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No rags, just riches

Mint Museum exhibit pays homage to designers of haute couture

You would never know by looking at its staid exterior, but the Mint Museum of Art on Randolph Road is a hotbed of haute couture. Slideshow

HEALTH

  • 5 Questions for Coretta Robinson

    From TV reporter to personal trainer (wait till you see her favorite workout)

    Former NBC6 traffic reporter Coretta Robinson is now a personal trainer and fitness class instructor.

HOME

  • 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

  • Small towns, big rewards

    Here are a dozen places that you could easily overlook – but shouldn't

    When Americans hit the road it's usually for “sun and fun” or “bright lights, big city.” But in the years after 9-11, Americans have also hungered for a slice of security and normalcy. A chance to get off the beaten path, away from it all, to someplace quieter, older, less hectic.

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

  • Secrets of a perfect hamburger

    Sometimes, hamburgers aren't all they're stacked up to be. This year, I made my own declaration: No more disappointing burgers.

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

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?


Karen Garloch

Karen Garloch

Nigerian doctors in the U.S. never forget home

Fourteen years ago, Dr. Yele Aluko, a young cardiologist, was one of 20 Nigerian doctors living in the United States who started an organization to improve the health of people in their home nation in west Africa.

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