Melissa Oyler (she/her)
@melissaoyler.bsky.social
Charlotte N.C. yogi, runner, animal lover, vegetarian, editor of @cltfive 🍩. Covid is not over 😷. Posts are my opinion.
So excited for continued national recognition of Charlotte’s wonderful food scene. Congrats, chefs! 🧑🍳 🥇
⭐ A Michelin Guide for Charlotte doesn’t exist. But the James Beard Awards have woken up to the immense talent that Charlotte chefs and beverage professionals have to offer.
Dive into recent James Beard nods 👉 www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
Dive into recent James Beard nods 👉 www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
Charlotte’s food scene is only getting hotter — and the James Beard nods have confirmed it
A Michelin Guide for Charlotte doesn’t exist. (Their loss, right?) But the James Beard Awards have woken up to the immense talent that our chefs and beverage professionals have to offer.
www.charlotteobserver.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
So excited for continued national recognition of Charlotte’s wonderful food scene. Congrats, chefs! 🧑🍳 🥇
I should not watch #handmaidstale before bed 😳
December 23, 2024 at 3:36 AM
I should not watch #handmaidstale before bed 😳
Reposted by Melissa Oyler (she/her)
We did a staff best books series, artfully done by @melissaoyler.bsky.social and @cltfive.bsky.social @charlotteobserver.bsky.social Check it out there are some good read on here: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
The 16 best books our team read in 2024, and why they were so lit
We asked our room full of professional readers and writers for the best books they read this year. Settle in for your next read (or grab a last minute stocking stuffer!).
www.charlotteobserver.com
December 12, 2024 at 6:06 PM
We did a staff best books series, artfully done by @melissaoyler.bsky.social and @cltfive.bsky.social @charlotteobserver.bsky.social Check it out there are some good read on here: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
Reposted by Melissa Oyler (she/her)
🫒🥖 TAPAS AT OPTIMIST HALL: Spanish “snackies” arearriving at Optimist Hall, where Marina’s Tapas food stall will open tomorrow.
The food will be “super simple, nothing over-complicated … no-frills,” chef Andres Kaifer told CharlotteFive.
🗞️ Details: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
The food will be “super simple, nothing over-complicated … no-frills,” chef Andres Kaifer told CharlotteFive.
🗞️ Details: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
December 5, 2024 at 1:27 PM
🫒🥖 TAPAS AT OPTIMIST HALL: Spanish “snackies” arearriving at Optimist Hall, where Marina’s Tapas food stall will open tomorrow.
The food will be “super simple, nothing over-complicated … no-frills,” chef Andres Kaifer told CharlotteFive.
🗞️ Details: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
The food will be “super simple, nothing over-complicated … no-frills,” chef Andres Kaifer told CharlotteFive.
🗞️ Details: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
Holidays are quieter now due to avoiding covid in a world that has gone back to normal. I’m so grateful for the time I have with my parents — and that they are willing to quarantine to see me. I already can’t wait for Christmas 🎄❤️
December 4, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Holidays are quieter now due to avoiding covid in a world that has gone back to normal. I’m so grateful for the time I have with my parents — and that they are willing to quarantine to see me. I already can’t wait for Christmas 🎄❤️
And now I’m hungry 😋
🥖 BEST PLACES TO GET FRESH BREAD: Because if you show up to Thanksgiving dinner with fresh bread, you'll be the most liked person at your holiday dinner. 😋
🗞️ Details: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
📸 Ariel Cami at Pizza Baby
🗞️ Details: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
📸 Ariel Cami at Pizza Baby
November 22, 2024 at 2:32 PM
And now I’m hungry 😋
One thing I’ve learned during the pandemic is many doctors do not keep up with the latest scientific literature, especially when information is coming so frequently about #covid long term damage. Listen to the scientists and the patients. We are living with it — we know when things aren’t right.
Personally, this has taught me an incredibly important lesson, one that I wish all my fellow health journalists will take to heart, which is:
If there is a divide between what patients are saying, and what the researchers/clinicians are saying, believe the patients.
If there is a divide between what patients are saying, and what the researchers/clinicians are saying, believe the patients.
November 22, 2024 at 3:30 AM
One thing I’ve learned during the pandemic is many doctors do not keep up with the latest scientific literature, especially when information is coming so frequently about #covid long term damage. Listen to the scientists and the patients. We are living with it — we know when things aren’t right.
