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Your Guide to Hosting a Great 2017 Superbowl Party

Jan 27, 2017 | scoop team

Are you the gracious host for this year’s SUPERBOWL Viewing Party? Here’s this year’s guide to throwing a GREAT Par-tee.  DECOR: {Because it’s the little things that count.}


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Relaunched and Rediscovered. Getting to Know The Bechtler and New Curator Jen Edwards.

Oct 3, 2016 | scoop team

There’s the iconic Marilyn Monroe portrait, and of course the red Campbell’s soup can. Not many people can say they actually sat for pop culture artist Andy Warhol – but the Bechtler’s – the Charlotte area family who helped create a museum of all the incredible art they’d collected – did just that and those […]


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4 Helpful Hints to Minimize Life’s Chaos

Sep 12, 2016 | scoop team

Guest Blog By Nikki Sacks, Co-Founder of PodKeeper, a Charlotte resident, full-time working mom of 2 energetic boys.   We all do our best to keep organized. It’s hard. I know I certainly enjoy those fleeting moments when my house appears to be orderly. But no matter how organized our “stuff” is, I can never […]


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Five Questions to Help You Find the Job You Love

Sep 8, 2016 | scoop team

This post contributed by Rebecca Glavin 5 Questions to Help You Find a Job You Love Sometimes I wish I could call someone and ask ‘what should I do with my life’? Wouldn’t it be great to have someone else tell you, if you do A, B, and C, you will feel happy, fulfilled and […]


Family

Preparing Your Family for School to Start

Jul 31, 2016 | scoop team

by Rebecca Glavin, MBA, MSW, LCSW   If you are anything like me, 4th of July festivities are a distant memory. The family’s red, white and blue outfits that I spent most of June picking out will not be worn again for another year (assuming they even fit then), and all of the excitement related […]


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Tips for Better Photos from Your Phone from Charlotte Photographers

Jun 19, 2016 | scoop team

The second in our series with tips from local photographers on how you can make the most of the hundreds of summertime photos we know you are taking, probably even as we speak! This time we asked for tips on how to take better photos from your phone. Whether you are posting to IG or […]


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Our Favorite Charlotte Photographers Give Us Tips for The Best Family Photos

May 19, 2016 | scoop team

In the spirit of summer and family vacations, we reached out to our scoop clients who are professional photographers for their tips on how to make the most of the hundreds of summertime photos you are about to take. No need to waste a thousand words on this post! The “pictures” below tell you all […]


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A different kind of Lake Life. Living at Lake James.

May 15, 2016 | scoop team

This is just about the time each year when we all think of buying a beautiful lake or mountain house. Summer is quickly approaching and getting away to a cool, waterfront home just seems like a divine way to escape and relax. Typically, when Charlotteans think about living on “The Lake”, we think about Lake […]


Life Advice

When A Healthy Focus Becomes Disordered.

May 9, 2016 | scoop team

Is there such a thing as too healthy? Too fit? What is the difference between health-conscious and obsessive? Many of us spend significant amounts of energy trying to get in shape and eat healthily, but when does it become too much? Let’s consider a few scenarios… Scenario 1: You go out to dinner with girlfriends. […]


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To ‘Night Nurse’ or Not To ‘Night Nurse’

Apr 14, 2016 | scoop team

You have a just had a baby. You are exhausted to a level you never knew possible. Your body is literally broken, and all you want is for your newborn to sleep for more than 2 hours at a time. Every time that you collapse back into bed (I say collapse because there is nothing […]


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From UltraSound to Daycare, One Working Mom’s Advice

Apr 5, 2016 | scoop team

Let me set a scene for you… You are at your OB/GYN’s office, anxiously waiting with your significant other as the doctor maneuvers the ultrasound machine. Your mind is racing. You wonder: is all OK? And then, you hear the thump-thump-thump on the ultrasound, and you know, there is a heartbeat… You are officially pregnant! […]


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The Hottest Books for Spring Break 2016

Mar 7, 2016 | Ashley Kaufman

It’s not quite warm enough to show off our spring fashion yet, so it’s time to get out of town and find the sun. Here are the hottest books for spring break to buy & pack this year, from a local reality star’s tell-all to the latest romantic saga from a North Carolina best-selling author. […]


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