Go Panthers! Out today with the flu but will be cheering hard at home! #KeepPounding

Hoping my flu goes away fast so I can attend the Panthers game tomorrow 🤞. If I end up missing the game, I hope everyone has a great time at the game! So thankful for attending many wins this season for the first time in a long time! Keep Pounding everyone!!!

Behold, a playoff edition of Ask The Old Guy (a phrase I've never typed), in which we discuss the excitement across the city, the game itself, what it all means, the run game, lucky socks, the power of connection and community, and of course, special guests. www.panthers.com/news/ask-the...

Hey journalists! I'm Zach Kahn, a high school senior from Charlotte. I'm starting a Substack series called 'Meet The Media' where I chat with reporters from all over the world to figure out why trust in news is so low and to help fix this problem. DM me if you are interested. Thanks!

No matter what happens tomorrow, I still am grateful for the improvements the team made this season. #KeepPounding forever 💙🖤

Happy Bowl Season, y’all. Check out my article on the wackiest bowl game sponsors ever: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

Bart Winkler ended his show the way he ran it: authentic, unfiltered, and unapologetically himself. Laid off or not, he made his voice heard. Read the full story: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

As 2025 comes to a close, I would like to reflect on the year I’ve had and say a HUGE thank you to all that have supported my work this year. I am so grateful for you all ❤️ open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

Not sure if y’all have read The NY Times article about donor favoritism in the Trump Administration, but they failed to include a bunch of donors that are now on the Kennedy Board and other GOP Guam donors: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

In 2021, Atrium Health and Charlotte, NC officials promised affordable housing in a $75 million public-private deal. Years later, units aren’t built, contracts are vague, and taxpayers are left in the dark.

In 2021, Atrium Health and Charlotte officials promised affordable housing in a $75 million public-private deal. It's now 2025, and the housing is nowhere to be found. Read my #investigation here: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

Hello @muellershewrote.com! I just wrote an article about a $75M deal in my hometown of Charlotte, NC that promised affordable housing, but 4 years later, nothing’s built, and when I asked about it, I received a nasty email. I would love for you to check it out! open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

INVESTIGATION: In 2021, Atrium Health and Charlotte officials promised affordable housing in a $75M public-private deal. It's now 2025, and FOUR years later, ZERO affordable units have been built and officials gave me conflicting explanations on what is going on: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

“In the email […] to Atrium, I asked why the public commitments differed from the contractual requirements, […]. I was surprised that Atrium discredited local media […] and attacked the […] tone of my questions. I guess being condescending to a 18 year- old journalist […] is their PR strategy?“

Atrium Health & Charlotte promised affordable housing in a $75M deal. Years later, nothing’s built, contracts are vague, and officials give conflicting answers. Atrium’s reply to my questions? Condescending. The City's reply? Contradictory. zachkahn.substack.com/p/14-acres-a...

Atrium Health and Charlotte officials promised affordable housing in a $75 million public-private deal. Years later, units aren’t built, contracts are vague, and taxpayers are left in the dark. Also, I got this condescending email from Atrium. Read here: zachkahn.substack.com/p/14-acres-a...

Hi everyone, I’m Zach, a high school journalist in Charlotte, NC. Atrium Health & city officials promised affordable housing in a $75M deal in 2021. Today, nothing’s built, and the public is in the dark. Please share/repost- public dollars deserve answers. zachkahn.substack.com/p/14-acres-a...

14 Acres and a Pearl: In 2021, Atrium Health, the City of Charlotte, and Mecklenburg County promised affordable housing in a $75M deal. Four years later? Units aren’t built, and officials give conflicting accounts. 🧵 (1/8)

What happens when a major hospital system and a city/county sell affordable housing — but don’t lock it in? My investigation into Atrium Health, Mecklenburg County, and Charlotte’s $75M deal:

What happens when a major hospital system and a city/county sell affordable housing — but don’t lock it in? My investigation into Atrium Health, Mecklenburg County, and Charlotte’s $75M deal:

I just received a letter from the President after I emailed him about protecting the environment. I was not expecting this.

I interviewed Michael Center about his rise in college tennis, the scandal that took him down, and the rebuilding that came after prison. The story is more human than you think: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

Great day for Democrats in Charlotte. City Council District 6 was won by a Democrat for the first time, Kimberly Owens.

What a game. Can’t wait for Game 8 tomorrow

There is a fair chance that an innocent man was tortured to death last night. Imagine being strapped down to a gurney, and helplessly suffocating to death. Imagine fighting to survive with your lungs on fire, your face wet with tears, and your heart pounding so fast that it’s all you can hear.

Alabama Didn't Just Execute a Possibly Innocent Man. They Tortured Him.

Anthony Boyd very well may have been an innocent man. The state of Alabama brutally killed him tonight. "Capital punishment is against the better judgment of modern criminology and, above all, against the highest expression of love in the nature of God"- Martin Luther King Jr.

The Realities of A First-Semester High School Senior: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

Any Northwestern Alums on this platform that could answer a few questions I have about NU and Chicago? I am currently in the process of applying there and have some questions about the weather, j-school, etc. Thanks!

Just voted for the first time!

I just wrote a new article! Hooray! open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

Everyone’s freaking out about politics. Me? I’m a high school senior freaking out about Moby-Dick. zachkahn.substack.com/p/the-worldw... If you like it, repost and let’s make Melville trend harder than Trump for once.

How a lengthy 174 year-old book taught me a lesson that is very much relevant in my life today: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

It’s been a while since my last article was published. New articles will be coming out in the future. Right now, I am busy with senior year of high school, cross country, and college applications. I should have much more time to write in November and next semester.

Today I spoke at Charlotte City Council about The Dillon Rule:

A big thank you to the team @thelever.bsky.social and @davidsirota.com for sharing my article! You can find the newsletter here: Oil and gas industry handouts in the big, beautiful bill will cost consumers an additional $170 billion in household energy costs. www.levernews.com/a-big-oily-b...

Hello news sources, my name is Zach and I am a high school journalist from North Carolina. I recently wrote a piece exposing corruption in Guam that I think is important for many to read. I was wondering if any of you would be willing to republish the article: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

Hello news sources, my name is Zach and I am a high school journalist from North Carolina. I recently wrote a piece exposing corruption in Guam that I think is important for many to read. I was wondering if any of you would be willing to republish the article: open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

EXCLUSIVE: Nearly 200 Trump donors funneled over $2 million through the Republican Party of Guam — a tiny U.S. territory with no Electoral College votes. open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...

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Any journalists, news outlets, media organizations, etc. interested in republishing my “Trump’s Second Favorite Island” article? I have only gotten one response (a no) out of the 25 outlets/organizations that I have reached out to.