fresh off winning two championships as assistant coach with the Boston Celtics, Charles Lee may still be feeling whiplash after having to pivot going from a championship parade on June 21 to an introductory press conference as the new head coach of one of the NBA’s most troubled franchises, the…
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OPINION: A Counterpoint to Andrew Walshver’s Recent Jewish Voice for Peace Op-Ed
Editor’s Note: The below op-ed was written by Queen City Nerve contributor Darrell Horwitz in response to another op-ed Queen City Nerve published that was written by Andrew Walshver of Jewish Voice for Peace Charlotte on May 24. Upon reading that op-ed, Horwitz reached out with his concerns. While we…
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Hornets Wrap Disappointing Season, but Rebuilding Process in Full Swing
The Hornets wrapped another forgetful year on Sunday, winning just 21 games and finishing with the third worst record in the Eastern Conference. Not the goal going into the season, clearly. Optimists could view this past season as one for rebuilding, however, as can be seen in the timeline, which…
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Charlotte Hornets Clear Path to the Future with Deadline Moves
Winning is never easy. Sometimes it can be difficult just to find a direction—a path to what the future holds. At the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 8, the Charlotte Hornets cleared a path, making big deals that sent PJ Washington and Gordon Hayward out of town and brought others…
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Dave Canales and Dan Morgan Step Out as New Panthers Leadership Duo
There’s nothing like a new regime to invigorate an NFL fanbase. It brings new ideas, dreams of what can be, and hope for the future. At least that was the case last year—when Frank Reich and his all-star coaching staff was hired. And then there was 2020, when owner David…
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David Tepper and the Panthers Face a Long Road Back After 2-15 Season
There’s good news and bad news regarding the Carolina Panthers coming off a season-ending 9-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. The bad news is they finished with the worst record in the NFL at 2-15. The good news is the team with the worst record gets the…
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Food & Drink
Getting a First Look at Charlotte’s Two New Jewish Delis
When I learned that we would close out 2023 in Charlotte with the opening of two new Jewish delis on the fringes of Uptown, my Chicagoan heart skipped a beat. Growing up in the Windy City, I was used to Jewish delis; I always loved pastrami sandwiches and matzo ball…
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News & Opinion
Scott Fowler Discusses ‘Sports Legends of the Carolinas’ and the State of Local Sports
Sports columnist Scott Fowler has been an institution in Charlotte since joining the Charlotte Observer in 1994 to cover the Carolina Panthers in their initial season, then becoming a sports columnist with the paper in 1999. His previous work included stints at the Louisville Courier-Journal and Miami Herald. In late…
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