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THE NEW FAMILY-STYLE Large gatherings are off the table this year, again. But cheer up: Here’s a guide to help you redesign and resize your holiday menu

BY TAYLOR BOWLER AND ANDY SMITH

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HOLIDAY WINE PAIRINGS Eight distinctive wines to serve with classic holiday dishes

BY KARA DALY

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THE REHEAT IS ON A compilation of Charlotte’s best take-and-bake meals

BY ANDY SMITH

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READY, SET, DECORATE Designer Hadley Quisenberry shares her tips for sprucing up your home for the holidays

BY TAYLOR BOWLER

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THE TONIC A program called NoteWorthy puts a mix of musicians on the same stage

BY GREG LACOUR

Plus 87 ON THE COVER: Charcuterie cones by Lindsay Anvik of Babe & Butcher. Photograph by Peter Taylor.

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19 THE BUZZ 11 Life Lessons Longtime philanthropist Jorge Fernández on fundraising and relationships 14

Books The Vote Collectors digs into the Ninth Congressional District scandal in eastern North Carolina

THE GOOD LIFE 19 Pets The device that can save your dog or cat’s heart 22

Weekender Hit the links, bike the trails, or explore a forest preserve on Hilton Head Island

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Style UNCC professor Jamie Franki adds “coin designer” to his résumé Room We Love A dining room with whimsical patterns and textures

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Building History A look back at the A&P supermarket chain in Charlotte

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Hot Listings Welcoming homes in walkable neighborhoods

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Entertainment Seven events to kick off the cheer this year

FOOD + DRINK 35 Now Open BOCADO Bar + Diner’s burger lives up to the hype 38

Local Flavor Geno D’s Pizzeria serves Jersey Shore-style pies

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The Story Behind Chef Michael Chanthavong’s Spicy Wagyu Buns

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Recipe Mizu’s papaya salad

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Bite-Sized News Foodie tidbits on a small plate

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On the Line Chef Doreen Colondres opens a food and wine school in Charlotte

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THE EVIDENCE IS PURELY ANECDOTAL, but I have a theory: Charlotteans are putting out more holiday decorations than ever, earlier than ever. I’ve spent the last several years surveying city neighborhoods for our Instagram account (@charlottemag). During that time, I’ve noticed that the volume of Halloween and Christmas yard inflatables follows the incline of our population growth.

Last year was particularly intense. Maybe it was COVID delirium—decorations were one of the few things we could control.

What I know for sure is that it’s effective.

Andy Smith Unapologetic kitsch is a lifeboat during heavy andrew.smith@charlottemagazine.com times, and the skeleton key to my heart is shaped like a slightly underinflated Santa Claus with one tether dangling in the wind.

I write this in September, and it looks like we’re in for another challenging holiday season. We took this into account as we crafted this month’s feature on holiday entertaining (p. 54). The guide has two main goals: support local businesses and offer tips for hosting safe gatherings. The best part is you can still go big with the decorations, as you’ll see in those pages.

One final note: After this issue, I will no longer be executive editor of Charlotte magazine. I am moving into the new role of associate publisher next month, and I’m thrilled about the opportunity.

So indulge me for a second, since it’s the season of gratitude. I want to first thank you, reader, for picking up this monthly chronicle of the city we both love. Second, I want to thank the incredible Charlotte magazine staff for a wonderful and humbling time to serve as editor—including the great Greg Lacour, who will take this post.

I won’t be far away, but you can now call Greg if you’re mad about something. Otherwise, I’ll see you around the neighborhood (especially if you have some nice inflatables).

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JORGE FERNÁNDEZ

For the longtime fundraiser, philanthropy is all about relationships

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BY ALLISON BRADEN

JORGE FERNÁNDEZ calls himself a late bloomer. His family immigrated from Cuba when he was 7 and eventually settled in Miami. He dropped out of college, reenrolled, worked in restaurants and sales, and tried his hand at teaching. After he moved to Charlotte in 1987, Fernández loved to listen to the local public radio affiliate, WFAE. Even though he had no experience in fundraising, the station’s general manager, Roger Sarow, hired him to lead a new program to solicit high-dollar gifts.

In 2003, at age 49, Fernández at last found his career, one in which his skills led to hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue for an organization he was passionate about.

North Carolinians donate about $5.9 billion per year to charitable organizations, including the more than 2,500 that operate in the Charlotte area. Nonprofits here include WFAE (where I worked with Fernández for two years) and International House, which offers legal aid and English and citizenship tutoring to the local immigrant community.

Fernández left WFAE in 2017 and accepted a position as director of development at International House, where his job goes far beyond asking for donations.

He researches and contacts prospective donors, maintains ties with existing ones, and forges links throughout the community.

For example, before COVID, he coordinated

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THE BUZZ with the Charlotte Film Society to screen foreign films at International House’s auditorium in Plaza Midwood. He sees his work as a way to repay the generosity of those who supported him. He builds relationships and charts connections so that when others are looking for direction, as he once was, they have a place to turn.

Here’s Fernández in his own words, edited for space and clarity.

MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER (Mario García Menocal) was the third president of Cuba, from 1913 to 1921. We left Cuba in ’61. My father and his father had leased land to American Sugar in Cuba and had run two refineries. When we came here, my grandfather retired in Miami, and my father went to work for American Sugar in Manhattan.

I WAS 17 when I went off to George Washington University. My older brother was at Georgetown, and my mother thought it would be good for me to be near him. And I was not ready for college. I was just flailing around. So after a semester, I dropped out and went to work in Florida.

I WAS TRAVELING CROSS-COUNTRY. I was stopping in Minneapolis to visit a friend I had known in Florida, and I was running out of money. I lucked out and got a job at a very good French restaurant. After about a year, I was in kind of a desultory state. This was a mom-and-pop restaurant. The pop pulled me over one day, sat me down, and said, “What are you doing? You’ve got a great university here you can go to. You can work here at night and go there during the day. I’ll take you off the lunch schedule—but you have to work Sunday brunch.” And he gave me a kick in the ass that I very much needed.

I BEGAN AS A JOURNALISM STUDENT. Remember, I’m in my 20s (at the time), so I feel this need to make my education somewhat vocationally oriented.

(The University of Minnesota) had a very good journalism school, and I took some classes, but then I took the introduction to literature class from this—I’m tempted to say he was an old coot—he was an older professor, kind of bent over, almost shaped like a question mark. Without being didactic, sitting in his office one day, he said, “Remember that you’re here to get an education.” If I were working

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tarring roofs, I wouldn’t trade my major (English literature) for anything.

I HAD DONE some substitute teaching at a private school, and there was a program called lateral entry into CMS, where if you had a certain grade point average, you could apply to teach that subject. I sent in my college transcript. I wanted to teach upper-school English, but I came to realize that, not being a parent, I had more interest in the content than I had in teenagers. There was an opening at East Mecklenburg High School that came down to me and an attorney who was leaving the legal field, and I was told I was one of the two finalists. And I prayed all weekend that I would not get the job.

I WAS INTERESTED IN WFAE, and I noticed that there was an opening in underwriting. I had worked in freelance sales jobs, so I put on my suit and took my résumé up there. Right after that, I volunteered to answer phones during the pledge drive, and I came to find out that the position had been filled. But they were thinking about starting this new program, a new position in major gifts. And I got the job. Roger Sarow hired me with zero experience. I’ll always be indebted to him for taking that chance.

is. Our mission is advancing international understanding and immigrant integration. Our summer program—our Rising Readers—involves taking elementary school kids from non-English-speaking households and having a summer program that will keep them from falling back. You want to keep them ahead of the curve. That’s one of our main programs. It’s helping bridge the divide that exists today, which has never been worse (because of COVID).

OF ALL THE NONPROFITS in Charlotte that I’m aware of, International House was just an absurdly good fit. Because not only am I an immigrant who came here with five siblings and my parents when I was 7, but when I went to the University of Minnesota, I applied for student aid from the Office of Minority Students and basically never paid a penny for school.

THAT’S WHERE I MAKE GIFTS every year.

The university will be in my will when the time comes, because there were all those people who wrote checks to make it possible for me to go to school. That’s why, at International House, in a way, I’m giving back a little bit to people who are younger but in somewhat similar situations.

IT’S A GENEROUS COMMUNITY. People here support the arts generously. People think people aren’t philanthropic enough, but I think there’s a pretty sound base for this community. That includes the Rock Hill area, Gastonia, Hickory. It’s not limited to Charlotte. There are generous people who care a lot about the community.

I REALLY BASE IT on relationship-building. That just leads to fundraising. It was a learning experience, but I just took to it.

I’ve had people tell me before that I should have been a diplomat, and to be honest, working in a good restaurant, there are qualities that you need that aren’t that far from being a development person.

THE ABCs OF FUNDRAISING are cultivation, stewardship, and solicitation. That’s textbook. I’ve never written as much as I do now. I’m a big fan of handwritten notes. An old girlfriend gave me a fountain pen, a Parker 75. That’s still my go-to all these decades later. You want to stay in touch with donors and keep them abreast of what’s going on at International House.

You want them to be connected to what’s happening. You don’t want to find yourself in a position where you’ve not been in touch with donors, and then a year later, you’re calling them to ask for money.

IF THERE WERE TWO WORDS to describe (fundraising), I would say humility and gratitude. It’s one of those things where you have to be unassuming. Every year. You can’t assume anything. I take nothing for granted. I never have, nor will I, deem anybody by the level of gifts or whether they give or not. The relationships and their value to me dwarf everything. For me, it’s based on genuine curiosity about people. And to have met so many over the years—it has just been a gift. No pun intended.

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BLADEN COUNTY BLUES

Michael Graff and Nick Ochsner dig into the Ninth Congressional District scandal and unwind a complex tale of race, power, and politics in eastern North Carolina

BY GREG LACOUR

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA Press will publish The Vote Collectors, by Charlotte journalists Michael Graff and Nick Ochsner, on Nov. 16. The surface story is familiar to anyone who paid even cursory attention to North Carolina politics in 2018 and ’19: The Rev. Mark Harris, then pastor at First Baptist Church in Charlotte, initially appeared to have won a close race against Democrat Dan McCready for the Ninth U.S. Congressional District seat—a key victory for Republicans in the 2018 “blue wave” midterms.

But the State Board of Elections eventually ordered a new election after months of public revelations about an extensive absentee ballot-harvesting scheme.

The operation was based in rural Bladen County and overseen by a roguish, chainsmoking election consultant and felon named McCrae Dowless. The new election, in September 2019, sent former Mecklenburg County commissioner and state senator Dan Bishop, a Republican, to Washington; Dowless faces state charges related to the scheme and could stand trial before the end of the year.

In The Vote Collectors, that scandal— which made national headlines for months—is secondary to a more comprehensive examination of its historical, economic, and political antecedents in Bladen County and oft-forgotten eastern North Carolina. Graff, editor of Axios Charlotte and former editor of this magazine, and Ochsner, the chief investigative reporter at WBTV, lived in the area long before 2018; Ochsner grew up near Fayetteville. That familiarity helped the two develop a continuing relationship with Dowless as a source and contextualize the Ninth District scandal—it was just one episode in an old and ongoing Continued on page 16

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THE BUZZ story about race, power, money, and the ground, less stable than we’d like to imagine, on which our electoral systems rest.

The authors unfurl the story in three parts: a deep probe into the history of post-Civil War eastern North Carolina sandwiched by more recent developments in Bladen County, leading up to and after the 2018 election. I interviewed them together in mid-August.

Their answers have been edited for space and clarity.

I mean, it’s just uncomfortably still in the air in a way that I don’t think it is in a lot of other places. So to understand the politics and what happened in Bladen County in 2018, you have to understand the history of racial tension that dates back more than a century.

CM: Nick, you in particular had and have extraordinary access to McCrae Dowless, whom you freely admit is a kind of con artist.

What kind of conversations did you two have with each other, and even internally, about making sure you didn’t get snowed?

NICK OCHSNER: It became apparent really early that there was a rich story, deeper than just what was going on in December 2018, with deep characters and a lot to unpack beyond just what was going on in the moment.

MICHAEL GRAFF: All of Part II of our book—I’ve always wanted to write that anyway because I love eastern North Carolina. I mean, it has such a rich history. I knew (Ochsner) had all this stuff for Parts I and III, basically, that nobody else had. I was like, All right, I think we can make this work.

CM: How did the partnership between the two of you work?

NO: We mesh and kind of do the yin-yang thing in different ways. Mike went on reporting trips down in Bladen County with me and sat in the room with some of the folks I’d been developing for a while.

The book—which I’m very proud of and I think turned out really well—is the product of two complementary skill sets that Mike and I have. I generally describe it as, you know, I’m the rough carpenter putting up the walls and Mike’s the finish carpenter coming along and making everything beautiful. ... And we’re still friends after writing 95,000 words. So, I mean, there’s that.

CM: One thing that’s really striking about the book is its strong sense of place—the physical landscape of eastern North Carolina is almost like its own character in the narrative.

NO: It was important to me that we take readers, to the extent we could, physically

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to the place. Because even if you live in Charlotte, which is a couple-hour drive away, Bladen County is a different world.

To understand the story we’re telling, you have to understand the place we’re telling it in.

CM: Speaking of Part II, the history section, what’s your perception of the thread that runs from that history, especially its racial components, to what happened in Bladen County in 2018?

MG: Bladen County is an exurban county to Wilmington. Wilmington would be the largest city, I think, in the South right now had Wilmington in 18981 not happened, and Bladen County could be the size of Union County right now. Instead, it’s a dying county. I firmly believe, and I think we tried to prove throughout, that the incredible exodus from Wilmington after 1898 was something that set that city back 100 years, and it also set the surrounding areas back 100 years. ... I think the connections are hopefully pretty clear. Like you can jump only one, two, three steps, and all of a sudden you’re going from 1898 to 2018.

NO: And before 1898, really. The thing I’m actually the most proud of about the book is that we draw a straight line from Reconstruction in the 1800s to what happened in 2018. Race is important to talk about in the book, because race dominates everything in Bladen County, amongst Black people and white people.

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NO: First of all, Bladen County is a really tough place to report in, because everybody is lying to you. I mean, everybody is lying to you. McCrae told me himself one time, “Well, hell, everyone down here is a liar.” Literally. And he’s right. ... But beyond, like, one or two white lies, I’ve yet to find McCrae outright lying to me in a real substantial way. Trust me, I was very vigilant. ...

But I think we were cognizant of— anytime you have access to anybody, they’re giving you that access because they think they’re getting something out of it. So what I didn’t want to be was the guy pushing the skewed perspective in a vacuum without any context. ... But at the same time, journalists make sources, and sources are vital to storytelling. And I also think that McCrae Dowless and his people were a source that no one else had and still don’t have.

CM: What would you hope readers, especially in this state, take away from the book?

MG: I just hope they care about rural parts of the state. … Rural eastern North Carolina is Black and white people desperately trying to get some joy out of this life, and fighting to get it. I hope a few people come to care about this place a little bit more and maybe want to help it out—but also that they come away with a deeper understanding of North Carolina and how we got to where we are.

On Nov. 10, 1898, a white supremacist mob overthrew the biracial city government in Wilmington. It remains the only coup d’etat ever on American soil.

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“IT’S BEEN PRETTY MUCH ME AND CASH against the world,” says Crystal Cruise of Matthews. At her feet is a black dog with white paws, a perpetually wagging tail, and an expectant expression of, Ball?

Cruise had zero intention of adopting a puppy. In 2007, she walked into an animal shelter in Denver, Colorado, intending to walk out with a calm adult dog. Instead, she locked eyes with Cash, a 3-month-old pup, who’d been abandoned by the road and was scheduled to be euthanized two days later. They haven’t been apart since.

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THE GOOD LIFE A border collie-Labrador mix, Cash was the opposite of calm. His energy?

Ceaseless. Go, go, go. Hike, swim, repeat.

His loyalty? Steadfast. When Cruise ate at restaurants, Cash sat at her feet and dined from the doggie menu. When Cruise recovered from surgeries for heart block, which disrupts the heart’s electrical signals, Cash stayed by her side. Through her divorce, he pulled her outside for jogs and fresh air. When she met her new husband, Cash fell in love with him, too.

Today, Cash is 14 with a distinguished gray muzzle. He shares his attention and toys (ball!) with a 4-year-old human brother. In recent years, he’s worn out more quickly, which Cruise attributed to old age. But in April, Cash got an unexpected, if familiar, diagnosis: He, too, had heart block. It put him at risk of dying suddenly during exercise. Cruise thought of Cash and her son constantly playing together and felt sick with worry for both of them. What if it happened … then?

The vet gave Cruise two options. First: Restrict Cash’s exercise. No more fetch, no more jumping in the lake. (Did we mention he’s a border collie-Lab mix?) Second: a pacemaker.

institutions. Before this year, the only place in the state that offered pet pacemakers was North Carolina State University.

The procedure arrived here this year with veterinary cardiologist Camden Rouben and a new C-arm X-ray machine at Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency (CARE) in east Charlotte. So far, Rouben, who was trained in the procedure during his residency, has used the device to place five pacemakers in pets here: four in dogs, one in a cat.

“Most people know a family member or friend that has a pacemaker,” Rouben says, “and when they hear that I can put one into their pet, they’re pretty shocked and amazed.”

In addition to helping pets with heart block, pacemakers help treat bradyarrhythmia, an abnormally slow heart rate.

Pet owners are “pretty shocked and amazed,” veterinary cardiologist Camden Rouben (below) of Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency (CARE) says, when they learn he can implant a pacemaker (above, beside a scalpel) into a dog or cat.

“As active as a dog as he is, we wanted to keep Frisbees and balls and swimming in his life,” Cruise says. ”I’m all about quality of life.”

Cash became one of the first dogs in Charlotte to get a pacemaker. For the second time, Cruise saved Cash’s life.

DOGS, TOO, CAN GET PACEMAKERS. So can cats. While the procedure isn’t new— the first dog pacemaker was installed in 1967—it’s mostly offered in bigger cities and major academic veterinary

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So far, Rouben, who was trained in the procedure during his residency, has used the device to place five pacemakers in pets here: four in dogs, one in a cat.

Cash (far left) was one of the first dogs in Charlotte to receive a pacemaker.

A postoperative X-ray (left) shows a pacemaker generator in a cat’s abdomen and the lead connected to his heart.

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Animals with this condition tire easily, sometimes faint, and, like Cash, carry a risk of sudden death. Any breed is susceptible, but heart conditions occur more frequently in schnauzers, West Highland white terriers, Boston terriers, cocker spaniels, and pugs. Pacemakers are much more common in dogs than cats, and Rouben guesses that more heart conditions go undiagnosed in cats, who tend to be a bit more elusive.

All five pacemaker procedures at CARE succeeded, but owner reactions were mixed: One told Rouben that his dog— who had grown lethargic due to his heart condition—returned to his old activity levels. “During one of our follow-ups, the owner joked to me, ‘My dog’s acting like a puppy again. I can’t handle this! Can you take that thing out?’” Rouben says with a laugh.

CHARLOTTE’S PROVEN ITS MERIT as a pet-loving town. Stores greet four-legged visitors with door-side water bowls. In breweries, you’ll find nearly as many leashes as pint glasses. According to Charlotte Center City Partners, a third of households in uptown—the area’s most inconvenient place to own a dog— include a canine pal. It’s a steel skyline filled with fur.

