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OTC Products that Make You Say OMG
Not sure what mouthwash, toothbrush, or floss keeps your pearly whites healthy? Our experts weigh in —A. M. Best Toothpaste: Colgate Total. "This toothpaste has triclosan in it," says Dr. Broome, "which is an antigingivitis, antimicrobial ingredient that no other toothpaste on the market has." In addition to this one-of-a-kind bacteria-fighting ingredient, Colgate Total is also nonabrasive to both teeth…
Behind the Drill
You have your horror stories of drilling and Novocaine. And your dentist has his or hers — as told to Annie Monjar "I had a patient come in who had let a tooth infection take over his entire jaw. He was draining puss through his cheek, and you could see it on his face. I think he may have been…
What Lies Beneath
Potential problems lurk in every cranny of your mouth. Here's a look behind the basics, what can happen, and how to fix it. —M. G. The Problem: Chipped tooth. Causes: A fall over your handlebars, a nick from a beer bottle, or bruxism, aka clenching and grinding your teeth, which can lead to painful TMJ disorders. Who treats it: General…
Open Up and Say, "Ahhh …"
Most people don't exactly count down the moments to a dental appointment—or ones with their orthodontists or oral surgeons, for that matter—with glee. We know it. The tooth docs know it. But the hours of poking, slicing, and drilling you sat through as a kid are—mostly—over. Here's our guide to the same, stubborn tooth issues, their old, uncomfortable fixes, and…
The Band – Harding University High's "Band of Gold"
In August 2007, Anthony Jones took a phone call. “He said, ‘This is Barack Obama,’ ” Jones, the musical director at Harding University High School for sixteen years, remembers. The then presidential candidate was hosting a rally in Charlotte, and he needed a good marching band. Could Jones and the band, called the Band of Gold, be ready in a…
The Rivalry – Independence vs. Butler
Independence High School and Butler High School In Charlotte high school football, there is no bigger rivalry than Independence and Butler. The two schools are located on Charlotte’s eastside and draw students from adjacent neighborhoods. Independence has won seven state titles in the last decade, while Butler, perhaps best known for a former cheerleader named Brooklyn Decker, is the upstart….
The Cheerleader – Bailey Thompson, Charlotte Christian School
“This side! Stand up and yell: ‘Fight, Knights, fight! Fight, Knights, fight!’ ” A lone football hurtles through the looming dusk, a fanfare of blue and white pompoms flutters, and the crowd, buzzing from Charlotte Christian School’s first-quarter touchdown at this Friday-night game against Victory Christian, obeys the command: “Fight, Knights, fight!” Once the pompoms have settled and the high…
The Player – Marquise Williams, Mallard Creek High School
He’s committed to play football at UNC, but Williams says winning a state championship is his focus right now. As a member of the first graduating class to have started at Mallard Creek High School as freshmen, he wants to add to his group’s legacy.
Game Day – South Point High School, Belmont
One play, one and a half yards to go. The South Point Red Raiders huddle around their coach, get their instructions, and then, weary but hungry, line up across from the ball. If they can keep the Lincolnton Wolfpack from crossing the goal line, they win. If not, they lose. Simple as that. Eight thousand fans in a rollicking sea…
The Coach – Jim Oddo, Charlotte Catholic
At home games, the Charlotte Catholic Cougars run onto Jim Oddo field. Not far behind them runs Coach Oddo, his red or brown ball cap tugged low, his mind churning about the next play. Charlotte Catholic, in its thirty-seventh season with Oddo as head coach, has a college atmosphere at sold-out home games. The stands are a sea of red-clad,…
Will Travel For Beer
Charlotte is surrounded by great beer. Here's a guide to Asheville, also known as Beer City USA The rumors are true: Beer City, USA, pays North Carolina taxes, and it's just a short drive from here. Beer lovers could spend years getting to know all of Asheville's outstanding drinking options, but we've distilled the city's offerings down to the absolute…
Racing Queens
Lindsey Good, Junior Weddington High School Jill Moore, Senior Northwest Cabarrus High School While the 1,600-meter race between Lindsey Good and Jill Moore was the first showdown of its kind in North Carolina High School Track history, those who cheered trackside at that cold, rainy meet remember it as a landmark in sportsmanship. Good and Moore are the first two…
An American Kid in Beijing
Jennifer Myers, Senior Concord High School Want to know what China is like? Just ask Concord High senior Jennifer Myers. She was one of twenty recipients of a Global Citizen Scholarship from Education First (EF), an educational tours program. The scholarship, in the form of a free trip to China, rewards students, who show dedication to helping others overcome cultural…
Extreme Home Makeover
Central Academy of Technology and the Arts Before A. J. Bodick, Amber Sullivan, and Gabe Tyson—then seniors at Central Academy of Technology and the Arts — entered the picture, Union County Habitat for Humanity had just three basic floor plans: a three-, four-, and five-bedroom layout. "The homes didn't really feel unique," says eighteen-year-old A. J., who's studying electrical engineering…
Style Guide
There are dozens upon dozens of styles of beer out there, all waiting for you to sample. But there's no reason to be intimidated. For one thing, all beers are either an ale or lager. Simple enough, right? For another, we've got a handy guide to the most common, complete with recommendations. A toast to expanding our brew palates! —A….
Tar Heel Tasting
With forty-plus breweries in the state, each producing several different beers, North Carolina has become a beer lover's haven. So we asked Michael Brawley to put together a tasting of Tar Heel brews for our panel (plus one interloper from Georgia). Brawley's eponymous beverage store is recognized as one of the top beer-buying destinations in the state, and he knows…
Brew Your Own
It's a natural progression: you like beer, then you like good beer, and then, inevitably, you want to try making your own beer. As it turns out, Charlotte is a great place to be a homebrewer Alternative Beverage (ebrew.com), which has a "superstore" in Belmont and a branch in South End, is one of the country's top homebrew retailers. CEO…
A Year of Beer
So you need an excuse to drink good beer? You'll find it at these brew-themed events occurring throughout the region Sept. 17-Oct. 9 The Waldhorn Restaurant's Oktoberfest Waldhorn, the closest thing to Deutschland in the area, is pitching a tent outside its Pineville restaurant for four weekends in a row and filling it with traditional German beers, like a Franziskaner…
My Brew Heaven: 50 Best Places to Drink Craft Beer in Charlotte
Last updated: February 2015. You'll want to raise a glass to — and at — each of the 50 places on this list. Be it a tiny pub or a sprawling market, these are the top beer destinations in Charlotte. And, in yet another sign of the beer revolution, several of these spots only opened within the past year: Ass…
The Fight For Better Beer Here
North Carolina is the best beer state in the Southeast. It wasn't always that way Sean Wilson just didn't get it. He was at a party in Durham, enjoying one of best beers he'd ever had, only to be told that he couldn't buy it in North Carolina. It was illegal. And this was 2003. "It made no sense to…
