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What is Intermittent Fasting

Have you heard about it? Intermittent Fasting in the latest buzz in weight management. Is it just the latest diet craze disguised as healthy eating or is it a legit and even healthful way to maintain body weight? Inquiring minds need to know. Intermittent Fasting...

Road Tripping. Our Top Picks for Day Trips For a Getaway in Summer 2019

Three-day weekends offer the perfect excuse to strike out on a road trip to explore. And, you don't have to venture very far from the city or cover a lot of milage to enjoy the extra time off. Here are our top picks for...

Momscoop: Fresh Charlotte Kids Birthday Party Ideas

Planning birthday parties for my adorable cherubs sends me into a slow, simmering, slightly panicky headspace that starts the weeks after the last party ends. It's fun to be around. The choices are a challenge — what will I do to top that? How will...

Do Millennials Need Botox? When to Go Under the Needle.

They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. For some millennials, this could mean starting Botox early to keep wrinkles from forming in the first place, says Capizzi MD's Marketing Director Olivia Capizzi. It's called preventative Botox, and patients can start...

Who’s the Boss: 10 Mother/Daughter Businesses in Charlotte

This article is sponsored by Charlotte Radiology Breast Services. May is in full bloom here in the Queen City. From vibrant flowers to warmer weather, May signifies an awakening of nature and for us to get out of our winter hibernation. May is also a month...

Serums VS Moisturizers. Which Should You Use & When?

Question: Serums & Moisturizers. Are they the same thing? Answer: Nope Question: Serums & Moisturizers. Can you use one without the other? Answer: You can but you may not want to. Question: Serums & Moisturizers. Must you use...

2019 Dorm Decor Trends & Picks from LeighDeux.com

You've landed on an "old" article from 2019. For a more up-to-date version, click thru here. May. The college decisions are made. Next Step? Dorms. What are the most important questions about the dorm room? Who's the roommate?What building is it in?What's it going to...

Here’s Our Not-Close-to-Exhaustive List of Things “Old” Charlotte Natives Miss in “New” Charlotte

When we moved here from DC in the summer of 1998, I was 8 months pregnant and promptly got lost for 2 hours walking the booty loop on Queens Rd | Queens Rd W | Queens Rd E. It was very hot and I...

Salmon and Green Apple Tartare Recipe

DeeDee Dalrymple, hostess extraordinaire and author of Effortless Entertaining, offers a new appetizer to serve this spring and summer. Last week Gigi Sireyjol-Horsley, the lovely owner of the Paysage interior design and home stores invited me to speak. Gigi, who is one...

Giddy about Horses: Where To Go Horseback Riding in Charlotte

My daughter wants to learn how to ride a horse. I love her enthusiasm but I shudder remembering a failed attempt as a child — it wasn't graceful. Lessons for both of us? I found 8 options. Leg Up Equestrian in Ft. Mill offered to give...

2019 Interior Design Trends from Local Interior Designers

Design should always be about what speaks to the homeowner, what makes her happy, what gives her inspiration. Finding style, pieces and trends that tell your story is what design is all about. We have spoken to some of CLT's hottest interior designers to...

Top 3 Manners to Teach Children

It's proven that children who have good social skills and polite manners are more successful throughout school and life than those who do not have these skills. They can more easily make friends, handle different and sometimes stressful situations, and are able to make...

Raise a Glass: Here Are the Women Who Are Taking the Charlotte Wine Industry by Storm

This article is sponsored by Charlotte Radiology Breast Services. Charlotteans love their wine. From extensive wine lists to half priced bottle nights, there is something for every palate. In the Queen City, we are fortunate to have some of the best-of-the-best when it comes to women...

Holiday Survival: Avoiding Weight Gain During the Holidays

Visions of sugarplums (and cookies, and chocolate, and more) start dancing in my head as soon as the weather turns chilly. My taste buds can sense the holiday season drawing near as my jeans shiver in fear in my dresser. The holidays don't have to...

Year Round Giving. The Charlotte Women In Non Profit

by Erin Breeden Giving Tuesday may have been last month, but that doesn’t mean giving and the work of nonprofits in the Charlotte area have stopped. Actually, it never slowed down. In honor of the fearless leaders of local nonprofits, we have put together a...

Yum. Here are Our Favorite Hot Drink Recipes to Toast You Up This Winter

The snow (read: the gross slush) Charlotte got may have finally melted away, but that icy chill is lingering for the rest of the season. There's no better way to shake the cold than curling up with a warm drink and a cozy blanket....