9 Southern-Made Gifts and the Stories Behind Their Success
AAA GO magazine
From handcrafted boots to bourbon, skincare and belts, these successful Southern brands make great gifts for anyone on your list....
Rooted: Trees Give the City Its Soul
Charlotte magazine
In a New South city known for tearing down buildings in the name of progress, we choose to keep our...
Runners find Blyss
Business NC
Asheville-based Blyss Running gains a niche making practical gear for women on the move. Alyson Neel was a late bloomer...
Actor’s Theatre migrates from on stage to online during COVID-19 ‘hibernation’
The Charlotte Observer
Just when she thought her career was winding down, award-winning local television producer Shannon Reichley got a new challenge: teach...
Argentine artist’s journey leads him to set up shop inside a former NC textile mill
The Charlotte Observer
As a child, Leandro Manzo never considered what he wanted to be when he grew up. When it came to being an...
9 expert-approved paint colors for a powder room makeover
The Washington Post
Small and self-contained, powder rooms are packed with potential. They’re faster and more economical to paint than larger spaces (you...
How Office Bad Ass hit the ground running
Columbus CEO Magazine
One-time executive assistant Fatima Bouyer has harnessed 20 years of experience to launch her own virtual “Bad Ass” business. Fatima...
7 home design trends that could go from Instagram-worthy to dated in a few years
The Washington Post
Grass-green shag carpet evokes the Nixon era on the lower level of my family’s turn-of-the-century farmhouse. The wall-to-wall floor cover, like...
Brand the Moth inspires conversations, one mural at a time
The Charlotte Observer
The eyes of a wolf cover a young lady’s face on the side of a building uptown. An eagle, talons...
Opera singer works on the COVID-19 front lines
The Charlotte Observer
When shelter-in-place orders due to the novel coronavirus pandemic forced people to stay home, Jennifer Wiggins went to work. By...
Born to Serve
SouthPark magazine
Annie Alexander, North Carolina’s first female physician, transformed Charlotte’s medical landscape. On a cold Cornelius Sunday in 1864, a...
Best of Business: Huckleberry House
Columbus CEO Magazine
The nonprofit is one of the top 10 companies by votes in Columbus CEO’s 2020 Best of Business readers’ poll....
