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May 2010

Features

Best of the Best 2010 Winners

Best of the Best 2010 Winners

We’ve browsed the racks, munched through the menus, and hit the dance floors (all in the name of research) to bring you our annual Best of the Best issue.
You would need to have giant pockets to fit all of these LANCE in your PANTS

You would need to have giant pockets to fit all of these LANCE in your PANTS

While Charlotte has been wrestling with its banktown image, ninety-seven-year-old Lance Inc., best known for the cheesy, peanut buttery Toastchee, has been growing like crazy. Here's a look inside...

By Jarvis Holliday
Peter Taylor
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Departments

Chicago

Chicago

From awe-inspiring museums, amazing architecture, and a vibrant waterfront to great music, good food on nearly every corner, and legendary sports teams and venues (hello, Wrigley Field), summer in...

By Crystal Dempsey
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Best Bets

Best Bets
Yard Birds

Yard Birds

Where you least expect it, people are raising chickens

By Andy Graves
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Fashion
Inspired Style

Inspired Style

A lifetime of design and one chance encounter lead a Charlotte woman to launch her own line

By Victoria Robinette
T-Time

T-Time

By Victoria Robinette

Scents and Sensibility

Now your home can smell as good as it looks

By Sarah Crosland

Beauty in a Bottle

If you're familiar with Jeffre Scott in Myers Park then you already know that this small, stylish shop offers some of the best and most exclusive beauty products in Charlotte.

By Sarah Crosland

Religious Calling

By Leah Worthy
Art for Rent

Art for Rent

Leasing out the next masterpiece

By Michelle Boudin
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Local Flavor
Jack and Chill

Jack and Chill

Just in time for hot summer days, Plaza Midwood's newest nightlife destination, Whiskey Warehouse, has installed a slushie machine behind the bar.

By Sarah Crosland
Tour de Taste

Tour de Taste

For some, Cincinnati is synonymous with sweet chili served over spaghetti, while a trip to Philly means only one thing (hello, cheesesteak!).

By Bridget Herman
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Now Open
To Market, To Market

To Market, To Market

Uptown's newest Irish pub is serving inexpensive small plates with a large side of nightlife

By Sarah Crosland
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Nightlife
Butter Up

Butter Up

With its celebrity partiers and over-the-top interior, the NC Music Factory's newest addition is different from anything charlotte has seen before

By Jarvis Holliday
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A La Carte

à la carte

News, notes, and gossip about the restaurant scene

By Ben Neumann
The Cult of Curry

The Cult of Curry

In his first year in the NBA, Davidson hero Stephen Curry has spawned one of the most rabid and unlikely fan followings in professional sports

By Mike Giglio
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Conversation
Songwriter Supreme

Songwriter Supreme

With critics comparing Josh Ritter to Dylan and Springsteen, it wasn't easy to compose a follow-up to his previous acclaimed albums. The thirty-three-year-old, who plays McGlohon Theatre May 12,...

By Courtney Devores
The Illustrating Man

The Illustrating Man

Rodney Raines isn't quite satisfied being known as the best tattoo artist in town. he wants to show you that art is more than you think it is

By Courtney Devores
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