Tag: Charlotte

Need To Refresh Your Rooms? Storey Home is Open and Ready for You to Shop!

Storey Home specializes in design, furniture, accessories and gifts, making them a local one-stop shop to freshen up any home with beautiful decor. We stopped in this week to see what's new for you! Storey Home is currently open Monday through Wednesday by appointment...

Our Picks Best Charlotte Dates By the Decade: Winter Edition

Planning a date is the worst I-don't-have-a crystal-ball activity there is, and it doesn't get any better with age.  Guaranteeing a good time just by making a dinner reservation and getting Uber is the impossible. So I helped.  I pondered what it would take to meaningfully...

Charlotte Women in Sports – College Track & Field (Winter Season)

Davidson's Grace Loehr said it best in her Instagram post: "Track! is! back!" Track and field rarely gets any love, unless it is an Olympic year. Indoor track and field acts as the tuneup for the outdoor season. Competition opens up early in December, but...

Meet The Charlotte Women Athletes ~ This Month’s Focus is Basketball

Basketball season is in full swing. Yes, you follow the Tar Heels, the Blue Devils, the Gamecocks and more, but there are five women's programs in the immediate Charlotte area. Get to know these local teams, and the Charlotteans connected with them. Charlotte 49ers - NCAA...

Our Favorite Places To Buy A Live Christmas Tree in Charlotte, including One Choose & Cut and One Home Delivered

The Christmas season is full of fun holiday traditions and one of the most exciting of those traditions is picking out the perfect tree to light up your home. If you want to make an entire adventure out of cutting your own tree this year here are...

Being Thankful. 10 Things to Do To Help Others, Support Your Community and Give Thanks This Weekend

The holiday season is a meaningful time to share with family and friends, but it’s also a wonderful time to give back to those less fortunate. Here are 10 ways you can give back in Charlotte this weekend: Angels & Sparrows Soup Kitchen Get active for a cause...

Your Charlotte Thanksgiving Day Game Plan in 10 Steps

Thanksgiving is about giving thanks for all we share in (mashed potatoes), those we love (those who bake pies), and our blessings (kiddos who eat all of their green beans). In that spirit, here is something we put together for you — we thank you...

Meet Just a Few of Charlotte’s Stellar Female Amateur Athletes

Charlotte is filled with stories of successful female athletes. We asked local female sports writer Ashley Mahoney to showcase a few we should know about. From high schools to collegiate programs, in town and around the country, meet these Charlotte Female Amateur Athletes. SOCCER Claudia Dickey...

Local Ghosts. Here are 7 Charlotte Hauntings to Think About.

As Halloween approaches you won’t have to go very far if you’re looking for a chilling tale or two. The city of Charlotte and its surrounding areas are full of haunted history. We’ve put together a list of seven nearby places that are rumored...

21 Costume Ideas for Halloween 2018

Everyone bought their fantasy pumpkins at Trader Joe's already, right?  So now onto the other October thing: buy all the costumes. Not really excited for driving all around town looking for ideas? Buy? Rent? Make? We did a little research. As we do. D-I-Y Here are a...

Best Lingerie & Swimwear Options To Wear Post-Mastectomy

After battling cancer and going through an invasive surgery like a mastectomy, the last thing you want to have to worry about is finding the right lingerie or swim suit to wear that will not only keep you comfortable, but will also keep your...

Eight Spots for Vintage Decor Shopping Around CLT

Charlotte's style has been evolving — we've gained sophistication and it's trickling down...not just in our personal style but in how we dress our homes. We blend shiplap with the traditional. We style a stack of coffee table books with an antique Chinoise orchid...

Meet 8 Charlotte Female Artists Who Are Leaving Their Mark

From painters and muralists to jewelers and weavers we've got some pretty talented artists in Charlotte. There are truly too many gifted women in the QC to count — so you can expect a lot more posts about the city's female artists and art...

Here are Some Must-Stalk Charlotte Beauty Instagram Accounts

Where are all of our beauty-obsessed folks? Yes, we are right there with you.  So, like us, you understand how important it is to stay on top of all the newest, well, everything — because all we don't have is time. Right? So. We might...

Restaurants Where Charlotte Natives and Long-Time Locals Eat

Lately it seems like there's always some trendy restaurant opening up in Charlotte, and while there's nothing wrong with having a lot of choices and new places to go, we wanted to find out where true Charlotte locals go to eat.  What restaurants do...

Fun For Charlotte Teens During The Last Few Weeks Of Summer

Summer is winding down and the new school year is looming, which means it's time to chase your teens out of the house to take advantage of those last few days of freedom. Hopefully your teenager has some summer job cash to spend on...