Charlotte Magazine - July 2011

July 2011

Features

Charlotte at Risk

What about Charlotteans? Where do we stack up? To find out, we narrowed down the five conditions and diseases that affect us the most and found out just how healthy (and unhealthy) we really are

Annie Monjar and Jill Waldbieser

Late Innings

Who says sports belong to the young? One local softball league, in which a third of the players are over sixty, offers that thing we all want—a chance to keep playing

By Ken Garfield • Photographs by Andy McMillan

Maybe It's Time to Start Listening to Tom Low

Charlotte has been called a “foreclosure hot spot” and one of the nation’s worst gas-guzzling cities. Meanwhile, fuel prices continue to climb, single-family home sales continue to dip, and...

Annie Monjar
Chris Edwards

The Problem with Media Sharing

The new media model of content sharing is a work in progress

Greg Lacour

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Departments

Archive » Nightlife
	Battle of the Beer Gardens Unfortunately, beer doesn’t grow on trees—but it does have a garden. And Charlotte now has two of them. As if our two uptown entertainment complexes—the EpiCentre and NC Music... Jarvis Holliday
Archive » Chatter
John Edwards's Downfall Makes the Big Screen The story behind Senator John Edwards's downfall makes it to the big screen Michelle Boudin
Archive » Fitness
	The Booty Loot A look back at the ten years of 24 Hours of Booty Michelle Boudin
Archive » Best Bets
	Best Bets July 2011
Archive » Shopping
	Play Your Cards Right Bright, bold business card holders will take your networking to the next level Victoria Robinette
	On the Same Page Samantha Bare
Archive » Fashion
	Eye Spy Bright, bold sunglasses for summer Samantha Carpenter
	Art of Ink Samantha Bare
	Made in the Shade Samantha Carpenter
	That's the One Samantha Carpenter
Archive » Society
	Hats & Hooves
	Derby Days
	Oscar de la Renta Private Party
	La Vie Fantastique at The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
	Charlotte Symphony Gala
	Annual Speedway Children's Charities Gala
Archive » Celebrity
	The Real Housewives of Charlotte We cast our own Real Housewives of Charlotte Michelle Boudin
Archive » Home
Blown Away The summer's hottest accessory is for your home Ashley Hotham
Archive » Culture
	Charlotte's Identity Crisis So we got the DNC. Does that mean we can drop the ‘N.C.’? Jeremy Markovich
Archive » Editor's Note
Time to Plan At some point, the economy is going to start improving. We better be ready with a plan Richard Thurmond
Archive » First Person
	Signs of a Good Life When the little pink dome on my leg turned out to be cancer, I thought of myself, then other young women basking in the sun. Then I thought of my kids Lisa Rubenson
Archive » Loose Ends
	Facing My Fear For some people, going to the doctor seems like a simple procedure. I’m not one of those people Sarah Crosland

July 2011

Features

Departments

Nightlife

Chatter

Fitness

Best Bets

Shopping

Fashion

Society

Celebrity

Home

Culture

Editor's Note

First Person

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