Whether you’re walking the loops at Renaissance Park, letting the kids play at Marion Diehl Park, or enjoying a peaceful stretch of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway, Southwest Charlotte offers plenty of places to spend time outdoors. But thick brush and wooded areas can also hide poison ivy, oak, and sumac. When urushiol, the oil these plants produce, touches your skin, it can trigger an itchy, uncomfortable rash that sometimes requires medical attention. What ...
If you’re dealing with congestion, a runny nose, or nonstop sneezing in Southwest Charlotte, it’s easy to blame seasonal allergies, especially when pollen seems to coat everything along Tyvola Road. And in many cases, that assumption is right. But here’s where it gets tricky: seasonal allergies and viral infections like COVID-19 can share early symptoms. When everything starts to feel the same, it can be hard to tell what’s actually causing ...
