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Mint exhibits hot haute designs

Mint Museum exhibit pays homage to designers of haute couture

You would never know by looking at its staid exterior, but the

HEALTH

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  • On the horizon

    Historic, diverse Wesley Heights is also convenient, affordable

    Just west of uptown, Wesley Heights is somewhat of a secret despite a dramatic revitalization in recent years.

TRAVEL

  • US Airways reports
    fewer passengers in June

    Rising oil prices and airfares may be curbing summer travel, though the airline's revenue has not fallen.

    US Airways provided a sign Monday of how rising oil prices and airfares might be curbing travel, reporting that passenger traffic in June was down slightly from last year.

FAITH

  • Franchising the faith

    Inspired by chains, congregations use modern methods to spread their brand of religion

    On a recent Sunday, worshippers gathered in a multiplex theater next to a Starbucks, McDonald's and T.G.I. Friday's. The lights dimmed and the Rev. Troy Gramling, a goateed man dressed in jeans, T-shirt and blazer, filled the screen.

Pop-up art

Evelyn Norman delights in umbrellas – some 200 of them.

Evelyn Norman's love affair with umbrellas happened quite by accident.

CAROLINA PEOPLE | Their faces, Their stories

Iwo Jima on his front lawn

Wayne Morse knows war. The Troy native was wounded twice in Vietnam. The war still haunts him.

Amy Baldwin | Living Here

Amy Baldwin | Living Here

New signs uptown will help you find your way

Ever have trouble navigating uptown? Don't know how to find Discovery Place, Mint Museum of Craft + Design or the nearest light rail station?

•  Blog: New Around Town

FOOD

  • Box wines for the beach

    This summer we suggest boxing up your spirits. Here are the best options.

    Still laughing at box wines? Maybe it's time you put a cork in it.

STEPPIN' OUT

Black Tie | Scene and Heard

Photos from area parties: Fund-raisers, awards dinners and auctions.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

COLUMNS AND BLOGS

Amy Baldwin | Living Here

Amy Baldwin | Living Here

New signs uptown will help you find your way

Ever have trouble navigating uptown? Don't know how to find Discovery Place, Mint Museum of Craft + Design or the nearest light rail station?

•  Blog: New Around Town

Tim Funk

Tim Funk

Charlotte gets involved in helping Rwandans

Charlotte's Echo Foundation, which brought Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel to town last year, will host another international heavyweight next spring: Dr. Paul Farmer.

Tracy Curtis

Tracy Curtis

Used is cool, unless it's my new coffeepot

I've heard of “Deja Brew” – the feeling that you've had this coffee before. And now I'm introducing Deja Brewed – the feeling that your coffeepot's been used before.

Nancy Brachey

Nancy Brachey

Spindly gardenia needs pruning now

Q. I have a gardenia bush that has become tall and spindly. It has just finished blooming. Can I trim it back now so that it eventually will get fuller at the bottom? My neighbor says her bush blooms again in the fall. Should I wait until then?


• Q&A: Ask Nancy Brachey a question
BLOG | If the Shoe Fits

Kathleen Purvis

Kathleen Purvis

List of 50 receives additions

How did I come up with last week's list of 50 things that define the flavor of Charlotte?


BLOG | New Around Town

Karen Garloch

Karen Garloch

Treat the disease, yes – but also treat the patient

As a longtime medical reporter and sometime patient advocate for friends and relatives, I've observed a lot of surgery and sat in on many doctors' appointments.

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