“I enjoy seeing dogs being allowed in public places and restaurants and seeing dog bars opening up all over the city,” Rouben says. He’s lived all over the country—including cities in Kentucky, Florida,

Colorado, Alabama, and Massachusetts— and says only Colorado cities give Charlotte serious competition as petloving places.

Rouben says this makes Charlotte an ideal city to be a vet—to work with clients who see pets as family members and commit to maintaining their health. Our duty to them is understandable. They ease pain during heartbreaks, show us the joy in the mundane, and keep us company through this eternal pandemic.

Gone are the days of generic dog and cat chow for these loyal buddies; welcome to the era of pet massage and doggie daycare story time. Nationally, dog owners spend an average of $1,380 on pet-related expenses each year while cat owners spend about $908. But many not-so-average pet owners spend far beyond that. Over the past 20 years, the field of veterinary medicine has exploded with specialists: Dogs and cats can get chemotherapy or radiation for cancer, neurosurgery for seizure disorders, and eye surgery for vision impairment. In 2021, it’s estimated that Americans will spend $32.3 billion on veterinary care. (Billion. With a B.) The cost for pacemaker placement in dogs and cats usually runs between $3,500 and $5,000, and it can extend a pet’s life by three to five years. For pets who weigh more than five pounds, it’s a 45-minute, minimally invasive procedure followed by a night of observation at the animal hospital. (It’s more invasive for the tiny ones.)

The vet attaches a battery—a thin disc about two inches in diameter—to wires inserted into a neck vein that leads to the heart muscle. The generator monitors the heartbeat and emits impulses to restore the rate when it lags. It’s practically invisible, stitched beneath the skin and hidden

under fur. As with all medical procedures, there’s risk. But typically, the biggest postsurgery hurdles are a six-week rest period, follow-up appointments, and switching from collars to harnesses.

LAST APRIL, it was Cruise’s turn to stay

by Cash’s side through recovery from heart surgery. The hardest part was keeping him calm for a month and a half while scar tissue slowly secured the wires. After that, it was time to do what Cash does best.

To celebrate his recovery, Cruise and her family took him to her in-laws’ home at Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia.

They threw a ball into the water and watched him run down the dock to leap in and retrieve it. He brought it back and demanded more throws. A thousand more throws. Same old Cash.

While Cash hasn’t returned to his puppy-level energy, Cruise understands that pacemaker or no, he’s still 14. And 14-year-old Cash energy is still a lot to handle.

“I’m very glad I did it,” she says. “I don’t think I would have had any peace knowing what I knew about what was wrong with him. And I understand how uncomfortable (a heart condition) can be for myself, so I can only imagine what it’s like for a dog. ... It was in our power to help him.”

As Cruise talks, she smiles to see Cash trotting over to her son. The dog’s ears perk when the boy lifts a toy, ready for a thousand more rounds of fetch.

JEN TOTA McGIVNEY is a Charlotte writer who has written for SUCCESS Magazine, Our State, and Southern Living. You can reach her at jennifer.mcgivney@gmail.com or on Twitter, @jen_mcgivney.

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WILD THINGS

Legacy and Luxury Hit the links, bike the trails, or explore a forest preserve on Hilton Head Island

BY MICHELLE BOUDIN

HILTON HEAD ISLAND was the nation’s first resort community designed to preserve the ecology of its site. Its developer, Charles Elbert Fraser, designed the resort town in the 1950s, and he saw the island’s abundant canopy of oaks and pines, miles of beaches, and coastal animal habitats as natural assets, not obstacles to be bulldozed. Today, even as one of the nation’s most popular destinations for golfers and beachgoers, the 12-mile-long island is home to three nature preserves; restaurants and storefronts seem to hide behind the tree canopies; and strict town ordinances prohibit high-rises and streetlights that might obstruct visitors’ beach views by day or spoil their stargazing at night. —Michelle Boudin

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Check out the recently renovated WESTIN HILTON HEAD ISLAND RESORT & SPA, with three outdoor swimming pools, four restaurants, and a deck bar that overlooks the Atlantic. Parents can drop the kids at the Westin Family Kids Club and escape to the spa for a massage. THE OMNI HILTON HEAD OCEANFRONT RESORT is another kid-friendly option, with tennis and pickleball courts, an elevated pool, and suites with kitchenettes. For a more intimate vacation, try THE INN & CLUB AT HARBOUR TOWN. This boutique hotel overlooks the first tee of the famed Harbour Town Golf Links, one of the most famous courses in America. A stay here includes private beach access at the Sea Pines Beach Club and food and drink service under one of its signature orange umbrellas.

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Head to NUNZIO RESTAURANT + BAR for authentic Italian fare. The chef grew up in the Puglia region of Italy and focuses on homemade pasta and seafood. SKULL CREEK DOCKSIDE is a family-friendly spot with waterfront views and addictive bacon hush puppies and lobster deviled eggs. For cheap eats, try SEA SHACK, which admits it’s “not fancy, just good!” Order at the register and get anything fried, blackened, or grilled.

(There’s usually a line, but it moves fast.)

New to the island is LULU KITCHEN, an intimate date-night spot with great cocktails and Southern food with a twist. LUCKY ROOSTER KITCHEN + BAR is another local favorite, thanks to their extensive cocktail list and a selection of wines divided into categories like “Still Tasty After All These Years” and “Not Your Parents’ White Wine.”

Rent a kayak, paddleboard, or jet ski through H2O SPORTS and get out on the water, or sign up for a guided tour and look for dolphins from a catamaran. If you’d rather stay on land, explore the island’s 60 miles of bicycle trails or visit one of Hilton Head’s more than 23 championship golf courses.

History buffs can visit the National Registercertified STONEY-BAYNARD RUINS, the remains of a late 18th-century house that was seized and used as a Union headquarters during the Civil War before it burned down soon after. See the 600-acre SEA PINES NATURE PRESERVE on horseback via LAWTON STABLES or by boat on a nature tour at the SEA PINES RESORT.

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Jamie Franki

UNCC ‘edu-tainer’ enlivens the classroom with a collectible’s worth of passion for art, history, and laughs

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AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR at UNC Charlotte, Jamie Franki coordinates the university’s illustration program. As a magazine and book illustrator, he works with digital and traditional mediums and does a lot of freehand drawing. He often uses the Adobe Creative Suite, though he wouldn’t call his work “computer art.”

“The making is largely organic,” he says.

“I’ve always got a Bic fine-point throwaway pen.”

In 2004, he added “coin designer” to his résumé when the United States Mint accepted him into their Artistic Infusion Program. Since 2003, the Mint has contracted professional American artists to work with Mint staff to create new designs for coins and medals. “It was a serendipitous connection I made with an organization; I served my country—isn’t that cool?” he says. “I’m not a soldier, but to be able to serve with my pencils and laptop from my home here in Concord has been awesome.”

In 2005, Franki’s American Bison Nickel was selected for a six-month minting and awarded a “COTY” (Coin of the Year Award) as the Most Popular World Coin of that year. In January 2006, his Jefferson 1800 Nickel began its run, and in 2008 he designed the Order of IKKOS Medal, which honors Team USA Olympic coaches. Most recently, he was part of the design team for the Air Force Silver Medal, which was released this year.

After his first nickels came out, Franki and his wife, Penny, went on what they call the “nickel tour.” “People were quite amused by our name pairing,” he says.

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“Many asked for her autograph. They called us ‘Penny and the Nickel man.’”

But Franki has his own nickname for Penny, one he adopted after a stage 4 nonHodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis five years ago. “My wife was my ‘chemo-sabi’ in all things,” he says. “During chemo, my hands wouldn’t do what I told them to do anymore—that scared me to death,” he says.

But after a clean scan earlier this year, he stopped chemo, regained the use of his hands, and, in August, celebrated his 60th birthday. “You can believe the T-shirts that say, ‘Cancer sucks,’” he says with a laugh, “but it’s … it’s OK.” Today, Franki’s work is on permanent display at the UNC Charlotte Marriott, where his piece “Faces of Liberty: Gold

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Coins Struck at the Charlotte Mint” hangs outside the atrium. “It looks like mixedmedia pictures I made of coins that used to be struck here in Charlotte, back when there was the old Mint but before it became Mint Museum,” he explains. “This area was one of the first U.S. gold rush centers. What better way can I take what I’m all jazzed up about anyway? The history of the area and gold coins.”

Franki completed his last contract with the U.S. Mint in 2019, and he’s currently drawing inductee portraits for UNCC Athletics’ Hall of Fame. He says he’d love a crack at the Tubman Twenty and hopes to do some larger works in relief and bronze cast for public places. He also hopes to put out a book for children someday. “I’ve

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been threatening to do that for years,” he says. But for now, he’s just thrilled to be back in the classroom for the first time since March 2020 and to reclaim his post as the resident “edu-tainer.” “If you’re not laughing through it,” he says, “you’re not living.”

Franki has designed several coins since 2004 (above) and was part of the Armed Forces Silver Medals Program’s design team, which created the Air Force Silver Medal coin (left), released this year.

TAYLOR BOWLER is lifestyle editor of this magazine.

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As summer slowly fades into autumn, the Hammock Coast once again offers a chance for a laidback Lowcountry vacation.

Nestled between Charleston to the south and Myrtle Beach to the north, the Hammock Coast is made up of the coastal communities of Pawleys Island, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet, southern Garden City and DeBordieu Colony, as well as historic Andrews and Georgetown, which rightfully earned USA Today’s title of “America’s Best Coastal Small Town.”

If golf is what you seek while on vacation, the Hammock Coast boasts 13 courses, three on Golf Magazine’s “Top 100” list. Located between Murrells Inlet and Litchfield are two of the area’s biggest attractions: Huntington Beach State Park, one of the top birding spots in the Southeast that offers a pristine beach and plenty of camping opportunities; and world-famous Brookgreen Gardens, a 9,127acre botanical and sculpture garden that has welcomed visitors from all round the world for

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Blue Streak Designer Ashley Shaw layers a dining room with whimsical patterns and a mix of textures

ASHLEY SHAW’S CLIENT was relocating from San Francisco to Charlotte when she found the designer on Instagram and sent her an email. She and her husband purchased a 1930s Myers Park home and asked Shaw to revamp the interior for their family, which included three young children and a dog. They loved the bright colors and playful patterns that flooded Ashley Shaw Design’s page and wanted a similar vibe in their dining room. “This space is in the middle of the house and incorporates all the colors in the home in one central spot,” Shaw says. “This decor speaks to how happy and fun they are.”

—Taylor Bowler

AN INDOOR GARDEN With the family room on one side and an office on the other, the dining room felt a bit dark, so Shaw covered the walls with a powder-blue chinoiserie wallpaper from Mural Source. The panoramic garden landscape pattern has trees, pheasants, and peonies that “bring a bit of the outside in,” she says. “The lighting was a challenge because there wasn’t a great source of natural light, but we overcame that with the wallpaper to really brighten the space.”

USE WHAT YOU’VE GOT The homeowners already had the sisal rug, walnut table, and oval back dining chairs, so Shaw styled the space around those anchor pieces. She used the blueand-white animal print upholstery on the chairs as inspiration for her palette.

“But we weren’t matchy-matchy with that,” she says. “Don’t get too caught up in matching the perfect shade. It’s OK to have variants.” The antique lamps with robin’s-egg blue bases belonged to the homeowner’s grandmother, and the rattan and bamboo chandelier is vintage.

AN ARTFUL EYE “It’s almost like looking at a painting, and very interesting rooms—or paintings— have depth,” Shaw says. The sisal rug, animal print upholstery, and bamboo chandelier create visual interest without upstaging the wallpaper. “You want more than one thing to be interesting, and a mix of patterns and textures brings so much to a room … but that wallpaper is like a work of art in itself. Without it, the room wouldn’t take on the same dimension.”

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The A&P Connection

The old grocery chain has checked out, but its distinctive buildings still stand in a pair of Charlotte neighborhoods

BY TOM HANCHETT

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became America’s first great grocery chain. By the 1950s, it was America’s biggest retailer.

For its 100th birthday in 1959, A&P wanted a store design that would shout “history.” Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia was a top tourist destination.

Even though A&P hadn’t existed in Colonial days, the company decided to borrow a bit of Williamsburg’s mojo. Red brick? Check. White wood trim? Check.

Homey roofline? Check. How about a quaint wooden cupola? Check.

A&P planted an early Centennial in Charlotte, where the population had jumped 50% during the ’50s. The store on suburban Freedom Drive was “one of the first in the nation to employ the

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(Above) Activist J’Tanya Adams of Historic West End Initiative would like to see a supermarket return to the building on West Trade Street that once was an A&P. (Below) An ad in The Charlotte News on Dec. 14, 1959. Freedom Drive was just five years old when A&P opened at the corner of Camp Greene Street.

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RIDING THE NEW LYNX STREETCAR out West Trade Street from uptown to Johnson C. Smith University, I’m drawn to the handsome old supermarket building that locals call “the old ParkN-Shop.” It’s red brick, topped by a hip roof with a distinctive A-shaped gable in front—a mid-20th-century riff on Colonial architecture.

Hmm, have I seen that before? Yup, over on The Plaza near 36th Street: the Giant Penny supermarket. What’s the history that connects them, I wonder?

An internet dive leads to Pleasant Family Shopping, a blog that documents these buildings throughout the U.S. and Canada. They’re “A&P Centennials.”

Older folks fondly remember A&P supermarkets. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, launched in 1859,

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‘Williamsburg’ type of architecture,” The Charlotte Observer reported in December 1959. “Topping off the design of the new store is a handsome cupola reminiscent of 18th century Virginia architecture. ... ‘There are only three or four others built in this style in the U.S.,’” an A&P vice president said. Today, it’s a Family Dollar, but there’s no mistaking that A-shaped front center gable.

The Centennials I spotted on The Plaza and West Trade opened in 1961 and 1967. The West Trade store quietly embodied a civil rights triumph.

The North Carolina NAACP had filed a lawsuit under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, demanding that the A&P chain hire Black cashiers and managers. Openingweek ads for 1600 West Trade included photos of its leadership team, including Samuel Mills, a Black produce department manager.

A&P’s fortunes slipped over the years.

Pressure from competitors like Harris Teeter brought the chain’s demise in 2015. Long before that, the buildings on The Plaza and West Trade had filtered into other hands.

Loc Tran, who immigrated to the U.S. after the Vietnam War, recalls that his family bought 3330 The Plaza in 1992 from Giant Genie, which had taken over after A&P. The Tran family succeeded there by serving budget-minded, bluecollar customers. “We were too cheap to change the entire name,” he says with a chuckle, “so it became Giant Penny.”

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Today, Giant Penny attracts a loyal clientele, whose members like the in-store butcher who supplies old-timey cuts like chicken feet and hog maws. The store’s vintage look has drawn movie crews; watch for a cameo in the upcoming Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

The West Trade A&P has seen tougher times: It was boarded up after the Park-N-Shop closed years ago. But it’s acquired fresh life thanks to Historic West End Partners, led by longtime resident J’Tanya Adams. The city awarded the organization a grant through the CARES Act, and the money paid for artists to paint murals that overlook the old parking lot, now an impromptu plaza. Food truck gatherings and the weekly Rosa Parks Farmers Market drew crowds this past summer.

In May, the philanthropic Duke Endowment donated the property to JCSU. Adams hasn’t heard any firm plans. But she’s reached out to the general manager of Weaver Street Market, a popular, Carrboro-based cooperative grocery. “I showed him several sites,” she says. “He lit up when he saw this.”

Could a supermarket open again on West Trade Street?

BUILDING HISTORY is a monthly series that highlights Charlotte’s historic buildings. Tom Hanchett, a local historian since 1981, is the author of Sorting Out the New South City: Race, Class, and Urban Development in Charlotte and former staff historian at the Levine Museum of the New South. Follow him on Twitter at @historysouth.

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To mark its centennial in 1959, A&P adopted a store design based on buildings in historic Williamsburg, Va., and incorporated features like A-shaped gables and wooden cupolas (left). Loc Tran (right) runs the Giant Penny grocery at 3330 The Plaza, which occupies another “A&P Centennial” structure.

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The Playlist SEVEN EVENTS TO KICK OFF THE CHEER THIS YEAR

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Pirates’ Christmas Takes Over Carolina Renaissance Festival

Light the Knights and Charlotte Christmas Village Partner Again

Rev Up for the 11th Speedway Christmas

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Even swashbucklin’ scurvy dogs celebrate the holidays. Carolina Renaissance Festival’s Pirates’ Christmas Weekend centers on pirate-themed entertainment and seasonal shopping. Musical group The Pyrates Royale, dressed in pirate garb and singing sea shanties, performs throughout the weekend. There’s even a Pirate Costume Contest for attendees, and prizes include scallywag swag and tickets to return to the festival later in the month.

This annual Christmas festival includes a walkthrough experience with rows of vendors and a European-inspired menu.

It moved to Truist Field last year and partnered with the Charlotte Knights’ holiday program, Light the Knights. The collaboration is on again for 2021. Starting Nov. 23, you can head to the stadium, grab a bratwurst or schnitzel (or both), sip some hot chocolate or beer (or both), and do some Christmas shopping.

Charlotte Motor Speedway’s drive-thru event is back, with more than 4 million lights along a 3.75-mile course. In recent years, the event’s gained a national audience: Organizers say visitors from 38 states hit the track in 2018.

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HOLIDAY SHOWS ARRIVE AT BLUMENTHAL The holiday lineup takes the stage at Blumenthal Performing Arts venues beginning Nov. 16:

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Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical at Belk Theater

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Charlotte Symphony Orchestra’s Home Alone in Concert at Belk Theater

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Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis

at Belk Theater

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A Motown Christmas

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THE DELUGE of holiday events begins in November. Below, we’ve rounded up Christmas outings (confirmed as of late August):

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(Left) The Cobra Kai cocktail combines gin, passion fruit, lime, coconut, and cinnamon.

The Blackened Tuna Sandwich (above) is topped with avocado, arugula, and spicy mayo.

BOCADO BAR + DINER 2000 South Blvd., Ste. 530 thebocado.com/ bocadocharlotte Hours: All-Day Menu: 5 p.m.-10 p.m. daily Happy Hour: 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.

Monday-Friday Late Night: 10 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday Brunch: 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

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hot spots like Trolley Barn, Indaco, and O-Ku, BOCADO didn’t need a big buzzy opening to attract South End’s millennial set or the date night crowd.

Restaurateur Brian Lewis opened BOCADO— Spanish for “bite,” “morsel,” or “mouthful”—in Atlanta in 2009, then a second location in suburban Alpharetta in 2015. The Alpharetta restaurant emphasized the “BOCADO Burger,” and today, as he shuttles from Charlotte to Atlanta and back, it’s not uncommon to see him flip burgers in the kitchen or circle the dining room to greet guests and clear plates. “(Bocado) is how I like to eat, where you share a little bit of everything,” he says. “We never set out to be a burger restaurant; that just happened.”

The 2,700-square-foot interior, which previously housed Big Ben Pub, is part industrial, part French brasserie. Crystal chandeliers hang from lofty ceilings with exposed pipes, and oversized mirrors and French posters line the exposed brick walls. The dining room has banquette seating with dark leather booths, and the open kitchen allows diners to see (and smell) meal preparation. If you’d rather sit outside, the elevated patio has fans and a fire pit, so it’s comfortable year-round.

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Behind the bar, beverage director Stephen Kuzminski mixes cocktails like the Cobra Kai ($13), with gin, passion fruit, lime, coconut, and cinnamon; and Unpopular Opinions ($12), with herbal liqueur, lemon, hibiscus, and cava.

