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Music: A Year in Review

What a rollercoaster this year has been. From Adele coming out of her hiatus to Drake v. Meek Mill, we had quite the year in music. But I wanted to change it up this time and write my thoughts on more of a personal note. Let’s start shall we?

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Guide: Holiday Gift Ideas

Happy Holidays everyone and welcome to our 2015 Holiday Gift Guide. Curated just for you is our top picks for the Christmas season!

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Introducing: AMERICANFIELD

 This past weekend, we packed up our stuff and headed to Atlanta, GA for #AMERICANFIELD, an all American Made pop up featuring some of the best brands who make their products in the USA. 

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Travel: Fall in the North Carolina Mountains

Each fall, the story is the same. It is a race to get to the mountains of North Carolina, and snap some pictures before all the leaves fall. Despite the challenges, fall never disappoints and always produces some of my favorite shots of the year! 

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Travel: Fall in Tennessee

This time of year, Middle Tennessee is as scenic and beautiful a place as any other in the American southeast if you have the eye and the will to see it. Traveling through in autumn, you’d have to actively try not to notice.

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Travel: A Guide to Gentlemen's etiquette

Hurry up and wait, too many people and too little space, slow moving lines while traveling…I’ve been there, you’ve been there, we’ve ALL been there. Unfortunately, these situations can be a true test of patience, stamina and most of all, a test of your ability to handle stressful situations with a bit of decorum.

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Introducing: Fall Sport Coats

We are thrilled to introduce our first collection of sport coats! A multi-year project in the making, the hard work and passion has finally paid off. The result...some pretty incredible sport coats, all handmade right here in the USA.

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Lifestyle: Filipe Likes Giving Back

For our third and final installment of “Filipe Likes,” we are checking in with him to see how he has been serving in our local community this summer. A passion for Filipe and OLE MASON JAR, we highlight the importance of giving back.

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Music: September Discovery

Each month the Music & Lifestyle department brings you the latest and greatest music releases, concert updates, fashion trends, and much more. For the month of September, we go backstage with the one and only Drake.

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Lifestyle: OMJ Says Thanks

Last September, OLE MASON JAR took a major step into the next phase of our brand. Looking to expand and having a clear vision of wanting to help revitalize manufacturing in our home state of North Carolina, we were desperately in need of outside help to achieve such a lofty goal. Well, we put ourselves out there with a Kickstarter campaign to help raise the funds...and our supporters turned out in a BIG way...

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Music: August Discovery

For the month of August, our playlist includes a little John (Mayer), Frank Ocean and a mixed set by yours truly. 

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Travel: The Carolina Coast Guide

Here in the southeast, there are a few things synonymous with summertime. Outdoor cookouts/BBQs, days on the lake, country music concerts and of course...the beach. Fortunately for us in the Carolinas, only a few hours stands between us, a chair in the sand and the summer breeze through our hair. 

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