Jul 7-13, 2016

Jul 7-13, 2016 / Vol. 30 / No. 20

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: Girl Power

MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES **1/2 (out of four) DIRECTED BY Jake Szymanski STARS Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick Mike and Dave might be the ones who end up with their names in the title of the new comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, but it’s the titanic trio of Tatiana, Alice and Jeanie…

Matt Brunson

Weekly horoscope (July 7-13)

For All Signs: Mars is finally direct and moving slowly toward the point at which it turned retrograde. That will occur on August 22. Now we can gradually move forward with activities associated with initiatives, repairs and anything that involves tools or guns. Mars is the ancient god of war. He represents the one inside…

Vivian Carol

Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (July 7)

Hipster Hater Four NoDa businesses were hit in the early morning hours last week, and police believe the same suspect was behind all of them. It began with a man being caught on tape kicking the door in at the recently opened Company Store. The following night, someone broke into Crepe Cellar by smashing through…

Courtney Mihocik

An Open Letter to the President

[Editor’s Note: I saw pieces of the following letter as Megan wrote it and shared excerpts on her Twitter feed. I reached out in hopes she would be willing to share the letter with our readers before sending it off. She agreed, and hopes others will be inspired to send similar letters sharing their feelings…

Megan Wolford

UrbanZue is the underground event you’ve been waiting for

The Charlotte underground Afropunk scene is searching for a signature look and sound while the counterculture bubbles just under the surface, seasoned with just the right amount of artistic edge. Now, two emerging fringe culture leaders have tasked themselves with finding the talent in this Charlotte gumbo that exudes the flavors of punk, hip hop,…

Kia Moore

Hollywood turns the camera on itself in new film series

If it’s not an 11-year-old girl being shot through the chest by a gang member at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library, then it’s hippies gleefully dropping acid — and dropping their undies — at ImaginOn. Sam Shapiro is the man directly responsible for such illegal activities, but he does draw the line at butter between the buttocks.…

Matt Brunson

Local LGBT leaders see need for cohesion and unity after HB2, Orlando

What is a leader? What is leadership? How do we work together? These are questions I’ve found myself asking over the past several months as Charlotte debated and then passed its local anti-LGBT non-discrimination ordinances. Now, we’ve watched the furor rightfully inspired by the resulting House Bill 2 continue day after day and week after…

Matt Comer

Three questions for Debra Hanks, owner of Iva Jean’s Fudge

Ask anyone with a holiday gift list and they’ll probably tell you that someone on their list is receiving fudge — either homemade or store-bought. Debra Hanks, the owner of Iva Jean’s Fudge (ivajeansfudge.com), started her sweets business in 2015 out of Waxhaw and provides homemade fudge for gifts (worthy of giving anytime of the…

Courtney Mihocik

iPho is calling

IPho owner Van La learned the restaurant ropes at an early age. Growing up in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, she spent much of her childhood learning to run her parent’s restaurant. When La left her native Vietnam for Charlotte, she brought the family business — and a vision of authentic Vietnamese cuisine — with…

Madeline Lemieux

The Avett Brothers’ True Sadness

Let’s toss aside any preconceived notions of “they haven’t been the same since working with Rick Rubin” or “big labels have only given them polish.” Everyone’s aware of the raw grit of the Avett Brothers’ early work and the slight pop and rock infusions of the band’s three American Records/Rick Rubin-produced efforts — I and…

Jeff Hahne

Emily King switches to headlining shows

“Oh, you poor thing. You should probably rest your voice,” Emily King says, sounding more concerned than annoyed during our interview. At the beginning of our phone conversation, I’ve informed her that I’m suffering from a bad case of laryngitis. “I’ll rest later,” I reassure her with the focus more on our interview and my…

Anita Overcash

Students spend the summer working for educational equality

I joined Bokar Diaby about an hour into his three hours of daily canvassing. He didn’t look comfortable, with his black T-shirt sticking to him in the 90-degree heat. I asked if he enjoyed this part of the 12-week fellowship he’s participating in this summer with the Students for Education Reform Action Network (SFER AN),…

Ryan Pitkin

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