Lifestyle

Guest post by Robin Perrigo-Mermans, Esq. of ROAD to RESOLUTION Divorce can be challenging for everyone involved and that includes children. I’ve experienced this in my professional career as a licensed mediator and collaborative family law attorney and in my personal life as a mother who divorced with young children nearly 15 years ago. The […]

My family knows to gift me candles for any and every occasion. I am addicted to scented candles, and judging by the popularity of our Annual Huge Charlotte Candle Round Up, so are you. Did you get one or two new ones for Christmas? Same. As much as we love them, there are a few […]

QC Cash is a digital gift card aimed at supporting Uptown retail & restaurants just in the St. Nick of time. Launching by Charlotte Center City Partners and several major Uptown businesses, QC Cash is a new digital gift card program which you display on your phone at various Uptown businesses to make your purchases. […]

So. That was a year. 2020 is finally coming to an end and yet it seems impossible to pull together the will to celebrate in any capacity. Will 2021 be full of positive changes? We hope so. So let’s celebrate that. Hope. Hope for that hug again. Hope for those kisses that never happened. Will […]

The advice that you should periodically spend the night in your own guest bedroom is solid ~ is it comfortable? too hot? too cold? noisy? dark enough? does it actually accommodate a guest’s needs? You’ll find out all sorts of things if you stay a couple of nights as your own guest. Here’s a list […]

For their 95th anniversary year, the Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) spent 95 consecutive hours last week volunteering in our community. Yes, that means women got up at 2:00 a.m. to keep the hours going. In a year like no other, they wanted to live out their mission and help other organizations throughout the […]

With comfy clothes replacing cocktail attire this holiday season, we’ll have plenty of time to cozy up with a book and wrap up the latest bestsellers to put underneath the tree. The year’s hottest titles include a sequel to a Southern literature classic, a new romance by a blockbuster North Carolina author and a highly […]

Thanksgiving and the holiday season are going to look and feel a bit different this year because of Covid-19. Instead of hugs, there will be elbow bumps. Fine china may be replaced by paper plates, and large family gatherings may be replaced by a Zoom call.  So, how do you navigate the etiquette around these […]

You might not expect to see the words ‘divorce’ and ‘healthy’ in the same sentence, as it likely seems like an oxymoron due to how society portrays separation and divorce. However, as a divorce attorney and licensed mediator, I’m here to prove that a divorce journey can be done in a healthy manner.  Guest Post […]

August is Black Philanthropy Month and here in Charlotte, a celebration and recognition effort is being led by #BPM2020CLT, the initiative of the New Generation of African American Philanthropists (NGAAP Charlotte) and several local organizations. What is Black Philanthropy Month?  Black Philanthropy Month (BPM), held every August, was created in 2011 by Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland […]

Feeling lucky? Gather your closest lilies and phillies for a few bets. Backyard style. The 147th Kentucky Derby will run on Saturday, May 1, with limited attendance. Hosting your own Derby Party will be a little trickier, as you try to manage safe, vaccinated gatherings. But we love a good challenge. Smaller guest lists are […]

Envision Charlotte is turning takeout food containers into Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). You probably don’t even realize it, but most of the plastic containers you get your takeout and food delivery in are NOT recyclable at our local Material Recovery Facility (MRF). Although mostly labeled as recyclable, and dutifully put in your recycle bin, in Mecklenburg […]