Throw open the windows (pollen be damned!) and have coffee, cocktails and friends over to enjoy gorgeous spring days and nights. Light scented spring candles are always a welcome addition to your home. The Charlotte boutiques and local makers are loaded with new scents to gift in time for Mother’s day or, of course, treat […]
Katie Garrett’s favorite childhood Christmas gift was a chalkboard on an easel. She’d use it to spend hours educating her stuffed animals about what they’d need to know in life. Now, as the founder of Garrett Educational Consulting, she spends her days helping students figure out their next steps in life. And when a student […]
While it feels like Spring just arrived, the temps are already climbing and there’s no better place to be than outside – luckily there are plenty of choices this week in the Queen City! Catch some live music at The Met, grab a bite from your favorite food trucks, stroll the grounds at Duke Mansion […]
In our recent scoop-poll of email subscribers, scoop fans are evenly split on (44%) whether they will head out or stay home for Mother’s Day brunch this year, with 11% still undecided. And our subscriber poll of FAVORITE CLT BRUNCH SPOTS revealed these 4 picks as Fan Favorites: 300 East Ruby Sunshine Alchemy Cafe Monte […]
Blackhawk Hardware for the Mom Who Loves Her Home & Her Humor Neiman Marcus SouthPark for the Deluxe Mom Paper Skyscraper for the Any-Mom The cards alone are worth a trip here! Lemondaisy for Flowers That Last Don’t forget their free SouthPark porch pickup! Bedside Manor for the Elegant Mom You can’t go wrong with […]
We’re not saying we don’t want ALL THE FLOWERS for Mother’s Day this year, or brunch with the extended & fully vaxed family (yay!), but we’re also not saying we don’t want to have our sweet tooth indulged. It is our day after all, and no one loves a sweet treat more than Mom. We […]
Let’s be real. It’s been so long since our last spa day that we’ve now accumulated enough days for an indulgent spa escape. Right? Sure, we may have broken down and sneaked in a mani/pedi or two during quarantine. Perhaps even a massage. But they were quick treatments, and we were concerned for our health […]
As more people get vaccinated, gyms increase capacity and we slowly return to the “new normal,” it may be tempting to jump right back into your workout where you left off. But if your past year consisted of mostly “rest days,” you may need to ease back into things. We spoke to the pros at […]
Summer Camp sign ups always sneak up on us. This year the scramble to find a great camp with availability seems to be a bigger challenge. Many kids missed out on a camp experience last summer so parents are eager to make it happen this summer, and a block of free time or uninterrupted work […]
Milkbread from Kindred The biggest Charlotte food news to share is the announcement from Joe & Katy Kindred that they’re expanding to open a new restaurant in Davidson this fall, MILKBREAD, named after their amazing & crazy popular milk bread at Kindred. Here’s what their newly established insta account describes it as: Casual all day […]
South End Wine & Hops Fest Returns May 13 – 16 Voted 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 Best Charlotte Wine Event and 2020 Best Charlotte Festival* the 7th annual Spring South End Wine and Hops Fest returns May 13-16, 2021. If you are a wine enthusiast, a beer lover, or both, this year’s festival offers you […]
When jewelry designer Jenny McHugh had her daughter Campbell, she found motherhood so magical and mighty that it transformed how she thought about her own potential and future. She used this strength to make the leap from a 15 year corporate career into creating and building her luxe jewelry brand, Campbell + Charlotte. It was […]