I accidentally walked 16 miles on my walking pad while working today. I was in the zone, didn’t realize how late it was til it was dark. I’d planned to only walk til lunch. 😂
Anyone else feel like a walking pad helps you hyperfocus on work? I have tunnel vision while on it!
#walkingpad #lifehack
Anyone else feel like a walking pad helps you hyperfocus on work? I have tunnel vision while on it!
#walkingpad #lifehack
November 21, 2024 at 3:33 AM
I accidentally walked 16 miles on my walking pad while working today. I was in the zone, didn’t realize how late it was til it was dark. I’d planned to only walk til lunch. 😂
Anyone else feel like a walking pad helps you hyperfocus on work? I have tunnel vision while on it!
#walkingpad #lifehack
Anyone else feel like a walking pad helps you hyperfocus on work? I have tunnel vision while on it!
#walkingpad #lifehack
Former CDC director explains how COVID is not a respiratory disease.
It’s a very important distinction and why so many of us are doing everything not to catch it (or catch it again). #maskup 😷
It’s a very important distinction and why so many of us are doing everything not to catch it (or catch it again). #maskup 😷
Dana Parish interviewed former CDC Director Dr Redfield about Covid.
The key takeaway? It is NOT a respiratory disease. It is a vascular disease.
I will never forget the first person I knew to die of Covid. Fought 90+ days in the ICU & had 2 strokes and a leg amputation. He was only 38.
The key takeaway? It is NOT a respiratory disease. It is a vascular disease.
I will never forget the first person I knew to die of Covid. Fought 90+ days in the ICU & had 2 strokes and a leg amputation. He was only 38.
November 19, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Former CDC director explains how COVID is not a respiratory disease.
It’s a very important distinction and why so many of us are doing everything not to catch it (or catch it again). #maskup 😷
It’s a very important distinction and why so many of us are doing everything not to catch it (or catch it again). #maskup 😷
Eyeing the #maxprofitness for at-home strength training. I have basically zero space for barbells, etc. Anyone else have it? Thoughts on concentric-only training? That’s my main holdup from getting it …
#weighttraining
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#weighttraining
maxprofitness.com?sscid=b1k8_n...
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November 17, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Eyeing the #maxprofitness for at-home strength training. I have basically zero space for barbells, etc. Anyone else have it? Thoughts on concentric-only training? That’s my main holdup from getting it …
#weighttraining
maxprofitness.com?sscid=b1k8_n...
#weighttraining
maxprofitness.com?sscid=b1k8_n...
Reposted by Melissa Oyler (she/her)
As H5N1 gathers steam, look to your COVID-conscious friends. We're tired and burned out but we want the best for all of us.
November 17, 2024 at 4:55 AM
As H5N1 gathers steam, look to your COVID-conscious friends. We're tired and burned out but we want the best for all of us.
To everyone resting and icing after the big run this morning, congrats!!
🏃🏾♀️🏃🏻 CONGRATS, RUNNERS: This morning's Charlotte Marathon, our city's largest running race, included a marathon, half marathon, marathon relay and a 5K. There was even a marriage proposal at the finish line!
📸 Check out our full gallery / pics by Matt Kelley: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
📸 Check out our full gallery / pics by Matt Kelley: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
November 16, 2024 at 8:06 PM
To everyone resting and icing after the big run this morning, congrats!!
#CharlotteNC friends - check out this starter pack of foodie + entertainment accounts to follow. Let @cltfive.bsky.social know if you want to be added to it! #charlottestarterpack #cltfood #charlottencstarterpack
November 15, 2024 at 3:08 PM
#CharlotteNC friends - check out this starter pack of foodie + entertainment accounts to follow. Let @cltfive.bsky.social know if you want to be added to it! #charlottestarterpack #cltfood #charlottencstarterpack
Looking for a list of experts to follow regarding Covid? This is a great place to start. Thank you @chronicallyventing.bsky.social for pointing me to it!
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv
November 14, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Looking for a list of experts to follow regarding Covid? This is a great place to start. Thank you @chronicallyventing.bsky.social for pointing me to it!
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv
Charlotte friends - @cltfive.bsky.social is here now! Let’s connect there, too!
New #cltfood news from #nodacharlotte:
Philly hoagie restaurant, Yemeni coffee shop + two boutiques opening in NoDa Charlotte
🗞️ Details: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
Philly hoagie restaurant, Yemeni coffee shop + two boutiques opening in NoDa Charlotte
🗞️ Details: www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
November 14, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Charlotte friends - @cltfive.bsky.social is here now! Let’s connect there, too!
