For many sewers, choosing paper patterns from one of Simplicity McCall’s ‘big four’ brands was an in-store ritual. But others say digital patterns are the way of the future Decades ago, in the ...

Design and fabrication company Square Design has moved its operations from Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood to Industry City. The Industry City deal represents a relocation for Square Design, which ...

Museum’s revitalised galleries bring together 250 objects to show how design shapes modern life What do the first ever baby monitor, Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup kit, an 80s boombox, the smashed parts of ...

Opacity in A.I. infrastructure and narrow measurement tools are widening the gap between corporate climate commitments and environmental reality. Courtesy Microsoft As A.I. adoption accelerates, ...

Beneath Moltbook’s sensational framing lies a serious signal about the future of agentic A.I. and machine-to-machine coordination. Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images At first glance, it’s ...

Here are the nominees for The Charlotte Observer's high school athlete of the week. The poll closes at noon Friday. You may vote as often as you like. Tap here to sign up for our free high school ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. NC legal leaders: Recent threats to the Rule of Law — such as the harassment of judges ...

Mecklenburg leaders warned of a looming “crisis” as the county tries to plan for major changes to Medicaid and food assistance programs due to federal policy shifts. County commissioners heard an ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Protesters opposed to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown rally outside ...

Federal agents detain a protester in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Hundreds of N.C. Methodists bought a full-page ad in The Charlotte Observer to protest ICE’s actions there and around the country. CHARLY ...

If there's one thing I know to be true about the Princess of Wales's winter style, it's that she'll never say no to a plaid coat. Over the years, we've seen her sporting a truly impressive array of ...