It was the kind of autumn afternoon in Charlotte when the entire landscape, from one corner of the horizon to the other, was drenched in orange sunlight. A deep blue sky, uninterrupted by a single cloud, yielded only to the distilled blackness miles above. Gravel crunched methodically underfoot as we...

For the earth muffin: Give stationery, a note box or a journal from The Great Elephant Poo Poo Paper Company, where all products are made from recycled elephant poo. That’s right – poo. Seriously. A portion of the profits is given to elephant conservationists, and the entire production process is...

The words to the old Cole Porter tune from “Kiss Me, Kate” (one of my all-time favorite musicals) keep playing inside my head as I ride the Lynx uptown for the Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers concert October 10. I’ve been given a backstage pass so I can view the debut of the Knight Theater...

So you’ve gotten “matched” with a complete moron. You’ve been “eHarmony’d” with an over-emotional earth muffin, and on your “J-date,” the J stood for Jobless Jackass. You could turn off the computer and seek love elsewhere, but your co-worker’s hygienically challenged cousin or a...

It’s 7 a.m. and my alarm clock is ringing – screaming, “Get up, get up.” I hit it once, go back to dreaming. Two scenes later and it’s at it again. I can’t win. I bite the bullet, pull it together and sit up. I sit still for just a moment, collect my thoughts and thank my God for another...

See the action at the 4th Annual Sexy Auction at Enso in the Epicentre. We raised over $10,000 for the Levine Children’s Hospital in about an hour. Fire and drumming started the evening and the auction ended it with sushi and drinks in-between. http://uptownclt.com/Video/EnsoAuction-Web.flv swfobject.embedSWF("http://uptownclt.com/wp-content/plugins/vipers-video-quicktags/resources/jw-flv-player/player.swf",...