Reposted by Melissa Oyler (she/her)
Confirmed H5N1, same clade as the one affecting migratory birds. The child is hospitalized, in critical condition. It is still not known how they caught it.
Layers of protection: clean the air, vaccinate, stay home when 🤒Smart masking with N95.
#bcpoli
t.co/Y7NxF3nevn
Layers of protection: clean the air, vaccinate, stay home when 🤒Smart masking with N95.
#bcpoli
t.co/Y7NxF3nevn
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/canadas-national-lab-confirms-h5n1-hospitalized-teen
t.co
November 14, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Confirmed H5N1, same clade as the one affecting migratory birds. The child is hospitalized, in critical condition. It is still not known how they caught it.
Layers of protection: clean the air, vaccinate, stay home when 🤒Smart masking with N95.
#bcpoli
t.co/Y7NxF3nevn
Layers of protection: clean the air, vaccinate, stay home when 🤒Smart masking with N95.
#bcpoli
t.co/Y7NxF3nevn
This! Please protect yourselves, friends. We’ve learned so much the past 5 years. Mask up! 😷 #covidisnotover
I never expected we'd reach a situation where people are more concerned about getting a virus on their PC or mobile device than they are about getting a virus that infects their own body - one which can significantly change their quality of life, or even end it.
Yet here we are.
Yet here we are.
November 14, 2024 at 3:01 AM
This! Please protect yourselves, friends. We’ve learned so much the past 5 years. Mask up! 😷 #covidisnotover
Latest hobby: #strengthtraining. My challenge: Space. I have dumbbells (up to 25 lbs and I can get a couple more heavier ones).
I’d love a barbell, plates and a bench, but I’m flat out of space for something like that. I thought about going barbell/resistance bands hybrid …. (🧵/1)
I’d love a barbell, plates and a bench, but I’m flat out of space for something like that. I thought about going barbell/resistance bands hybrid …. (🧵/1)
November 12, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Latest hobby: #strengthtraining. My challenge: Space. I have dumbbells (up to 25 lbs and I can get a couple more heavier ones).
I’d love a barbell, plates and a bench, but I’m flat out of space for something like that. I thought about going barbell/resistance bands hybrid …. (🧵/1)
I’d love a barbell, plates and a bench, but I’m flat out of space for something like that. I thought about going barbell/resistance bands hybrid …. (🧵/1)
Anyone else sensitive to the effects of #barometricpressure with chronic illness? A friend taught me to check it about a year ago and lowering pressure often = crashes for me, while rising = energy. I didn’t have these crashes before getting suspected #longcovid 3 years ago.
May 19, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Anyone else sensitive to the effects of #barometricpressure with chronic illness? A friend taught me to check it about a year ago and lowering pressure often = crashes for me, while rising = energy. I didn’t have these crashes before getting suspected #longcovid 3 years ago.
I always forget about this app. Thank you, @missa909.bsky.social for reminding me of it - I’ll make sure to start checking it more often!
May 19, 2024 at 1:52 AM
I always forget about this app. Thank you, @missa909.bsky.social for reminding me of it - I’ll make sure to start checking it more often!
Reposted by Melissa Oyler (she/her)
New COVID strain quickly becomes most dominant in U.S. www.axios.com/2023/12/26/n...
New COVID strain quickly becomes most dominant in U.S.
Cases of the fast-spreading JN.1 variant have doubled in two weeks.
www.axios.com
December 26, 2023 at 9:30 PM
New COVID strain quickly becomes most dominant in U.S. www.axios.com/2023/12/26/n...
Hi new friends - I’m just joining Bluesky. I live in Charlotte N.C. and I ❤️hot yoga and running. I’m still isolating from Covid - the more we learn about the virus, the more dangerous we find out it is! Looking for other Covid safe friends. 😷 Also looking for low-carb vegetarian foodie inspiration🍃
December 26, 2023 at 5:16 PM
Hi new friends - I’m just joining Bluesky. I live in Charlotte N.C. and I ❤️hot yoga and running. I’m still isolating from Covid - the more we learn about the virus, the more dangerous we find out it is! Looking for other Covid safe friends. 😷 Also looking for low-carb vegetarian foodie inspiration🍃