- Issue of
- Sep 5-11, 2012
- Vol. 26, No. 28
Cover Story
-
An insider's guide to country cooking in the Q.C.
There's more to soul food in Charlotte than just Mert's
News & Views
-
- News Feature
-
Charlotte's homeless fall victim to the DNC
Homeless advocates work to keep people informed
-
- The Blotter
-
Bizarre crimes from Charlotte police files (Sept. 6)
Almost death by wood chipper, rubber robbers, more
-
- Brave News World
-
Sanitation workers get dirty end of the deal
Overworked, underpaid for DNC — but law not on their side
-
- Stargazer
-
Weekly horoscope (Sept. 6-12)
We are asked to make decisions that are far more mature than in the past.
Music
-
- Features
-
How Kendrick Lamar helped win back the West
California rapper is a product of '80s
-
- Features
-
Nobunny knows ...
Justin Champlin offers insight into his animal alter-ego
-
- Album Review
-
CD Review: Temperance League
Like, Wow!; Release date: Sept. 7, 2012
-
- Soundboard
-
This week's concert listings (Sept. 6-Sept. 12)
Recommendations include God Save the Queen City, Su Casa with DJ Kemit, more
-
- Vibes
-
Live review: Hopscotch Festival, Raleigh, Sept. 6-8, 2012
Five moments of transcendance and five moments of "dammit."
-
- Vibes
-
Donald Harrison tonight at Symphony Park (9/8/2012)
He’s performing at the Coca-Cola Sunset Jazz Festival with Calvin Edwards Trio, Envision, Fat Snacks and Los Leones.
-
- Vibes
-
DJ Kemit at Dharma Lounge tonight (9/8/2012)
The Su Casa folks are bringing Kemit to town for a “listening lounge” event.
-
- Vibes
-
God Save the Queen City II tonight at the Chop Shop (9/7/2012)
Burned out from the DNC and just need several dozen rock bands to purge your system?
-
- Vibes
-
Dex Romweber Duo at Snug Harbor tonight (9/9/2012)
The duo explores honky-tonk and outlaw country flavors.
-
- Vibes
-
Eyes of the Elders tonight at the Neighborhood Theatre
Charlotte hip-hop mainstays Eyes of the Elders back their politically aware rap with live instruments.
- Vibes
-
Pete Anderson at Double Door Inn tonight (9/8/2012)
His modus operandi is the blues.
-
- Vibes
-
Live review: Foo Fighters, The Fillmore (9/6/2012)
Band rifles through 36 songs during DNC week performance - Grohl and company's longest show ever.
-
- Vibes
-
Chris Isaak at McGlohon Theatre tonight (9/10/2012)
Without fire in the belly, it’s a short step from languid to lethargic.
-
- Vibes
-
Outernational at Tremont Music Hall tonight (9/7/2012)
Lord only knows why they call it “future rock.”
Film
-
- View from the Couch
-
Ed Wood, Harvey, Snow White and the Huntsman among new home entertainment titles
This week's reviews of what's new on Blu-ray and DVD
-
- View from the Couch
-
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Terminator box set among new home entertainment titles
This week's reviews of what's new on Blu-ray and DVD
-
- Film Clips
-
Capsule reviews of films playing the week of Sept. 7
Movies include ParaNorman, Premium Rush, more
Arts
-
- Feature
-
Screw the format: Charlotte Video Project aims for art
Their goal was 100 videos by the DNC. Did they make it?
-
- Feature
-
Chasing the Hill puts a psychological spin on politics
Docu-style Web TV program moves to film in Charlotte
-
- Books
-
Good election-year reads
Let's get political
Food & Drink
-
- Cover Story
-
An insider's guide to country cooking in the Q.C.
There's more to soul food in Charlotte than just Mert's
-
- Mouthful
-
Dining With Friends event ramps up
Make dinner plans with RAIN
-
- Three-Course Spiel
-
3 questions with Irene Politis, pastry maker
Yiasou Greek Festival returns
-
- Eat My Charlotte
-
Local Discovery: One woman's sticky business of toffee
Nancy Boru was lost and then she found the toffee business. This is her story.
-
- Eat My Charlotte
-
Recipe: Figs à la Claire
This time of year, figs and pears are abundant.
-
- Eat My Charlotte
-
Mobile produce truck leaves a lasting legacy
Friendship Gardens To Go is a mobile market serving the nutritional nees of low-income families who live in food deserts
Sex & Love
-
- Savage Love
-
Bed sores
When sleep and sex don't mix
Blogs & Podcasts
-
- The CLog
-
Five things you didn't know about the DNC: Day 1
The Secret Service are a friendly lot, and campaign staffers become candid at lunchtime.
