Travel

When in Rome

Charlotte to the Eternal City: A travel expert's luxe hotel picks and iconic landmark guide Article by Carroll Walton As if visitors needed more reason to enjoy majestic Rome, 2025 is the year of the jubilee. Not only is the Catholic Church holding its once-every-25-years period of prayer, reflection, and penance, it’s welcoming Pope Leo XIV, the first American to serve as pontiff.  Charlotte-based luxury travel consultant Elizabeth Walsh shares her insights on what makes Rome such a special...

Life + Culture

2025 - 2026 Summer Camp Roundup

Plan ahead for the next adventure Article by Liz Brown MERRI-MAC - OVERNIGHT CAMP FOR GIRLS Location: Black Mountain, N.C. Ages: Rising 1st grade - Rising 11th grade Registration: Opens in June  For more than 75 years, girls have been returning to Merri-Mac for summers of fun and growth. Located high up in the N.C. mountains, Merri-Mac is a Christian summer camp for girls. Merri-Mac believes the happiest environment is one in which the love of God is demonstrated by the staff and felt by...

Life + Culture

Summer Remembered

Local business leaders reflect on summer memories and pastimes Article by Liz Brown | Photography by Amanda Anderson Charlotte Harris Lucas  owner of Charlotte Lucas Design and Co-Owner of House of Harris  How long have you lived in Charlotte? Where did you grow up?   My parents were born and raised here. We moved to Charlotte in 1999, my sophomore year at Myers Park High School.  What are some favorite summer memories from your childhood?  Before we moved to Charlotte, we lived in...

Arts + Culture

Swiss Family Legacy

The Bechtler family brought love of European modern art to Charlotte Article by Carroll Walton When Tanja Bechtler walks through the bright and airy rooms of Charlotte’s Bechtler Museum, which houses her family’s extensive collection of modern art, she sees more than masterpieces. She sees childhood memories. Bechtler, the middle of three sisters, remembers hanging on the arms of Germaine Richier’s bronze sculpture, “La Sauterelle, grande,” on the lawn of her grandparents’ estate in Zurich...