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What I’m grateful for this Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 27. By Jon Show. For many years my favorite way to start the Thanksgiving Day festivities was to drive up to my parents’ place in Kings Point, grab the Charlotte Observer, pour myself a Bloody Mary, sit on their back porch overlooking the lake, and read the late Ron Green Sr.’s annual column about […]
Tell Giselle: Good luck getting parents to cooperate
Nov. 26. Our weekly advice column from Giselle Massi, a former journalist with The Denver Post. “This past year my siblings have been tussling with our elderly parents. I try to stay out of it but I am getting pulled in. It’s getting to be about that time where we think they really would do […]
What’s Delicious? This month we tell you about Pho Nam
Nov. 21. Our good friend and food correspondent Cloyd Burke is always asking bartenders and servers around town WHAT’S DELICIOUS? The fall air has arrived, and for me, that means a sprint to Pho Nam, a cozy Vietnamese restaurant run by John and his son, Brian, located in the strip mall near the entrance to […]
Modern Dad: Finding a rainbow when you need one
Nov. 20. By Jon Show. When I woke up the day after my dad died all I wanted to do was go fishing. To do one of the many things he taught me as a kid. He loved to hear about my adventures in the mountains and see pictures of what I caught. It took […]
Tell Giselle: Elevating the holiday chaos
Aug. 19. Our weekly advice column from Giselle Massi, a former journalist with The Denver Post. “Pretty much every holiday that I’ve had to host the family dinner, I end up thinking it is just not worth the effort. And even those holidays that I just have to bring a side dish, I feel pretty […]
Milling About: A moment of calm before the holiday chaos takes over
Nov. 18. By Lindsay Martell. November is one of those months that begins so sweetly. A pumpkin spice latte here, a few pieces of Halloween Kit Kats there. A happy sugar and caffeine buzz that blends beautifully with the finally-fall weather. And then, the sweetness wears off and we’re left with full-on pre-holiday chaos: we’re […]