They also have a wine list and local beers on draft, plus an extensive whiskey selection. The weekend brunch menu includes cocktails as well as espresso, lattes, and cold brew.

If you come for dinner, bring a few friends and order a mix of small plates. Chef Adam Schorr serves starters like Deviled Eggs ($10.95) with pickled okra and shallot and Painted Hills Steak Tartare ($14.95) with house chips that disappear alarmingly fast. For something lighter, try the Red Quinoa ($11.95), dressed up with avocado, cilantro, and radish, and served with a tangy dollop of cashew lime butter.

You’ll probably notice a disproportionate number of plates with the Double Stack Burger ($16.95) landing on tables across the dining room, but don’t feel basic if you order it. Lewis explains, “This isn’t just any burger you could make at home. This is a steakhouse burger with three different types of meat.” The patties blend short rib, chuck, and brisket; they’re crispy on the edges, juicy in the center, and layered with

The Red Quinoa with avocado, cilantro, radish, cucumber, and cashew lime butter (above); and the Seared Arctic Salmon (left) with cauliflower puree, brown butter, and radish.

The dining room (above) has dark leather booths, crystal chandeliers, and French posters on the walls.

American cheese and pickles. That’s it: heaven between two sesame seed buns.

Other standout entrees include Carbonara ($17.95) with smoked pork belly, mushrooms, egg yolk, and parmesan; Blackened Tuna ($21.95) with avocado, arugula, and spicy mayo; and the Local Roasted Veggie Bowl ($17.95) with rice and watercress pesto. If you order a side, the regular fries ($4.95) don’t disappoint, but we recommend upgrading to the herb fries ($6.95).

The late-night menu includes a Fried Chicken Sandwich ($14.95) topped with coleslaw and spicy mayo and Fried Bologna ($12.95) with cheese fondue. Come for brunch on Saturday and Sunday between 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. for Torta Espanola ($12.95) with potato, onion,

roasted tomato, and farm sausage; Avocado Toast ($12.95) with poached egg and pickled red onion; and Milky French Toast Muffins ($11.95) topped with fried chicken and maple syrup.

BOCADO doesn’t serve dessert, but when a restaurant has an all-day menu, late-night bites, happy hour snacks, and weekend brunch, you don’t really miss it. You can always stop by Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams or have a nightcap at Vin Master and people-watch along the Rail Trail.

Whatever you do, just don’t skip the bathroom before you leave. The toilets have heated seats with a remote for temperature control. You can thank us later.

Don’t leave without trying: The Double Stack Burger ($16.95) topped with American cheese and pickles with a side of herb fries.

TAYLOR BOWLER is lifestyle editor of this magazine.

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LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER Geno D’s Pizza comes straight from the Jersey Shore, with love baked into every pie

BY ANDY SMITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETER TAYLOR

ON A FRIDAY IN JULY, Geno DiPaolo emerges from his stall at 7th Street Public Market with misty eyes. “I’m just so grateful to be doing this again,” he says.

He surveys the food hall, then returns to the oven.

It’s the grand opening for Geno D’s Pizza in uptown—and the rebirth of a business that once operated nearly 600 miles north of Charlotte. As we chat, Geno, 58, gestures toward a wall beside the cash register, where a laminated 1989 Asbury Park Press clip identifies a 20-something Geno as the Jersey Shore’s “Pizza Guy.” In the black-and-white photos, he serves his popular “Grandma-style” pies to a long line of customers.

Geno operated that original, standalone Geno D’s in Toms River, New Jersey, for 35 years. He would take his daughter,

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Gena, to work there every weekend. “I would beg him to,” she says, “and he’d let me shred the cheese, roll the dough, and taught me how to use the fryer. It was always a dream to do this with him.”

The comeback is a collaboration between father and daughter. When they opened, Gena was 25, the same age as Geno when he opened the original, and she manages the business with her father. They’d been talking about reviving the brand for years, ever since the DiPaolos moved to the Charlotte area in 2009 in search of what Gena calls “a new beginning.”

After they arrived, Geno joined the staff of Pure Pizza, which until recently

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inhabited his stall at the uptown market.

He worked alongside celebrated breadmaker Peter Reinhart yet always hoped to make his own recipes again. Meanwhile, Gena went to high school in Concord and entered the service industry, working at 7th Street Public Market businesses and in fine dining. She learned to work in both front-of-house and the kitchen but now considers customer service her forte.

When Pure Pizza closed its 7th Street stall in 2020 (while continuing to operate its Plaza Midwood location), the DiPaolos decided to bring Geno D’s back. “(Geno) of course learned and experimented during his time at Pure Pizza.

You’re always learning,” Gena says. “But

(Above) Geno DiPaolo was 25 when he opened the original Geno D’s in Toms River, New Jersey—the same age daughter Gena (opposite, left) was when they revived the restaurant in 7th Street Public Market in July.

(Right) Don’t leave without trying: The Grandma pie ($12) was famous in South Jersey for a reason. It’ll likely be famous here, too.

Garlic knots (below) and a regular pepperoni pizza (right).

the DNA and taste of that original Jersey Shore pizza is still in there.”

What is Jersey Shore pizza? It’s close to New York-style, with an “even amount of sauce and even amount of cheese,” she says. “We try to have that traditional crisp to the pizza.” The Grandma-style pies are rectangular, with thinner crust and sauce on top of everything. They’re 9-by-13-inch pies, smaller than the origi-

nals because of space constraints, but otherwise the same as the ones in the black-and-white photos from 1989.

Other carryovers from the original include a house, antipasto, and classic Caesar salads; “belly busters” (Geno’s take on stromboli); garlic knots; calzones; and a slew of specialty pizzas like the Deli Pizza, Chicken Parm, Buffalo Chicken, and the aptly named Meat.

“People have been saying to us, ‘This is exactly the kind of pizza we’ve been looking for in uptown,’” Gena says in August, a month after opening. “And it’s just such an honor, because we put our love in every single pie that we make. Pizza is in his blood. It’s in our blood.”

ANDY SMITH is executive editor of this magazine.

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T H E STO RY B E H I N D. . .

CHEF MICHAEL CHANTHAVONG was in Los Angeles with his wife and son last spring when his sister-in-law took them for a meal in Little Tokyo. They ordered steamed buns, a dish Chanthavong grew up eating with his Laotian relatives, but these piqued his taste buds. “It’s all in the texture,” he says. “Seven out of 10 times, steamed buns are too cakey. Just like with sushi, you have to get the bread-to-meat ratio just right.” As he developed the menu for Mizu, the wood-fired seafood restaurant that opened on Hyatt Centric SouthPark’s rooftop in August, Chanthavong wanted to replicate that steamed bun and serve it as an appetizer. Mizu’s take is similar to a bao bun (a Chinese steamed dumpling), with its soft, airy, just-a-little-bit-sweet bread. Chanthavong serves his like an open-faced sandwich, stuffed with marinated wagyu beef that he finishes off with Chef Michael Chanthavong togarashi, “like a Japanese seven-spice.” He puts the wagyu filling in MIZU after he steams it, unlike bao buns, which are typically steamed with the ingredients inside.

Hyatt Centric SouthPark He serves them three to a plate with a side of black barbecue sauce. “We may put seafood 3100 Apex Drive, in it down the line,” he says. “The bun is very versatile. You can put (in) chicken, veggies … but Ninth floor we’ll start with wagyu because everyone loves wagyu.” —Taylor Bowler mizu.restaurant

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Chef Michael Chanthavong’s Spicy Wagyu Buns

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MIZU’S PAPAYA SALAD

BITE-SIZED STO R I E S

Foodie Tidbits on a Small Plate

PAPAYA SALAD is a signature dish in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam— and a staple in most Thai takeout orders. It typically consists of a tart dressing, shredded papaya, and other ingredients that can include mango, cucumber, tomato, garlic, peanuts, and dried shrimp. Mizu’s version accompanies the Hamachi Kama (yellowtail fish) and delivers a punch of heat. It’s a refreshing mix of textures that combines savory, sweet, and sour flavors in each bite. Make it at home as a light entrée or a side—Chef Michael recommends serving it alongside cold noodles, pork rings, or chicken wings. —Taylor Bowler INGREDIENTS:

DIRECTIONS:

3 cups shredded green papaya

Pinch of salt

3-4 crushed red Thai chile peppers

¼ cup crushed tomato

2 oz. fish sauce 3 oz. lime juice

Popular Asheville breakfast spot EARLY GIRL EATERY will open a new location in South End’s Dimensional Place building in early 2022. Look for an all-day breakfast menu with dishes like chicken and waffles and potato and spinach cakes, plus Jags Head Coffee, local beer, wine, and cocktails.

1 clove crushed garlic

Leafy greens and peanuts for garnish

2 ½ oz. palm sugar

1. Mix the peppers, fish sauce, lime juice, palm sugar, salt, garlic, and tomato.

2. Mix in the shredded papaya and marinate for 30 minutes.

3. Garnish with your choice of leafy greens and peanuts.

Best Bites Our favorite dish this month, chosen by Charlotte magazine staff SMOTHERED CABBAGE, $2.95 CAJUN YARD DOG

ITS NAME, ADMITTEDLY, does not shift the salivary glands into fifth gear. Neither does its appearance: PETER TAYLOR; COURTESY

indeterminate organic matter soaking in golden sauce. The smell, taste, and texture combine to hook you.

Smothered cabbage is a traditional Southern side dish, but the cooks at this Louisiana-themed south Charlotte restaurant perform their own wizardry on the humble vegetable; they’re coy about the recipe, but it involves wine, Swiss cheese, mayonnaise (?!), spices, and other things they’d rather not reveal. Which is fine.

Far be it from me to complain or pry. Just serve me some chicken jambalaya, or red beans and rice, or fried

MARIPOSA, a globalinspired restaurant from Mother Earth Group, is open in the former Halcyon space at the Mint Museum Uptown. The same restaurant group plans to open a fast-casual fried chicken restaurant called COQUETTE in uptown in February 2022.

Charlotte pizza pop-up BIRD PIZZERIA will open a brick-and-mortar location in Optimist Park by the end of the year. Expect whole pies, pizza by the slice, sandwiches, and other Italian dishes.

BAGEL BOYS, a familyowned New York-style bagel shop, is open in Waverly. Order a wide selection of bagels, sweet and savory spreads, and bagel sandwiches, plus limited-time menu items and holiday-themed bagels.

—Taylor Bowler

oysters, or crawfish étouffée, and spoon some of this in a bowl as a sidecar. I will leave in a food daze I never would have thought possible in association with cabbage. —Greg Lacour

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DOREEN COLONDRES The Puerto Rican-born chef opened a second location of her Raleigh-based wine school, Vitis House, at Camp North End

BY TAYLOR BOWLER

Age: 45 Relationship status: Boyfriend of two years Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico Currently lives: Raleigh (but commutes to Charlotte each month) Currently reading: “I’m always reading about food and wine. Right now, I’m studying to become a certified sake sommelier.”

How would you describe your approach to food and wine? One life is not enough time to try all the foods and wines in the world. I think we should all cook and taste something new every day.

What inspired you to launch Vitis House? I always wanted to open a food and wine school. I want people to enjoy cooking and see it as a lifestyle and not a duty. I was doing a cooking show in Raleigh and opened the first professional wine school in North Carolina there.

What made you expand to Charlotte? About 50% of my students in Raleigh came from Charlotte, so I thought, I can come to you, too.

Why was Camp North End the right place for a second location? It’s my kind of spot. The location has to speak to food and wine and art and be a place that connects with people. I think students will have a really cool experience here.

What’s your favorite food and wine pairing? A traditional Bolognese recipe from Bologna and Lambrusco (an Italian red wine).

What’s a delicious food and wine pairing that might surprise people? Chocolate and almonds with cream sherry wine.

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THE TOUGH STUFF Chocolate or cheese?

Cheese Coffee or tea?

Coffee Cabernet or chardonnay?

Tempranillo and albariño Baked brie or glazed nuts?

Glazed nuts Napa or Bordeaux?

Bordeaux Total Wine or Costco?

Support local wine shops!

Wine Spectator or Bon Appétit?

Bon Appétit More sleep or more free time?

Free time Facebook or Instagram?

Instagram

What do you think is an underappreciated wine? Greek wines.

What’s your favorite thing to cook? I love stews. I don’t mind spending three to four hours in the kitchen making them.

What’s one wine you always have on hand at home?

Tempranillo wines (from Spain and Portugal).

What’s your favorite adult beverage? I just love wine. But if I don’t have wine, I’ll go to tequila.

What do you like to do outside of work? I love to hike. I love nature—I have a little farmer girl inside of me.

Tell me about your ideal holiday spread. It’s all about being surrounded by family. Everyone cooks their best dish when we get together. Dessert from my aunt, rice from my cousin … we’ve been doing this forever. We never change the menu; it’s always the same thing.

How do you choose a good mix of wines for a dinner party? Acidity in alcohol plays a huge role. Always have wines with high acidity and medium acidity, and high alcohol and medium alcohol. I try not to go with standard grapes because then people won’t try anything new or different.

What’s your go-to hostess gift? I love to give a bottle of a Slovenian sparkling wine called rebula. It’s a different grape, so not like Champagne or prosecco, and it always impresses people.

Any rules to live by in the kitchen? Have a glass of wine while you cook.

COURTESY LINDA NGUYEN

Where does your love of cooking come from? My grandfather on my dad’s side was a professional chef.

My mom’s family always had ingredients growing in the backyard, so I have a big passion for agriculture. I started cooking when I was 9, and I was always in the kitchen with my grandparents.

BEER

A Stout Challenge

As winter approaches, Charlotte’s beer drinkers seek comfort in the dark

BY GREG LACOUR

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Black Blaze Milk Stout BLUE BLAZE BREWING, 5% ABV

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The Dude Imbibes TRIPLE C BREWING CO., 9.1% ABV

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Chevallier Stout LENNY BOY BREWING CO., 9.4% ABV

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Comfort in Darkness DIVINE BARREL BREWING, 10.5% ABV

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Ricura En Pote SALUD CERVECERIA, 12% ABV

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Sleepless in Seattle ARMORED COW BREWING CO., 13% ABV

Stouts frequently use coffee and chocolate, as does this one. The espresso is more than a hint—it’s a memo in all caps—but lactose, the milk sugar that makes Black Blaze a milk stout, balances it out.

Another milk stout with coffee. This was the most drinkable of the bunch—the lactose tames the coffee and rum. The mouthfeel was right with this one, you know, in the parlance of our times.

Chevallier is an imperial stout that Lenny Boy makes with full-flavored heritage Chevallier malt barley aged for two years in Buffalo Trace bourbon barrels. “Full-flavored” is an understatement.

We’re rolling now. If this were a swamp, we’d be knee-deep.

COURTESY

If you’re a stout lover, try Armored Cow Brewing Co.’s Sleepless in Seattle (left) or The Dude Imbibes from Triple C Brewing Co. If you’re not, well, approach with caution.

THANK GOODNESS FOR STOUTS, beers you can practically chew. The days grow shorter, the air colder; in this season, tastes turn from the delicacy of summer light lagers and ales to dense, rich beers best enjoyed next to a fire. That means stouts.

“Or porters,” you might add, and you’d be fundamentally right. No one’s clear on which came first, stout or porter, or exactly what the current distinction is. What we know is that by the 18th century, brewers in England were producing potent beer with roasted malts, which darkened the brew. Working-class people loved it. It got them nice and toasty. “Porter, because of its alcoholic strength and high hop rate, was a very stable beer” and easily storable, Michael Lewis, the founder and retired director of the Professional Brewing Programs at the University of California, Davis, writes in his 1995 book Stout. “It was therefore the first beer technologically suited to large-scale production.”

Today, “stout” generally refers to a dark, high-alcohol-content beer, although it doesn’t have to. The world’s best-selling stout is, of course, Guinness, brewed in Dublin since 1759; the brewer’s bedrock, Guinness Draught, has an ABV of only 4.2%, lower than Pabst Blue Ribbon. But in Charlotte and most American cities, if you order a locally brewed stout, the bartender will probably fill your glass with what amounts to a dare: Here. See how long you can hang with this. I typically prefer to hang for a while. So, although I am a stout guy, I’m not, strictly speaking, a “stout guy.”

Yet I decided to sample some Charlotte brewers’ stouts and rank them according to a criterion appropriate for a beer that looks (and sometimes tastes) like you could use it to lubricate farm equipment: viscosity. Grab a spout.

Up to the waist. “This viscous, jet black beer is decadently complex with notes of roasted coffee, rich chocolate, oaky vanilla, and a touch of bourbon.” Now we’re talking. Embrace the viscosity!

And it’s actually somewhat drinkable, considering it somewhat resembles tar.

We have entered the saccharine realm of the pastry stout. Ricura En Pote (“yumminess in a can”) is made with maple, local HEX coffee, and blueberry. This is no knock on Salud, an exemplary bottle shop with some superb brews.

But to me, this tastes as if you mixed coffee with blueberry syrup and canned the result. I cannot drink it.

Another pastry stout, this one aged in rum barrels. Tip can toward glass; it doesn’t pour so much as ooze. The rum aroma mule-kicks your nostrils. Each sip (I did not take many) numbed my tongue. Congratulations to the robust soul who can down one of these. I’m good for at least another six months or 10,000 miles, whichever comes first.

GREG LACOUR is the senior editor of this magazine.

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(Above) Mizu’s Robata Grilled Lobster Tail; Vietnamese yellow pancake, pho, summer rolls, and crispy quail from Lang Van (right); O-Ku’s Hot and Heavy roll (below).

Asian Fusion

From traditional street foods to build-your-own poke bowls, Charlotte’s got something to satisfy your East Asian craving

ASIAN CUISINE encompasses a wide range of restaurants: bubble tea shops, noodle joints, Korean barbecues, sushi bars, and many more. It’s impossible to include each one, so we’ve provided a sampling of our East Asian favorites. —Taylor Bowler SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR A FULL DIRECTORY OF RESTAURANT LISTINGS.

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R E STAU R ANT S

fried rice, crab Rangoon, and General Tso’s chicken.

F E AT U R E D R E STAU R ANT

RED SAKE

MIZU 3100 Apex Drive 704-981-9299

MIZU, which translates to “water” in Japanese, exemplifies the best of Asian fusion: traditional cooking techniques, local ingredients, and flavors from multiple regions. Chef Michael Chanthavong serves a seafood-focused menu using a Japanese barbecue method that dates back thousands of years. Grab a seat with a view of the open kitchen, and you’ll see the Robata grill sizzle with lobster, duck breast, and charred vegetables.

The menu also includes maki rolls, chilled and raw dishes, and Japanese-forward desserts like a coconut parfait and Robatagrilled pineapple. Head to the rooftop of the Hyatt Centric SouthPark to experience the orchestra of flavors.

KONNICHIWA

1315 East Blvd., Ste. 130 980-498-0420 Choose from hibachi bowls, ramen, and a sushi menu with Charlottethemed rolls.

SABI ASIAN BISTRO

130 Harbour Place Drive, Davidson 704-895-5707 Find Asian-inspired dishes, from sushi to stir fry to sweet-and-sour chicken, in a sleek interior.

NEW ZEALAND CAFE

1717 Sardis Road N., Ste. 6A 704-708-9888 This small, 40-seat seafood grill and sushi bar serves an assortment of specialty rolls—the spicy dragon, bamboo, and crispy eel are all colorful mouthfuls of bliss—and for less than its swankier uptown cousins.

