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August 2011

Features

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

In the country’s lowest performing schools one national education reform group is trying to use its young, energetic teachers to make a difference and to close the ever-daunting achievement gap....

Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort

Charlotte may be the new, modern South, but that doesn't mean our city — and its surrounding small towns — don't have plenty to offer when it comes to old-fashioned Southern fare. From fried...

This Land

This Land

As the county’s greenspace gets swallowed up at an alarming rate, the Catawba Lands Conservancy is working hard to preserve what’s left of our natural land. Born out of civil disobedience, the...

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Chatter

The People’s Convention

The People’s Convention

One group plans to turn Charlotte into a social media hub during the DNC

Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine

Get away and unwind in New England

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Fitness

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

The summer's coolest race is also the messiest

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Shopping

Prep School

Prep School

The coolest goods for kids heading back to school

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Fashion

Wrap It Up

Wrap It Up

Statement-making bracelets

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Society

Project Art Aid Goes Pink Benefiting the American Cancer Society

Project Art Aid Goes Pink Benefiting the American Cancer Society

Heroes Aren't Hard to Find Convention

Heroes Aren't Hard to Find Convention

Ashley Kole Fashion Show at NC Music Factory

Ashley Kole Fashion Show at NC Music Factory

Nick Arroyo Product Launch Party at Fresh Salon

Nick Arroyo Product Launch Party at Fresh Salon

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Stylemaker

In the Navy

In the Navy

Local fashion designer blends Southern charm with urban sophistication

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Celebrity

Hot Hollywood

Hot Hollywood

Yes, some celebrities are actually from Charlotte

Picnic Perfect

Picnic Perfect

Enjoy a few more summer meals al fresco with the help of these fully loaded picnic kits

Debating the Pregnancy Diet

Debating the Pregnancy Diet

Is the new fad a great way to lose weight or a dangerous starvation diet?

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Local Flavor

Food Trucks Hit Charlotte

Food Trucks Hit Charlotte

With the recent arrival of a veritable fleet of food trucks, some of the Queen City’s tastiest dishes are being served from the sides of parked vehicles.

Charlotte's Top Spots for Charcuterie

Charlotte's Top Spots for Charcuterie

Anyone can slice up a stick of supermarket pepperoni, which is why these local chefs are getting clever with spices and focusing on technique (smoking, salting, and waiting) to create their own...

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Now Open

Calamari Creations

Calamari Creations

Deep-fried squid with a side of marinara may give you flashbacks to 1990s chain restaurants, but don’t dismiss this traditional Mediterranean dish yet.

Dive In at Krazy Fish

Dive In at Krazy Fish

Plaza Midwood’s newest restaurant is undoubtedly quirky, but its tasty tacos will almost make you forget there’s a mermaid on the ceiling

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Nightlife

Drinks with ... George Allen

Drinks with ... George Allen

Ex-corporate executive and former brewer for Red Oak, Carolina Beer, and Bison Brewing, the brewmaster for the soon-to-open NoDa Brewing Company shares over (what else?) a beer.

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Editor's Note

New Myth

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Loose Ends

Hogwild for Livermush

Hogwild for Livermush

One of the South’s best foods is underappreciated. That needs to change

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Culture

The Bird and the Machine

The Bird and the Machine

How four European artists traversed time and space to alter the identity of Charlotte

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