by Lisa on September 15, 2011
I’m a little late in the game for announcements right now, but I had to share my joy about the Type-A Parent Conference coming to Charlotte in June, 2012. Everyone knows I’m a huge fan of this conference and it’s going to be an amazing opportunity for Charlotte to show off a little on the [...]
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It’s been a firecracker July 4th week around here. My family and I have been from one event to another since last Friday. Not to worry, all will be showing up on A Daily Pinch in the next week, but I do believe I’m to the point I’m a little overwhelmed and need a short [...]
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by Lisa on February 5, 2011
I just got in from the fourth annual Runway for the Ballet at the North Carolina Dance Theater. The Mid-Winter Night’s Dream and the beautiful clothes from sponsor Neiman Marcus had all in attendance longing for 80 degree weather, strappy shoes and breezy, yet chic, attire. Before the show there was light reception fare from [...]
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by Lisa on February 1, 2011
This week Opera Carolina performs its production of Verdi’s La Traviata, one of the most popular operas ever produced. Based on the true love story between Alexander Dumas and Marie Duplessis, the opera is itself the basis for the story in Moulin Rouge. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with soprano Jennifer Black, who [...]
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by Lisa on January 21, 2011
I found a lump when I was 18 years old and experienced my first mammogram, having to drive 50 minutes from my home to the closet town that could provide imaging for dense breast tissue and ultrasound at the same location. So, I was thrilled when asked to share about the new mobile mammography unit rolling [...]
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by Lisa on January 18, 2011
I’m looking forward to this exhibit and wanted to share with my readers. “Four Artists in Ascona: Benazzi, Bissier, Nicholson and Valenti” focuses on a group of modern art masters who lived and worked near the Bechtlers’ summer home in Ascona, Switzerland – a city with a century-old tradition of nurturing avant-garde culture – and [...]
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by Lisa on January 2, 2011
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by Lisa on January 1, 2011
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by Lisa on November 24, 2010
Thanks to American Express for sponsoring my writing today about small businesses. American Express is presenting Small Business Saturday, a way to honor the local merchants who are the backbone of the economy, this Saturday, November 27. They’re offering statement credits to people who shop at small businesses, advertising for small-business owners, and donations to [...]
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