I’m back with another regional guide! Today we’re visiting Albemarle, just one hour East of Charlotte. This post was originally published in January 2023, and was fully updated in July 2025 to reflect current openings, recommendations, and tips. Stanly County, North Carolina, is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream. As the home to Morrow Mountain State Park, …
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I haven’t polled people around the globe, but I feel pretty confident making this assumption: most folks are far more likely to associate Charlotte with beer than with wine. I mean, you can’t even share a news article about a new brewery opening without someone chiming in about how we have too many. And whenever …
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Tired of the same old date night restaurant? I’m rounding up some personal favorites that you may not have tried yet.
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Welcome to Checking In: a series dedicated to the places we stay when we travel. Today we’re making a quick trip to Uptown, for a glamorous staycation at The Ivey’s Hotel in Charlotte. Whenever I’m having a conversation with anyone about my hometown of Charlotte and they discover I’m a travel blogger, the questions start …
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Happy New Year, friends! I’m going to be completely honest—I’m currently in a warm, soupy haze after this morning’s Free Soup Day at Free Range Brewing and this post may not be quite as eloquent as I hoped. I’m not exaggerating when I say it’s one of my favorite days of the year and one …
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Shop small this season with this roundup of gifts from North Carolina small businesses.
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2024 is only days away and beer behemoth Molson Coors is providing rides – via a big bus – for New Year’s Eve revelers celebrating the coming of the new year in seven cities. Those seven cities seeing a blue bus in their midst will be Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Phoenix. […]
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