Archive for the ‘May 2010’ Category
One Child at a Time
Christ Resurrection Church is transforming the Freedom Drive Community one child at a time. And I can tell you from the bottom of my heart there isn’t anything I’m much more proud of… than being part of the solution. There is a sense of overwhelming joy and goodness that follows me when I leave...
May 21st, 2010 | May 2010 | Read More
Summer Fun Guide – Uptown Charlotte
Mint After 5
Definitely not just another event where you’ll get smashed and pick up a hook-up; nope, the view alone destroys that idea altogether. The rooftop is six stories up, next to the Hearst Plaza on Trade, edged with weathered statues of angels that remain from the days when the building housed...
May 14th, 2010 | May 2010 | Read More
Summer Fun Guide – Outside
The Lake
Perhaps your 23-foot Air Nautique was the first thing to go after you got that pink slip, but for less than $25 per person, you and nine friends can get out on Lake Norman on one of Kings Point Marina’s pontoon boat rentals. Sure, you won’t be doing 360 tail grabs behind it, but think...
May 14th, 2010 | May 2010 | Read More
Sex for Money – An Escort’s Tale
Her first client was fat, breathed with the aid of an oxygen mask, and had a small penis.
Ava was about 21 at the time. She was nervous and a little scared as she drove by herself to the man’s University City apartment. They spent the first 20 minutes or so sitting on his living room couch engaged...
May 14th, 2010 | May 2010 | Read More
In Love with a Left Turn
Who knew four continuous left turns would be so thrilling? Not me. Not this girl who grew up in Los Angeles. Not this Yankee who went to college in Boston. Nope, not me, not this transplant! For five years I lived in the tundra of Utica, N.Y. I thought the only reason I’d ever need to climb...
May 14th, 2010 | May 2010 | Read More
Truffles – Black Gold in North Carolina
People call Franklin Garland the “father of truffles.” His wife, Betty, prefers the nickname “Truffle Czar.” And Garland, using an analogy to legendary nurseryman Johnny Appleseed, leans toward the colorful moniker “Franklin Trufflespore.”
“But that name hasn’t...
May 14th, 2010 | May 2010 | Read More
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