2017 – Page 12 – Pride Magazine

At the Helm of Health Care: Meet the New Head at CHS

January 26, 2017

By Angela Lindsay Embracing challenge is nothing new for Eugene A. Woods. He’s fluent in Spanish, is an accomplished guitar player and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro several years ago. His latest challenge? Bringing 24 years of health care leadership experience to Carolinas HealthCare System as its new president and chief executive officer.…

Winter Fun in the N.C. Mountains

January 24, 2017

By Lashawnda Becoats I don’t like cold weather, so when the temperature drops, it usually means I’m heading someplace warm with lots of sun. As a way to change up my routine, I decided to ditch the familiar and head to the N.C.…

Driving While Hungry? Don’t Get Caught

January 23, 2017

By Elizabeth Colen Don’t get caught Driving while hungry, DWH. We are constantly on the go which is hard on a diet because fast food is everywhere it’s fast, easy and cheap. “Don’t put $1 food in a million-dollar body, ” John Sally once said. …

Local Churches Offer Faith and Fitness to Congregants

January 22, 2017

By Tonya Jameson Inside the cafeteria at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in the Cherry neighborhood, about a dozen ladies curled dumbbells while lunging to contemporary gospel music. Groans bounced off the wall, but the women kept working during the weekly, Tuesday evening dance exercise class.…

The Rundown: SPECIAL EDITION Wednesday, January 18 – Monday, January 23

January 18, 2017

By: Shawn D. Allison, II Greeting Family! I hope everyone has had a great weekend honoring a true King, but let’s not forget to keep pushing to achieve the dream. Once again, yours truly has scraped and scoured the streets of our great city with a loaded list of goodness for your soul, and I think you’ll dig what I have in store!…

The Rundown: Things to Do Thursday, February 16 -Monday, February 22

January 17, 2017

By Shawn D. Allison, II Greetings everyone! I hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day this week and I hope you’re ready to feel more love with lots of fun and cool digs this weekend! Get out the house and engage with each other!…

5 Style Trends to Watch for 2017

January 16, 2017

By Majesty Acheampong Here’s my list of five trends to watch for 2017. 1. 2017 Color of the Year: Pantone has declared that Greenery is the color of the year. Greenery is described as a refreshing and revitalizing shade that is symbolic of new beginnings.…

The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, January 12 – Monday, January 16

January 12, 2017

By Shawn D. Allison, II Greetings everyone! The “snow” has finally melted and the weather has decided to warm up. I’ve found a ton of things for everyone to do this weekend and I hope that you all will take great advantage to not only engage in the community but to honor a man who fought so diligently for equality.…

3 Things That Should Stay in 2016

January 11, 2017

By Eddie Love Can you believe that it’s already 2017? Remember when you were a child and it seemed like your birthday took forever to roll around? At least that’s how I felt, but today I know one thing for sure…time waits for no one!…

The Rundown: Things to Do Thursday, February 9 – Tuesday, February 14

January 10, 2017

By Shawn D. Allison, II Love is in the air family! That’s right everyone, it’s Valentine’s Day weekend and there’s all sorts of goodies to bring lots of warm joy to your hearts! If you want to follow the path of my heartbeat this weekend, just check out my “Hot List” below!…