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May 2011

Features

2011 Best of the Best

2011 Best of the Best

We scoured Charlotte all year long to compile this year’s list of 138 Best of the Best winners, from the best burger and the best childrens shoe store to the best house cleaner and the best happy...

Bully at the Pulpit

Bully at the Pulpit

While Greater Salem Church went $5 million in the hole and the building itself began to crumble, its pastor, Anthony L. Jinwright, and his wife, Harriet, were accepting hundreds of thousands of...

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Local Flavor

Cocktail Thyme

Cocktail Thyme

Drinks with ... Blake Hartwick

Drinks with ... Blake Hartwick

Frost Bites

Frost Bites

Drinking Buddies

Drinking Buddies

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Now Open

Shine On

Shine On

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In Season

Garden Party: Cocktails with Herbs

Caution Flag

Caution Flag

As a lifelong racing fan and Charlotte native, I wanted to like the NASCAR Hall of Fame. But it just wasn’t honest enough

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Chatter

Cursed Corner

Cursed Corner

The corner of Caswell and Seventh streets has always been cursed ... until now

The Hole

The Hole

The corner of Park and Gleneagles remains empty

There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood

The fight to save property values in a down economy

Match Made

Match Made

Online dating leads to billboards

Private Matters

Private Matters

Social media has provided a new place to share … a lot. But sometimes too much information is just too much

FOX News Meltdown

FOX News Meltdown

Rather than reporting sensational news, the on- and off-air talent at WCCB FOX Charlotte has been making it. Personnel shifts, some bizarre and scandalous, have plagued the station for the past...

Nip Tuck Uptick

Nip Tuck Uptick

Plastic surgery is up—and maybe the economy is, too

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Best Bets

Best Bets May 2011

Best Bets May 2011

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Shopping

First Blush

First Blush

A brand new boutique has opened on East Boulevard offering unique lines from emerging designers

White Now

White Now

Adding a few new bright, white styles will freshen up your wardrobe for spring and summer

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Society

Lupus Mardi Gras Gala

Lupus Mardi Gras Gala

Beads for Needs benefiting Charlotte Children's Charities

Beads for Needs benefiting Charlotte Children's Charities

We're Fat in the South

We're Fat in the South

According to the CDC, Charlotte needs to lose some weight

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Editor's Note

Behind the BOBs

A look behind the scenes of the preparation of our Best of the Best issue

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First Person

The Worst of the Worst

The Worst of the Worst

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Culture

Furniss's Children

Furniss's Children

By teaching violin at a Title I school, Rosemary Furniss is brightening the futures of both the students and the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

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