If you skipped Black Friday shopping this year (or if you just can’t get enough), you can still get great deals this Cyber Monday and support our local CLT businesses. Several scoop boutique clients now sell online, and if you have not yet shopped them from the comfort of your own home, well, now’s the […]
Reward yourself for surviving Thanksgiving with family by picking up a cute new arrival from the Charlotte boutiques and shopping one of the special Holiday events this week. Please note ~ you can shop some items directly from the post by clicking the “SHOP HERE” link in the photo’s caption. Check out Christmas Village & […]
We just got our hands on some party photos from the October Hope Gala, which raised $2.1 Million for the JDRF of Greater Western Carolinas. Held at the Westin Charlotte on Saturday, October 22nd, the black tie evening was a rousing success, with over 700 Charlotte community leaders enjoying the cocktails, seated dinner, silent and […]
Did you know that Charlotte’s South End is home to the largest concentration of art galleries in the city? By far the best and most fun way to get to know the art & artists of South End is the Gallery Crawl, which takes place on the first Friday evening of every month. Many South End […]
Santa’s Bag, Leonard Bearstein, Christmasville, Trilobites & More. Things to Do With Family This Week. You’ve gobbled the turkey, you’ve done the shopping (you did shop Black Friday with all the other crazy, sleep deprived mamas, right?), now it’s time to jump into the holiday spirit with both feet. And on that note, do you […]
Thank goodness Thanksgiving is over, time to kick off Holiday EATs in Charlotte with the Gingerbread Lane competition at THE BALLANTYNE HOTEL. The Ballantyne Hotel is hosting a gingerbread competition for three independent categories including professional, amateur and child (ages 12 and under). Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners […]
“There’s no way you women can raise money like what we [the men] do.” Them’s fightin’ words, amiright? When the 4 women who founded the Good Friends of Charlotte heard these words from the Good Fellows 30 years ago, they knew what they had to do. Catherine Browning, Alice Folger, Sally Saussy, and Patty Norman assembled a diverse […]
You know that scene in Bad Moms, when Kristin Bell talks about her recurring dream of being in a car accident which results in a two-week hospital stay, during which she’d have nothing to do but lay around and eat Jell-O and watch bad TV? Raise your hand if you daydreamed something similar at some […]
Sitting down with your feet up? Got your coffee in hand? Readers on? (if you need them, that is). Bear with us on this post — it’s a lot!! But we know you won’t want to miss the Black Friday and Small Business Saturday deals in Charlotte this year from the boutiques, fitness studios and […]
Uptown Charlotte is going to be alive with family-friendly festive cheer this holiday season with two new shopping events which open on Thanksgiving Day. At Poptopia Holidays and Charlotte Christmas Village you’ll have the opportunity to complete your shopping list with gifts from both local and national retailers, plus enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of the holidays. […]
The results are in! 62% of you are staying in town for Thanksgiving, so we thought we’d give you plenty of options to keep you (and your guests) occupied this week. Our round-up of what to do and where to go this weekend in Charlotte: Wednesday Carolina Panthers 3rd Annual Tree Lighting Wednesday, November 23 […]
It is here, the week of Thanksgiving. We reached out to some of our clients for their suggestions on wine recommendations to place at your Thanksgiving table or to impress your host as a gift. If you’d like to bring more than just wine to Thanksgiving, check out last week’s How to Build a Beautiful […]
