One Man’s Perspective: Courage
BY CHARLIE SCHULER A lot of people have asked me where my wife and I got the courage to go out into the ocean, and specifically the Bermuda Triangle, for […]
North Carolina’s Best Places for a Fall Getaway
BY ELISA WALLACE COPPEDE As the days become shorter and the weather becomes cooler, summer turns into fall. This season change is a welcome relief for those seeking refuge from […]
Lake Norman Fall Sports Report: Charlotte FC (Major League Soccer)
BY JOHN P. CHANDLER Did you miss it? You might have missed it. My brother refuses to call soccer a sport. Instead, he jokingly refers to it as a “pastime” or […]
How to be a Polite and Proper Houseguest
BY KAREN COOPER What a privilege it is to be invited to someone’s home for a visit! Even better when that home is a lovely place situated by a beautiful […]
Inhabit Your Life
Prompted by my third gear penchant for planning, I started thinking about my “new year’s resolutions” on a 92-degree day in mid-July. “Resolutions” felt a lot like that cod liver […]
Relishing Retirement: The Case in Favor of a Busy-Free Retirement
There are many good reasons for getting and staying busy in retirement, from: health to emotional well-being, to enjoying life on our own terms, or to increasing longevity. A “busy” […]
The Resume Nerd
BY KATIE MARSH It was 2020 when the world seemed to shut down. People were being sent home; many were furloughed from their jobs in the wake of COVID. In […]
The Last Word on Life at the Lake: Fish On
Just about every day that I’m home I see a guy or two pull into our cove in a sleek bass fishing boat to cast a few times and then […]
Lake Norman Patio & Game Rooms: Where relaxation meets reality!
If you ask Brad Doane, owner of Lake Norman Patio & Game Rooms, about his business plan – the answer is a simple one, and certainly a worthy goal! “We […]
Just Move!
Sit down. Have a seat. I just want to sit. We Americans do a lot of sitting. Consider these disturbing stats: sedentary jobs in the US have increased 83% since […]