DEEJAI THAI

613 Providence Road 704-333-7884 This family-owned eatery offers takeout, but with its modern dining room and bright patio, you’ll want to settle into a table.

LANG VAN

3019 Shamrock Drive 704-531-9525 This 31-year-old Vietnamese joint is known for its pho noodles, but regulars know to start with the bánh xèo, a savory rice-flour pancake folded over sliced pork, shrimp, and bean sprouts.

FUTO BUTA

222 E. Bland St. 704-376-8400 This ramen house promises authenticity, irreverence, and delightful, salty bowls of the hot noodle soup.

LET’S MEAT KBBQ

1400 S. Church St., Ste. B. 980-299-4389 Barbecue-marinated meats at this all-you-can-eat hangout come with Korean sides like steamed egg soufflé.

NIKKO

325 Arlington Ave., Ste. 108 704-370-0100 Artistic sushi, a moody interior, and thumping sound system bring in dinner and late-night crowds, but quick service makes it a great lunch spot.

O-KU

2000 South Blvd., Ste. 510 704-594-1922 This third location of the Charlestonbased Indigo Road restaurant group’s Japanese spot has great service, a beautiful interior, and dishes full of flavor.

RAI LAY THAI

1520 South Blvd., Ste. 130 980-207-0991 Carrot shreds and flowers brighten plates of fresh sushi rolls, and the pad Thai somehow tastes more elegant when served in a large white bowl with a bright pink-and-white orchid on the side.

HO HO CHERRY HOUSE

2001 E. 7th St. 704-376-0880 This Elizabeth restaurant serves consistently good Chinese staples like pork

8410 Rea Road, Ste. 100 980-498-1578 This is sushi for true sushi aficionados.

The Luke Lobster roll is a delectable mouthful of lobster meat, spicy tuna, avocado, and eel sauce topped with sweet potato strings.

SPICE ASIAN KITCHEN

251 Textile Way, Fort Mill 803-548-6868 The dumplings and pad Thai are consistently good, but the bibimbap, bossam, and curry dishes are great for adventurous palates.

YAMA ASIAN FUSION

720 Governor Morrison St., Ste. 130 704-295-0905 This upscale Japanese restaurant has sushi, hibachi, and Asian-inspired entrées. A second location is in Waverly.

BASIL THAI

210 N. Church St. 704-332-7212 Thai lovers can satisfy their cravings with pad Thai, while the more daring can try dishes like crispy red curry duck—a rich, deep-fried half duck in a spicy red curry sauce.

MOA KOREAN BBQ

128 S. Tryon St. 704-503-9412 You can order Korean tacos and kimchi bulgogi nachos a la carte, but the tabletop barbecue is the main attraction. Watch your server cook beef brisket and pork belly as you sip a craft cocktail.

SOHO BISTRO

214 N. Tryon St., Ste. 110 704-333-5189 Lightning-fast, friendly service complements hot, savory Chinese favorites such as Sha Cha Shrimp and Mongolian Chicken.

PARK SUSHI

6601 Morrison Blvd.

980-498-0061 The chef’s signature rolls steal the show, but the menu also includes ramen, salads, and bento boxes for the lunch crowd.

YAMAZARU SUSHI & SAKE

2173 Hawkins St., Ste. A 980-201-9134 This sleek South End restaurant serves noodles, ramen, and sushi, plus sake, cocktails, and beer.

SEOUL POKE BOWL

3609 South Blvd., Ste. D 980-219-8543 This snug counter-serve eatery serves build-your-own Hawaiian-style poke bowls with a Korean twist.

PRIME FISH

11212 Providence Road, Ste. B 980-339-5822 As a certified sake advisor, Chef Robin Anthony pairs fish with sake in the same way a master sommelier pairs food with wine.

EEZ FUSION & SUSHI

16925 Birkdale Commons Parkway, Ste. F, Huntersville 704-892-4242 Feast on fresh sashimi, nigiri, and specialty rolls, or nibble on some blackened tuna nachos and edamame.

YAME ASIAN NOODLES

4435 Park Road, Ste. 300 980-498-2006 Choose from an array of authentic Asian noodles like ramen and pad Thai, as well as other pan-Asian dishes like fried rice, sesame chicken, and stirfried veggies.

UMAMI POKERITO

7510 Pineville-Matthews Road, Ste. 5A 704-526-0397 Get made-to-order poke bowls or enjoy your poke burrito-style in one of four signature wraps.

LAM’S KITCHEN

3016 Weddington Road 704-821-0676 The menu at this unassuming Matthews restaurant is long; find Chinese staples like General Tso’s chicken and lesser-known clay pot dishes with salted fish and curry beef brisket.

OPEN RICE

9882 Rea Road, Ste. F 980-406-3894 Order a family-style spread with traditional street food, noodle soups, and rice dishes, and save room for the bubble waffles, a made-to-order cone filled with your choice of ice cream, toppings, and drizzles.

BANH MI BROTHERS

230 E. W.T. Harris Blvd., Ste. A7 704-900-7842 This fast-casual Vietnamese restaurant serves traditional banh mi sandwiches, house-made porchetta, and pho-tine fries. Don’t forget to add a Thai tea or fruit shake to your order.

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THE NEW FAMILY-STYLE

Large gatherings are off the table this year, again. But cheer up: Here’s a guide to help you redesign and resize your holiday menu

By TAYLOR BOWLER and ANDY SMITH Photographs by PETER TAYLOR Styling and dishes by LINDSAY ANVIK OF BABE & BUTCHER

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It’s another COVID Thanksgiving, so there’ll be no double-dipping or shared platters this season. But that doesn’t mean you can’t serve your favorite holiday dishes. We’ve enlisted the help of Lindsay Anvik, co-owner of Babe & Butcher (301 Camp Road, Ste. 102, 980-216-4723), who specializes in grazing tables and charcuterie boards heaped with individually wrapped nibbles. She’s showing us how to serve mini versions of old favorites in cones and cups and on skewers so you can safely celebrate and feast. Find additional tips from her throughout, as well as holiday wine pairings and the best take-and-bake meals in Charlotte.

CM: What are some nontraditional holiday color combinations I can use for my centerpiece?

LA: I love a peacock blue or any kind of jewel tone. You can take that peacock blue and mix it with neutrals, oranges, or yellows and still have it feel like holiday without it being overt. Metallics are another great way to have fun with your table. Think mercury glass candleholders with deep royal purple and green as a centerpiece, or peacock blue vases and serving trays with terra cotta fixtures.

CM: What decorations and garnishes can I add to my grazing table to make it look festive?

LA: Nature never goes out of style, so bring in fresh fruits, branches, pumpkins,

and greenery to marry with your serving trays and candles. You can add moss to a centerpiece like a dough bowl or keep it loose along your table like a runner.

CM: What are the best seasonal fruits and vegetables to use right now?

LA: I love pears, tart apples, cranberries, and figs. Fig season only comes a few times a year, so when it is here, I jump on it.

CM: Which items can I make in advance for my charcuterie board? What foods should I set out when guests arrive?

LA: You can make (or buy!) hummus or any kind of dip, jam, or honey. It’s best to cut the cheese, wash the fruit and vegetables, and slice the meat. Put

those items in the fridge, and when your guests are close to arriving, you can take everything out and arrange it quickly.

CM: What’s the best way to display the cones?

LA: The quickest and easiest way is on a tray. There are fixtures made for cones, but for one-time use, arrange them on a beautiful platter, and you’ll be all set.

CM: What do you serve with the citrus berry salsa?

LA: I love serving any kind of salsa, dip, or hummus with fresh bread. It smells delicious, it looks heartier, and it’s often a beautiful addition to a table. You can serve it as-is and slice it for people to enjoy, or pop it in the oven with some olive oil, salt, and pepper for a crispier option.

CM: Besides cocktail napkins, are there any other accoutrements I need to set out on my grazing table?

LA: Think about decorating the table like you would a room. It’s important to commit to a color scheme. Add a splash of color to the table with your napkins or serving spoons to add vibrancy to the table. Break out the fun serving utensils. You don’t always have to use the traditional or super fancy serving utensils.

(Left) Lindsay Anvik (the “Babe”) and Rob Henricks (the “Butcher”) display a custom charcuterie board.

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5- AND 10-MINUTE APPETIZERS

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LINDSAY’S TIP

Let the kids build their skewers. They can have fun watching their marshmallows get gooey while you toast them.

THE SWEET SPOT

During the holidays, there are no rules for when desserts arrive. Here are a few sweet, kid-friendly appetizers

COOL KID CROCKPOT HOT COCOA

HOLIDAY S’MORES

INGREDIENTS: 8 oz. of dark chocolate chips

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 c. of unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

1 batch of brownies (make ahead or buy at the store if you’re pressed for time)

1/2 c. granulated sugar

1 bag of large marshmallows

6 c. of whole or 2% milk (use skim milk for a lighter option)

1 container of fresh strawberries (feel free to add a different fruit or berry)

2 c. of heavy cream

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DIRECTIONS: 1. Add chocolate chips, cocoa powder, and sugar into slow cooker.

2. Then add the wet ingredients (milk, heavy cream, and vanilla) and whisk until everything is combined and smooth.

3. Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours. Make sure you whisk it once in a while to prevent the bottom from burning.

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Once you’ve served the kids’ cocoa, add 1/2 c. to 1 c. of Kahlua or Peppermint Schnapps to the remainder of the batch.

Bamboo skewers (at many grocery stores) DIRECTIONS: 1. Add strawberries, brownies, and marshmallow(s) to the skewers.

2. Follow the same pattern or mix it up.

3. Toast with a small kitchen torch or in a fire. Drizzle chocolate syrup or caramel to add extra sweetness.

LINDSAY’S TIP

For an adult cocoa, I like to add a peanut butter whiskey called Skrewball.

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Short on time? Pick up pre-made grazing boards at local businesses like Babe & Butcher or Orrman’s Cheese Shop.

AMAZING GRAZE CHARCUTERIE CONES AND MEDITERRANEAN BOARDS

For a larger group, create a Mediterranean grazing station with individual cones or cups to minimize hand-to-food contact and the need for serving utensils

SUPPLIES:

INGREDIENTS:

Your favorite meats, cheeses, fruits, and brined goodies

Cheese: manchego, Gouda, feta

Bamboo cones (make your own with craft paper and double-sided tape, or use cups if pressed for time)

Peppers and tomatoes

Green and black olives Naan bread Jamon or any other kind of salty meat

DIRECTIONS:

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1. Add cheese, fruit, or brined goods to the bottom of the cone to fill it up.

Stuff in meat, fruit, and other items so there’s a variety of flavors and colors.

Serve in a tray and enjoy.

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OPTIONS: Add hummus, or get an olive stuffer and add blue cheese or garlic to your olives.

PEAR-Y GOUDA CROSTINI INGREDIENTS: 1 large fresh baguette 1-2 pears cut into thin slices or small wedges 1/2 lb. of smoked gouda cheese sliced thin or in small wedges Garnish: Honey or rosemary DIRECTIONS: 1. Slice baguette on the bias to give a larger surface area for the pear and gouda.

2. Add pear slices first, then top with gouda.

3. Place in oven to broil until cheese is melted.

4. Add honey and/or rosemary to garnish. For an extra kick, add hot honey to give a perfect mix of heat, sweet and salt.

Don’t feel married to using pears. You can use any kind of tart apple, like a Gala or Granny Smith.

FALL CITRUS BERRY SALSA INGREDIENTS: 12 oz. of fresh cranberries 1 tbsp. lime zest 1/2 c. of green onions (dice small, almost minced, so the onions don’t overpower other flavors) 1 tbsp. orange zest Juice of 2 limes 1/3 c. of honey (or 2 tbsp. of sugar) Add salt to taste Optional additions: 2 jalapeños (seeded and minced) and 1/2 c. of cilantro

LINDSAY’S TIP

DIRECTIONS: 1. Add all items to a food processor and pulse until you get a chunky salsa consistency. Serve immediately or refrigerate.

Pour the salsa over cream cheese for a more savory option. For more tartness, add extra lime. For a sweeter salsa, use more juice and orange zest.

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8 Distinctive Wines to Pair with Classic Holiday Dishes Some are familiar, some unconventional, but all are available right here in Charlotte

By KARA DALY Photographs by ADAM WHITLOW

CHARCUTERIE

Contrary to popular belief, white wine pairs well with meat and cheese. Its fruitiness and acidity balance a mix of textures and salty flavors better than most reds.

Affinitás 2018 Tokaji Dry Furmint, Hungary Furmint grapes, often used in Hungarian dessert wine, also produce a dry, crisp style with notes of pineapple, minerals, and a touch of spice. This pairs well with salty, spicy, and earthy flavors.

WHERE TO FIND IT: The Wine Vault, $20.99

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EDITOR’S TIP

If a local business doesn’t have the exact bottle you’re looking for, staff should be able to point you toward a similar wine.

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HONEY-GLAZED HAM

This entrée is a marriage of sweet and savory, so you’ll need a wine that doesn’t get lost in those flavors.

Roland Minkowitsch 2019 Grüner Veltliner, Austria Creamy and silky, this wine has a bouquet of pear, apple, and white pepper. Where some Grüners are so light you don’t notice them, this wine has enough body to stand up to the ham.

WHERE TO FIND IT: Bond Street Wines, $19.99

MAC AND CHEESE

This hearty side is creamy, heavy, sharp, and satisfying, so choose a wine with high acidity to balance its weight.

Rossidi 2012 Nikolaevo Chardonnay, Bulgaria This wine balances a savory profile with crisp, apple notes and searing acidity.

WHERE TO FIND IT: Dilworth Tasting Room, $45

Domaine Fond Croze 2019 Confidence Côtes du Rhône, France Bright raspberries, strawberries, and a touch of black pepper on the finish complement the sharp cheese.

WHERE TO FIND IT: Tip Top Market, $15.99

*All wines are subject to availability

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Varvaglione 2017 Papale Primitivo di Manduria, Italy This Italian red balances bold fruit with complex, savory notes of walnuts and spice.

It’s soft enough to be your glazed ham’s “plus one,” but bold enough to dance with the flavors of the dish.

WHERE TO FIND IT: Reid’s Fine Foods, $35

ROASTED BRUSSELS WITH CRANBERRIES AND PROSCIUTTO

Vegetables can be a challenge.

When in doubt, pair to the sauce.

Pian dell’Orino 2018 Piandorino Sangiovese, Italy With notes of cranberries, balsamic, and smoke, this Italian red makes this colorful side dish sing.

WHERE TO FIND IT: Bond Street Wines, $49.99

PUMPKIN PIE

Robert Sinskey 2018 Pinot Gris Late, USA This dessert wine tastes of apricot, pineapple, and almonds. Light in body and sweetness, it plays well with the cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove in the pie.

Pierre Arnold 2018 Diamant Liquide Riesling, France This dry Riesling flashes a little honey when you pair it with salty prosciutto, adding a sweet, ginger finale to each bite.

WHERE TO FIND IT: The Bohemian: A Wine Bar, $39.99

WHERE TO FIND IT: Tip Top Market, $17.50

Pro tip: Your wine should always be a little sweeter than your food.

NOT HOSTING?

Bring a small gift to show your appreciation for the hospitality. Two ideas:

Wine For Normal People

by Elizabeth Schneider, Indiebound.org, $24.95 From the creator of the award-winning podcast, this book is for people who love everything about wine except for the pretentiousness that can surround it.

Traditional Porrón, Bond Street Wines, $20 Not quite a decanter, this traditional glass pitcher from Spain’s Basque Country is meant to pour directly into your mouth (if you want).

KARA DALY is a Charlotte-based freelance writer with a Level 2 Award in wines from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. Find her on Instagram @karaswinestudy

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the reheat is on A survey of Charlotte’s best take-and-bake meals

BY ANDY SMITH PHOTOGRAPH BY ADAM WHITLOW

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If you’d rather skip cooking entirely—or just pick up a dish or two for your feast—we’ve got some of the region’s best takeand-bake options. Serve a mix of entrées, sides, and desserts from a variety of local businesses, or head to a one-stop shop like Midwood Smokehouse or Pasta & Provisions. It’s a delicious and convenient way to support local this year

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COURTESY, MIDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE

Whole Smoked Turkey from Midwood Smokehouse.

LET THERE BE MEAT:

A BREAK FROM TRADITION:

Midwood Smokehouse’s

Pasta & Provisions’

Whole Smoked Turkey ($70); multiple locations

Lobster and Crabmeat Ravioli ($13.99 per pound); multiple locations

It’s the day of your holiday gathering, and you don’t have time to babysit a turkey in the oven. The pro move: Let one of the season’s top poultry purveyors take the lead. FS Food Group sources its smoked turkey from Joyce Farms in Winston-Salem. The turkeys range from 12 to 14 pounds; for reference, a pound feeds two or three. Midwood’s other meat options include smoked turkey breast; spiralcut boneless ham with a brown sugar glaze; beef brisket; Carolina chopped pork; pulled chicken BBQ; and a smoked half-chicken.

Mert’s Heart & Soul’s

Fried Whole Turkey with Gravy ($65); 214 N. College St., 704-342-4222

DeSarno’s

Large Shepherd’s Pie ($30.95); 6420 Rea Road, Ste. 4B, 704-919-0112 Butler’s Pantry’s

Beef Wellington ($29.99, serves two); Cotswold Village (courtyard), 274 S. Sharon Amity Road, 980-698-6608 Copain Gatherings’

Lasagna with Veal Bolognese

COURTESY COPAIN GATHERINGS

($25, serves two); 6601 Morrison Blvd., 704-440-5050

EDITOR’S TIP

You don’t have to get the biggest turkey available if you serve another meatbased entrée or one of these pasta dishes.

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SIDES

CALL IT A ‘CLASSEROLE’ Copain Gatherings’

Chicken & Wild Rice Casserole ($45); 6601 Morrison Blvd., 704-440-5050 Copain’s hearty side has local chicken and mushrooms, Carolina Gold rice, celery, and herbs. The result, like everything Copain does, is as Instagrammable as it is tasty.

Copain also makes a breakfast strata with Copain bread, maple sage sausage, roasted onions, asiago, and herbs. Both casseroles feed four, so adjust for larger groups.

EDITOR’S TIP

OTHER NOTABLE SIDES: Chef Alyssa’s

Classic Stuffing (Call ahead for pricing); 4001 Yancey Road, 704-817-7568

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Midwood Smokehouse’s

Broccoli Casserole ($10-$30); multiple locations

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Pasta & Provisions’

Butler’s Pantry’s

Asiago Tomato Olive Focaccia Bread

($15 for 9); Cotswold Village (courtyard), 274 S. Sharon Amity Road, 980-698-6608

($4.99 per loaf); multiple locations

Ham Biscuits

ADAM WHITLOW; COURTESY, BUTLER’S PANTRY

Pick up some hamstuffed biscuits for a day-after snack.

EDITOR’S TIP

COURTESY COPAIN GATHERINGS

Most of these businesses offer a complete holiday feast if you prefer one-stop shopping. Just remember to place orders early, before they sell out.

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THE GRAND FINALE: Chef Alyssa’s

(Call ahead for pricing); 4001 Yancey Road, 704-817-7568 Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen’s Thanksgiving menu has everything but the turkey. Dessert selections include pecan pie infused with bourbon and chocolate. (Yep.) Chef Alyssa tells us she’s also planning a pumpkin pie with vanilla bean whipped cream. If there was ever a year to double up on the desserts, this is the one, folks. Even more convenient than pickup: Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen offers delivery for residents of Charlotte, Fort Mill, and Gastonia.

