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Kathleen Purvis
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Denver’s Triangle Food Mart is an unlikely meat market

BLOG | I'll Bite »

Great summer vegetable trick: Pan-braising

Help Community Culinary School with Whole Foods day


Karen Garloch
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Charlotte conference emphasizes “positive spin on aging”

BLOG | On Health »

Finding a healthy retirement community

Charlotte tinnitus sufferers warn of ear damage from loud music


Tim Funk
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Readers speaking up on ‘pro-life’

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Reasons why Superman is Jewish

Huckabee to churches: Give up tax breaks to speak out

Olivia Fortson
Olivia Fortson
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Progressive party at Phillips Place

Belk makes Southern designers dreams come true

The little farm stand that could

On Dining
On Dining
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Bill Spoon's on TV

NPR asks Southerners 'What's your food identity?'

Free drinks, food at Renaissance


Pam Kelley
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What I learned in Mr. Merritt’s class

BLOG | The Reading Life »

Charlotte's library hosts Dorothea Benton Frank, queen of beach reads

Two Carolinas writers, two new family sagas


Allen Norwood
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Charlotte’s housing market recovery is on track

New model homes going up in Mooresville

Builders luring potential buyers to Web


I'm So Clever
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A little fishing line keeps flowers standing tall

Simple hook holds back curtain

Simple trick for keeping earrings sorted


Nancy Brachey
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Watch veggie patch for pests, disease

Who will tend to the garden while you’re away?

Give your child flower seeds this summer


John Rosemond
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Don’t let kids sound so, like, stupid

John Rosemond: Should child be pushed into gifted program?

Clarity, brevity aid toddler discipline


Betsy Flagler
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Taking summery steps to happiness

Betsy Flagler: Little things help teachers in a big way

Summer sun safety


Terri Bennett
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Slash your summer utility bills

Choose your sunscreen carefully

Are you making pollution when you mow?


Tracy Curtis
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What’s in a name? Depends on the band

Buzz off! No prickly haircuts this summer

‘Homeland’ filming not all glitz and glamour


Rhonda Patt
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Keep children hydrated during hot summer months

If you are around children often, it’s smart to get CPR training

Can children safely do a vegetarian diet?


Catherine Rabb
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Visit N.C. wineries on the way to the beach

N.C. wineries have special events in summer

What can a wine teacher learn from her students?


Dean Mullis
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Rain disrupts progress on the farm

Staking cukes and chasing chickens

The joys of cultivation and randy black snakes