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Lifestyle
Friday, May 25, 2012 4:33 PM |
By Katie Scarvey
kscarvey@salisburypost.com
When I read Lisa Earle McLeod’s column about the Myers-Brigg test (see column at right) it made me curious. I’ve taken versions of the famous personality test several times, with slightly different results.
It makes sense that certain personality types would gravitate to certain careers. And maybe investing in a little testing can prevent us ... Read More
HEADLINES
Patriots Flag Concourse and Memorial dedicated
Friday, May 25, 2012 4:11 PM |
The Patriots Flag Concourse and Memorial, completed in April, was the idea and dream of Salisbury Rotary Club member Reid Leonard.
It was the club’s centennial project for Rotary International’s first 100 years of history.
Designed to ho ...Read More
Friday, May 25, 2012 4:19 PM
People and Places
Rowan students serve
The Youth Commission International (YCI) club at West Rowan Middle School has been active for three years, but one thing has remained the same – the club’s dedication to service. This year in particular, the YCI club ...
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TODAY'S LIFESTYLE HEADLINES
Poison oak and ivy out and about
Blackwelder column: Early tomatoes grew up in a greenhouse
Get creative and spring into salad
Bruschetta salad perfect for picnics
Farmers market update: Understanding 'locally grown'
Justin Bieber wanted for questioning in scuffle
Froth, frocks and film at an anxiety-tinged Cannes
Elvis Presley crypt up for auction this month
Lady Gaga sends love to Indonesian fans
Concert on National Mall shut down by thunder
Audrey Tautou grown up at Cannes finale
Carter House: 'It helps me cope'
Lifestyle | Friday, May 18, 2012 1:17 PM |
Kenneth Smith has had to deal with some pretty scary things in his life.
While many of us are frightened by things and circumstances around us, Smith must confront frightening things in his own head.
“When I’m at home, I tend to hear voi ...Read More
In praise of gardeners who get their hands dirty
Lifestyle | Friday, May 18, 2012 1:10 PM |
I love to see a lovely garden and know that it’s truly a labor of love — as cliché as that sounds — and not simply something that money can buy. Seeing two of the incredible gardens on this year’s home tour, I found my ...Read More
Laura on Life: Facing facts about Facebook
Lifestyle | Friday, May 18, 2012 12:41 PM |
You know you have a Facebook addiction when your “friends” include the parents of the kids you used to know in preschool. You know who you are.
You may have sent them a so-called “friend request,” but in reality, they are a notch on your Facebook ...Read More
Births
Lifestyle | Friday, May 18, 2012 12:44 PM |
Caiden Wilson
A son, Caiden Vishon, was born to Renee Neely Archie and Cain Victor Wilson of Salisbury on January 26, 2012, at Presbyterian Hospital. He weighed 1 pound. He has two brothers, Marius Neely, 22, and Cain Wilson, 3, and two sisters, S ...Read More
People and Places
Lifestyle | Friday, May 18, 2012 1:56 PM |
Sapp installed as First Vice President
GREENSBORO — On April 25, at the 110th annual convention of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs-North Carolina (GFWC-NC) held at Embassy Suites in Greensboro, Georgann Athanaelos Sapp was install ...Read More
Hot trend: hair chalking
Lifestyle | Friday, May 18, 2012 1:10 PM |
By Caryn Rousseau
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — First there were feathers, then the “Hunger Games” braid took over. Now there’s a new hair trend just as easy to embrace — coloring strands with craft-store chalk. No stylist, no complicated instr ...Read More
Details emerge on Jewish ghettos
Lifestyle | Friday, May 18, 2012 1:47 PM |
NEW YORK (AP) — Even after decades of in-depth Holocaust research, excruciating details are only now emerging about more than 1,100 German-run ghettos in Eastern Europe where the Nazis murdered hundreds of thousands of Jews.
And there were abou ...Read More
Faith briefs
Lifestyle | Friday, May 18, 2012 1:54 PM |
by noon on Thursday for inclusion in Saturday’s Faith section. Call 704-797 4243 for information. Read More
Homeschool co-op stages outdoor drama fundraiser
Lifestyle | Sunday, May 13, 2012 6:36 AM |
“Make me an instrument of your peace, where there is hatred, let me sow Love,” projects Petronella, who is 7th grader, Elizabeth Riser, the gracious Lord’s daughter of Mock’s Village, England. The year is 1255 A.D.
