2017 November/December

Pride’s 2017 ‘Support Local’ Holiday Gift Guide

By Jimese S. Orange Charlotte is rich with minority-owned businesses doing big things that make gift giving easy for the holidays. Make a great impression by shopping local and supporting the community with these local goods for your loved ones.  Manifest: 30 Days of Intentional Mantras by Kelley Carboni-Woods This little book of uplifting, life-affirming mantras, accompanied by simple ideas of how to apply them to your daily life, is a gift with transformative power.…
Events

The Rundown: Things to do Thursday, December 14 – Monday, December 17

By Shawn D. Allison, II What’s good everyone! “The Hawk” may be out. Jack Frost is giving people the cold shoulder. However, we still keep cool under all the atmospheric pressure, you dig? Check this out, I know it’s rather chilly out there, but your man—The Black Ferris Bueller has found all sorts of goodies this weekend to heat your spirits up and bring warmth to your heart!…
2017 November/December

The Explosion of Uptown and South End

By Tonya Jameson Once again, cranes dot the skylines of uptown and South End. Progress is in the air. You can see it as old stores and offices in the center city become piles of concrete and rubble, only to be resurrected as shiny stores, condos and office buildings.…
Food

Holiday Recipe with a Twist

The holidays are the perfect time to try new recipes for family gatherings. Pastry Chef Jamie Suddoth shares her recipe for a Yule Log cake.    Vertical Layer Yule Log Cake   By Jamie Suddoth   Prep Time:  45 minutes to 1 hour Yield:  1 – 8 inch Cake which Feeds 10 to 12 people Recipes: Chocolate Roulade 4 ½ ounces Bread Flour 1 ½ ounces Cocoa powder 6 ounces Sugar 24 Egg yolks 8 Egg Whites 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract 1 teaspoon Salt   Method of Preparation Preheat Oven to 400 degrees Line two jelly roll pans with parchment Whisk together flour and cocoa, set aside With an electric mixer whip the egg yolks, ½ the sugar and the vanilla until thick and pale yellow, set aside Whip egg whites with salt until foam begins to form, slowly add the remaining sugar and whip to form a stiff peaked meringue Fold in 1/3 of the meringue into the yolk mixture to lighten.…
Events

The Rundown: Thursday, November 30 – Monday, December 4

By Shawn D. Allison, II What’s the word everyone? I hope you all have had a wonderful Thanksgiving and full of joy, love and laughter in addition to all the food. However, it is a new week and I’ve got some stuff in store that’ll get your bodies going to bring some energy back to you and lose those calories with all sorts of dance workshops, holiday shopping, art classes, funky music and lots more!…
2017 September/October

Charlotte Independent Schools Pursue Diversity and Inclusion

  By Angela Lindsay Charlotte is booming. Just last year, Forbes ranked it among the fastest-growing cities in the nation. Yet, for all of its world-class progress, the Queen City has found itself ranked at the bottom of an analysis on economic mobility in 50 of America’s largest cities.…