COURTESY CHEF ALYSSA

DESSERTS

Pecan Pie

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The Stanley’s

Midwood Smokehouse’s

Apple Crumble Pie

Banana Pudding

($20); 1961 E. 7th St., 980-299-2741

($35 for half-pan; $70 for whole pan); multiple locations

Reid’s Fine Foods’

Renaissance Patisserie’s

Mini Cakes

Canelés

(Variety of flavors, $5.99 each); multiple locations, 704-377-7686

($1.75 each); Specialty Shops SouthPark, 6401 Morrison Blvd #4A, 980-819-8771

EDITOR’S TIP

Serve individually sized cakes or pies to minimize hand-to-food contact.

ADAM WHITLOW

Canelés are small French pastries with caramelized crusts and custard filling.

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Ready, Set,

Decorate Designer Hadley Quisenberry of West Trade Interiors shares her tips for sprucing up your home for the holidays

By TAYLOR BOWLER Photographs by LAURA SUMRAK

AS SHE WAS GROWING UP in south Charlotte, Hadley Quisenberry’s parents took her every year to the Kings Drive Farmers Market to pick out a Christmas tree. She’s continued the tradition with her own children, 8-year-old Britt and 6-year-old Georgia. “(My mom) always used fresh greenery that she got at Kings Drive and created arrangements all over the house,” she says. “But everything centers around the tree. Despite having awesome taste, she was always OK with a mix of kids’ ornaments and big vintage colored bulbs.”

As owner and principal designer of West Trade Interiors, Quisenberry works alongside her mother, Lisa Britt, a longtime interior designer whom she calls “an impeccable homemaker and entertainer.” Just like her mom, Quisenberry loves to break out her holiday decor at the start of the season, but she never takes the setup too seriously. “I want it to feel sophisticated but be something the kids can connect to,” she says. “It’s a mix of specialty decor and homemade things they recognize. It’s not very elaborate, so it’s easy to display and it doesn’t feel busy.”

We caught up with Quisenberry for a tour of her home as she decorates it for the holidays. See how she incorporates greenery, nutcracker collections, homemade ornaments, and those giant colored bulbs—all in an afternoon. —Taylor Bowler

“Start right at the front door with a fresh wreath.

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“I found these mini-wreaths for the kitchen at Trader Joe’s. I dress them up with fresh magnolia from the yard, dried berries, and a velvet ribbon.”—HQ

“Our family has collected a mix of ornaments ranging from Christopher Radko to prized preschool creations.

By adding the special tapes and trims in your chosen color theme, the tree will look cohesive with the rest of your holiday decor.” —HQ

“Use simple organic materials to dress up your table— even just adding a pinecone can go a long way. I switch out my candlesticks at Christmas to change up the everyday decor. For a truly festive feel, layer greenery on a table or shelf and nestle one of your holiday collections among the branches.” —HQ

“Rather than scattering the items in a collection throughout the house, group them all together for an eye-catching display in one of the main gathering spaces.” —HQ

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MORE HOLIDAY DECORATING TIPS FROM HADLEY QUISENBERRY COLLECTIONS: » Anything from Christmas villages to antique ornaments or nutcrackers are fun to collect and display. » Personal collections will bring a sense of nostalgia to family gatherings, as well as a special warmth to your decor. » Choose one main accent color and repeat it in varying shades (from deep to pale) throughout the space OR choose a palette of two to three colors.

COLORS: » It’s very Southern to use nontraditional colors, which has the added benefit of freeing you up to pick something that complements your interiors. We often use navy and sky blue, and recently, we’ve had fun playing with pinks and reds together. » Get the most bang for your buck by reserving the decorative trim for your tree and front entry. » Use the satin and velvet ribbons in complementary colors to hang wreaths and adorn presents so everything flows cohesively. » Mix solids with patterns; we typically go geometric. This creates a custom, curated look and keeps things interesting without looking overly busy. » You can pick a coordinating custom fabric or buy readymade pillows in your color theme to swap in for the season and give your spaces a new look.

“Lately, our kids are loving flocked trees. We’ve made a holiday tradition out of going to Kings Drive Farmers Market to pick a tree, and they flock it right there for us.

It’s such a fun Charlotte experience.” —HQ

GREENERY AND BOTANICALS: » Carry fresh greenery throughout your home with layers of eucalyptus and boxwood. Here in the South, magnolia cuttings and assorted garlands are also popular options. » Use a large front door wreath, then add smaller wreaths indoors, like the kitchen and dining room windows. » For pops of natural color, you can add sprigs of red holly berries or blue cedar.

KIDS’ DECOR: » Layer in their handmade creations and collections along with classic, sophisticated elements. » Repetition is important with children’s decor. Keep like with like for a more impactful and cohesive effect. » Build a display around their collections. They’ll feel proud to have their holiday items featured in the home. » If you have more than one collection to display, put them in different rooms. You’ll give each one a special spot without overloading any one room with the kids’ decor.

TAYLOR BOWLER is lifestyle editor of this magazine.

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Charlotte saxophonist Harvey Cummings II headlined a NoteWorthy event at Stage Door Theater, which WDAV-FM recorded in June and streamed on Facebook on Oct. 27. From left to right: Butler Knowles (bass), Kari Giles (violin), Malik Johnson (viola), Jane Hart Brendle (violin), Cummings, Lovell Bradford (piano), Marlene Ballena (cello), Malcolm Charles (drums), and Braxton Bateman (trumpet).

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Charlotte’s classical radio station and a handful of classical musicians wanted to break out of their ‘Beethoven box.’ A bunch of musicians in other genres yearned to discover what—and who—the box contained. A program called NoteWorthy has put them all on the same stage, and its joyful noise might make the walls that subdivide our music scene come tumbling down

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ntroducing the players, from left to right: Matt Darsey on viola. He’s been playing since fifth grade, performs regularly with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and four others in North Carolina, and teaches viola at Winthrop University in Rock Hill. Next to him: Jane Hart Brendle on violin. She holds a master’s in applied violin performance, has played in the Charlotte Symphony since 1995, and plays with and arranges for the chamber group Carolina Strings. At center stage, facing rows of empty seats at Stage Door Theater uptown, is Greg Cox: singer, songwriter, rapper, son of a gospel singer, Grammy winner.

Everyone’s dressed in black, but the mood’s playful. Cox addresses the camera: “Thank you again to NoteWorthy for having us. You know, we’ve been having a lot of fun. We should groove a little bit. What do you think?” The 32-year-old Black man—who wears high-top Nikes and sunglasses—turns to his white, classically trained partners. They nod yes and raise their instruments to their chins, and you can see the smiles behind their masks; it’s March 2021, in the thick of COVID, and no one’s vaccinated yet. “I like grooving. It’s one of the best things in the world. And the way that you guys sauce these songs—you know exactly what I want.”

Back to the camera. “We know exactly what you want at home. So we gonna give you that. You guys ready?”

The song is called “Want,” and Darsey and Brendle lay lilting strings over Cox’s neo-soul. “I know what you want. Good God, come on/ Took a long time to get it, took a long time to stay with it,” Cox croons as he dances and snaps his fingers, encouraging the audience on Facebook Live to drop fire emojis into the chat.

No one would expect the alliance on the stage. The same holds for the two institutions behind NoteWorthy, a project that joins classical musicians for collaborations and performances with their counterparts in hip-hop, R&B, jazz, blues, gospel, and other genres. It’s the creation of the FAIR PLAY Music Equity Initiative, founded in 2019 by recording artist and entrepreneur David “Dae-Lee” Arrington; and WDAV-FM in Davidson, the Charlotte area’s radio home for classical music since 1978. As of this writing, WDAV had aired four of these events, recorded in advance, with another the station planned to air Oct. 27. Cox’s show, streamed via Facebook on May 26, was the second, and it’s the one that stands out to WDAV’s general manager, Frank Dominguez. He explains to me that Cox is so funny and engaging, and “the way he presents is so removed from normal clas-

Violist Matt Darsey, violinist Jane Hart Brendle, and musician, producer, and rapper Greg Cox have kept in touch since they performed together in March.

Kari Giles (below), the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra’s longtime assistant concertmaster, rounds up classical musicians to take part in NoteWorthy. “There are artists in every field,” she says, “who are creating amazing pieces of work.”

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sical presentation, that you think, This can’t possibly work—and yet it does.”

Undeniable. The musicians on stage bring “Want” to a smooth conclusion, and Cox—who had recently watched the 1988 comedy Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy—wraps it up with a modified line from the film that is, indeed, quite removed from normal classical presentation. He extends an arm toward his collaborators and proclaims to the empty theater: “Sexual White Chocolate, ladies and gentlemen!”

hen you apply the term “classical” to any art—sculpture, music, painting, architecture—you assume its essentiality. This is the standard; other genres might evolve from it, or spring from different roots, and the works they produce might be worthy, and you may see or hear them with appreciation and affection. But they’re rooms and floors built atop the foundation, or secondary structures. Porgy and Bess has widely accepted artistic merit. So do What’s Going On and A Love Supreme and Madvillainy. But no one, at least in the traditional cultural mainstream, would question the towering centrality of Bach’s Mass in B Minor, regardless of whether they actually like it.

This is the tricky matter of what’s considered “the canon,” and who gets to grant admission, and on what grounds. Kari Giles has little patience for it. Giles, who first picked up a violin at age 5, has been the Charlotte Symphony’s

assistant concertmaster for 15 years, and she’s in charge of rounding up classical musicians to take part in NoteWorthy. She has a term for the presumed limits imposed on her and her orchestral colleagues: “the Beethoven box.”

“In my symphony role, I’m asked to play a lot of Beethoven, a lot of Haydn, a lot of Mozart—a lot of dead white composers, because that’s the canon. That’s the history. That’s the tradition. And there’s a lot of focus on recreating these great masterworks to perfection,” she tells me. “It’s not to say that they aren’t amazing pieces of music, but there’s other music out there that’s equally amazing that we’re not listening to.” She adopts the voice of a music snob: “‘Oh, jazz is not as good as classical. Oh, hip-hop isn’t as good as jazz.’ That’s crap.

There are artists in every field who are creating amazing pieces of work.”

Another way of saying it: The canon is, with a few exceptions, the domain of white men.

Increasingly, and especially since the May 2020 police murder of George Floyd, the culture at large has been forced into a jittery reckoning with the concept of “whiteness,” and how it dominates in ways most white people seldom think about because they don’t have to.

Even before Floyd’s murder and the protests that followed, Will Keible, WDAV’s marketing director since 2012, sensed that he might not be as culturally aware as he’d thought. Keible attended an Arts & Science Council race and equity workshop at the Charlotte Ballet’s

Will Keible, marketing director for WDAV.

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Frank Dominguez (below left), WDAV’s general manager; David “Dae-Lee” Arrington of FAIR PLAY Music Equity Initiative with gospel singer Karen Poole (below right).

t first, Keible thought the station could organize a grant program for musicians of color, or maybe a concert series in which classical musicians could play in their communities instead of Blumenthal Performing Arts venues. He figured “Dae-Lee” Arrington’s FAIR PLAY organization might be a good partner. He reached out and pitched his ideas. Dae-Lee thought they were … OK. But they were still too disconnected, too distant.

“In Charlotte, we have tons of money, and we can throw it around, but we don’t have to change our circle of influence,” Dae-Lee tells me. “We don’t have to change our relational

“It’s worth taking the risk if the outcome is positive and something you believe in.

And I think that’s what we all did.”

—FRANK DOMINGUEZ, WDAV GENERAL MANAGER

connections. We don’t have to become more competent and caring for those who don’t look like us. And I believe that’s a part of the problem. … I can appreciate certain things, but I definitely don’t feel like an insider within that culture. It belongs to someone else.”

If you want to connect people and communities, Dae-Lee told Keible, connect them. Find a space, bring them together, and, Dae-Lee says, “build uncommon relationships.” This was summer 2020, and the world had shut down,

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and both men realized they’d have to hold off on live performances. But lockdown meant more time to think about and plan what they wanted to do. Dae-Lee arranged for Hue House, a creative agency he co-founded in 2019, to handle promotion. By September 2020, the outline of NoteWorthy had taken shape.

Keible just had to convince Frank Dominguez and the rest of the team at WDAV. The station has extended a feeler or two outside of the box—it planned and aired Lift Every Voice, a four-episode program that celebrated Black contributions to classical music, for Black History Month in February—but Dominguez wondered if NoteWorthy was venturing too far. He recalls thinking: Exactly how does this fit into our wheelhouse? How is this part of our mission? The station’s defined mission is to build community through classical music, and Dominguez and his staff eventually realized that, although they still had doubts, it was worth doing.

“That’s what people have to understand about DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) work: It’s not always going to be comfortable,” Dominguez tells me.

“Sometimes it’s going to be unpredictable. But the objective is worthwhile. It’s worth taking the risk if the outcome is positive and something you believe in.

And I think that’s what we all did.

We resigned ourselves to feeling a little uncomfortable.”

The discomfort and doubt melted away when, on Saturday, March 13, Arsena Schroeder took the stage.

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chroeder’s is the first of three performances filmed that day. Greg Cox is next, followed by singer-songwriter and activist Quisol accompanied by Kari Giles and cellist Jeremy Lamb. Schroeder is a 30-year-old Pittsburgh native who says her brief experience with formal musical training in college “stifled my creativity.”

The first song is called “No Pressure,” and a seated Schroeder strums a folk-inflected tune on a Breedlove acoustic as she sings: “I was searching for a time/ That I could relax and undress my mind/ But all the time I knew that you/ Had expectations of what I should do …”

Alongside her are Lenora Cox Leggatt on violin, Leonard Mark Lewis on piano, and Chris Suter on electric guitar. The formally trained musicians add subtle accompaniment that enhances

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Center for Dance in January 2020 and emerged feeling humbled. “It was powerful. It was moving,” Keible, 46 and white, tells me. “I just came away with a better understanding of the systems that have been in place for a long time working against those communities.”

Schroeder’s guitar and voice, which have staked spaces at the center of the performance.

From offstage, Keible sees and hears his and Dae-Lee’s experiment realized, and his relief that it works at all gives way to elation at the undeniable evidence that it’s good. He texts Mary Lathem, his marketing colleague at the station: This is going to be amazing. “Just from watching the performances as they were being recorded, I knew we were going to be OK,” he tells me on an August afternoon at the station as it broadcasts a Telemann overture, a canon staple. “From that moment on, all of that anxiety just went right out, and it’s been a great run ever since.”

WDAV released Schroeder’s performance in April, then Cox’s in May and Quisol’s in June.

The station taped another two shows at Stage Door on June 25: gospel singer Karen Poole and her backup singers along with violinist Alice Silva, trumpeter Keenan Harmon, and trombonist Brent Ballard; and Charlotte native and saxophonist Harvey Cummings II with Giles, Brendle, violinist Malik Johnson, and cellist Marlene Ballena. All were streamed on Facebook—Poole’s on Sept. 1, Cummings’ on Oct. 27—and are available on the program’s website, noteworthyclassical.org.

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hey’re no substitute for live shows.

Everyone involved in NoteWorthy was disappointed when, in August, the threat of COVID forced the postponement of the Charlotte SHOUT! Festival, which had booked the program’s participating musicians.

They’re frustrated, too, that the virus’s resurgence has limited their ability to collaborate with their NoteWorthy connections.

Schroeder says the NoteWorthy accompaniment gave her a glimpse of the fuller sound she’s always envisioned for her music. Greg Cox tells me he loves the force of massed instruments

and voices. He grew up with gospel choirs, and he knows what it’s like to hear and feel multiple voices singing in unison. He likens it to a tidal wave. “I wish I would have had a full band, man,” he tells me months after his show with Darsey and Brendle. “Really was able to stretch it out, you know, push it out.”

Yet he stays in occasional-text touch with both of his NoteWorthy collaborators. Time and COVID willing, they’ll get to it at some point.

WDAV and FAIR PLAY want to keep NoteWorthy going, at least for another year. They just haven’t worked out what it’ll look like or what other options they have. “It’s not the kind of work that you just do for a season or two,” Dominguez says, “and then everything’s done.”

In the meantime, the connections that have emerged from it, social at least as much as musical, continue to teach the musicians who made them. Cox, in his idiosyncratic way, says he’d always thought of classical musicians as ninjas or Jedi—as if a smoke bomb detonated onstage, and formally attired musicians materialized with violas and bassoons, played along with Stevie Wonder or The Lion King, then disappeared in another cloud of smoke. Who were they? Where did they come from? What’s behind that curtain?

NoteWorthy, he says, gave him a chance to draw the curtain aside and not just take a peek but enter the room, where he discovered that the Jedi were not just willing but eager to hear how he felt the Force. Before his first rehearsal, he tells me, he “felt a little bit of imposter syndrome.” Once he and his partners settled into their groove, all was in balance. “I feel like they taught me,” he says, “that we’re not as different as I thought.”

(Left) Arsena Schroeder with violinist Lenora Cox Leggatt and Chris Suter on electric guitar.

(Right, top) Karen Poole’s backup singers: Britney Hughes, Shayla St. James, and Ke’Andra Davis.

(Bottom) Brent Ballard on trombone with Keenan Harmon on trumpet.

GREG LACOUR is the senior editor of this magazine.