The 11-year-old homeschool co ...Read More
Lush landscapes on Symphony Guild tour
Lifestyle | Friday, May 18, 2012 6:42 AM |
SALISBURY — When Ann Meredith told Don and Sandy Graham that the Symphony Guild had lined up a violin player to perform in their yard during this year’s garden tour, Don replied that a steel drum band would be more suitable for their pro ...Read More
Blackwelder column: Prune the hydrangea, but leave the lizards alone
Lifestyle | Friday, May 18, 2012 8:28 AM |
SALISBURY — The last few days have brought much-needed rainfall to Rowan County. The rainfall deficit has narrowed now to within a half inch of normal. The rainy week also provided time for home gardeners to ponder questions about vegetable gar ...Read More
A Symphony of Gardens is this weekend
Lifestyle | Wednesday, May 16, 2012 4:54 PM |
The beautiful gardens at the High Rock Lake home of Don and Sandy Graham will be on display during the Salisbury Symphony Guild’s ‘A Symphony of Gardens’ tour May 19-20.
Tour hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, rain or shine.
...Read More
Rowan Rose Show is this weekend
Lifestyle | Wednesday, May 16, 2012 4:51 PM |
The Salisbury Mall is the new location for Rowan Rose Society’s annual Rose Show this weekend. Show times are from 1-7 p.m. Saturday and from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, May 19 and 20. Admission is free.
The show will feature hundreds of rose blooms includ ...Read More
Salisbury Farmers Market update
Lifestyle | Wednesday, May 16, 2012 7:08 AM |
By Katherine Jones
For The Salisbury Post
Plants are abundant at the Salisbury Farmers Market this week and May is a good time to plant flowers and vegetables mainly because the chance of a killing frost is almost nil.
Many of the vendors have a larg ...Read More
Magryta column: The bitter truth about sugar
Lifestyle | Wednesday, May 16, 2012 7:10 AM |
By Dr. Chris Magryta
For the Salisbury Post
Why do we care about sugar?
I promised a follow-up article to the May family challenge to eat more healthfully, so here it is.
We all are paying more attention to the effects of our lifestyle choices on our ...Read More
An Asian twist on summer salads
Lifestyle | Wednesday, May 16, 2012 7:06 AM |
When the weather gets warm, cool food hits the spot. And it doesn’t have to be the same old boring chicken salad, either. If you’d like to add something a little zingier to your summer repertoire, try this Spicy Asian Noodle and Chicken ...Read More
Fashion tips from a pro
Lifestyle | Sunday, May 13, 2012 6:57 AM |
• Know the best design lines for your shape
• Know your best colors
• Buy classics in quality fabrics
• Invest in three great-fitting slacks in neutral colors
• Have 1-2 great-fitting jeans
• Have two classic skirts
&bul ...Read More
Fashion show at Warrior Golf Club highlights summer style
Lifestyle | Sunday, May 13, 2012 7:14 AM |
CHINA GROVE — Rain forced Warrior Golf Club’s VIP Summer Fashion Show fundraiser inside Wednesday, but close to 80 guests still enjoyed seeing the hot summer styles from local merchants and hearing about what it’s like to be a cost ...Read More
A high-schooler's memories of her beloved 'Oma'
Lifestyle | Sunday, May 13, 2012 7:07 AM |
By Parker Williams
For The Salisbury Post
It was the Fourth of July and my mother and I were riding home from having dinner with my grandparents. A thousand thoughts, unanswered questions and curiosities burned through my mind.
“Mom?” I ...Read More
Spencer's Arbor Day a success
Lifestyle | Sunday, May 13, 2012 7:10 AM |
The Town of Spencer and the LandTrust for Central North Carolina hosted the Arbor Day 2012 celebration April 28 at the Eighth Street Ballpark. The purpose of the event was to promote the preservation and planting of trees, along with a better underst ...Read More
People and Places
Lifestyle | Friday, May 11, 2012 4:23 PM |
Faith School Reunion
Recently Faith Elementary School held their second annual Faith School Reunion. Alumni that attended the school in 1930s through 2011 attended. It was held in the cafeteria where a meal was served followed by special recognit ...Read More
'Small church with a large heart' celebrates 60 years
Lifestyle | Saturday, May 12, 2012 1:44 AM |
By Katie Scarvey
For The Salisbury PostThe “small church with a large heart” — John Calvin Presbyterian — will celebrate its 60th anniversary this Saturday and Sunday, May 12-13.
The Rev. Marvin Lindsay, pastor there from 1997 ...Read More
FUMC hosts renowned conductor for hymn festival
Lifestyle | Sunday, May 13, 2012 7:00 AM |
The FirstARTS series of the Stanback Department of Sacred Music at First United Methodist Church will host God is Gone Up: An Ascension Festival of Hymns at 5 p.m. Sunday, May 20. This festival of hymns will center around the theme of Christ’s Asce ...Read More
Monroe column: Finding abundant life through nature
Lifestyle | Friday, May 11, 2012 4:30 PM |
Recently I was helping a friend, who so graciously asked me to work for her some helping out with tea parties. (You might have heard of the place, Carolina Lily in Salisbury off Kern Carlton Road.)
Julie’s gardens are amazing. Every time I visit t ...Read More
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