Charlotte Nfocus Features

On April 19, Jeans and Jewels will host their 4th annual fundraiser benefitting 24 Hours of Booty.  NFocus sat down with event co-chairs Sandy Morgart Mazoway and Amanda Allen to talk fashion, fundraising, and the ripple effect of Lance Armstrong.   How did you come to commit to 24 Ho

Charlotte Jewish Film Festival Celebrates 9th Year of Success A capacity audience crowded Temple Israel at Shalom Park in Charlotte on the first Saturday evening in March to experience the opening night of the Charlotte Jewish Film Festival. The warm celebration on a chilly evening wa

Cultivating Passion in Children As an engaged mother of three children, two attending Morehouse College in Atlanta and my youngest attending Myers Park High, I think I am pretty on top of things with my children and their plans for their future.  Richard III is going to be a managing

Transition your hair, wardrobe and home from winter blues to springtime hues Hair As the dark, cold, dreary days of winter come to a close, we begin to see the bright blooms of flowers and feel the warmth of the sun on our skin.  Longer days and higher temperatures lure us out of our

Outdoor living is always in reach in Charlotte, but springtime is extra special Charlotte’s temperate climate is an ideal locale for near-year-round enjoyment of outdoor living space. With April upon us and the backyard grill calling, many QC residents find no season is more hospitabl

Dare To Know Written by Mark Peres “Dare to know.”  That was the motto of the Enlightenment.  Citizens were encouraged to think freely, to arrive at their own conclusions courageously, to construct knowledge and shape events.   It is what motivates me.  I love learning.  I love creati

Playing Host Entertaining in the suburbs, uptown, and at the lake City Life Cocktail Party with Dan Mauney What do you love about entertaining? I love everything about it.  From my events that I throw through Takeover Friday, an LGBT and straight ally mobile happy hour, to intimate sm

Cooking Up Success Community Culinary School of Charlotte offers a hand up, not a hand out by Michael J. Solender Saul Smith was on his way to work as a sous chef and line cook at Providence Road Sundries but he just couldn’t keep from stopping in for a quick hello at the school that

Stay Cool Clothing Company As long as James Collie can remember, his father Tommy was a guiding force in his life.  Even though Tommy Collie struggled with Parkinson’s Disease, he never let it get him down.  While James was in college, his father would often send him short notes about