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Stoney the Bear
If you’ve lived in Charlotte for any amount of time, you’ve probably seen the image of Smokey Bear sporting a fancy bowler stamped with a pot leaf. Sometimes, he’s even in a vintage black suit and tie. That interpretation of an iconic mascot (we all know the dangers of forest fires, don’t we?) can be…
Goodness Cards: The harder-working holiday card
The business launched here in Charlotte in November, with a unique business model that gives back to charities with each transaction.
Guardians of the Galaxy, Judgment at Nuremberg, Jacques Tati set 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 COMPLETE JACQUES TATI (1949-1974). The character of Monsieur Hulot, created by French auteur Jacques Tati, seems to belong to the same world as Buster Keaton’s sad sacks, Harold Lloyd’s befuddled Everymen and…
If you’re spending any time at Lake Norman’s bars or breweries, bring a life jacket
Apparently, the area has become a major relocation spot for many of the now 35-and-up hipsters previously from NoDa.
Today’s Top 5: Tuesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
First Drip (12/09/14): Arson building missed permits, Senate wrestles with torture report
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A fine brew grows better with age
Think of it as an experiment in chemical composition over time.
Question the Queen City: The Richard Wearn House is saved
For years, the house has seemingly been on the chopping block.
Today’s Top 5: Monday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
First Drip (12/08/14): Panthers break losing streak, Gitmo prisoners go to Uruguay
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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.
Cheap list: Culture Initiative Art Social, Christmas in Davidson, Playwrights on Parade, more
Going out in Charlotte doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, to prove that statement, we’ve compiled a list of cheap – $10 or less – things to do in the Q.C. this weekend. These events may vary, but they’re all entertaining and they won’t break your bank (piggy banks excluded). Amusements at Evening Muse:…
57th Annual Grammy Awards nominees announced
Anthony Hamilton, producer for Matrimony’s “Monitbello Memories” among those named.
Today’s Top 5: Friday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Gantt’s online auction brings art collecting to the masses
Proceeds from the annual fundraiser benefit education and public programs
First Drip (12/05/14): Toll lanes coming, South Carolina indicts cops, Orion launches
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Opening Friday
What’s new in theaters this weekend.
A very streaky night
This week’s story makes me hope that some of you took advantage of the Black Friday sales and bought a butt load of toilet paper and soap.
Wake ‘N’ Bake-Off starts holiday season on a high note
This year’s contenders include chefs from restaurants, food trucks, two culinary schools and Fu Manchu Cupcakes’ Andy Jackson.
#FergusonEverywhere: Leaders and young folks debate how to move forward
We are mad as hell, we are sick of this happening and we need leadership.
Today’s Top 5: Thursday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
First Drip (12/04/14): #CrimingWhileWhite, Fast Food Workers Strike and Color of the Year
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Weekly horoscope (Dec. 4-10)
For All Signs: Saturn has been in the sign of Scorpio for two years. This month it leaves Scorpio and shifts to Sagittarius for seven months. Then it returns to Scorpio for three months and moves back to Sagittarius. Everyone feels the presence of Saturn, although it affects varying parts of our lives, depending upon…
Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (Dec. 4)
Ouch!: A 45-year-old woman refused medical treatment and didn’t report any injuries after a family member assaulted her by hitting her in the head several times with a can of corn. The suspect admitted “putting his hands on the subject” and was arrested for simple assault. That’s Nuts: A south Charlotte resident awoke to find…
The Blame Game
If you want to destroy your excellent mood today, click over to the recent Rolling Stone feature about campus rapes at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. It’s a familiar story: A freshman girl, “Jackie,” is shoved into a dark room at the “elite” fraternity house and gang-raped by seven of her fellow scholars; she…
Today’s Top 5: Wednesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
First Drip (12/03/14): Whistleblower’s racial comments, Israel sets vote, missing brains
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Local writer’s Playwrights on Parade festival attracts international attention
Crickets. That’s what Vickie “Broadway on My Mind” Evans heard the first time she put out a call for play submissions to be read at a Charlotte theater event. But when she switched up her social media campaign, responses poured in from Ohio, New York, South Africa and the U.K., in a deluge of sound.…
Downtime on the farm
Oh, December. Cold days and short nights invite thoughts of holiday gatherings and hot chocolate by the fire. It’s the time of year for baking, shopping and planning a little time off. Or, you know, fixing the tines on the rototiller. Even with bare trees and brown meadows announcing indoor time, our area farmers aren’t…
Anitra Jay’s not-so-heavy ‘Crown’
For a period of six months in 2010, going to a restaurant, sitting in the coffee shop or browsing at the grocery store were all unsettling experiences for singer-songwriter Anitra Jay. She had just done the “big chop,” cutting off a lifetime’s length of silky, chemically straightened locks in order to get acquainted with her…
The end to homelessness is near – thanks to Urban Ministry
In 1994, the northern edge of Uptown was a different place. Down a ways from the bustle of the four corners at Trade Street, poverty clashed with fewer concrete towers. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church ran a soup kitchen in the area, serving lines of indigent people looking for a hot meal, and other faith-based organizations…
Ferguson Daze
One of my favorite Spike Lee films is School Daze, and I have found myself thinking about it a lot recently. The movie offers a glimpse into the secret world of Greek life, including pledging, hazing, brotherhood and even the comical salutations demonstrated by Lee’s character Half Pint, when he salutes Dean “Big Brother Al-Migh-Tee.”…
A rundown of what’s on stage in Charlotte this season
So many of the stories we enjoy around the holidays are preoccupied with loneliness, often reminding us love, religion and the spirit of giving all have the power to transform a cold wintry house into a warm, friendly home. Look across the theater landscape for December in the Charlotte metro area and you’ll find multiple…