-
- The CLog
-
Today's Top 5: Friday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
-
- The CLog
-
DNC 2012 Notebook: The security nightmare that was 'The Daily Show'
What was supposed to be a relaxing night cap at the end of a stressful week turned into yet another encounter with security detail
-
- The CLog
-
Budding entrepreneurs profit (sort of) from the 99 Percent
The Coalition to March on Wall Street South wasn't all fun and games
-
- The CLog
-
Today's Top 5: Monday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
-
- The CLog
-
Photo: Clinton and Obama feeling the love
It's all about the love, man.
-
- The CLog
-
Five things you didn't know about the DNC: Day Two
Elbows flew, and TV news anchors were treated like Madonna
-
- The CLog
-
DNC in photos: Michelle Obama, happy delegates, more
Moments from the first day of "The People's Convention."
-
- The CLog
-
Marcia Jones discusses “The Displaced Oshun Theory”
The artist will speak about the controversial painting at Twenty-Two.
-
- The CLog
-
Get Outta Town: Invisible Ink, Disposable, and Richard II
Three things to see in Asheville.
-
- The CLog
-
Get Outta Town: The Rocky Horror Show
Seductive show creates at "Time Warp" in Raleigh.
-
- The CLog
-
A DNC blog, brought to you by Sweet Baby James
I was in a bad mood this morning. But not anymore.
-
- The CLog
-
Mr. Satan Goes To Wall Street occupies Charlotte
Traveling political play lands in the Q.C. for the DNC.
-
- The CLog
-
Today's Top 5: Tuesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
-
- The CLog
-
Photos: Knife Fight screening at NASCAR Hall of Fame
Documentary stars Eric McCormack and Richard Schiff attend Wednesday's screening.
-
- The CLog
-
Video: Women voters respond to First Lady's speech
"I thought it was filled with fact and also with emotion."
-
- The CLog
-
Getting hot wings with Ross Matthews
TV personality talks about Charlotte and his role in the LGBT community.
-
- The CLog
-
Today's Top 5: Thursday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
-
- The CLog
-
Protesters clash with evangelists and executives in Uptown
One Bible thumper had quite a bit to say to the "pot-smoking perverts"
-
- The CLog
-
Video: Shouldn't he be in school?
A group of adults and children gathered at the corner of Trade and Tryon to basically say we're all going to hell.
-
- The CLog
-
How’s Your News? star Susan Harrington stops by the DNC
The incredibly charming reporter likes to compare politicians to cookies
-
- The CLog
-
Keep calm and march on
The De-Escalation team was out in full force on Sunday, encouraging everyone to "chill out."
-
- The CLog
-
Today's Top 5: Friday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
-
- The CLog
-
Dialect Discipline captures artists in action
Local artists of all sorts are caught on camera.
-
- The CLog
-
Today's Top 5: Tuesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
-
- The CLog
-
Protesters close out a long week with one big message
"F*&^ the DNC."
-
- The CLog
-
Obama's relocated speech throws some for a loop
Some waited hours to nab a ticket. Now they'll be left in the cold (er, rain).
-
- The CLog
-
Purchasing power: Vendors, customers support candidacy of Obama through merchandise
"That’s money well spent on publicity for President Barack Obama," said one person visiting during the DNC.
-
- The CLog
-
DNC 2012 Notebook: N.C. delegate sick of 'I built that’ rhetoric
Not all businesses support the other guy, says Charlotte delegate.
-
- The CLog
-
Theater review: Lombardi at Carolina Actors Studio Theatre
Heart of the Green Bay dynasty.
-
- The CLog
-
Planned Parenthood rally encourages support for Obama
About 100 people attended the rally to hear speakers Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker, comedian Aisha Tyler, more.
-
- The CLog
-
Today's Top 5: Monday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
-
- The CLog
-
Toga party on Queens Road
This return trip to the Forum is worthwhile.
-
- The CLog
-
Today's Top 5: Tuesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
-
- The CLog
-
Today's Top 5: Thursday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
-
- The CLog
-
Democrats use star power to rally youth
Harold and Kumar star and Obama staffer says the prez has just as many young followers as he did in 2008
-
- The CLog
-
Video: Whistle while you work
Cops keep it interesting in the streets.
-
- The CLog
-
Gabrielle Douglas kicks me into high gear
The Olympian offers some advice to survive the mid-DNC slump
-
- The CLog
-
ActionNC rally focuses on foreclosure
One family's battle with Bank of America highlights Thursday's noontime rally.
-
- The CLog
-
Summer Cinema: Hits & Misses
A look at the season's top hits and biggest flops.
