Local artist rejuvenates sled for local food shelves

Local artist rejuvenates sled for local food shelves

’Tis the season of giving back, and a Charlotte artist, Alexandra Lehmann, has once again used her talents to create something beautiful and jolly — this time, a whimsical winter scene on a restored children’s sled — that will be raffled off and go to a new home, all to benefit two local food pantries.

Braver Angels hopes to inspire talk across the political spectrum

Braver Angels hopes to inspire talk across the political spectrum

Braver Angels has ignited a flare of hope in the country. Might its programs for helping citizens on opposite sides of the political spectrum talk with each other bridge the divide that separates us Americans one from the other? It’s a heady thought.