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.
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
Former NBC6 traffic reporter Coretta Robinson is now a personal trainer and fitness class instructor.
Just west of uptown, Wesley Heights is somewhat of a secret despite a dramatic revitalization in recent years.
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.
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.
Evelyn Norman's love affair with umbrellas happened quite by accident.
Wayne Morse knows war. The Troy native was wounded twice in Vietnam. The war still haunts him.
Ever have trouble navigating uptown? Don't know how to find Discovery Place, Mint Museum of Craft + Design or the nearest light rail station?
Sometimes, hamburgers aren't all they're stacked up to be. This year, I made my own declaration: No more disappointing burgers.
Photos from area parties: Fund-raisers, awards dinners and auctions.
Evelyn Norman's love affair with umbrellas happened quite by accident.
Ever have trouble navigating uptown? Don't know how to find Discovery Place, Mint Museum of Craft + Design or the nearest light rail station?
Charlotte's Echo Foundation, which brought Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel to town last year, will host another international heavyweight next spring: Dr. Paul Farmer.
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.
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?
How did I come up with last week's list of 50 things that define the flavor of Charlotte?
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.