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IHOR VOLOSHYN Gaston Endodontics

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16600 Birkdale Commons Parkway, Ste. B, Huntersville 704-987-9888 lakeendo.com

STEPHEN C. WHEELER Gastonia Endodontics

GEORGE A. BETANCOURT Advanced Dentistry of Blakeney

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GINA R. DAVIS Artistic Family Dentistry

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ROBERT F. DIXON

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STEVEN H. GHIM

8912 Blakeney Professional Drive, Ste. 400 704-935-2700 drstevenghim.com

HEATHER R. DOWLIN Charlotte Dentistry

C. GUS GIANAKOPOULOS

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HOANG H. DROUIN Lake Norman Smiles

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DAVID M. GLASSCOCK Glasscock Family Dentistry 8430 University Executive Park, Ste. 610 704-510-1150 glasscockdental.com

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2021 TOP DENTISTS KRISTINA S. GLIDEWELL Kalons & Glidewell General and Cosmetic Dentistry 201 South College St., Ste. 1465 704-378-6591 kalonsandglidewell.com

SHEILA GORDON-HOLT Holt Family Dentistry 12105 Copper Way, Ste. 200 704-542-2325 holtfamilydentistry.com

REENA K. GREWAL Kalons & Glidewell

201 South College St., Ste. 1465 704-378-6591 kalonsandglidewell.com

SCOTT P. GUICE Lake Norman Dentistry

9615 Northcross Center Court, Ste. A, Huntersville 704-895-3858 lakenormandentistry.com

MELISSA M. GUSTAFSON Mallard Creek Family Dentistry

3010 Baucom Road, Ste. 200 704-596-0021 mallardcreekdentistry.com

SEAN R. HAIR Markham & Hair

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H. JUSTIN HARLOW Harlow Dental

10922 South Tryon St., Ste. D 704-588-1515 harlowdentalnc.com

ROBERT L. HARRELL Adult Dentistry of Ballantyne 7820 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, Ste. 102 704-800-3068 adultdentistryofballantyne.com

ROBERT E. HECK Dentistry of Uptown

112 South Tryon St., Ste. 650 704-375-0050 uptowncharlottedentistry.com

JAMES A. HERRON Herron and Smith Dentisty

135 Perrin Place, Ste. 100 704-332-1211 herronandsmithdentistry.com

SUSAN A. HOCKADAY Hockaday & Baucom

1433 Emerywood Drive, Ste. E 704-553-2348 hockadayandbaucomdds.com

TARA HOWELL Carolina Dental

15830 Ballantyne Medical Place, Ste. 120 704-814-6006 thecarolinadental.com

EDWARD C. HULL

425 North Wendover Road 704-366-6744 hulldentistrycharlotte.com

MARK W. ICARD Icard and Strein Family Dentistry

5500 Highway 49 South, Ste. 500, Harrisburg 704-659-5003 icardandstreinfamilydentistry.com

KEYVAN JALALI Premier Dentistry

16640 Hawfield Way Drive, Ste. 101 704-544-8860 premierdentistrync.com

MICHELE M. JASPER Jasper Dentistry

2752 Pleasant Road, Ste. 106 Fort Mill, S.C. 803-548-4353 jasperdentistry.com

STEVEN H. JAYNES Charlotte Family and Cosmetic Dentistry

6725 Fairview Road, Ste. B 704-365-6650 charlottefamilyandcosmeticdentistry.com

HAYDN G. JONES II

1816 East Blvd.

704-333-6714 haydnjonesdds.com

JOHANNA S. KALONS Kalons & Glidewell General and Cosmetic Dentistry 201 South College St., Ste. 1465 704-378-6591 kalonsandglidewell.com

VIVEK KASHYAP Matthews Family Dentistry

1340 Matthews Township Parkway, Ste. 101, Matthews 704-708-9185 matthewsfamilydentistry.com

ALICE A. KELLY

1725 South New Hope, Gastonia 704-867-4321 welikesmiles.com

JAMES H. KELLY

1725 South New Hope Road, Ste. A, Gastonia 704-867-4321 welikesmiles.com

J. CHRISTOPHER KIBLER

135 South Sharon Amity Road, Ste. 200 704-364-5575 kiblerdental.com

JESSICA R. KIRK Pappert and Kirk Family Dentistry

4525 Park Road, Ste. B-102 704-523-4515 dentalcarecharlotte.com

MARK KLOPENSTINE Shiland Dentistry

2460 India Hook Road, Ste. 207, Rock Hill, S.C. 803-328-8004 shilanddentistry.com

DONNA C. KNOWLTON Rivergate Dental Care

13113 South Tryon St. 704-317-7488 rivergatedentalcarenc.com

BRYAN A. KREEB Kreeb Family Dentistry

13210 Rosedale Hill Ave., Huntersville 704-875-7200 kreebsmiles.com

DAVID H. KWON Phillippi and Kwon Family Dentistry 2770 East W.T. Harris Blvd., Ste. 102 704-509-4513 universitydentist.com

KEITH A. KYE Kye Dental

8936 Northpointe Executive Park, Ste. 120, Huntersville 704-896-0515 kyedentistry.com

KARI H. LANGLEY

8814 Rachel Freeman Way, Ste. 104 704-583-0966 langleydentalnc.com

THOMAS S. LAYTON Layton Dentistry

225 North Torrence St. 704-333-1620 laytondentistrync.com

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CARMEN L. LEARY Leary Family Dentistry

10214 Couloak Drive 704-422-4797 learyfamilydentistry.com

A. DAVIS LIGON Family Dentistry at CIC

1525 West W T Harris Blvd., Ste. D-1108-01A 704-427-0277 wfcicdental.com

AMANDA H. LINCH Solace Dentistry

10512 Park Road, Ste. 100 704-544-3363 solacedentistry.com

ADRIAN S. LINEBERGER IV Lineberger Dentistry 347 North Caswell Road, Ste. 201 704-928-6295 linebergerdentistry.com

WILLIAM V. LINGER

435 North Wendover Road 704-364-2510 drlinger.com

ROBERT H. LLOYD

3121 Springbank Lane, Ste. J 704-540-5076 drrobertlloyd.com

JASON T. LOKER Bellasera Family Dentistry

3041 Senna Drive, Ste. A, Matthews 704-321-7929 bellaserafamilydentistry.com

PATRICIA A. LONDON

213 Church St. Northeast, Concord 704-782-1012 drpatricialondon.com

JOSEPH S. LOPARO II Center City Dental

JOYA LYONS Smile Savvy Cosmetic Dentistry

5818 Highland Shoppe Drive, Ste. C-1 704-233-3327 smilesavvydentistry.com

ARNOLD M. MA Dilworth Family Dentistry 1110 Harding Place 704-333-1859 dilworthdentistry.com

DAVID W. MARKHAM Markham & Hair

6415 Bannington Road 704-541-1193 markhamandhairdentistry.com

BRIAN A. MCMURTRY Charlotte Laser Dentist

10816 Black Dog Lane, Ste. 100 704-392-3883 charlottelaserdentist.com

BRIAN MCNEELY McNeely Family Dentistry

9550 Rocky River Road, Ste. 202 704-496-9001 mcneelyfamilydentistry.com

BRIAN P. MCNULTY McNulty & Dancausse General Dentistry 3014 Baucom Road, Ste. 200 704-271-5879 cgdds.com

J. WADE MCPHAUL Charlotte Dentistry

201 Providence Road 704-271-1595 charlottedentistry.com

SCOTT A. MENAKER Smile Charlotte

400 South Tryon St., Ste. M-4 704-376-5950 centercitydental.com

2711 Randolph Road, Ste. 205 704-377-2503 smilecharlotte.com

JAMES P. LOTAKIS Dentistry of the Carolinas

WILLIAM H. MERLO Merlo & Fahrney Dentistry

ROBERT A. LOWE

JOHN A. MERRILL NorthStar Dentistry for Adults

5970 Fairview Road, Ste. 120 704-523-1462 dentistryofthecarolinas.com

6836 Morrison Blvd., Ste. 202 704-450-3321 robertlowedds.com

ANDREW D. LYONS II Smily Savvy Cosmetic Dentistry

5818 Highland Shoppes Drive, Ste. C-1 704-233-3327 smilesavvydentistry.com

1927 Brunswick Ave. 704-372-5411 mf-dentistry.com

9735 Kincey Ave., Ste. 206, Huntersville 704-450-6500 northstardentistryforadults.com

2021 TOP DENTISTS MATTHEW R. MILLER Reimels Family & Cosmetic Dentistry 13605 Reese Blvd. West, Huntersville 704-948-1111 reimelsdentistry.com

BARRETT G. MOORE Uptown Charlotte Smiles

128 South Tryon St., Ste. 860 704-342-3213 uptowncharlottesmiles.com

M. KATHERINE MOORE Dentistry on Carmel 6219 Carmel Road 704-900-5045 dentistryoncarmel.com

LYNNE C. MURCHISON SouthPark Dental & Oral Care 2915 Coltsgate Road, Ste. 100 704-365-6505 southparkdentistcharlotte.com

ROSS W. NASH Cosmetic Dentistry of the Carolinas

403 Gilead Road, Ste. E, Huntersville 704-895-7660 cosmeticdentistofcharlotte.com

CURTIS W. NEWSOME

4845 Johnston-Oehler Road, Ste. 100 704-875-8033 curtisnewsomedds.com

FORREST A. NORMAN III Queens Road Dentistry

200 Queens Road, Ste. 310 704-334-5306 queensroaddentistry.com

KATHERINE S. PAK Ayrsley Family Dentistry

2135 Ayrsley Town Blvd., Ste. F 980-297-7071 ayrsleyfamilydentistry.com

V. PAUL PALERMO Matthews Dental Care

2435 Plantation Center Drive, Ste. 100, Matthews 704-847-7426 matthewsdentalcare.com

LORI J. PAPPERT Pappert & Kirk Family Dentistry

4525 Park Road, Ste. 102 704-523-4515 dentalcarecharlotte.com

JESSICA K. PATEL Cotswold Family Dentistry

135 South Sharon Amity Road, Ste. 204 704-365-2765 cotswoldfamilydentistry.com

SEAN E. PATRICK

2522 Plantation Center Drive, Ste. A, Matthews 704-845-9399 patrickdentistry.com

DAVID PETRILLI Caldwell, Bills & Petrilli Dentistry 7800 Providence Road, Ste. 205 704-543-7001 arboretumdentist.com

P. JEFFREY PHILLIPPI Phillippi and Kwon Dentistry

2770 East W.T. Harris Blvd., Ste. 102 704-509-4513 universitydentist.com

BRADFORD PICOT SouthEnd Dentistry

1520 South Blvd., Ste. 110 704-335-8266 southendsmiles.com

JOHN M. PINNIX IV Advanced Dentistry of Blakeney

8918 Blakeney Professional Drive, Ste. 100 704-257-6859 blakeneysmiles.com

CHARLES A. PORTER III Porter Dental Group

135 South Sharon Amity Road, Ste. 200 704-931-3739 charlottedentalcare.com

EDWIN S. PORTER Charlotte Dental Arts

3135 Springbank Lane, Ste. 150 704-544-5330 charlottedentalarts.com

KRISTA G. RANKIN Mallard Creek Family Dentistry

3010 Baucom Road, Ste. 200 704-596-0021 mallardcreekdentistry.com

KENNETH J. RASBORNIK Third Creek Dentistry 11707 Statesville Blvd.

Cleveland 704-278-1118 thirdcreekdentistry.com

GREG S. REECE Dentistry of the Queen City

3014 Baucom Road, Ste. 100 704-596-6767 dentistryofthequeencity.com

CATHERINE G. REIMELS Reimels Miller Paterra Dentistry

13605 Reese Blvd. West, Huntersville 704-948-1111 reimelsdentistry.com

MICHAEL O. REIMELS Reimels Miller Paterra Dentistry

13605 Reese Blvd. West, Huntersville 704-948-1111 reimelsdentistry.com

LINDSEY RENNICK SALONE Dual Image Dentistry & Orthodontics 2618 East 7th St. 704-332-7737 dualimagesmiles.com

ELIZABETH CRANFORD ROBINSON Cranford Dental 1721 Ebenezer Road, Ste. 135, Rock Hill, S.C. 803-324-7670 cranforddental.com

PATRICIA RODNEY Smile Charlotte

2711 Randolph Road, Ste. 205 704-371-2503 smilecharlotte.com

WILLIAM F. ROSS III Coombs & Ross Family Dentistry

1144 India Hook Road, Ste. C, Rock Hill, S.C. 803-324-5301 crsmile.com

ALEXANDER ROSSITCH

1901 Brunswick Ave., Ste. 250 704-372-0290 rossitchdentistry.com

TASO J. ROUPAS Mint Hill Dentistry

5833 Phyliss Lane Mint Hill 704-568-8010 minthilldentistry.com

ERIC SATTERLEE Ballantyne Center for Dentistry

15105 John J. Delaney Drive, Ste. K 704-275-2196 ballantynedentistry.com

BARRY SAUTTER Sautter Family Dentistry

7725 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, Ste. 201 704-247-9900 sautterfamilydentistry.com

GRACE H. SAVAGE Tranquil Family Dentistry

DOUGLAS A. STUCKEY SouthPark Dentistry

KATHRYN SAVITSKY

HAROLD STURNER Sturner Dentistry

2820 Selwyn Ave., Ste. 280 980-219-7078 tranquilfamilydentistry.com

15825 Ballantyne Medical Place, Ste. 150 704-540-2800 kjsdental.net

ARTHUR R. SCHRAMM Schramm Dentistry

6406 Carmel Road, Ste. 306 704-542-9126 sturnerdentistry.com

KATHRYN J. SUDIKOFF iDental Dilworth

12311 Copper Way, Ste. 101 704-215-4516 schrammdentistry.com

1315 East Blvd., Ste. 260 704-413-3688 identaldilworth.com

JOHN S. SELDEN Inspired Dentistry of Charlotte

J. EARLE SULLIVAN Mint Hill Dentistry

5833 Phyliss Lane, Mint Hill 704-568-8010 minthilldentistry.com

2315 West Arbors Drive, Ste. 220 704-597-3493 inspireddoc.com

EVAN K. SMITH Herron and Smith Dentistry

135 Perrin Place, Ste. 100 704-332-1211 herronandsmithdentistry.com

EMILY SNAPP Park Cedar Dentistry

BENJAMIN SUMLIN Chestnut Family and Cosmetic Dentistry

1013 Chestnut Lane, Ste. 230, Matthews 704-684-0447 chestnutdentistry.com

WARREN D. SURFACE Matthews Dental Care

10027 Park Cedar Drive, Ste. 100 704-752-0500 parkcedardentistry.com

PERRY T. SOWELL, JR. Myers Park Dental Partners

1000 Queens Road 704-332-2532 myersparkdentalpartners.com

MELISSA J. STEWART Stewart Dental Group

2711 Randolph Road, Ste. 309 704-376-2404 stewartdentalgroupcharlotte.com

MICHAEL L. STOUT Eastover Medical Park

2612 East 7th St. 704-332-7737 michaelstoutdentistry.com

CHARLES STRAUGHAN Alliance Dental Group

2428 North Sharon Amity Road, Ste. 301 704-537-9475 alliancedentalgroupnc.com

JAMES M. STUART

6865 Fairview Road, Ste. A 704-364-9686 southparkdentistry.com

10718 Carmel Commons Blvd., Ste. 240 704-541-5888 jamesstuartdentistry.com

2435 Plantation Center Drive, Ste. 100, Matthews 704-847-7426 matthewsdentalcare.com

TIKY K. SWAIN Dasling Dentistry

8420 University Executive Park Drive, Ste. 805 704-594-9250 daslingdentistry.com

MARK P. TOMPKINS

19109 West Catawba Ave., Ste. 108, Cornelius 704-895-3833 lakenormansmile.com

MARK A. TRIPP Landmark Dentistry

300 Billingsley Road, Ste. 202 704-347-2557 thelandmarksmile.com

HEIDI G. TZIOROS Divine Dental

1704 Harris Houston Road, Ste. 3 704-548-0870 divinedentaldrt.com

RICHARD W. VAN GURP Van Gurp Dentistry 3111 Springbank Lane, Ste. F 704-542-2884 vangurpdentistry.com

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2021 TOP DENTISTS ELAINE VOWELL Ayrsley Family Dentistry

2135 Ayrsley Town Blvd., Ste. F 980-297-7071 ayrsleyfamilydentistry.com

GINGER G. WALFORD Marvin Village Dentistry 8161 Ardrey Kell Road, Ste. 101 704-248-8165

G. BRYAN WALL

6813 Fairview Road, Ste. B 704-366-6237

R. CHRISTOPHER WATSON Charlotte Dentistry 201 Providence Road 704-271-1595 charlottedentistry.com

ROBERT H. WATSON, JR.

1720 Abbey Place, Ste. 2 704-523-7221 drrobertwatson.com

NEIL WELBORNE Welborne, White & Schmidt Dentistry 9700 Caldwell Commons Circle, Cornelius 704-896-7955 welborneandwhite.com

DARREN WELLENREITER Wellenreiter Dentistry

8832 Blakeney Professional Drive, Ste. 201 704-341-5770 darrenwellenreiterdentistry.com

SUSAN C. WHITE Susan White Dentistry

5507 Monroe Road 704-535-0782 susanwhitedentistry.com

KELLY R. WILSON Southview Dentistry

2201 South Blvd., Ste. 210 704-781-8166 southviewdentistrycharlotte.com

MICHAEL WILSON Southview Dentistry

2201 South Blvd., Ste. 210 704-781-8166 southviewdentistrycharlotte.com

DOUGLAS A. WOLFE New Town Dentistry

1532 Providence Road South, Ste. 220, Waxhaw 704-373-6040 newtowndds.com

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ERIC P. WOLFINGER Charlotte Dentistry

201 Providence Road 704-271-1595 charlottedentistry.com

TARA S. WOODROOF Charlotte Dentistry

201 Providence Road 704-271-1595 charlottedentistry.com

CHRISTIAN T. YASTE Ballantyne Center for Dentistry

15105 John J. Delaney Drive, Ste. K 704-275-2195 ballantynedentistry.com

SCOTT A. YOUNG

7810 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, Ste. 105 704-541-5900 youngsmile.com

JON A. YURA Southlake Family and Cosmetic Dentistry

9625 Northcross Center Court, Ste. 301, Huntersville 704-987-0505 dentistryatsouthlake.com

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery EDWARD S. ALESSANDRINI Atlantic Oral Implant and Facial Surgery

9335 Blakeney Centre Drive, Ste. 130 704-541-7761 atlanticomfs.com

MARK T. BILLMAN The Center for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

372 South Herlong Ave. Rock Hill, S.C. 803-324-1160 oralsurgerycarolina.com

KEVIN BOND Southpark Oral Surgery

2701 Coltsgate Road, Ste. 104 704-366-8707 southparkoralsurgery.com

JAMES M. BUCHANAN, JR. North Charlotte Center for Oral Surgery and Dental Implants

10210 Prosperity Park Drive, Ste. 100 980-216-8383 northcharlotteoralsurgery.com

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RHONDA G. CARTER The Center for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

RICHARD A. KAPITAN Carolinas Center for Oral & Facial Surgery

MICHAEL COLEMAN Drs. Coleman & Foran

AMIR H. MARASHI Greater Charlotte Oral & Facial Surgery

372 South Herlong Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 803-324-1160 oralsurgerycarolina.com

19910 North Cove Road, Ste. 101, Cornelius 704-892-1198 charlotte-oms.com

DANIEL R. COOK Carolinas Center for Oral & Facial Surgery

7482 Waterside Crossing Blvd., Ste. 101, Denver 704-820-2982 mycenters.com

BART C. FARRELL Carolinas Center for Oral & Facial Surgery

411 Billingsley Road, Ste. 105 704-347-3900 mycenters.com

BRIAN B. FARRELL Carolinas Center for Oral & Facial Surgery

411 Billingsley Road, Ste. 105 704-347-3900 mycenters.com

MICHAEL FORAN Drs. Coleman & Foran

19910 North Cove Road, Cornelius 704-892-1198 charlotte-oms.com

PETER FRANCO Carolinas Center for Oral & Facial Surgery

8738 University City Blvd.

704-547-0837 mycenters.com

RAYMOND J. HAIGNEY II Lake Norman Oral & Facial Surgery 9727 Northcross Center Court, Huntersville 704-987-3132 lakenormanofs.com

PHILIP L. JAMISON Gaston Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

571 Cox Road, Gastonia 704-865-7603 gastonoms.com

J. ANTHONY JOHNSON Mooresville Oral Surgery

858 Brawley School Road, Ste. C, Mooresville 704-799-3555 mooresvilleoralsurgery.com

8840 Blakeney Professional Drive, Ste. 300 704-716-9840 mycenters.com

10935 Winds Crossing Drive, Ste. 400 980-939-1400 greatercharlotteoralsurgery.com

ROBERT D. SWANN Southeast Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates 3111 Springbank Lane, Ste. A 704-541-3603 omsnc.com

BRIAN W. TALLENT Southeast Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates 3111 Springbank Lane, Ste. A 704-541-3603 oralsurgeoncharlottenc.com

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WAHEED V. MOHAMED Carolinas Center for Oral & Facial Surgery

