The Turtle’s Shell – For the Love of Shopping Local

Blending Mary’s eye for design and décor with the couple’s shared desire to embrace the community they love, Mary and Doug Harrington fill their charming Sherrills Ford boutique – The […]
From Death to Life

More than 90,000 people in the USA are currently waiting for a kidney. Every day, twelve of them die while waiting for a donor. That statistic hit hard for Davidson […]
Symphony Park Living – A Lifestyle Designed for Your Parents’ Next Chapter

For a certain generation, caring for aging parents while balancing a full life of family and career is an everyday reality. You’ve chatted among friends about the challenges – and […]
Fresh Finds: Farmers Markets Around Lake Norman

As spring arrives around Lake Norman, Saturday mornings begin to look a little different. Warmer weather and longer days bring fresh energy to the community, and the beginning of farmers […]
Raising Champions: Three Sisters, One Team and a Family That Gives Back

For three sisters, Campbell, 18, Harper, 16 and Londyn, 14, Oakley, competing with Cheer Extreme, the journey to the world stage has been filled with sweat, sacrifice, and a bond […]
A Collective Exhale

Following a quiet journey that invited us to slow down, look up, and notice where our attention truly lives. Many of us have quietly followed the monks on their journey […]
Kilts, Cabers and Carolina Sunshine: The 2026 Loch Norman Highland Games

Scotland is 3,646 miles from North Carolina. But on April 18-19, 2026, the Tar Heel State gets a convincing Scottish makeover when the 32nd Annual Loch Norman Highland Games and […]
Joyful Journey: USS Battleship North Carolina

She rests quietly on the Cape Fear River, her hull a slate gray sentinel against the Wilmington skyline, the USS North Carolina (BB55), one of the most decorated American battleships […]
Celebration; Mike & Alexis “Ali” Crates Hawkins

CELEBRATIONS! Mike Hawkins & Alexis “Ali” Crates Hawkins March 7, 2026, | Chickadee Hill Farms Mike and Ali met while interning in St. Thomas, where their first date began a love […]
Publisher’s Perspective; April 2026

photos by: JODIE BRIM CREATIVE Spring is here, and there’s truly no better place to be than beautiful Lake Norman. For those who like to read from back to front […]