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TODAY'S FEATURED SECTION: STYLE

Pouf! Big hair is back

Just when you thought all '80s fashion revivals had run their course, big hair is back. Just look at Angelina Jolie on the July cover of Vanity Fair and Sarah Jessica Parker in the 'Sex and the City' movie poster to see that the chic set is turning up the volume.

TRAVEL

6 easy places - N.C. PIEDMONT

Need to save money, gas and travel time? We'll save your summer vacation.
- Interactive | 6 easy places to vacation in NC

ARTS & LIVING

World's oldest lifeguard still a hottie at 83

Late bloomer started swimming at 62 and became a lifeguard at 67.

Ed McCarthy has to be the world's oldest sex symbol, with apologies to Paul Newman. Both are 83, but McCarthy is a lifeguard at the Harris YMCA, and we all know how chicks dig lifeguards.
- Video | Ed McCarthy at the pool

HEALTH AND FAMILY

Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks

The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.
- Food and Drug Administration on cell phones

CAROLINA PEOPLE | Their faces, Their stories

Nature's symphony

John Johns is a garden maestro. Within earshot of noisy Lawyers Road traffic in Charlotte, he has spent 36 years creating a garden paradise in the 1-acre yard he and his wife, Karen, bought in 1972.

Carolina People | Gardener John Johns

Amy Baldwin | Living Here

Charlotte's uptown lifestyle has definitely grown on them

Elizabeth Shaffer grew up on a pig farm in Bardstown, Ky. Now she's in the most urban environment she's ever lived: uptown Charlotte.

• Blog: New Around Town

FOOD

Cool cookin'

With a pinch of prep, a little low heat and a garnish of grill, you can skip long, hot evenings at the kitchen stove

You won't catch Marilyn Markel in the kitchen for long on a hot summer evening.
- Cheap grills: Economical and tasty recipes for summer

STEPPIN' OUT

Black Tie | Scene and Heard

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

Last Week: Black Tie Slideshow 07.12.08

HOME & GARDEN

House of bargains

Furnishing a home with secondhand items keeps your costs down – and you don't have to sacrifice style.

Amy Philipp was eager for a change when she and her family traded their classic Cotswold ranch for a funkier mid-century modern home three streets down last year. Out went Philipp's traditional upholstered furniture, the pine armoire, the formal living and dining room sets. Slideshow
- How to find treasures

FAITH

Fables that fuel the life of faith

N.C. seminary professor turns stories from sermons into a book

It all began with a simple sentence at the top of the page – “I saw a red wagon rolling down a hill.”

COLUMNS AND BLOGS

Amy Baldwin | Living Here

Charlotte's uptown lifestyle has definitely grown on them

Elizabeth Shaffer grew up on a pig farm in Bardstown, Ky. Now she's in the most urban environment she's ever lived: uptown Charlotte.

• Blog: New Around Town

Tim Funk

Pick a pulpit: Right-wing or off-beat

Gas prices got you staying put this summer? Looking for something to do that's more spiritually stimulating than a dip in the pool?

Tracy Curtis

Why should kids get all the summer camp fun?

Four little boys stand in front of me, all talking at the same time. Fresh off the bus from camp, their faces are wild with excitement, their hands full of rocks, arrowheads and crafts.

Nancy Brachey

Russian sage can soar, but not if soggy

Q. I was in Santa Fe and fell in love with Russian sage. Will it grow well here, and who would carry it?

• Q&A: Ask Nancy Brachey a question

BLOG | If the Shoe Fits

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?

Q&A | Ask the Food Editor

BLOG | New Around Town

Karen Garloch

Laziness your vice? Blame it on mice

If you hate to exercise, don't automatically blame it on laziness. It could be in your genes.

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