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New Years Eve Guide 2015
It’s almost time for New Year’s Eve and some of you are still scratching your heads and trying to figure out where to celebrate. Luckily, we’ve compiled a lengthy list of events, as well as some of our top picks for cheap, avant-garde and luxurious shenanigans. Knowing that some of you are homebodies and that…
Charlotte concerts to help you ring in the new year
Regardless of where you are, there’s something about New Year’s Eve that always makes it memorable. I spent one NYE in a hotel room shortly after graduation as I prepared to move to Orlando. I remember covering the Avett Brothers (this year they’ll be at Greensboro Coliseum) multiple times for their Charlotte shows over the…
Today’s Top 5: Wednesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Lunch Break (12/30/15): Charlotteans prepare for a wet Fan Fest, Belk Bowl
The morning already passed us by. What the hell happened?
Tremont Music Hall property awaiting sale closure
Clearing up rumors that the Charlotte music venue didn’t need to close.
A year in review
Carpe noctem!
Lunch Break (12/29/15): Thousands wake up to no power in Charlotte
The morning already passed us by. What the hell happened?
Today’s Top 5: Monday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Today’s Top 5: Sunday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Today’s Top 5: Saturday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Today’s Top 5: Thursday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Carol: Singing its praises
CAROL ***1/2 (out of four) DIRECTED BY Todd Haynes STARS Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara (For a look at the Best & Worst Films of 2015, go here.) Voter fraud isn’t just confined to the political arena. Take the case of Carol, The Weinstein Company’s best bet during the current awards season. Seeking to improve her…
The Big Short stands tall
THE BIG SHORT ***1/2 (out of four) DIRECTED BY Adam McKay STARS Christian Bale, Steve Carell (For a look at the Best & Worst Films of 2015, go here.) Intelligent, entertaining and even informative, The Big Short plays like a funkier and funnier (oh, and superior) version of The Wolf of Wall Street — a…
The Hateful Eight easy to like
THE HATEFUL EIGHT *** (out of four) DIRECTED BY Quentin Tarantino STARS Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell (For a look at the Best & Worst Films of 2015, go here.) Billed as “the 8th film by Quentin Tarantino” (not at all accurate, but we’ll let it slide), The Hateful Eight runs just over three hours…
In Short: Joy, The Danish Girl, Youth, Concussion
(For a look at the Best & Worst Films of 2015, go here.) After seeing his past three films (American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook and The Fighter) all earn Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Director, David O. Russell probably will find his run crashing to a halt with Joy (*** out of four),…
Today’s Top 5: Wednesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Lunch Break (12/23/15): CMPD releases picture of car involved in early morning murder on Brookshire
The morning has already passed us by. What the hell happened?
Fantastic Four, Pan, Zombie High among new home entertainment titles
(View From The Couch is a weekly column that reviews what’s new on Blu-ray and DVD. Ratings are on a four-star scale.) THE CAR (1977) / ZOMBIE HIGH (1987). Shout! Factory’s Scream Factory arm offers its own take on The Nightmare Before Christmas by serving up two tepid terror tales the week before the holiday.…
Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (Dec. 24)
Fool Me Once: A man went to police after getting scammed by some shysters outside of a recent Hornets game. The man told officers he was walking into the game when a man asked if he wanted to play a magic shell game. Two suspects then approached and pretended to play as well. The victim…
Weekly horoscope (Dec. 23-30)
For All Signs: Christmas 2015 is distinctive in that it happens to occur on the full moon of Cancer. Those with snow on the ground will enjoy a classic Christmas card scenario. The sign of Cancer is all about nurturing and caring those who are hungry, lost and without a home. This year many in…
Pickles, possums and pests among icons used to celebrate New Year’s around NC
Who really wants to watch a ball drop, after all? Everybody’s familiar with the Times Square New Year’s celebration. It’s become the token American New Year’s Eve party for decades, thanks to Dick Clark and now Ryan Seacrest. But North Carolinians march to the beat their own strangeness. Here in Charlotte, we do not drop…
Charlotte trio creates app as shelter from spoilers
In Charlotte media circles, Justin Ruckman and Matt Tyndall are already well-known names. They launched the now-defunct CLTBlog in 2011; created PPL, a workspace for independent, freelance and mainstream media members to work during the Democratic National Convention in 2012; and currently continue to create content on command with their production company, Priceless Miscellaneous. Ruckman…
‘Tis the season for leftovers management
The lights and festivities of the so-called Holiday Season have always been a response to the rude levels of cold and darkness with which we must contend around the winter solstice. Given the coping mechanisms we come up with, this time of year could just as easily also be called drinking season, or gluttony season,…
Three questions for chef Tuan Nguyen of CO
When Chef Tuan Nguyen starts speaking, his New York accent shines. A native of upstate New York, he moved to Charlotte two years ago to expand his culinary turf. Currently you can find him at CO, a new pan-Asian eatery in Park Road Shopping Center. This is the fourth CO location (others reside in more…
