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News Feature
Unclear Future for Historic Excelsior Club After Recent Foreclosure

Will Charlotte lose another cultural heavyweight?
by Ryan Pitkin
Tags: News Feature, Excelsior Club, James Ferguson, Carla Cunningham, Al Austin, James Smuggie Mitchell, west Charlotte, Colette Forrest, Washington Heights

The Blotter
The Blotter: Teach 'Em Young

Bizzare crime from Charlotte police files (March 2)
by Ryan Pitkin
Tags: The Blotter, Oakdale Elementary School, Knights Inn, Pizza Hut, Colonel Francie Beatty Park, CVS, Walmart, CMPD, bizarre crime

Newsmakers
Elexus Jionde Is a New Kind of Black History Teacher

Taking 'em to school
by Ryan Pitkin
Tags: Newsmakers, Elexus Jionde, Intelexual Media, Ohio State University, Garinger High School, Twitter, Black History Month, Charlotte Uprising, Tomi Lahren

Stargazer
Weekly Horoscope (March 2 - 8)

Change Is Coming
by Vivian Carol
Tags: Stargazer

Features
Sinners & Saints Are "Making It" in Charlotte

The Acid Test
by Pat Moran
Tags: Features, Sinners & Saints, Perry Fowler, Mark Baran, Petra's, On the Other Side, Charlotte music, Neighborhood Theatre

Profile
Blame the Youth At Your Own Peril

A Trans Latinx and Three Women of Color Look to Shake Up Charlotte's Music Scene
by Pat Moran
Tags: Profile, Blame the Youth, Charlotte music, Meryl Streep stuff, blues, jazz, Janelle Monae, millenials

Profile
How Perry Fowler Helped Transform Petra's into Plaza Midwood's Hottest New Old Club

Rolling Out the Welcome Mat
by Pat Moran
Tags: Profile, Petra's, Jerry Fowler, Sinners & Saints, Jerry Brown, Plaza Midwood, Charlotte music

Vibes
Watch Charlotte's Sinners & Saints Sing Sweet Harmonies
by Mark Kemp
Tags: Videos, Interviews, Music, Charlotte, local music, singer-songwriter, Americana, Sinners & Saints, Pat Moran

Vibes
Live photos: Sleigh Bells, The Underground (3-2-2017)

Band brings raucous set to Charlotte.
by Jeff Hahne
Tags: Live Reviews, Photos, setlist, music, concert, Live reviews, Charlotte, setlist, Sleigh Bells, photos, pictures, slideshow, Slideshow

Vibes
Live photos: Deep Sea Diver opens for Colony House at The Underground (3-7-2017)

That time when the opening act overshadowed the headliners.
by Jeff Hahne
Tags: Live Reviews, Photos, setlist, Charlotte, music, concert, The Underground, Deep Sea Diver, photos, pictures, slideshow, Colony House, Slideshow

Reviews
Logan: No Country For Old X-Men

Rating: **1/2
by Matt Brunson
Tags: Reviews, film, review, Matt Brunson, Logan, X-Men, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Marvel

View from the Couch
The Before Trilogy, Doctor Strange, Moonlight among new home entertainment titles

This week's reviews of what's new on Blu-ray, DVD and Streaming
by Matt Brunson
Tags: View from the Couch, film, review, View From The Couch, Blu-ray, DVD, Matt Brunson, A*P*E, The Before Trilogy, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight, Deadtime Stories, Doctor Strange, Evelyn, Moonlight, Rules Don't Apply, Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, Mr. Majestyk, Pariah

Feature
Local Couple Aims to Print a Protest

The revolution will be screen printed
by Ryan Pitkin
Tags: Feature, screen printing, Evan Plante, Susan Plante, Docklands, Print, Organize, Protest, activism, Charlotte, art

Feature
Jermaine Nakia Lee's A Walk in My Shoes Puts Spotlight Back on HIV/AIDS

Agit Props
by Perry Tannenbaum
Tags: Feature, A Walk In My Shoes, Jermaine Nakia Lee, HIV/AIDS, Kyran McShaw, Gail Ford, Elijah Ali, Keon Sunkins, Tiffanie McCall, Tara Anderson, Quinn Marques, Clifford Matthews, Myrna Key-Parker, Johnson C. Smith University

Features
Cotswold Enters the Food Truck Frenzy

Friday night lights, redux
by Alison Leininger
Tags: Features, Cotswold Trucks, food trucks, Food Truck Friday, Caroina Commercial Kitchen, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Michael Rosen, Grace Lindvall, Casey Brawley

Savage Love
Come Now

Stop dicking around and get real
by Dan Savage
Tags: Savage Love, Savage Love, Dan Savage, sex advice, climaxing, orgasm, kink

The CLog
VIDEO: The Revolution Got Screen Printed in NoDa on Sunday

Charlotte, NC, artists set up at Company Shop in NoDa, making political and other kinds of socially conscious art as part of a nationwide campaign leading up to International Women's Day on March 8.
by Ryan Pitkin and Mark Kemp

The CLog
Sherrell Dorsey Appears on Phone Wallet Keys Podcast

CL contributor speaks about Thursday's #BLKTECHCLT event
by Ryan Pitkin
Tags: News, #BLKTECHCLT, Sherrell Dorsey, Phone Wallet Keys, Queen V, Light Skin Joe, Hygge West, podcasting

The CLog
Charlotte Roller Girls All-Stars Take Care of Business in Opener

Team readies for cross country trip to compete in Dust Bowl
by Ryan Pitkin
Tags: News, Charlotte Roller Girls, roller derby, Tallahassee RollerGirls, B-Dazzlers, Carolina RollerGirls Bootleggers, Grady Cole Center, Slideshow

QC After Dark
Reflections on Tournament Weekend

"I never go out during CIAA"
by Aerin Spruill
Tags: CIAA, Charlotte, nightlife, Aerin Spruill, The Imperial, EpiCentre

The Chronicle
Don't Break Up the Extraordinary Event Ordinance, Repeal It

When everything and nothing is extraordinary
by Rhiannon Fionn
Tags: The Chronicle, extraordinary ordinance, Charlotte City Council, Occupy Charlotte, National Lawyers Guild, CMPD, Tom Hanchett, Robert Hagemann, Marcus Jones

Editor's Notes
A Look At All the Ways Charlotteans Help Their Own

Giving Back
by Mark Kemp
Tags: Editor's Notes, arts, Charlotte, local music, Sinners & Saints, Editor's Note, Mark Kemp

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News & Views

Will Charlotte lose another cultural heavyweight?

Bizzare crime from Charlotte police files (March 2)

Taking 'em to school

Change Is Coming

Music

The Acid Test

A Trans Latinx and Three Women of Color Look to Shake Up Charlotte's Music Scene

Rolling Out the Welcome Mat

Band brings raucous set to Charlotte.

That time when the opening act overshadowed the headliners.

Film

Rating: **1/2

This week's reviews of what's new on Blu-ray, DVD and Streaming

Arts

The revolution will be screen printed

Agit Props

Food & Drink

Friday night lights, redux

Sex & Love

Stop dicking around and get real

Blogs & Podcasts

Charlotte, NC, artists set up at Company Shop in NoDa, making political and other kinds of socially conscious art as part of a nationwide campaign leading up to International Women's Day on March 8.

CL contributor speaks about Thursday's #BLKTECHCLT event

Team readies for cross country trip to compete in Dust Bowl

Nightlife

"I never go out during CIAA"

Columns

When everything and nothing is extraordinary

Giving Back