"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand" - Randy Pausch That is one of my favorite life quotes to live by. Life is not always fai...

"The only trip you will regret is the one you didn't take." About two hours west of Charlotte, North Carolina is the sleepy little town of Black Mountain. Lo...

Are you aware that there is a National NBA scouting service here in the Carolinas? Yup, it's right up the road on Lake Norman. I had no idea until recently w...

New York has the Naked Cowboy. Charlotte has the Jesus Saves guy. I, along with a lot of other regulars in the city have become quite fond of Sam Bethea​. I ...

It's that time again Charlotte! A few months ago, I attended one of the famous Joffe Productions parties. It has been YEARS since I have been to one. A reuni...

There's an abandoned amusement park in North Carolina that is possibly re-opening in 2019. Ghost Town In The Sky, located in Maggie Valley, NC is said to be ...

Chris Lane's new album Laps Around The Sun was released TODAY! Have you guys had a chance to listen to it yet? I've been listening to it on Spotify; to me, i...

I betcha don’t know what squalane is? I had never heard of it until last year, thanks to Sydney over at The Daybook. She visited the Biossance home office in...

BIG Congrats to my team at Dixie Vodka - whoo-hoo! The locally owned distillery out of Charleston, SC is doing big things. The Ultimate Spirits Challenge ha...

I bought my first home when I was 21 years old. It was the most terrifying thing I had ever done. I hate any kind of commitment....especially one with a heft...

Tonight I had dinner with an old friend and fellow native Charlottean, Andrew Taylor. We have not seen each other in 10 years, when we went on our first (bli...

Not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes they wear dress shirts and ties. I remember two years ago, sitting on my deck in Southend Charlotte, North Carolina, lis...

My friend Shelley, who I went to college with, is a Brand Influencer for Revital U coffee. She messaged me a few weeks ago and asked me if I would be interes...

A couple of weeks ago, my sister Sonja and I were at The Unknown Brewery and we were walking to Craft Tasting Room. As we walked down Lincoln Street, I point...

What happens when you put 100+ yogi’s in a beer warehouse with black lights, glo body paint and some bomb ass music? You get a dayum fun time! Essential Thri...

What a fun weekend spent here in Charlotte, NC. It was the annual St. Patrick's Day Pub Crawl and I spent it at Caswell Station (aka the old Kennedy's). We l...

Growing up in the city of Charlotte, all I know about Cabarrus County is that it's the home of NASCAR country, the original What-A-Burger, and The Avett Brot...

:: Vibes :: I’m ready to run away this weekend & go explore some hidden gems in my backyard. Not really MY backyard, but here in North Carolina. I’ve got two...

Sometimes you just have to embrace Mother Nature's insanity. I have become quite accustomed to her, living in North Carolina my entire life. It's an on-going...

I was living in Raleigh, NC in 1996. I had followed some loser guy up there from Charlotte. I hated almost everything about Raleigh & Chapel Hill, except the...