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Remembering Park-N-Shop

Creatives Are Businesses and Businesses Need Structure

Where Are We In CLT? The Pauline Tea Bar Apothecary

Our New Best Friend: Daria Shishkina

CLT Creatives, Our New Best Friend, Tim Miner0

Back to Business: A Silver Lining and A New Playbook

Creative News, Andrea Long0

Thoughts on the Arts Funding Discussion

Editorials, Tim Miner & Matt Olin0

Tell Us: What Do You Need from Creative Space?

Creative News, Tim Miner0

Where Are We in CLT? Dilworth Artisan Station

CLT Creatives, Where Are We in CLT?, Tim Miner & Brooke Brown0

Nathalie Santa Maria’s 3 Biggest Challenges

3 Biggest Challenges, Tim Miner and Nathalie Santa Maria0

Pursue Your Passion; Protect Your Time and Reputation

CLT Creatives, Editorials, Caro Diaz0

WDAV and Fair Play Music Equity Initiative launch new ‘NoteWorthy’ series

Creative News, Music, Page Leggett0

Six Local Creatives Get an April HUG

Creative News, HUG Micro-Grants0

Equal Time: Spend Five Minutes Sketching with Mike Daikubara

CLT Creatives, Equal Time, Videos, Tim Miner0

Where Are We in CLT? Rainbow Animal Wall

CLT Creatives, Where Are We in CLT?, Tim Miner & Brooke Brown0

A Prestigious Address

Creative News, Page Leggett0

5 Ridiculous Questions with Robert Krumbine

5 Ridiculous Questions, Tim Miner0

The Sustainable Artist – From My Perspective

CLT Creatives, Editorials, Nathan Davis0

Barry Greene Says Charlotte’s Creatives of Color Need Space to Grow

CLT Creatives, CreativeMornings/CLT, The Biscuit Staff0

Looking Forward: The Business of Creativity

Editorials, Tim Miner & Matt Olin0

Equal Time: @Sree_Henna Makes 5-Minute Mehndi

CLT Creatives, Equal Time, Tim Miner0

Carla Aaron-Lopez Brings LOCAL/STREET, an Underground Art Exhibition, to the Mainstream

CLT Creatives, Creative News, Happenings, Page Leggett0

Our New Best Friend: OG Weirdo

CLT Creatives, Page Leggett0

A Creative Key to Brain Health: Making Junk Mail Collages

CLT Creatives, CLT Nonprofits, Matt Olin0

Charlottean Queen: What’s In A Name?

Editorials, Exploring Charlotte, Andrea Long0

Sharon Dowell on “Transit” & Her Creative Process

CLT Creatives, Exploring Charlotte, Where Are We in CLT?, Tim Miner & Sharon Dowell, Murals, Public Art, North Charlotte, University City0

PODCAST: Who Built Ricky Singh?

CLT Creatives, Podcasts, Andy Goh and Tim Miner0

LOCAL/STREET: Mint Museum Partners with More than 40 Local Artists

Creative News, Happenings, Tim Miner0

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Equal Time: Mike Daikubara Makes Merry in 5 Minutes

Barry Greene's Talk at CreativeMornings/Charlotte

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Where Are We In CLT?

Explore some of our favorite spots in Charlotte. Use #WhereAreWeInCLT to share where you are in the Queen City. Want to see more? Click here!

Where Are We In CLT? The Pauline Tea Bar Apothecary

Where Are We in CLT? Dilworth Artisan Station

Where Are We in CLT? Rainbow Animal Wall

Sharon Dowell on “Transit” & Her Creative Process

Where Are We In CLT? Bree Stallings Mural at Time Out Youth

Where Are We In CLT? “Being”/“Man Mold”

Where Are We In CLT? Canine Café Charlotte

Where Are We In CLT? 7th Street Station Interactive Art

Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff

Lead With Love Billboard

Where Are We In CLT? Ballantyne Bulls

Where Are We In CLT? Ovens Auditorium

Where Are We in CLT? Sankofa Mural

Where Are We in CLT: Anderson’s

Herrin Bros. Coal & Ice

Shotgun Houses on 7th Street

Where Are We in CLT? “Man Feeding Poor Man”

Georgie Nakima’s New Mural at East Town Market

Where Are We in CLT? Santé

The Hope Tank

Talking Walks at ThExchange

Thomas Spratt & King Haigler on the Trail of History

“Continuum” at the TransAmerica Square Dome

Charlotte Hornets Minor League Baseball

Charlotte Rescue Mission Rebound Center

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When you think of the word apothecary, you may thi

When you think of the word apothecary, you may think about a place that makes medicine for your body. (The English majors in us always think about Romeo & Juliet.) When Sherry Waters thinks of the word “apothecary,” it conjures up images of a place that makes medicine — or in this case, tea — for your soul.⁣ ⁣
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The Pauline Tea-Bar Apothecary located in West Charlotte’s historic Camp Greene community is doing just that.⁣⁣
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The tea bar was created as a place to heal your mind, relax your body and rejuvenate your spirits. Before opening The Pauline, Waters was a Fund Development Director for a local nonprofit. That’s when Waters realized she had a passion for creating moments of spiritual care.⁣⁣
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“Over the last several years, prior to opening The Pauline Tea-Bar Apothecary in 2019, I found that I was offering spiritual care to donors and volunteers that I was serving in the nonprofit arena that I was working,” said Waters. “A one-year chaplain residency at Atrium allowed me to discover my gift of creating sacred space for respite and restorative calm.”⁣⁣
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The discovery of her gift led to the opening of The Pauline.⁣⁣
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Read more about the tea house, their holistic wellness workshops, and how The Pauline got its name by using the link in our bio or going to BiscuitCLT.com.⁣
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Let’s not forget why we put this on our feeds la

Let’s not forget why we put this on our feeds last year. Some justice was done today. But, the work isn’t over. It’s far from over. Let’s continue to honor George Floyd’s life - and those of so many others - with our actions today, tomorrow and the day after that. #georgefloyd #blacklivesmatter

Charlotte Musicians! Head to @cltshout for info (a

Charlotte Musicians! Head to @cltshout for info (and a registration link) in how to secure paid performances at SHOUT! This fall. There is an online Q & A session just for musicians this Thursday morning with event organizers.

Whoa! Graffiti spotted in SouthPark! Now, where th

Whoa! Graffiti spotted in SouthPark! Now, where the yeti and unicorns at?!?

Today is “National Hanging Out Day.” You may t

Today is “National Hanging Out Day.” You may think that is a day to encouraging hanging out with friends but it is actually a day to encourage people to air dry their laundry by hanging it on a clothesline.⁣
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Random holiday? Maybe. A perfect day to highlight Andrea Downs and her work with Airing Out the “Dirty” Laundry? Absolutely.⁣
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Andrea has been “hanging out” the laundry since 2018. These “dirty” laundry community art installations create opportunities for women to share their stories and experiences in a supportive space.⁣
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Thank you Andrea for helping others share their stories and a safe, supportive, and creative way. You are awesome.⁣
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Giving a damn about your stories, truth, and experiences since February 2018. ⁣
On this last day of Women’s History Month I am honoring you and your strength, beauty, and vulnerability.⁣
We all have a story to tell. ⁣
Be a part of the narrative www.aotdl.org⁣
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