-
- The CLog
-
Ronnie Seegars, an accidental 99 Percenter
He wasn't carrying a sign at Sunday's protest. But he was listening.
-
- The CLog
-
Today's Top 5: Thursday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
-
- The CLog
-
Ancient comedy at Theatre Charlotte
Theatre Charlotte launches its 85th season with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
- The CLog
-
Opening Friday
What's new in theaters this weekend.
-
- The CLog
-
Today's Top 5: Wednesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
-
- The CLog
-
Obama's DNC speech: An exclamation point at the end of a great week
Clinton's speech won him the renomination. Obama just added the necessary punctuation mark.
-
- The CLog
-
Immigrant activists show 'No Fear' during Wednesday protest
Ten were arrested on Tuesday but face no charges or immediate threats of deportation
-
- The CLog
-
Political gaffes: A big effing deal .. or not?
We ask people in downtown Charlotte for the DNC: Do you remember which politician said this completely incorrect and perhaps even a little idiotic statement?
-
- The CLog
-
DNC fashion do's and don'ts
While President Obama and his cool first lady Michelle are in town, it’s important to make sure you’re putting your most fashionable foot forward.
-
- The CLog
-
Lots of PR, plus some inspiration, on Day 1 of the DNC
So far, this year's DNC hasn't been the revolution of 1968.
-
- The CLog
-
Obama fever lacking compared to 2008
The gauzy veneer of a party convention can prove deceptive.
-
- The CLog
-
DNC in photos: Slut pins, Barack Obama, more
CL Atlanta photographer Joeff Davis captures moments from inside the Arena.
-
- The CLog
-
In search of the heart and soul of the Democratic Party on Day 2
We ditched most of the second day of the convention and took it to the streets.
-
- The CLog
-
Today's Top 5: Monday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
-
- The CLog
-
Five things you didn't know about the DNC: Day Three
Covering a political convention is a lot like covering a Super Bowl
-
- The CLog
-
Obama is forcing gay marriage, Gary Bauer TV spot claims
Even Saturday Night Live couldn't have come up with a better joke political ad
-
- The CLog
-
DNC in photos: Barack and Bill, a street preacher argument, more
CL Atlanta photographer Joeff Davis brings us another batch of photos from the DNC.
-
- The CLog
-
Prison-bound governor talks fear and freedom
Former Ala. Gov. Don Siegelman came to the DNC to rally support for his freedom. Politics aside, how does a former noted politician feel right before going to prison?
-
- The CLog
-
Get Outta Town: Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
Titanic exhibition offers an insightful look into the tragedy that happened 100 years ago.
-
- The CLog
-
Today's Top 5: Wednesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
-
- The CLog
-
Today's Top 5: Friday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
-
- The CLog
-
Video: Even the credentialed are denied
You can see the disappointment on these people's faces.
-
- The CLog
-
Spotted: Creative Loafing in DNC territory
Just another day in downtown Charlotte.
-
- The CLog
-
Michelle Obama made us say the four-letter word
She did what Ann Romney couldn't
- The CLog
-
If you had a super PAC, what would you name it?
Raptors for Jesus, Just Drink the Koolaid and Slam Dunks, Fireworks and Eagles. Just a few of the interesting PAC names out there.
-
- The CLog
-
Occupy Charlotte exhibit calls the community
Annabel Manning places an interactive spin on her photography exhibit at CPCC.
-
- The CLog
-
Citizens of the Universe presents double feature
Marx in SoHo and Gonzo: A Brutal Chrysalis performances at Wine Up.
-
- The CLog
-
The Daily Show: The homegrown edition
What's it like attending the filming of Jon Stewart's comedy show? In a word, awesome.
-
- The CLog
-
Video: Quasimodo Project at 7th Street Market, 9/5/2012
Group presents live music, spoken word, art and dance.
Nightlife
-
- QC After Dark
-
UndocuNation, Neighborhood Theatre, 9/5/2012
The event was billed as a night of art, activism and immigrant rights.
-
- QC After Dark
-
Dharma Lounge, 9/7/2012
A Pimps and Hos Party was held to celebrate the birthday of Charlotte DJ Aaron Sigmon.
Columns
-
- Boomer with Attitude
-
Dear Mr. President
An open letter to Barack Obama
-
- Editor's Notes
-
The difference between soul food and Southern food
"It's just poor-folk food," my mom told me.
-
- Editor's Notes
-
Mixed feelings at the Republican National Convention
Editor of CL Tampa looks back on the agony and ecstasy
-
- Everybody Loves Baby
-
Balancing act
Motherhood is wonderful, but maybe it could have waited until after the DNC
Style
-
- Creative Living
-
Rich man, poor man
Two new home furniture shops to suit any budget
