When you "talk," do you say " tawk " or "tock?" What does it mean to have a Charlotte accent? If you were born in the Charlotte region (or even if you’re a newcomer like me), we want to know what you sound like. So we've started a new project to collect your voices called The Charlotte Accent Project. We'll publish your recordings and photos on the radio as well as our web site, Tumblr blog , Facebook and Twitter .

OK, lots of cities have a Square. There’s Red Square, Times Square, St. Peter’s Square to name a few. And then … there’s Independence Square. Where’s that, you ask? Charlotte – at the intersection of Trade and Tryon. In case you didn’t know, this intersection is where a Native American trading path - Trade Street – crossed what used to be called the Great Wagon Road, which we now know as Tryon. Today, the intersection is named Independence Square to recognize the Mecklenburg Declaration of

Welcome to “ A Trifling Place ,” a podcast dedicated to exploring the ins-and-outs of Charlotte. Every city has its share of traffic issues. In Charlotte, for example, there are a lot of complaints about rush hour near Ballantyne on I-485. (Relief is coming. That section of the road is scheduled to be expanded to three lanes by December 2014. ) But today we're not talking about the quality of the Charlotte region’s roads. We’ll focus on an issue the Charlotte Department of Transportation has a

Welcome to " A Trifling Place ," a podcast dedicated to exploring the ins-and-outs of Charlotte. In our last episode ( Charlotte's Tree Obsession ), we ended with this sound bite: "Die, cankerworm, die!" That's city arborist Donald McSween back in 2008 when WFAE's Lisa Miller followed him on his war against the cankerworms . He also had some help: citizen soldiers like Sophia Hollingsworth. "We picked them off and didn’t feel bad at all about mooshing them because we felt it was one less

Welcome to " A Trifling Place ," a podcast dedicated to exploring the ins-and-outs of Charlotte. Of the seven cities I've lived and worked in, Charlotte has got to be most green. When you're getting ready for an airplane landing, it's like you're descending into a forest. Once you're on the ground, you quickly learn trees are a big part of the city's identity.

Welcome to "A Trifling Place," a podcast dedicated to exploring the ins-and-outs of Charlotte. So when I first arrived in Charlotte, I was handed the latest edition of a book called the Insider's Guide to Charlotte . It had the usual highlights you would expect, but then I saw something really strange. It says Concord Mills Mall is the state's top tourist destination. What?

Welcome to "A Trifling Place," a podcast dedicated to exploring the ins-and-outs of Charlotte. Just last year, more than 20,000 people moved to Charlotte. Many come from colder climates in the North and Midwest and a growing number of people are also moving to Charlotte from states farther South, like Florida. Deciding where to live is a big decision, so I'll share with you my first impressions of Charlotte: Immigrants on Central, artists live in NoDA, hipsters occupy Plaza Midwood, Myers Park

President George Washington called Charlotte a "Trifling Place." That’s how our first president described the city during a visit in 1791. But it’s certainly changed since then. Welcome to "A Trifling Place," a podcast dedicated to exploring the ins-and-outs of Charlotte.

President George Washington called Charlotte a "trifling place." That's how our founding father described the city during a visit in 1791 . But it's certainly changed since then. Welcome to " A Trifling Place ," a podcast dedicated to exploring the ins-and-outs of Charlotte.