MICHAEL T. BRENNAN Carolinas Center for Oral Health

KENT E. MOORE Charlotte Oral Surgery

JOEL J. NAPENAS Carolinas Center for Oral Health

411 Billingsley Road, Ste. 105 704-347-3900 mycenters.com

2711 Randolph Road, Ste. 510 704-358-8898 charlotteoralsurgery.com

JOHN C. NALE Carolinas Center for Oral & Facial Surgery

1601 Abbey Place 704-512-2110

1601 Abbey Place, Ste. 220 704-512-2110 carolinasoralhealth.org

Orthodontics MARC E. ALLEN

8840 Blakeney Professional Drive, Ste. 300 704-716-9840 mycenters.com

Marc Allen Orthodontics

PETER J. PANGILINAN Lakeside Implant & Oral Surgery

VICTOR BOND Bond Orthodontics

9615 Kincey Ave., Ste. 110, Huntersville 704-659-6765 lakesideoralsurgerync.com

223 Gilead Road 704-875-7999 marcallenortho.com

11030 Golf Links Drive, Ste. 202 704-790-6203 bondorthodontics.com

RAMON D. PELEAUX Oral Surgeons of Charlotte

S. JACK BURROW III Burrow & Welchel Orthodontics

ERIK REITTER Carolinas Center for Oral & Facial Surgery

SAMUEL “SAM” J. BURROW IV Burrow & Welchel Orthodontics

3541 Randolph Road, Ste. 302 980-224-7737 oralsurgeonsofcharlotte.com

8738 University City Blvd.

704-547-0837 mycenters.com

PRIVEER D. SHARMA Sharma Oral Surgery

12312 Copper Way, Ste. 100 704-877-2274 drpsharma.com

THOMAS H. SIMPSON The Center for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

372 South Herlong Ave., Rock Hill, S.C. 803-324-1160 oralsurgerycarolina.com

2711 Randolph Road, Ste. 600 704-259-4222 charlotteorthodontists.com

2711 Randolph Road, Ste. 600 704-259-4222 charlotteorthodontists.com

JACK “CHIP” CASE Koerich & Case Orthodontics 7922 Rea Road, Ste. A 704-334-7204 charlottesorthodontist.com

GRANT G. COLEMAN Hull & Coleman Orthodontics 7800 Providence Road, Ste. 201 704-334-7203 hullandcoleman.com

2021 TOP DENTISTS KELLY A. COLLINS Quimby and Collins Orthodontics

ALFRED JACKSON Jackson Orthodontics

8125 Ardrey Kell Road 704-443-0006 quimbyandcollins.com

13527 Steelecroft Parkway, Ste. C 704-464-0696 drjacksonsmiles.com

FORD S. COOPER OrthoCare Orthodontics

J. CHAD JOHNSON Chad Johnson Orthodontics

9320 Center Lake Drive, Ste. 100 704-509-4999 drcooperortho.com

STEVEN DICKENS Starr & Dickens Orthodontics 1326 Matthews Township Parkway, Ste. 101, Matthews 704-845-0600 starrdickensortho.com

J. SPENCER DIXON Miller & Dixon Orthodontics 1564 Constitution Blvd., Rock Hill, S.C. 803-327-1144 millerdixonortho.com

AMY J. DOVER Dover Orthodontics

11030 South Tyron St., Ste. 303 704-587-1234 doversmiles.com

CHRISTOPHER T. HARRIS Harris Orthodontics 9350 Benfield Road, Ste. 100 704-597-5555 smilesbyharris.com

BRETT J. HILL Hill Orthodontics

9615 Caldwell Commons Circle, Ste. A, Cornelius 704-896-8452 iknortho.com

SPENCER S. HODNETT Hodnett Orthodontics

16143 Lancaster Highway, Ste. 103 704-543-5000 hodnettortho.com

J. TURNER HULL Hull & Coleman Orthodontics 7800 Providence Road, Ste. 201 704-334-7203 hullandcoleman.com

JAMES C. HULL Hull & Coleman Orthodontics 7800 Providence Road, Ste. 201 704-334-7203 hullandcoleman.com

4200 Main St., Ste. 107, Harrisburg 704-454-5500 chadjohnsonortho.com

LINDSEY KOERICH Koerich & Case Orthodontics 7922 Rea Road, Ste. A 704-334-7204 charlottesorthodontist.com

JAMES D. “TRIPP” LEITNER III Smile Doctors Braces 1577 Ebenezer Road, Rock Hill, S.C. 803-324-5396 tlortho.com

MATT LINEBERGER Lineberger Orthodontics

9625 Northcross Center Court, Ste. 303, Huntersville 704-892-3300 linebergerorthodontics.com

LAUREN RENNICK LOCKHART Dual Image Orthodontics 2620 Arrowood Road, Ste. 102 704-269-8495 dualimageortho.com

SONNY LONG Laxer, Long, & Savage

7820 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, Ste. 200 704-759-0000 laxerlongandsavage.com

JAMES B. MACOMSON

1601 East Garrison Blvd., Ste. B, Gastonia 704-215-4430 macomsondds.com

KEVIN B. MILLER Miller & Dixon Orthodontics 1564 Constitution Blvd.

Rock Hill, S.C. 803-327-1144 carolinaorthodontics.com

JOHN MURDOCK Murdock Orthodontics

8390 Charlotte Highway, Ste. 100, Indian Land, S.C. 803-548-3232 murdockortho.com

DAVID E. PAQUETTE Paquette Orthodontics 452 Williamson Road, Ste. A,, Mooresville 704-799-3777 paquetteortho.com

CHASE T. PRETTYMAN Prettyman Orthodontics

5970 Fairview Road, Ste. 150 704-247-9150 prettymanorthodontics.com

Orthodontics MEREDITH L. QUIMBY Quimby and Collins Orthodontics 8125 Ardrey Kell Road 704-443-0006 quimbyandcollins.com

MICHAEL D. RIORDAN Riordan Orthodontics 1741 Gold Hill Road, Ste. 200, Fort Mill, S.C. 803-802-2580 mrortho.com

WESLEY L. ROBINSON Robinson Orthodontics 5831 Phyliss Lane, Mint Hill 704-573-3331 robinsonsmiles.com

STEPHEN T. SAKS Saks Orthodontics

130 Argus Lane, Ste. A, Mooresville 704-799-0399 saksortho.com

ROBERT M. SELDEN III Selden Orthodontics

10125 Hickorywood Hill Ave., Huntersville 704-452-4199 seldensmiles.com

KEITH T. SELLERS Sellers Orthodontics

6331 Carmel Road, Ste. 100 704-542-9995 sellersorthodontics.com

DANETTE SMART Smart Orthodontics

8220 University Executive Park, Ste. 105 704-549-8878 smartorthodontics.com

GREGORY F. VALERIANO Valeriano Orthodontics

7812 Fairview Road 704-364-6544 valerianoorthodontics.com

COLIN M. WEBB Webb Orthodontics

2915 Coltsgate Road, Ste. 102 704-364-7343 webb-orthodontics.com

BRITNEY WELCHEL Burrow & Welchel Orthodontics

SCOTT D. GOODMAN Pediatric Dentistry

2711 Randolph Road, Ste. 600 704-259-4241 charlotteorthodontists.com

1340 Matthews Township Parkway, Ste. 201, Matthews 704-847-4717 pediatricdentistryofmatthews.com

MICHAEL T. HOLT Brookdale Pediatric Dentistry

Pediatric Dentistry JOHN BAKARICH Pediatric Dentistry Of South Charlotte

7741 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, Ste. 101 704-845-0955 pediatricdentistryofsouthcharlotte.com

SUZANNE BIRD Bird Pediatric Dentistry

9601 Brookdale Drive, Ste. 400 704-599-3901 brookdalepediatricdentistry.com

CECILIA HWANG Charlotte Pediatric Dentistry

10320 Mallard Creek Road, Ste. 150 704-377-3687 cltpediatricdentistry.com

16607 Riverstone Way, Ste. 300 704-544-5000 birddentistry.com

STEPHANIE L. JACKSON Jackson Pediatric Dentistry

STEPHANIE C. CHEN

2813 Coltsgate Road, Ste. 100 704-365-0888

1236 Ebenezer Road, Ste. 110, Rock Hill, S.C. 803-324-7540 drstephanie4kids.com

JASON D. CLARK Clark Pediatric Dentistry

P. MATTHEW JAMISON Eastover Pediatric Dentistry

KATHERINE E. CLARK Fort Mill Pediatric Dentistry

CHELITA N. KELLEY Brookdale Pediatric Dentistry

7810 Providence Road, Ste. 100 704-543-3766 clarkpediatricdentistry.com

1690 Highway 160 West, Ste. A, Fort Mill, S.C. 803-548-2333 fortmillpediatricdentistry.com

ELIZABETH COOK Pediatric Dentistry of South 7741 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, Ste. 101 704-845-0955 pediatricdentistryofsouthcharlotte.com

2711 Randolph Road, Ste. 201 704-372-0432 eastoverpediatricdentistry.com

9601 Brookdale Drive, Ste. 400 704-599-3901 brookdalepediatricdentistry.com

JUDY S. LAXER Laxer, Long, & Savage

7820 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, Ste. 200 704-759-0000 laxerlongandsavage.com

CHARLES T. COOKE South Park Pediatric Dentistry

MARGARET E. LOCHARY Pediatric Dentistry

M. DANIELLE FUNNY University Pediatric Dentistry

MONIQUE D. McEACHERN Smile Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics

2700 Coltsgate Road, Ste. 204 704-749-5700 southparkpediatricdentistry.com

2325 West Arbors Drive, Ste. 104 704-688-1664 funnydds.com

13521 Steelecroft Parkway, Ste. 100 704-714-5380 pediatricdentistryhome.com

9916 Couloak Drive, Ste. 100 704-971-7272 mykidsmile.com

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2021 TOP DENTISTS MARCELA R. MUJICA All Kids Pediatric Dentistry 2630 West Arrowood Road, Ste. C 980-263-2330 akasmiles.com

OSCAR N. MVULA SouthPark Pediatric Dentistry

2700 Coltsgate Road, Ste. 204 704-749-5700 southparkpediatricdentistry.com

LORETTE M. POLITE-YOUNG Young & Polite Children’s Dentistry 11010 South Tryon St., Ste. 101 704-587-7336 youngandpolite.com

CHARLES W. ROBERTS IV Roberts Pediatric Dentistry

142 Professional Park Drive, Ste. 200, Mooresville 704-664-5437 robertspediatricdentistry.com

MATTHEW F. SAVAGE Laxer, Long, & Savage

7820 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, Ste. 200 704-759-0000 laxerlongandsavage.com

JASON D. SPERATI Pediatric Dentistry

1340 Matthews Township Parkway, Ste. 201, Matthews 704-847-4717 pediatricdentistryhome.com

LOGAN E. WEBB Charlotte Pediatric Dentistry

411 Billingsley Road, Ste. 106 704-377-3687 cltpediatricdentistry.com

SCOTT L. WEINSTEIN Ballantyne Pediatric Dentistry 12105 Copper Way, Ste. 102 704-752-1900 ballantynepedo.com

ROBERT L. YOUNG, JR. Young & Polite Children’s Dentistry 11010 South Tryon St., Ste. 101 704-587-7336 youngandpolite.com

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Periodontics TRIPP COCKERHAM South Park Periodontics 6719 Fairview Road 704-366-2774 southparkperio.com

KENNETH T. CORSIG CharlottePerio

3535 Randolph Road, Ste. 103-R 704-365-0123 charlotteperio.com

CALEB L. CORWIN Charlotte Perio

3535 Randolph Road, Ste. 103-R 704-365-0123 charlotteperio.com

IVELINA DEAN Ayrsley Family Dentistry

2135 Ayrsley Town Blvd., Ste. F 980-272-4421 ayrsleyfamilydentistry.com

PAUL R. GIBBS

460 South Main St., Ste. 300, Davidson 704-892-0644 theperioplace.com

ERIC N. KERR Charlotte Perio

3535 Randolph Road, Ste. 103-R 704-365-0123 charlotteperio.com

JOHN C. LANZ Gaston Perio

DONALD D. FRANKLIN Franklin Periodontics

1408 Orchard Lake Drive, Ste. A 704-841-2802 franklinperio.com

MEHUL GADHIA Periocare

14135 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Ste. 175 704-541-8090 periocarecarolinas.com

GEORGE I. GETZ North State Periodontics 2315 West Arbors Drive, Ste. 100 704-549-4991 northstateperio.com

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PAUL N. TOLMIE Charlotte Perio

1033 Bayshore Drive, Ste. A, Rock Hill, S.C. 803-327-4444 carolinaperioendo.com

RICHARD E. OFFUTT South Park Periodontics

3325 Springbank Lane, Ste. 140 704-544-2224 metrolinaperio.com

2315 West Arbors Drive, Ste. 100 704-549-4991 northstateperio.com

CHAD MATTHEWS Carolina Periodontics & Endodontics

H. NELSON EDDY Periocare

MATTHEW D. FICCA Metrolina Periodontics & Dental Implants

KENNETH P. RASENBERGER North State Perio

309 South Sharon Amity Road, Ste. 306 704-366-2001 drstephenrouse.com

ERIC F. D’SILVA

1144 India Hook Road, Ste. D Rock Hill, S.C. 803-324-8141 periocarecarolinas.com

7751 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, Ste. 101 704-544-7033 carolinaperio.com

1601 East Garrison Blvd., Ste. D, Gastonia 704-866-8281 gastonperio.com

RONALD H. NASON, JR. Gaston Perio

15015 Lancaster Highway, Ste. 100 704-541-8090 periocarecarolinas.com

SHANNON G. PARSONS Carolina Periodontics

1601 East Garrison Blvd., Ste. D, Gastonia 704-866-8281 gastonperio.com

3535 Randolph Road, Ste. 103-R 704-365-0123 charlotteperio.com

CHRISTOPHER J. VAN KESTEREN North State Perio

Prosthodontics MOLLIE E. GRISWOLD

3315 Springbank Lane, Ste. 104 704-247-1500 megdds.com

RALPH M. HOFFMANN Prosthodontics of the Carolinas 3535 Randolph Road, Ste. 100 704-364-3770 poc-charlotte.com

R. BRUCE MILLER Charlotte Prosthodontics

3535 Randolph Road, Ste. 107 704-364-3717 charlotteprosthodontics.com

ROBERT L. ROSENHEIMER Carolina Prosthodontics 2711 Randolph Road, Ste. 208 704-442-1330

2315 West Arbors Drive, Ste. 100 704-549-4991 northstateperio.com

6719 Fairview Road 704-366-2774 southparkperio.com

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Clearsmile Orthodontics Dr. Colin Webb, DDS, MS Dr. Nicolette Chahin, DMD, MS Dr. Jamie Martin, DDS, MS Dr. Jeff Goldsmith, DDS, MS SOUTH END OFFICE

2222 South Boulevard Ste. H Charlotte, NC 28203 980-299-3451 BLAKENEY/BALLANTYNE OFFICE

9848 Rea Road Ste. D Charlotte, NC 28277 980-999-6388

www.ClearsmileCharlotte.com

“They are so experienced with Invisalign, you can tell right away they will get you the best and fastest treatment plan out of any providers in Charlotte and maybe the Carolinas,” says Molly K. in a patient review.

If you or your child wants Invisalign, Clearsmile Orthodontics is the logical choice. Clearsmile is the first and only office in the Charlotte area with orthodontic specialists that specialize only in Invisalign, the top-rated teeth straightening system that uses a series of clear, removable aligners. The Clearsmile orthodontists have been designated as Top 1% Diamond Plus Invisalign Providers in the world! This is the highest distinction attainable.

In Clearsmile’s ultra-modern, all-digital offices in South End and Blakeney/Ballantyne, the orthodontists—Dr. Colin Webb, Dr. Nicolette Chahin, Dr. Jamie Martin, and Dr. Jeff Goldsmith—provide highquality and comfortable care using the most advanced equipment and technology.

Invisalign has been a giant technological leap forward in orthodontics. Initially thought to be an adult-only treatment, it has become increasingly popular among active teens who prefer the flexibility of removing their aligners for meals, sporting events, or those big-life moments.

Treating with only Invisalign, the Clearsmile doctors have become incredibly efficient with the Invisalign system. The average treatment time for their patients is just 8-10 months, with simple cases finishing in just 4-6 months!

As Charlotte’s sole Invisalign-only practice, Clearsmile offers scheduling, appointments, and treatment plans specifically designed to serve Invisalign patients—reducing inefficiencies and, most importantly, the cost for patients while providing a seamless experience by the top Invisalign doctors in the country!

“I highly recommend Clearsmile Orthodontics and the Invisalign system!”

Nicasha M. says in another patient review.

“They are truly there to help make the experience as quick, affordable, efficient, and as pleasant as possible.”

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Webb Orthodontics Dr. Colin Webb, DDS, MS Dr. Nicolette Chahin, DMD, MS Dr. Jamie Martin, DDS, MS Dr. Jeff Goldsmith, DDS, MS SOUTH PARK OFFICE

2915 Coltsgate Road Ste. 102 Charlotte, NC 28211 704-364-7343 Webb-Orthodontics.com

Webb Orthodontics is a second-generation, family-owned business tailored to treating Charlotte families with the highest level of care in the most patient-friendly environment. The doctors and their entire staff take great pride in treating patients like family members and providing a patient experience second to none.

“Our entire team loves what we do, and I think you notice that from the moment you walk in,” Dr. Colin Webb says.

Established in 1981 by Dr. Webb’s father, Webb Orthodontics has maintained an impeccable reputation for 40 years! Dr. Colin Webb joined his father eight years ago, and together they grew Webb Ortho into the top orthodontic office in Charlotte. Dr. Nicolette Chahin, Dr. Jeff Goldsmith, and Dr. Jamie Martin have joined the practice, bringing a wealth of knowledge of the newest technologies and high-efficiency treatment protocols.

From the new patient consultation to the celebration of braces removal, Webb Orthodontics wants its patients to be wowed by the entire process and actually enjoy their smile journey.

“We just got our second set of braces at Webb Orthodontics,” says Kim G. in a patient review. “My daughter just got hers off, and both she and my son LOVE going to the orthodontist. What??”

Every piece of equipment at the practice’s beautiful, convenient office in SouthPark is on the leading edge of orthodontic technology, which translates to the most effective and comfortable treatment. The practice offers the full array of orthodontic services, including expanders, traditional braces, clear braces, and, of course, Invisalign. Invisalign allows patients to discreetly straighten their teeth while not missing out on the joys of life.

“BEST SMILES!” says Charlotte R. in another patient review. “The staff is wonderful, kind and helpful, from the front desk, the assistants and the Docs. We have been more than pleased with every aspect of the care.”

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Marvin Village Dentistry Ginger Walford, DDS 8161 Ardrey Kell Road Suite 101 Charlotte, NC 28277 704-248-8165 MarvinVillageDentistry.com

When you visit Marvin Village Dentistry, your oral health is in the expert hands of an elite team led by Dr. Ginger Walford, a highly skilled dental practitioner who cares deeply about her patients and providing the best dental outcome to each.

Dr. Walford personally ensures that she and her team get to know you and your family, so they can take care of all your needs and address any concerns you may have. At the practice’s state-of-the art office, you’ll receive the greatest experience in customized and personalized dental care, including general, family, cosmetic, and restorative services for children and adults.

The Marvin Village mission is to create a relaxing, welcoming environment for patients as soon as they step in the door.

Patients always come first and are offered convenient early morning, evening, and weekend appointments.

A native Charlottean, Dr. Walford is a perfectionist with impeccable credentials as a practitioner at the highest level of her profession. She’s a 2006 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and an active member of many distinguished dental organizations, including the Charlotte Dental Society,

the North Carolina Dental Society, the Academy of General Dentistry, the American Dental Association, and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

With more than 300 five-star Google reviews, the practice continues to receive phenomenal feedback from patients.

