With 2024 coming to a close, we look back on some of the standout conversations from StoryCorps Charlotte between neighbors, friends and family.

Annetta Foard and Tom Hanchett shared a conversation about how Charlotte's Seversville neighborhood has changed through the decades, and how community involvement can be an antidote to "gentrification guilt."

Charlotte couple AJ and Tahmina Farooqi met online in the early 2000s and discovered they had much in common — including a last name. They talked about the experience at StoryCorps.

Arionne Slayton and Danyae Thomas have each given birth to four kids. They also both faced challenges in maternity, and they opened up to each other about it in a conversation at StoryCorps.

Mecklenburg County Commissioner Arthur Griffin grew up in Charlotte attending segregated schools in the 1950s. He sat down at StoryCorps to share his memories of what it was like.

An all-terrain vehicle accident left Robert Ward paralyzed and isolated for more than 20 hours on a remote mountain in West Virginia. He recounted his story to his wife, Binal Ward, at StoryCorps Charlotte.

As a child, Maya Jones saw her father, one of the first Black gastroenterologists in the state, much respected and revered by the community he served. They spoke about what Dr. Jones would most like to see continue as a guiding principle in the field of modern medicine.

Like many area residents, Dr. Ramu Naggapan and his daughter, Inika, are transplants to the Queen City. The family moved here three years ago when Inika was in middle school, and it's taken some time for her to feel like Charlotte is home.

"Humpy" Wheeler is a local legend in the motorsports world. The former general manager of the Charlotte Motor Speedway was sometimes called the "P.T. Barnum of NASCAR" for his creative publicity stunts. In this conversation with his daughter Patti — herself a longtime motorsports broadcast executive — Wheeler talks about his early years in Belmont, and a seminal moment in his distinguished career.

Debbie Williams grew up in Brookhill Village. In 2019, she created a neighborhood resource center with help from Lisa Howell, who lived across town in Plaza Midwood. At StoryCorps, the two women talked about the work and becoming friends.