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Mai-Lis Bahr
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Paula Martinac is an award-winning novelist, editor, and instructor who calls NoDa home
People of Charlotte, please meet Paula Martinac. As a novelist, editor, creative writing instructor at UNC Charlotte, and writing coach...
Mai-Lis Bahr
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Karen O'Leary loves creating tangible memories of notable places
People of Charlotte, please meet Karen O'Leary, architect and paper cutting map artist. Karen has been meticulously creating works of art...
Mai-Lis Bahr
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Teresa B. Howell gets playful about faith!
That Church Life Author Teresa B. Howell explores faith, the good and the bad, in her books and play. Her trilogy has now been turned...
Mai-Lis Bahr
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Sybil Godwin of Shain Gallery is a native Charlottean who is going places
People of Charlotte, meet Sybil Godwin— art lover, business owner, mother, and native Charlottean! Sybil owns the Shain Gallery
Mai-Lis Bahr
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Adam Schultz' photography will stop you in your tracks
People of Charlotte, meet the Queen City's most amazing Area Rail Photographer, Adam Schultz! Adam's photography stopped us in our...
Mai-Lis Bahr
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Lisa Heffler wants your voice to be heard in all she does (Uber and Podblast Charlotte)
People of Charlotte, please meet Lisa Heffler! Lisa is on a mission to make you feel heard, whether it's from behind the wheel of her car...
Mai-Lis Bahr
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Michele Dudley: when fashion meets compassion
Fashion & Compassion is a nonprofit that connects mindful consumers here to at-risk artisans from around the world. When you purchase a...
Mai-Lis Bahr
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Catching up with Artist, Melissa Wineman
The awesome side effect of storytelling is being a part of people's intersecting stories which makes everyone's story even more...
Mai-Lis Bahr
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Andrea Downs is a catalyst for helping women air out their "dirty" laundry
People of Charlotte, meet Andrea, Founder of Airing Out the "Dirty" Laundry, a collaborative, pop-up art exhibit of women's stories....
Mai-Lis Bahr
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Megan Welsh finds her green thumb on canvas and a little off-center
People of CLT, meet Megan Welsh! Her art is captivating with its clean, crisp, and off-center style. Check her story out below and visit...
Mai-Lis Bahr
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Calling all music and holiday lovers, Tosco Music Holiday Party is this Saturday - it's more tha
Tosco Music Party Founder, John Tosco What is the Tosco Music Holiday Party? The 3rd Annual Tosco Music Holiday Party is Saturday,...
Mai-Lis Bahr
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Cheale Villa, a bicoastal visionary in the creative community
Photo credits: Rae Images, Ebony Stubbs Two decades ago an ambitious art student sat in a computer lab day-dreaming of owning her own...
Mai-Lis Bahr
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Lily Winnail is on-the-go again, fueled by kindness, family, and her entrepreneurial spirit!
Lily has possessed the entrepreneurial spirit for as long as she can remember. Her first patented product, Padalily, a velcro cushion...
Arden McLaughlin
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Jenni Gaisbauer and Karen Beach of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation share upcoming event
Jenni Gaisbauer, Executive Director of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation, and Karen Beach, Deputy Director, also with the...
Arden McLaughlin
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Ryan Watkins: The Story of Raw to Reclaimed Woodworking
Ryan Watkins is a former firefighter turned entrepreneur who started Raw to Reclaimed Woodworking. He’s living the dream so many of us...
Arden McLaughlin
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Erin Ducharme Waters' 11:11 Collection, The Jewelry of Synchronicity
I found 11:11 Collection at a SweatNet event for the Summer Solstice. At the event, we put a raffle ticket in one bag for a prize. 11 is...
Mai-Lis Bahr
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Jordan T. Robinson on being unapologetically authentic
Jordan T. Robinson is an emerging contemporary artist and administrator for the arts. Although he originated from New Rochelle, NY,...
Mai-Lis Bahr
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Ali Alshehri on how storytelling through a lens was inspired by his journey to the US
What life lessons came with you to the US from Saudi Arabia? I came from humble beginnings back home—my parents and l struggled a lot to...
Mai-Lis Bahr
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How music taught the musicians of Bull Frog Moon life lessons and more
Photo credit: Dani Nicole Photography Bullfrog Moon is a Charlotte area based jam band with vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keys, sax and...
Mai-Lis Bahr
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Rosalia Torres-Weiner: Hold onto your Balloon!
As soon as you sit down with Rosalia Torres-Weiner, you quickly realize we have a visionary in the Charlotte community. Rosalia grow-up...
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