The death of a trolley

Bizarre crimes from Charlotte police files

Unplanned pregnancies — fact vs. fiction

Haiti, six months after the earthquake

Weekly horoscope July 21-27, 2010

Vans Warped Tour remains fresh, consistent

CD review: Stoned for Murder

CL previews upcoming concerts (July 21-27)

My night as a bartender

Audiofloss — Vol. 4, No. 6: Mike Phillips talks M.P.3

This week on Audiofloss, we're chatting with (and playing music from) the Hidden Beach Recordings saxophonist about his brand-new album M.P.3.

Philly Opera Company entertains market

Free music night at Salvador Deli's tonight (July23)

Col. Bruce Hampton and the Quark Alliance headline free music night in NoDa, Wink Keziah are at Puckett's.

This week's new releases (July 20)

Not much hitting shelves this week...

CD Review: Curren$y's Pilot Talk

Curren$y third studio album doubles as his reintroduction to the mainstream.

Dave Matthews Band, Cowboys Junkies tonight (July 21)

Power pop of the 90's and acoustic rock from the 80's highlight the evening's events.

Concert announcement: Nas and Damian Marley

Carnival of Madness Tour tonight (July 24)

Festival at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, ska-punk at The Milestone, folk rock at the Common Market.

2010 Carolina Music Awards winners

Live review: Dave Matthews Band

Branford Marsalis makes guest appearance at July 21, 2010 show at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.

Asher Roth re-releases Seared Foie Gras...

Asher Roth drops a DJ-free version of his mixtape, Seared Foie Gras with Quince and Cranberry.

Live review: Deer Tick

Band performs at packed Visulite for Sunday night show on July 25, 2010.

Dead Confederate tonight (July 25)

Psychedelic rock invades Visulite Theatre.

Concert announcement: Drive-By Truckers

Live review: Cowboy Junkies

Band performs at McGlohon Theatre on July 21, 2010.

Jubal Kane at River Jam tonight (July 22)

Local North Carolinian Blues band play the U.S. National Whitewater Center.

Soul Night tonight (July 20)

Soul and R&B make Plaza Midwood groove.

Live review: Carnival of Madness

Plus photos and setlists from the July 24, 2010, concert at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.

ICP's Gathering of the Juggalos promo video

It's hard to take seriously when compared to the SNL skit.

Concert announcement: Ed Kowalczyk

Inception: Dream weaver

Micmacs mixes and matches ideas

Predators: Not worth pursuing

Book review: James Sullivan's 7 Dirty Words

Where to find: Swai

3 questions with Lisa Burris, restaurateur

Hello, Mellow

The Mellow Mushroom is returning to Charlotte.

Store Wars 2010: Vote for your favorite grocer!

Vote for your favorite store.

Chipotle puts the "free" in tax free weekend

Free pizza at Donatos today, July 20

Just add a Donatos store's phone number in your phone and you'll get a free medium one-topping pizza.

Lemon curd cupcakes with raspberry mascarpone frosting

Though the hint of citrus in the cake is light, you'll get a surprise in the center of each cupcake ... a bite of creamy tart lemon curd.

Do microwave ovens kill bacteria?

A streetcar? Meh.

Shocking e-stim pads

Unidentified object in Gaston county

Sounds like Alvin Greene's narrating...

Today's Top(less) 5: Thursday

Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date

Today's Top(less) 5: Monday

Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date.

Today's Top(less) 5: Tuesday

Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date.

Today's Top(less) 5: Friday

Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date.

A new low for Facebook: Mother tracks son and has sex with him

Oedipus for the 21st century without the murder of the father.

How long is too long to wait for Mr. Right?

Getting married at 84 means, no kids, Viagra-induced sex and pretty much a new roommate.

Today's Top(less) 5: Wednesday

Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date.

A lesson you should know: How to undo her bra with one hand

Just in time for the weekend.

Not everyone in the Q.C. is excited about biomass

This is an issue to watch in the coming months.

Today's Top 5: Thursday

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.

'Small wind' power

Coming soon? Small turbines for your home and office?

Today's Top 5: Monday

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.

Sherrod's firing: disgrace all around

Poison ivy's extra bad year

The vine loves the abundance of CO2 that's causing global warming.

Sarah Palin and Shakespeare

Charlotte isn't only city pondering biomass

What do you think about constructing a biomass energy plant on the edge of the Catawba River and Mecklenburg County?

You’re putting what on your face?

The last time Congress attempted to regulate cosmetics was 1936.

Get Weird next Monday

Charlotte Film Festival summer series continues with one-time screening of Korean Western.

Dilworth housing tiff nothing like Ballantyne

Best bets in Charlotte comedy this week, July 26-Aug. 1

Here are a few of the best places to find comedy events in Charlotte this week.

Solar rises in the South

Who wants $100,000?

4th Ward Summer Block Party this Saturday

This Saturday Crave Dessert Bar is hosting its 4th Ward Summer Block Party to benefit The Harvest Center.

Opening Friday

What's new in theaters this weekend.

3 of 4 oil lobbyists are former fed employees

Utility companies trying to greenwash climate legislation

Al-Qaeda mag or Onion parody?

Comfort kits for the homeless

For what you might spend on lunch, you can make a difference in a homeless person's life.

Thinking outside of the bottle

We're sacrificing our health and the environment for our convenience and the idea that we should have a brand-new bottle every time we're thirsty.

Today's Top 5: Friday

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.

Summer celebration at Common House

Today's Top 5: Wednesday

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.

Today's Top 5: Tuesday

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.

Sen. Diaper Dave vs. Judge Cradle Snatcher

Weekender, July 23-25

Check out these events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area this weekend.

Best bets in Charlotte comedy this week, July 21-24

Here are a few of the best places to find comedy events in Charlotte this week.

This week's promises from BP, and Hooters news too!

Promises, promises meant to be kept.

Elaine Marshall: Richard Burr apes Jesse Helms' racial tactics

Health care public option alive and kicking

Tonight’s Top 5, 07/23/10

The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, July 23, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.

Tonight's Top 5, 07/20/10

The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, July 20, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.

Tonight's Top 5, 07/26/2010

The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, July 26, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.

T-Street cures Monday blues

Even with the recent openings of Whiskey Warehouse, Soul and Twenty-Two, Thomas Street Tavern continues to draw a crowd.

Stalking twin bartenders at Town Tavern

Sundays are Underground S.I.N. Sundays at Town Tavern — featuring "The Wolfe Twins" bartending downstairs.

Tonight’s Top 5, 07/22/10

RIP Sir Edmund Halley's Restaurant and FreeHouse, 1995-2010

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Campus nightlife ... on Wells Fargo Cultural Campus

The Duke Power building looks like a martini for a reason.

Get a hole at Revolution's piercing spa

Check out their "hole menu."

Sale at Scarlett Plus Boutique

Another summer sale!

Christmas shopping in July? I say no.

Toys 'R' Us has relaunched its "