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July 2012

Features

Let's Go...Hornets?

Let's Go...Hornets?

As the Bobcats stumbled to the worst season in NBA history, a group of true, um, Bee-lievers mounted a campaign to reclaim the Hornets name. But will nostalgia really make Charlotte love pro...

Schindler’s Voice

Schindler’s Voice

Rabbi Judy Schindler, who leads the largest Reform congregation in the Carolinas, is the latest, and most passionate, in a long line of Charlotte clergy to speak out for social justice

Top Doctors 2012

Top Doctors 2012

Once again, it’s our peer-selected list of the best physicians in Charlotte. Plus, meet six top docs who look out for the body’s most important organs

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Departments

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5Church Frenzy

5Church Frenzy

The enigmatic new restaurant shakes up the city’s dining scene

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Quick Bite

The Guru Returns

The Guru Returns

Cy Santos is back in the kitchen at Sushi Guru

Drinks with Susanne Dillingham

Drinks with Susanne Dillingham

The Tiny Chef dishes on her dream catering job, local farms, and her sunny side

Hoop Dreamer

Hoop Dreamer

Over the last half-century, few people have had as much impact on college sports in our area as basketball lifer, stubborn idealist, and Davidson grad Terry Holland. Bet you weren’t expecting...

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Chatter

If We Could Turn Back Time, These Are the Things We’d Bring Back

If We Could Turn Back Time, These Are the Things We’d Bring Back

The Hornets? The Coffee Cup? Selwyn Avenue before they “improved” it? And other stuff we’d like to bring back

Same-Sex Marriage: Battle After the Ballot

Same-Sex Marriage: Battle After the Ballot

According to one side, the fight over the marriage amendment is just beginning

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Best Bets

Best Bets July 2012

Best Bets July 2012

Your best bets of what to see and do this month

Do the Twist

Do the Twist

Craving something salty? Here’s a look at the city’s best pretzels

Moonshine Mixology

Moonshine Mixology

Get in on the moonshine renaissance with one of these refreshing cocktails

Fashion Trend: Seafoam

Fashion Trend: Seafoam

How to look beachy keen in summer’s must-have color

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Business

Homebuilding Is Back

Homebuilding Is Back

As the real estate market begins to emerge from the recession, homebuilders in south Charlotte are leading the way

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Fashion

Hot to Trot Sandals

Hot to Trot Sandals

You’ll be hot to trot in these sizzling sandals

Closet Vintage with Elizabeth Steinfels

Closet Vintage with Elizabeth Steinfels

Elizabeth Steinfels, owner of Hong Kong Vintage, offers a peek into her vintage-filled closet

Things to Fix Before the DNC: The North Carolina Democratic Party

Things to Fix Before the DNC: The North Carolina Democratic Party

Each month leading up to September’s Democratic National Convention, Jeremy Markovich profiles one aspect of Charlotte that needs fixing up.

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Culture

Tavis Smiley Brings America I AM Exhibit to Charlotte's Gantt Center

Tavis Smiley Brings America I AM Exhibit to Charlotte's Gantt Center

This month, a blockbuster exhibition created by Tavis Smiley takes over the Gantt Center. You won’t want to miss it

Disc Golf: Toss-Up

Disc Golf: Toss-Up

10 things you don’t know about disc golf, but should

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First Person

Running Away to Home

Running Away to Home

I came to Charlotte to outrun my old life, but it caught up with me. And I’m so glad it did

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Loose Ends

Ill Advised

Ill Advised

When doctors couldn’t determine the cause of my sickness, I decided to do a little research on my own. And then things began to really go wrong

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