Aerin It Out
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A ‘Mean Girls’ Miscommunication Between Women
As a black, “fam,” quasi-gender-bending Women’s Studies major, I’ve always prided myself on having a perspective that is difficult to…
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Jazmine Sullivan Brought Her Black Girl Magic to Charlotte
I’ve never been much of a planner when it comes to going to shows. But when I found out Jazmine…
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Jeff Dunham, Ventriloquism, and Stand-Up for Dummies
It’s very rare that I’m at a loss for words, but it’s only fitting that an ad-hoc social request to…
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Drag Brunch at The Artisan’s Palate Gave Me a Belly Full of Laughs
A couple weeks ago, I rolled over in bed to read a text from one of my besties that said,…
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Bumble BFF Is My Literal Nightmare
A month or so ago I was sitting at a very empty bar enjoying an easygoing conversation between my boyfriend,…
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Returning To Live Shows Is Like Reconnecting With a Lost Love
At the risk of sounding like a B-minus high school student searching for an overused quote to meet the word…
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Honoring My Father with Self Reflection at Waffle House
This month marks the one-year anniversary of my father’s passing. Last year, I wrote about the odd mix of emotions…
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Novelty House Lives up to the Long Wait
On May 14, 2018, the last night that Connolly’s patio would be open, I snapped a photo of my boyfriend…
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My Return to Panthers Game Day After Too Much Time Off
After a year and some change of watching sports virtually, I must say I missed the buzz of excitement that…
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Being a Pessimist in Optimist Hall
Every now and again I remind myself how I’m slowly becoming set in my ways, the same way some folk…
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My First Visit to Belmont’s Newest Honky-Tonk Saloon
In December of last year, the boyfriend and I wanted to confirm that the neverending construction of Hawthorne Bridge was…
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GoodRoad Ciderworks’ Kevin Martin Talks Diversity in Craft Beer and Cider
A few weeks ago I was hellbent on cleaning up an email inbox that had become overstuffed with promotions and…
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Reclaiming Personal Space in the Post-Pandemic Social Scene
As Phase 2 faded into Phase 3, I watched from the corners of different drinking holes and observed the ways…
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Rosie’s Wine Garden, an Old Friend and a Trip Back in Time
Oftentimes, when I’m meeting someone in Charlotte — a city without a distinguished accent if you were to take a…
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Brewery Hopping While Black in Charlotte
In the current environment of Black Lives Matter, Stop Asian Hate and myriad of other hashtags and movements being used…
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A Recovering Introvert Eases Out of Quarantine
The other day I was heading out with the boyfriend and he ever so “gently” alluded to the fact that…
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