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Michael Solender

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Covers:  Travel, Golf, Pop Culture, Small Business. Custom content development.
Features writer. Content creator. Business. Travel. Pop Culture. michaeljwrites.com.

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Travel, pop culture, and business journalist with more than 1000 feature stories in regional and national publications, including, The New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, InsideHook, Matador Network, The Miami Herald, Atlanta VUE, Charlotte magazine, The Charlotte Observer, The Sacrmento Bee, Southern Living, Metropolis Magazine, NASCAR Illustrated, PGA Magazine, Carolinas Golf Magazine, American City Business Journals, The Jewish Daily Forward, and many others.

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How Do You Reconstruct Lost Choreography? THE NEW YORK TIMES

How Do You Reconstruct Lost Choreography? THE NEW YORK TIMES

Definitions of what constitutes a "lost" dance vary. "If we don't have film, it's a lost work," Ms. Eilber sa…

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Founder of Opera Company Put Black Singers at Center Stage SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE

Founder of Opera Company Put Black Singers at Center Stage SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE

Mary Cardwell Dawson created unprecedented opportunities for aspiring Black musicians as the founder of Ameri…

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How the Rosenwald Schools Shaped a Generation of Black Leaders - SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE

How the Rosenwald Schools Shaped a Generation of Black Leaders - SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE

Little more than a century ago, deep in America's rural South, a community-based movement ignited by two unex…

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How to Spend 7 Perfect Days in Dubrovnik - INSIDEHOOK

How to Spend 7 Perfect Days in Dubrovnik - INSIDEHOOK

Croatia's "Pearl of the Adriatic" delivers a dreamy Mediterranean vibe with pebbled beaches, snaking coastlin…

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This Small-Group Tour in Mallorca, Spain, Is 'Hill Walking' at Its Best - MATADOR NETWORK

This Small-Group Tour in Mallorca, Spain, Is 'Hill Walking' at Its Best - MATADOR NETWORK

One man's experience with "hill walking" across the largest of Spain's east coast Balearic Islands with Exodu…

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BLKRVA: The vibe is alive in Richmond, Virginia - MIAMI HERALD

BLKRVA: The vibe is alive in Richmond, Virginia - MIAMI HERALD

Richmond, Virginia's renaissance and rebirth over the past decade have vaulted this city into an echelon of N…

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Aruba's Oldest Luxury Hotel Just Got a Boutique Tower — and a Rooftop Worth the Trip

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By Michael Solender 
| Matador Network
Aruba Epic Stays by Michael Solender Jun 5, 2026 A strong gust sends my hat sailing at check-in to The Westerly at Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort. Skittering across the coffee-colored flagstone lobby floor, my well-traveled, dancing cap draws giggles from twin grade-school boys ahead of me in the breezy, semi-open-air space. I retrieve it quickly, and the boys nod their approval. The wind never really lets up here, nor will it during my all-too-brief four-day stay.
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Destination: I do, Carolinas

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By Michael Solender 
| SouthPark Magazine
Cataloochee Ranch. Photograph by Ben Finch Photography by Michael J. Solender When the vision of a perfect wedding includes a romantic setting, unforgettable dining, and an intimate celebration with family and friends, destination weddings offer couples a beautiful way to have it all — with a built-in honeymoon for good measure. Here are four Carolinas destinations where the delight of the big day lingers a little longer.
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Mind game: Performance coach Kathy Hart Wood talks strategy

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By Michael Solender 
| SouthPark Magazine
by Michael J. Solender Most golfers who come to work with performance coach Kathy Hart Wood have two things in common. They have more talent than they show on the course, and they feel frustrated by their results. Wood, 61, helps them reframe their approach and how they manage their thoughts about their game. It’s a strategy she believes can change everything.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a neighborhood correspondent for the Charlotte Observer with a weekly neighbors column.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Long ago!!

How is social media changing news?

Making information immediately accessible gives leads to journalists in order to further explore stories.

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