Review after review praises the engaging and dedicated staff, the cozy and calming atmosphere, and the exceptional care and attention to detail provided by Dr. Walford and her team.

“I absolutely love Marvin Village Dentistry!!” one patient review says. “Dr. Ginger is amazing! She has always made the effort to not only care for us and our dental needs, but always takes interest in us as a whole. So grateful for Dr. Ginger and her incredible dental team.”

Another review says, “Dr. Walford is a very skilled, knowledgeable, and thorough dental practitioner. In my 62 years of receiving dental care, I’ve had no dentist who projected a more sincere interest in my oral health.”

Excellence in every aspect of Marvin Village Dentistry translates to five-star family-centered care—and the best dental experience in the Charlotte area.

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Robert F Dixon, DDS 1720 Abbey Place Charlotte, NC 28209 704-525-2211 RobertDixonDDS.com

Dr. Robert Dixon and his expert team are focused on their mission to provide unmatched care with professionalism, integrity, and compassion. Driven by his concern for his patients’ total well-being, not just their oral health, Dr. Dixon delivers stateof-the-art dentistry with patients’ individual needs and priorities always in mind.

Dr. Dixon cares for people in the deepest, most authentic way, and patients appreciate his thoughtful, conservative approach to dentistry. The office is characterized by highly personalized service in a soothing, upbeat space. Setting the standard for family dentistry, Dr. Dixon and his team have remarkable rapport with children and adults of all ages.

The practice provides complete and preventative care for all ages, including cosmetic and restorative dentistry, implant dentistry, invisible braces, smile makeovers, dental treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, as well as root canal treatment.

Dr. Dixon and his team enjoy working together and making patients feel welcome

and comfortable. Their exceptional care built on evidence, experience, and pertinent technology lays a solid foundation for patients to approach dental treatments with confidence.

“Dr. Dixon and his team are AMAZING. I’ve never loved going to the dentist, but I RAVE about Dr. Dixon and always recommend his practice anytime someone wants a dentist recommendation. His team is always so welcoming and I trust them wholeheartedly!” — Jennifer “My fiancé and I recently both saw Dr. Dixon. We had a wonderful experience.

The office is inviting. The staff is incredibly friendly and professional. Dr. Dixon takes his time treating and getting to know each patient. Overall, we had a wonderful experience, and we are excited to have such a wonderful dentist in our neighborhood! We highly recommend it!” — Sarah

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Carolina Oral & Facial Surgery Michael J. Coleman, DDS Michael J. Foran, DMD 19910 North Cove Road Cornelius, NC 28031 704-892-1198 CarolinaOMS.com

The mission of the Carolina Oral & Facial Surgery team, comprised of two exceptional and experienced oral surgeons and a well-trained, caring staff, is to provide the ultimate care in oral surgery. That commitment includes delivering the highest level of technical care and treating patients with respect, courtesy, and compassion.

Both surgeons—Dr. Michael J. Coleman and Dr. Michael J. Foran—are diplomates of the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, highly trained in all aspects of oral surgery and implant dentistry, and devoted to providing the safest and most comfortable experience for their patients. They are committed to annual education and training, with courses related to anesthesia, dental implants, soft tissue, and bone grafting techniques.

The practice offers a full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery, with expertise ranging from corrective jaw surgery to wisdom tooth removal. The surgeons diagnose and treat facial pain and facial injuries, as well as perform a full range of dental implant and bone grafting procedures.

At its state-of-the-art office, the practice offers computer guided dental implants with 3D implant planning technology, which translates to exceptional surgical and restorative results and expedites recovery. The practice also has an in-house Cone Beam CT, which provides a quality CT image with minimal radiation.

Patients always come first with the Carolina Oral & Facial Surgery team. Not only does the practice provide kind and gentle care, but it offers a highly comfortable, relaxed environment. The practice works tirelessly with both in and out of network insurance carriers to accommodate all patients.

In reviews, patients describe the doctors and staff as patient, understanding, helpful, and compassionate.

“What a great staff, group of surgeons, and facility,” B.L. says in a patient review.

“We moved 30+ miles away and will continue to use their services for the duration.

I strongly recommend this very professional oral surgeon team.”

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Cosmetic Dentistry of the Carolinas Ross W. Nash, DDS HUNTERSVILLE

403 Gilead Road Ste. E Huntersville, NC 28078 704-895-7660 CosmeticDentistofCharlotte.com

General, Comprehensive, and Cosmetic Dentistry “Your mouth in its entirety is an important and even wondrous part of your anatomy, your emotion, your life; it is the site of your very being, the point at which your body receives its nourishment necessary for life; it is the means of speaking, of expressing love, happiness and joy, anger or sorrow.

Your mouth deserves the greatest care it can receive.”

From whitening procedures to minimal teeth alignment to cosmetic and esthetic bonding and porcelain restorative solutions, Dr. Ross Nash is a master at improving or restoring patients’ smiles. “I truly love what I do—it’s my passion,” Dr. Nash says. “To change a person’s life by providing them a beautiful smile really makes our day.” The practice provides general dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, and smile rejuvenation and rehabilitation.

A general dentist who focuses on cosmetic and esthetic treatment, Dr. Nash has achieved Accredited Fellowship status in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He is the only dentist in the Carolinas to achieve this recognition, which is the highest level that can be attained in

this esteemed academy. When he’s not serving patients, he’s teaching other dentists and dental professionals all over the world on cosmetic and esthetic dental techniques.

Before he entered dental school at UNC Chapel Hill, Dr. Nash was a chemical engineer who worked with dyes, colors, and plastics in the textile industry. That experience has served him well in dentistry, working with dental materials and color matching.

The meticulous attention to detail and outstanding patient care provided by Dr. Nash and his staff set the practice apart. “By far the BEST dental office I have used!” one patient said. “Dr. Nash has done extensive work on my teeth as well as my sons’. He does a beautiful job. They are always so nice and professional. They always make me feel like I’m part of their family.”

In the comfort of their homes, many patients have appreciated the opportunity to engage in a virtual smile consultation with Dr. Nash. By visiting the office website, a virtual personal consultation may be scheduled.

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Sturner Dentistry Harold Sturner, DDS 6406 Carmel Road Ste. 306 Charlotte, NC 28226 704-542-9126 SturnerDentistry.com

Sturner Dentistry has a refreshingly warm and enjoyable environment, while also providing the most advanced care and technique to each patient. Dr. Harold Sturner and his staff offer a holistic approach to dentistry. You are much more than a patient at this practice; you are a person. Your history, family and lifestyle are part of your dental health here.

Dr. Sturner takes great care in understanding your dental health as an integral part of your overall health. He is exceptionally talented in cosmetic dentistry. He has helped create many of the healthiest smiles in town. As an art major, he learned to perfect the shade and shape of all your teeth.

His peers and colleagues regularly consult with him on difficult cases, and his insight is held in high regard.

Respected, trusted, and highly skilled, Dr. Sturner has been voted a “Top Dentist” by his peers via Charlotte magazine for 11 consecutive years. Attaining this level of consistent excellence reflects the goal of Sturner Dentistry—to exceed expectations through personalized care.

“My daughter was missing 15 teeth since birth, which affected her personality. We could not let her go through life with this condition,” one patient review said. “Dr. Sturner, after considerable thought, formulated an action plan that included a dental ‘team’ approach. He took a ‘quarterback’ responsibility to complete the three-year procedure that resulted in her going off to college with a beautiful and admired smile.”

Patients of Dr. Sturner enjoy the concierge-style atmosphere and treatment plan.

His cell phone number is available to patients for after-hour issues, and he readily responds to patient needs. At Sturner Dentistry, you’ll get an exceptional blend of excellent technique, cosmetic talent, personal attention, and concierge treatment. You will not, however, find any recommendations for unnecessary treatment.

What you will find from Dr. Sturner, nicknamed the “Honest Dentist,” and his team is unparalleled care.

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Carmel Professional Dentistry Carolyn Crowley Correll, DDS 6400 Carmel Road Ste. 104 Charlotte, NC 28226 704-341-2345 CarmelProfessionalDentistry.com

Patients are assured of receiving the highest level of care at Carmel Professional Dentistry.

Dr. Carolyn Crowley Correll is one of the most respected dentists in the region. She has a unique set of advanced skills that includes dentistry with the Zeiss microscope, which results in more precise and higher quality care for patients.

Dr. Crowley Correll has impeccable credentials, having completed her DDS from Baylor College of Dentistry and Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency at the Medical College of Virginia. To stay on the leading edge of dentistry, she spends countless hours completing continuing education courses. Her level of excellence is recognized by her peers, who have named her a Top Dentist via Charlotte magazine for 14 consecutive years.

Every patient matters deeply to Dr. Crowley Correll. She works exceptionally hard to get to know them and their dental goals—and she always acts in their best interest. In patient reviews, she is praised for her excellent dental skills, caring nature, and listening and analytical skills.

Her goal is to always provide the best options and care after learning what matters most to her patients.

Her team members love working with patients and each other, and it shows.

Patient reviews rave about the kindhearted attitude of staff members and the focused, professional service. Practice services include complex restorative dentistry (including implants), cosmetic dentistry (including veneers and Invisalign), and comprehensive family dentistry.

Patient well-being is of the utmost importance to the practice, which offers nitrous oxide to ensure patients are comfortable and relaxed during appointments.

The practice also provides digital X-rays, greatly reducing exposure to radiation.

To help patients navigate busy schedules, convenient morning hours (7 a.m. MondayThursday) are available.

Committed to providing the safest, cleanest environment, the office follows COVID Protocol to protect patients and employees.

“Carolyn and her team are absolutely amazing!” one patient review says. “They have taken such great care of me and always welcome me with a warm smile—even in the middle of a pandemic. Hands down the best dentist in all of Charlotte. Can’t recommend this place enough!”

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Burrow, Welchel, & Culp Orthodontics Samuel J. Burrow III, DDS, MS Samuel J. Burrow IV, DMD, MS Britney Welchel, DMD, MS Alexander Culp, DMD, MS Emily Knott, DMD, MS CONVENIENT LOCATIONS ACROSS THE GREATER CHARLOTTE AREA

Myers Park / Eastover Rock Hill Fort Mill (Coming 2021) Ballantyne (Coming 2022) Huntersville Mountain Island Steele Creek Gastonia Mallard Creek/University Waverley

704-334-7202 CharlotteOrthodontists.com

At Burrow, Welchel, & Culp Orthodontics, they have thought of everything when it comes to exceptional care, incredible patient experience, and convenience! When you go to the orthodontist, it’s typical to expect a fantastic smile and friendly environment. The BWC Orthodontics team goes beyond that to create one-of-a-kind smiles in a comfortable and supportive environment, as they have for over 42 years.

With multiple locations, interest-free payment plans tailored to your budget, and early morning, evening, and weekend appointments, BWC Orthodontics provides an unmatched total patient experience, which starts with making it convenient for your life!

And what about after treatment is completed? The practice’s Retainers for Life Program solves orthodontic problems of the past, such as broken or lost retainers. This program is made possible by 3D technology, which utilizes comfortable and impression-less digital scanning.

The team of exceptionally trained and award-winning doctors has over 70 years of combined experience working with children, teens, and adults. Recognized as the “Best in Charlotte,” Drs. Jack Burrow, Sam Burrow, Britney Welchel, Alex Culp, and the newest team member, Dr. Emily Knott,

are uniquely positioned to provide excellent, personalized care and unrivaled services for each patient.

All doctors are board-certified by the American Board of Orthodontics, an accomplishment achieved by a small percentage of orthodontists practicing nationally.

In addition, each doctor has lectured at top academic institutions, including UNC Chapel Hill, Harvard University, and Medical University of South Carolina. Our orthodontists have also been appointed as orthodontic professors at both UNC and MUSC, which have the only two orthodontic specialty training programs in the Carolinas.

BWC Orthodontics differs from other practices by leveraging a “team” approach.

After complimentary initial patient evaluations, the orthodontists come together to offer their perspectives in treatment planning sessions, then collaborate on a plan to provide the highest level of care for patients.

The practice also offers a 100 percent satisfaction guarantee as well as a lifetime guarantee.

When patients visit Burrow, Welchel, & Culp Orthodontics, they walk away with a beautiful, confident smile and clearly understand why the practice has repeatedly been voted “Best Orthodontist”!

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Adult General and Cosmetic Surgery Steven H. Ghim, DMD, FAGD 8912 Blakeney Professional Dr. Ste. 400 Charlotte, NC 28277 704-935-2700 DrStevenGhim.com

For Dr. Steven Ghim and his professional, caring staff, your smile is their passion.

With a practice founded on world-class care, leading-edge techniques, and the highest standards, Dr. Ghim has served the Charlotte region by providing confidencebuilding smiles to his patients for 20 years. As one of the most respected dental clinicians in the area, he has been chosen by peers as a Top Dentist year after year in Charlotte magazine.

An adult comprehensive, implant, and esthetic dentist whose cosmetic dentistry works have been published worldwide, Dr. Ghim delivers detailed and exquisite results with conservative cosmetic dentistry.

With his ability and underlying passion, Dr. Ghim provides natural-looking veneers and crowns with intimate detail. He and his team are adept at correcting color mismatches and unnatural-looking crowns and veneers.

The dentist’s commitment to the best patient experience is reflected in the most advanced interactive treatment planning tool in dentistry. Cosmetic and comprehensive care patients take advantage

of interacting with treatment planning picture software to help them understand and chart their course of treatment. “No one else in dentistry can offer this product for patients,” Dr. Ghim says. “We are proud to have the first of its kind in dentistry.”

Another key advantage is the practice’s emphasis on team dentistry. Dr. Ghim believes there are certain procedures and treatments that should always be reserved for dental specialists who are experts in their specific field. He collaborates with some of the world’s most renowned specialists and technicians, ensuring the standard of care for his patients is met or exceeded.

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Three Leaf Orthodontics Dr. Shane Markey DDS, MS SOUTHPARK

3151 Apex Drive Ste. 102E Charlotte, NC 28211 704-727-6868 ThreeLeafOrtho.com WAXHAW

8412 New Town Road Ste. A Waxhaw, NC 28173 704-727-6868 ThreeLeafOrtho.com

“Making Friends, Creating Smiles”, a philosophy that can be seen in every aspect of the practice.

Dr. Shane Markey and each member of his staff love what they do, and that spirit resonates with patients, who rave about the kind and happy environment. With convenient hours, flexible payment options, and advanced technologies, Three Leaf has been built around caring for friends like you.

A proud native of Ireland, Dr. Markey is a board-certified orthodontist and a fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons, London. He has a deep passion for his work and a commitment to lifelong learning, ensuring his patients always receive the very best care. At its two beautiful, state-of-theart, purpose-built offices in SouthPark and Waxhaw, Three Leaf is equipped to deliver the highest-quality, comfortable experience with wonderful outcomes.

“When I set about creating the office of my dreams, I had two criteria: It had to be filled with genuine kindness, and it had to have patient-centered culture, buzzing with the spirit of family and friendship,” Dr. Markey says.

Three Leaf offers a full array of orthodontic services, including braces and Invisalign

as well as early interceptive treatments for issues that can emerge in the growing child, such as thumb sucking, narrow palates requiring expansion, severe crowding, airway issues, and deep overbites. With the latest in technology, the practice provides digital treatment plans using iTero scanners for impression-free, highly detailed custom care.

Dr. Markey and his staff are determined to exceed expectations with every patient, a commitment that is reflected in the number of five-star reviews the practice receives.

“Dr. Markey and team are always so friendly and inviting and are second to none in their field,” one patient review says. “He’s highly meticulous and settles for nothing short of perfection. Highly recommend for anyone of any age!”

Beyond the health benefits of modern orthodontic treatment, the confidence that a beautiful smile can bring is far-reaching and changes lives. At Three Leaf Orthodontics, Dr. Markey and his team share a special passion for making friends and creating lifechanging smiles.

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SPONGETONES 40THANNIVERSARY CONCERT

McGlohon Theater 7/15/2021

1. Spongetones 2. Steve Stoeckel 3. Pat Walters, Phil Lowe, Henry Steele

DANIEL COSTON; COURTESY

OUT OF

BY PHILLIP WHITE Out of theTHE BagBAG*

By Phillip White ACROSS 1. Brown 6. Some radio bands 9. Green span 12. Coming out proclamation 13. Rice-A-______ 15. Partner of ands and buts 16. 2009 Mac OS X release* 19. Higher mathematics degree?

20. Like the finer things at SouthPark mall 21. Some offerings from Gem Avenue [400 E Arrowhead Rd] 23. Not taken by 24. Robin Hood’s king, Richard Coeur de _____* 25. Houston team 28. Queen’s domain 30. Eldest Von Trapp daughter 31. Brown 32. Topping at Poppy’s Bagels [2921 Providence Rd] 35. “My treat!”

36. Prominent 37. Make a lot 38. Particularly short?

39. Hobbes, for example* 40. Whiz 41. Unpolished 42. One of a bunch 43. Synthesizer pioneer 44. Lean 45. Car make that merged with Land Rover in 2013*

47. Out of it 51. Something dressed at the Children’s Theater of Charlotte 52. “Don’t be so tense” 54. NoDa dairy brand 55. MTV’s experimental “___ Flux” 56. A Tehran native 57. Parrot 58. Like a fox 59. What you really need to appreciate DOWN 1. Mrs. Adams, to Gomez 2. Uptown Charlotte Hotel 3. Wide-eyed 4. Board supporter 5. Brand that banks on headaches 6. Tolkien’s ring bearer 7. Disheveled do 8. Start of a run 9. Kind of closet 10. Baby newts 11. “Save your ____” (Trees Charlotte campaign) 14. Its flag is flown outside of Connolly’s on 5th [115 E 5th St] 17. Heady MDs? 18. Lacy covering 22. ___ Pérignon 25. Burn balm 26. Things confessed 27. Fill-in (for)

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53. At one point, its logo appeared on 50% of the CDs produced worldwide

ANSWERS can be found online at charlottemagazine.com/crossword.

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YOU ARE HERE Each month, we’ll throw a dart at a map and write about where it lands.

LOCATION: 6345 Sample Road, Huntersville

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Quest Love

TWO TODDLERS GIGGLE as they dip their hands in the water-cycle table at Quest, the new environmental education center at Latta Nature Preserve in Huntersville.

They zoom across the room to check out the gar that swooshes through a tank that takes up an entire wall. Then their dad coaxes them with something else to see: feathers under a microscope.

The 13,000-square-foot center opened in July as a kind of doorway into the natural world. Later today, kids ages 8 to 14

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will take a class here on how to build a fire outdoors. Tomorrow, the staff will lead a nature scavenger hunt.

Quest educates children inside the walls, but the real fun happens just outside. Some 16 miles of walking trails weave through the nature preserve, and those who want to see aquatic wildlife in its natural habitat can take in 6 miles of Mountain Island Lake shoreline.

Starting as soon as next year, they’ll be able to hear even more birdsong. The

CHARLOTTEMAGAZINE.COM // NOVEMBER 2021

Carolina Raptor Center, a beloved feature at Latta since 1984, moves ahead with plans to build a replacement behind Quest as part of a partnership between the nonprofit and county Park and Recreation, which owns and oversees the property. The new raptor center is at least a year away, but signs already show where the peregrine falcons, barred owls, and even bald eagles will one day call home. —Cristina Bolling

SHAW NIELSEN; CRISTINA BOLLING

Mecklenburg County’s new science education center lets visitors apply hands on nature