From Trump, to the deaths of Bowie and Prince, to the birth “Stranger Things” and the re-birth of “Gilmore Girls,” to the Cubs finally winning the World Series, American pop culture in 2016 has been by turns wacky, woeful, wonderful and just-plain wild.
But let’s not forget all the highs and lows we experienced right here in our own hometown over the past year. Look, there’s a lot of ground to cover, so let’s get right to it: In no particular order, these are the 16 moments that influenced Charlotte pop culture the most in 2016.