Design: A Girly Bedroom for the Ages
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by Taylor Bowler
3d ago
Jess Ebert had already renovated a number of rooms in her clients’ Dilworth bungalow when they hired her to redesign their 6-year-old daughter’s bedroom. “Working with repeat clients, you learn their style and how they make decisions,” Ebert says. “At this point, I already knew their aesthetic, so they told me to just go for it.” She furnished the bedroom with a queen-size bed that the girl could grow into and painted the walls a soft pink that wouldn’t look childish in 10 years. Ebert also created a cozy, built-in reading nook in the window. “This girl is a big reader, so the goal was to cre ..read more
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At Levine Children’s Hospital, Therapy Dogs Provide “A Special Kind of Medicine”
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by Jen Tota McGivney
3d ago
Last winter, after a little boy at Levine Children’s Hospital entered end-of-life care, his doctors and nurses wanted to give the boy and his family happy moments together in the hospital. They called in a specialist. Enter Sprout, a 4-year-old Labrador retriever. Sprout is the key member of the Art & Barks program at the oncology and hemophilia clinic at Levine Children’s Hospital. The program combines two things most kids love: crafts and dogs. That day, as the boy, his mom, and his sister colored together, Sprout rested his head on the table, looking on. He posed on a pedestal while th ..read more
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Renting in Charlotte? Here’s What $1,700 Per Month Will Get You – If You’re Lucky
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by Tess Allen
3d ago
“This looks like blood on the wall by the light switch,”photographer Herman Nicholson calls from a bedroom at the end of the hallway. We’re in a single-family house in a quiet neighborhood in northwest Charlotte: three bedrooms, two bathrooms, one possible crime scene. It’s available to rent from a national property management company for $1,650 a month plus utilities. I’m too absorbed in my inspection of a brown substance on the bathroom wall to answer Herman. This place is no Pinterest house, but it would be a solid find if the management company had bothered to do a “landlord special” clea ..read more
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Charlotte SHOUT! Returns: What’s New in 2024
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by Charlotte Mag Content Studio
1w ago
In Partnership with Charlotte SHOUT! Spring brings not only a renewed energy and vibrancy to Uptown Charlotte but also a sprawling, transformative experience in Charlotte SHOUT!—a 17-day festival that offers a sensory feast around every corner. This year, you’ll find both returning favorites from past years and entirely new adventures throughout. And, as always, one visit isn’t quite enough to see and do it all. This year, the annual celebration of the city’s art, culture, and community runs March 29-April 14. Charlotte SHOUT!, presented by Atrium Health and Bank of America, was built on th ..read more
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A Ghost Kitchen in South End Pushes Plates of Plov
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by Greg Lacour
1w ago
The venerable central Asian rice dish plov is served with legends. One holds that Alexander the Great, having conquered what’s now the Uzbek city of Samarkand in the fourth century B.C., ordered his cooks to create a meal quick, plentiful, and hearty enough to sustain his army. Genghis Khan supposedly fed it to his troops, and Uzbek-born conqueror Timur (Tamerlane) after him. Plov is still prepared and consumed throughout the region, especially in the landlocked nation of Uzbekistan, where it’s the national dish. Until two days after New Year’s, a meal that’s filled bellies for centuries and ..read more
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The Buzz on Barrel-Aged Beers in Charlotte
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by Greg Lacour
1w ago
When you walk into Resident Culture Brewing Co.’s main taproom in Plaza Midwood, you don’t immediately register the dozens of oaken barrels stacked in dark corners and against the walls. Once you do, you might think, Maybe they’re just decorative. Oh, no. “Every single barrel in this building has liquid in it,” says Erin Jordan, the head brewer. “Every single one.” We’re meeting here a week after Thanksgiving to talk about Resident Culture’s barrel-aging program, which has developed into one of Charlotte’s biggest and best since the brewery opened in 2017. In early November, a Resident Culture ..read more
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The Case for Local Productions in Charlotte’s Theatre Scene
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by Gavin Edwards
1w ago
Theatre needs an audience, even if it’s one person. In a tiny room at Goodyear Arts, Matt Cosper is buried under latex balloons, holding a karaoke microphone, and illuminated by flashing colors. People can enter, one at a time, and ask a question of the “Idiot Oracle.” In return, they get a minute of free association about strands of light in the universe and the disquieting sense that truth can be delivered in an absurd package. One woman steps in and quietly asks the Idiot Oracle, “Am I happy?” “Hold your question in your heart,” Cosper tells her—but before he can say more, she flees the ro ..read more
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The Unchecked Power of North Carolina HOAs
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by Allison Braden
1w ago
For most of Chuck Williams’ 30 years in Wilmington, he lived in communities governed by homeowners associations. He, like most people who live under HOAs in North Carolina, never had a problem with them. He paid his dues, and they maintained the neighborhood. “Like every homeowner,” he says, “you don’t agree with everything, but I got along fine.” In 2021, Williams retired from his job as a manager of three divisions at JCPenney—“selling socks and underwear”—and he and his wife moved just across the Cape Fear River to Leland to escape Wilmington traffic. They settled into a new townhome commun ..read more
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Scissors & Scotch Brings the Ultimate Men’s Grooming Experience to Charlotte
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by Charlotte Mag Content Studio
1w ago
In Partnership with Scissors & Scotch Stress, the weight of expectations, and the persistent façade of strength are all factors that lead men to burnout. While single men tend to commit to self-care more than those in relationships, we all know our mental and physical health depend on setting aside time for ourselves. Thankfully, Scissors & Scotch offers men an easy way to recharge while receiving quality grooming services. The new uptown establishment is more than your run-of-the-mill barbershop: It is a masculine sanctuary, offering high-quality haircuts, shaves, and trims, alongsi ..read more
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It’s Been Four Years. Who Are We Now?
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by Patrice Gopo
2w ago
Would we recognize the people we were before March 2020? Do we recognize ourselves now? What do our lives look like? What might they have been without the virus? Can you measure the difference? Should you try? They’re difficult questions with as many answers as people on Earth. We don’t have that kind of room. But we asked four of Charlotte’s best writers to reflect on the pandemic and how it changed them. In their stories, you may find traces of yours.   In February of 2020, just over a month before my ordinary life transformed, I began a journey with grief. As I walked a wooded trail ..read more
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