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Dec 13-19, 2017
Vol. 31, No. 43

Sloane Siobhan - Into the Dark

Cover Story

Rising Artist Sloane Siobhan Maps Black Girl Magic

Into the dark
- by Emiene Wright

News & Views

News Feature
Former Troubled Police Officer Wants to Help Reform Burned Out Cops

The code breaker
by Ryan Pitkin
Tags: News Feature, Kareem Puranda, Self Talk Counseling and Consulting, Salisbury Police Department, police violence, PTSD, Omar Delgado, Walter Scott, Michael Slager

News Feature
No, We Don't Want Diddy Buying the Panthers

And you can't be serious
by Ryan Pitkin
Tags: News Feature, News, sports, Carolina Panthers, Diddy, Cam Newton, Jerry Richardson

The Blotter
The Blotter: A Minor Problem

Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files
by Ryan Pitkin
Tags: The Blotter, CMPD, bizarre crime, The Blotter, sweepstakes, Plaza Midwood, Freedom Drive, Amazon Fire, Summit Grandview Apartments

The Blotter
News of the Weird: Won't Believe Your Hairless Eyes

Bizarre but true stories from around the world
by Andrews McMeel Syndication

Music

Interviews
Charles Walker Releases Emo-Country Debut

Teenage Wasteland
by Mark Kemp
Tags: Interviews, Charles Walker, Jill Austin Band, Charlotte music, emo-country, country, alt-country, singer-songwriter, Sturgill Simpson

Music Features
'A Soulful Noel' Is Not Your Normal Christmas Show

Home for the holidays
by Kia Moore
Tags: Features, A Soulful Noel, Christmas music, holiday music, OnQ Productions, McGlohon Theater, Quentin Talley, The Hamiltones, Mercury Carter, Kevin Carter

Vibes
Listen Up: Dead Sea $crilla and Justin Aswell Come Together on 'Local Vibes'

Episode 21
by Ryan Pitkin
Tags: Local Vibes, Dead Sea $crilla, Red Jesse, Fred Rock, Knocturnal, Snug Harbor

Film

Reviews
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Force to be reckoned with

Rating: ***
by Matt Brunson
Tags: Reviews, film, review, Matt Brunson, Star Wars, The Last Jedi, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Daisey Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac

Reviews
The Shape of Water makes a splash

Rating: ***
by Matt Brunson
Tags: Reviews, film, review, Matt Brunson, The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro, Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer

View from the Couch
Code of Silence, Dolores Claiborne, Pulp 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, Brannigan, Code of Silence, Dolores Claiborne, General Idi Amin Dada, Pulp, Paris Holiday, Eye in the Sky

Arts

Cover story
Rising Artist Sloane Siobhan Maps Black Girl Magic

Into the dark
by Emiene Wright
Tags: Cover story, Art, Charlotte art, Sloane Siobhan, Afro-futurism, Mark Kiser, Gantt Center, Mint Museum, Northwest School of the Arts, Cover Story

Food & Drink

Food & Drink Features
Success of 'OrderFire' Inspires New Spinoff Series Focusing on Craft Cocktail Scene

How about another round?
by Ryan Pitkin
Tags: Features, DrinkOrder, OrderFire, Bob Peters, Marc Jacksina, Peter Taylor, Jeff Dubinsky, CLTfood, Kel Minton, Soul Gastrolounge, Colleen Hughes, Haberdish, Stefan Huebner, Dot Dot Dot, Brian Lorusso, Dogwood Southern Table and Bar

Sex & Love

Savage Love
Neurodiversity

There are books and blogs for that
by Dan Savage
Tags: Savage Love, autism spectrum, LGBTQ, polyamorous, groping, harassment, Dan Savage, Savage Love

Nightlife

QC After Dark
It's Poppin' at Hoppin'

Help yourself at Charlotte's first self-serve bar
by Aerin Spruill
Tags: Hoppin', Charlotte beer, South End, Seoul Food Meat Company, Charlotte nightlife, Aerin Spruill, Charlotte Hornets, Lumberjaxe

Columns

Editor's Notes
When Communities Connect

Preserve Net Neutrality
by Mark Kemp
Tags: Editor's Notes, Charlotte, art, artist, Sloane Siobhan, Net neutrality, Internet, Web, FCC

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