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UPDATED CHARLOTTE SHOPPING. Who Is Opening This Week?

May 5, 2020 | scoop team

We at scoop are Team Stay Safe at Home, so we highly recommend you are overly-cautious about heading out, for your own health, and that of your family, and the community as a whole. However, we know, some of you may need to buy something at a local store. And we are, literally, in the […]


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If You Buy One Thing To Wear This Summer, Buy This…

May 4, 2020 | scoop team

We haven’t had to worry about WHAT TO WEAR for weeks, and we’re all having withdrawals. We’ll be putting on real clothes to venture out of the house, face mask applied, soon though, and we’ve been doing just a bit of fashion reconnaissance for when that finally happens. To get the scoop, we reached out […]


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Who Writes a Book During a Quarantine? Molly Grantham of course.

May 3, 2020 | scoop team

Molly Grantham, of course. The wife, mom of two with a third soon on the way, full time TV news anchor for WBTV, habitual non-profit emcee and charity champion used her shelter in place time to write and self-publish her second book; The Juggle is Real. If you read her first book, Small Victories, she […]


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Here are 12 Mom Makers to Know in Charlotte

Apr 30, 2020 | scoop team

It’s possible to pursue something for yourself while simultaneously showing up well for the people you love. It’s possible to be a great mother and a great entrepreneur. Rachel Hollis These ladies prove everyday that there is truth to that quote. Although they all came to be business owners in different ways and for different […]



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What Is Happening in Standardized Testing and College Admissions Right Now?

Apr 27, 2020 | scoop team

In the world of college admissions that the only thing that is predictable, is that it is unpredictable. Right now, as you know, that statement is especially true. The changes that are currently taking place are unprecedented – we, including the institutions of higher education, are in uncharted waters. Over the past month, I have […]


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Should You Schedule a Virtual Visit with a Physical Therapist or Orthopedist for Pain Now?

Apr 27, 2020 | scoop team

Sometimes life feels like it’s come to a grinding halt thanks to COVID-19. But unfortunately, orthopedic issues don’t stop just because you’re in quarantine. In fact, new habits may make you prone to new injuries, aches and pains. And you probably aren’t itching to head to a doctor’s office at the moment. Enter OrthoCarolina’s Telemedicine […]


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In Depth on Test Optional College Admissions

Apr 27, 2020 | scoop team

Guest post by Katie Garrett of Garrett Educational Consulting We are seeing an increasing trend in competitive colleges and universities announcing a shift to test optional admissions to address COVID-19 related logistics challenges and concerns about the equity of standardized tests.  Historical Perspective on Test Optional It’s a national rite of passage for high school […]


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Local Stylist Creates Coalition to Support and Preserve Retail Fashion in Charlotte

Apr 24, 2020 | Susu

Whitley Adkins Hamlin, aka The QueenCityStyle, has always married her love for fashion & style with her caring and love for the Charlotte community as a whole. Back in 2013 she joined forces with several other locals to create WARM CHARLOTTE an overwhelmingly successful Winter coat drive that ran for a few years. As a […]


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14 Things I Didn’t Know I Needed Until Quarantine

Apr 22, 2020 | scoop team

This might be hard to believe, but I’m not a big online shopper, actually I’m not a big shopper at all. BUT being at home for weeks without being able to wander the aisles of Target for a mental break has lead me to the virtual aisles of Amazon. I’ve also realized that sheltering in […]




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