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For a Michigander, Emmy Squared Is a Slice of Home
Growing up in a sleepy suburb of Detroit, I had never heard of “Detroit-style pizza.” I knew about Coney dogs, Motown music and Tigers baseball, and I knew that my family’s favorite pizza was from a spot called Jet’s, but I didn’t realize its style was unique to my home…
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With Go Jen Go Foundation, Jen Pagani Continues To Inspire After Death
On Sept. 13, 2010, Charlotte resident Jen Pagani, founder of the Go Jen Go Foundation, wrote a blog post that would later be included in her posthumously published book, Extraordinary: How One Woman’s Breast Cancer Journey Inspired A Community. “What is hope anyway? A thing with feathers, a tune without…
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FixaPlate Explores Gentrification Through Theatre, Art and Dining
Community is a multifaceted thing, so it only makes sense that one represents community with a multifaceted approach. That’s the idea behind FixaPlate, a festival-like theatrical experience being mounted in west Charlotte’s Reid Park neighborhood this weekend. FixaPlate is an immersive theatrical experience tracing the history of a gentrifying Southern…
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Six Charlotte Artists To Support on Etsy This Holiday Season
Collectively, we have probably never spent more time in our homes than we have this year. While vaccines are on the horizon, there’s no reason to believe our domestic confinement won’t stretch past the holiday season. That’s where Charlotte artists come in. As so many of us have faced uncertainty…
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Ten Beauty Salons in Charlotte That Prioritize Inclusivity and Talent
Few relationships are as intimate or as important as the ones between us and the people who take care of our fingers, hair and faces. Our beauty professionals take us in at our most vulnerable and tragic. We come to them with busted nails, angry blackheads and overgrown hair that…
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Food Highlights From Charlotte Black Restaurant Week
Each year, Black Business Owners of Charlotte hosts the week-long Charlotte Black Restaurant Week to help boost local Black-owned restaurants in Charlotte. This year, we sent the staff and some contributors out to participating businesses to share their thoughts on some of the best dishes from CBRW that you should…
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A Charlotte Newcomer’s Guide to Community Engagement
I moved to Charlotte this fall — a brand new city to me and so many people who have chosen this Southern gem as our new home. Charlotte now holds my hopes and aspirations for future adventures. It has so much to offer, which is why I chose to try…
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