Inside those automatic doors awaits a retail universe that defies the typical thrift store stereotypes of musty smells and chaotic disarray. Instead, you’re greeted by a surprisingly organized ...

That’s the sensation awaiting you at Sleepy Poet Antique Mall in Charlotte, North Carolina – a treasure hunter’s paradise where yesterday’s discarded items become today’s most coveted possessions.

Artists, playwrights, teachers and more gathered to ask “Can art save us?” and converse on the effect art has on everyday ...