Internationally Acclaimed Sculptor Shares Backstory Behind Charlotte Art
Ray Kaskey may be best known for his work on the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. but few Charloteans know about his significant contributions to the Queen City.…
Clayworks Helps People Get Their Hands Dirty
How can you not love an organization that hosts a monthly event called Muddy Fun Day? Read my piece in the Charlotte Observer here.
Japanese Anime/Manga Are Number One At Ichibancon
Charlotte is quietly becoming a destination city for lovers of comics, animation, superheroes, and cartoons. The Queen City is hosting an expected 1000 attendees for an anime and manga related…
Urban Beekeepers Buzz With Enthusiasm
What could be more pure and local than honey from your own back yard? Check out the buzz from this urban beekeeper whose bees may just have been in my…
Spokes Group Delivers Joy On Two Wheels
Charlotte-based nonprofit Spokes Group will distribute more than 2,100 new bicycles and helmets this year to disadvantaged youths, with the majority of those bikes going to kids in Mecklenburg County.…
Ships-in-Bottle Take Dedication
One of only a handful of such experienced and established artisans nationwide, Goodwin was contacted last year by the property manager for the upcoming DreamWorks film production of Alice Sebold's…
Grier-Rea House A Tribute Rural Heritage
One of the oldest plantation houses surviving in Mecklenburg County, the house stands in tribute to the rural heritage of this part of the county. The commission has designated the…
My Last Tomato
The last tomato is an annual rite of passage for me. The calendar told me that autumn had begun officially more than two weeks earlier. Yet summer for me endured…