The Rundown: Things to Do Thursday, June 29 – Monday, July 3
By Shawn D. Allison, II
What’s good everyone? I hope you all have had a wonderful week. But now, it’s time to relax and enjoy a couple extra days off for Independence Day! There’s tons of fireworks being set off in the QC streets this weekend and if you want to know what’s really going to make the sparks fly, check out the “Hot List” just below!…
The Rundown: Things to do Thursday, June 1 – Sunday, June 4
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Shawn Allison shares all the places you’ll wanna be in the Queen City.
Greetings family! June is in full effect, the weather’s getting warmer and there’s lots to do out here! From empowerment seminars, “roaring” stage plays, jazz tributes, stomach fillers and dope digs, you will not be bored with what I have stocked for you this week!…
The Rundown: Thursday, May 18 – Sunday, May 22
By: Shawn D. Allison, II
Greetings everyone! I hope you all have had a great week. There’s quite a bit of activity going on in the QC this weekend and I think you’ll enjoy what I have in store for you! …
The Rundown – Things to Do Thursday, October 27 – Sunday October 30
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Shawn Allison shares all the places you’ll wanna be in the Queen City.
What’s happenin’ all you ghouls & gals out there? Halloween is here in full effect just like the moon and there’s lots to do this weekend!…
3 Tips For Fall House Hunting
By Quila Bryant
The summertime is on its way out and the fall is slowly approaching. According to Realtor.com, August 2016 was the hottest real estate market in ten years.
While the Charlotte area reached record number of sales and buyer pre-approvals in the summer, it may be hard to keep that up in the fall.…
The Rundown: Things to Do Thursday, August 18 – Monday, August 22
By Shawn D. Allison, II
It’s that time again for the Rundown. There’s all sorts of goodies happening in our town for every age group and if you want to come and kick it with me or need a good recommendation of stuff to do, check out my hot spot list below!…
For Bank of America’s D. Steve Boland, Relocating to Charlotte is a Lot Like Coming Home
Now that Boland, managing director of consumer lending, is moving to Charlotte, we wanted to reach out and welcome this distinguished, committed African-American leader and his family to the Queen City. We recently spoke to Steve and wanted our readers to get to know more about this successful new member of our community.
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Self-taught Jean Maker Creates Anarchy with Denim
By Tonya Jameson
Photos by Jonathan Cooper
To most people, a pair of jeans is simply another piece of clothing. To Stan Fraser, jeans are storytellers: the way the fabric bunches above shoes, wrinkles beh
ind knees or leaves an imprint on a pocket that held a wallet for years. …
5 Things To Remember When Buying A Home
By Marsha Barnes
Marsha Barnes, The Finance Bar
We all have many things in life that are our first. First day of school, college, first love, or our first or even second home. There’s typically tons of research that goes into planning major milestones and I’ll say that buying a home is pretty huge.…
7 Steps To Boost Your Credit Score
By Marsha Barnes
Marsha Barnes, The Finance Bar
I can’t recall a single time in any of my finance dealings or client relations that the topic of credit reports hasn’t come up. How important is that magic number? EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. While this is another task to add to our personal finance plans, we cannot neglect to study it, research how we can make ours better, and understand the impact of the nuts and bolts within it.…