Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2017
Sugar Rush: Female pastry chefs in Charlotte
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Female Pastry Chefs Find Sweet Success in Charlotte
Four years ago, Jossie Perlmutter was understandably nervous. Young and untried, she was about to take the reins of her own pastry program at the new Heirloom restaurant. In 2013, Perlmutter had moved to Charlotte from Maryland for the job, after intensive study at France’s Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie. But Heirloom owner Clark Barlowe’s…
Summer Cinema Wrap
With glorious summertime tragically wrapping up, it’s time for CL’s annual glance at the movies audiences enjoyed (or endured) over the past four months. Here, then, are some of the seasonal highlights and low points. Best Use Of A Classic Song: George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord” in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Runners-up: Fleetwood…
Baywatch, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Sid & Nancy among new home entertainment titles
(View From The Couch is a weekly column that reviews what’s new on Blu-ray, DVD and Streaming. Ratings are on a four-star scale.) BAYWATCH (2017). A movie based on a show about brain-baked lifeguards isn’t going to stir memories of, say, A Man for All Seasons or The King’s Speech or even Guardians of the…
The Blotter: Thugs of Country Music
Thugs While it’s the rap shows that get a bad wrap around many of Charlotte’s music venues, police reports regarding guys and girls acting crazy because they’ve had too much to drink are far more often to pop up following country music shows, as with a recent report following Luke Bryan’s show at PNC Music…
Weekly Horoscope (Aug. 31-Sept. 6)
For All Signs: Mercury, ruler of business, communications, and everyday routines, will turn direct on Sep. 5, 2017. A retrograde period appears to last about 3.5 weeks. The truth of the matter is that the period lasts an additional 2.5 weeks on either side. Prior to the exact retrograde, Mercury gives the appearance of slowing…
Listen Up: Special Edition of ‘Local Vibes’ Discusses Bigotry and Inclusivity in CLT Music Scene
Recent events inspire discussion on how to foster safe spaces for creativity in Charlotte.
Local Writer Pamela Grundy Discusses Her New Book on West Charlotte High School
When Pamela Grundy set out, in 1998, to write a book about West Charlotte High School, it was supposed to have a happy ending. For decades, the school had served as shining example of the success of integration; of why busing works. Within a couple years, that all started to fall apart. Capacchione v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg…
Charlotte Duo Ready for Anything After Facing Sturgis Bar Full of Bikers
The Charlotte duo was in the middle of a scene that would chill the spines of many would-be musical road warriors. Forget Easy Rider. This was no easy crowd. It was an army of drunken devils hell-bent on bringing the sky down on Jennifer Lauren and Von Bury’s new alt-country act Diamonds and Whiskey. The…
Dorothy Counts-Scoggins Reflects on Her Historic Walk to School 60 Years Ago
Dorothy Counts-Scoggins sits in front of Mosaic Village on West Trade Street. The daughter of a professor, she lived just a block away on the campus of Johnson C. Smith University for 11 years as a child and later attended college there. She loves the university and stays active in its development, but it was…
Caroline Calouche & Co. Launch Crossroads Fest
A new dance festival is leaping into the QC, touching down at First Ward Park for Labor Day weekend. Pretty interesting idea, right? But the new Crossroads Festival isn’t merely an outdoor dance festival. It’s free, it features aerial dance classes and performances, and the main event starts just after sundown. Caroline Calouche has been…
Dorothy Counts-Scoggins Still Fighting
Sixty years ago, on Monday, Sept. 4, a brave and dignified Charlotte teen endured unspeakable abuse simply to attend school. Dorothy Counts was just 15 when she walked through a chaotic and hateful gauntlet of snarling white students and parents, head held high, to reach the doors of Harding High School for her first day…
