E’beth Watson – Whitewater Pioneer
Her two daughters have never heard some of these stories. She doesn’t talk about them much. But my cousin E’beth was something of a whitewater pioneer. Gen Z’ers may find it hard to believe there [...]
Miz Gloria is the Embodiment of Hospitality
Once upon a time, folk talked to one another. No texts. No voicemails. No phone trees with endless options to “Press one if you’d like to…” At the Doubletree Hotel in SouthPark, for a quarter [...]
Sally’s Park Road Books – The Only Indy Bookstore In A City Of A Million!
Sally sells books. No, not by the seashore. In Charlotte. Sally sells books in the strip shopping center in Charlotte. Let’s hear you say that five times fast! She has sold books there for almost [...]
Amy Geller – The Healer Who Needed Healing
When I was a kid we were playing detective one day and we were thinking of mysteries to solve. And I said, “I know! We can find our parents.” My buddy Mark looked very confused. [...]
Michelle Chernicoff – A Whole New Appreciation For Cheerleaders
Michelle Chernicoff was really ticked off. You could tell. It was a quote in a national op-ed that really got to her: “Cheerleaders just need to go away.” That was one feminist’s takeaway from #metoo. [...]