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Home is where the heart is
Laurie Smithwick, designer, artist and teacher, wants to bring art to every corner of Charlotte — starting with her Plaza Midwood home. by Page Leggett While most kids were pledging to become doctors, teachers, and firefighters, Charlotte native Laurie Smithwick, 49, set her sights on being […]

Wandering Travelers
House of Nomad founders Berkeley Minkhorst and Kelley Lentini let their travels inspire their designs.

Derby Days of Disco
Today’s hottest fashions prove that groovy glamour and glitter of the ’70s are back in action.

Celeb spotting
Check out this month’s celeb sightings at 5Church, Le Meridien, Midwood Smokehouse, and more.

Style maven turned business maverick Jay Knox
OTPST, for short, is a retail spot with a coffee shop located inside ColsenKeane Custom Leather Goods. Knox is bringing everything from fine jewelry to T-shirts, pottery to vintage clothes, to a space that had largely been dedicated to a leather workshop.

In her new memoir, Charlotte author Judy Goldman reflects
The Goldmans have lived in Charlotte since they married in 1967, and the city is the setting for most of her new book “Together,” available Feb. 12.

Inside The Crunkleton
Charlotte’s most buzzed-about private club, with cocktails and live-fire cooking

Out on the Town
Here’s where some of the city’s top restaurateurs go out for date night.

5 Essential Dates for February
February 2 Sample beer and cider from more than 40 local breweries at the annual Queen City Brewers Festival. There will be two tasting sessions, one from noon to 3 p.m. and one from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at The Fillmore and the Fillmore Underground, 820 […]

This once-dark interior is reimagined
The Fosters’ home in Eastover draws on Scandinavian roots, turning the dark interior of their home into a bright and airy space.