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Time Out Youth’s Sanctuary for LGBTQ Kids Moves to Facility More Than Twice its Current Size
It’s just after 3 p.m. on a Wednesday, and Grier, Asher and Dexter have all made it through another day of high school. That feels like a task for any teen drudging through the monotony of an endless series of school days, but for these three transgender boys, it’s something more. This trio has made…
Watch The World Famous Tampones Tease You — Twice
The Tampones came into the Creative Loafing offices to perform a couple of teasers from their upcoming ‘Very Special Valentine’s” show at Petra’s in Charlotte.
The Space Between Us: Mars Barred
THE SPACE BETWEEN US *1/2 (out of four) DIRECTED BY Peter Chelsom STARS Gary Oldman, Asa Butterfield If you want to learn about life on Mars, you can either groove to David Bowie or sit through The Space Between Us. It’s not really much of a choice. If it’s been determined that men are from…
The Comedian deserves an encore
THE COMEDIAN *** (out of four) DIRECTED BY Taylor Hackford STARS Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann The bad news regarding Robert De Niro is that the actor has backed away from his 2016 claim that he’d like to punch Psychopath-in-Chief Donald Trump in the face — a shame, since a bout between Raging Bull and…
To ‘Rise’ and March For What Is Theirs
Apache Stronghold to join with local indigenous organizations at weekend event
The Blotter: Snowy escape
Cover Your Tracks A report recently surfaced from the time early in January when a slight dust-up of snow struck Charlotte, not necessarily justifying everyone’s trips to the store for milk and bread but apparently still making things difficult for thieves. Police responded to a man’s duplex apartment in east Charlotte after the man found…
Refuse To Be Ignored
In case you missed President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech, I wanted to point out what I see as its silver lining. Whether in earnest or not, he reminded Americans that sovereignty – or the supreme authority in the land – ultimately rests with ‘We, the People’ and not with him or any other elected official.…
VIDEO: Bean Vegan’s Charlie Foesch Shows Off His Superhero Action Figures
“Now this is very subversive,” says Charlie Foesch, chef and co-owner of Bean Vegan Cuisine in the current issue of Creative Loafing. He’s revealing his passion for all things comic book and superheroes. In this clip, Foesch talks about that passion. Related Stories
Escape from Q.C.
Saturday morning I woke up in a cozy little nook in a twin-sized bed sleeping head to feet with one of my old co-workers. The sun had just started peeking through clouds over the mountains outside and early risers had already started blasting music over a sound system. Hungover, confused and staring at a ladybug…
VIDEO: Bean Vegan’s Chef and Co-Owner Talks About the Sandwich That Sparked a Dream
Charlie Foesch talks about the sandwich — a juicy Ruben — that launched the popular Bean Vegan Cuisine on Independence Boulevard.
In an Unsafe America, We Have Options
Where does a young lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender kid go to feel safe and be with a supportive community of people who understand? For Tonda Taylor, a Charlotte native from a prominent Myers Park family in the 1950s and ’60s, that sanctuary was New York City, where she fled in order to feel safe…
Drummer Davey Blackburn talks about his studies in math and Latin
From the Hard-hitting avant-noise math rock he played with Calabi Yau to the Brazilian rhythms he’s experimented with in more recent projects, drummer Davey Backburn is among Charlotte’s more wide-open and inventive musicians. His latest band is Chócala, which makes its live debut at Petra’s in Plaza Midwood Thursday, Feb. 2, at 9 p.m. The…
Emerging Local Artist Slices Through Paper to Express Pain, Transformation
Six years ago, Karla Sosa left her hometown of Merida, Mexico, on the tip of Yucatan Peninsula to come with her husband to Charlotte, where he had recently gotten a job. For Sosa, it was an exciting time but a stressful one. She knew no one and didn’t speak the language, so meeting people was…
Andrew Izrael Knows How to Handle His Alcohol
When Andrew Izrael rolled the dice and left his job at the popular Charlotte hotspot Farenheit, the new Ink N Ivy didn’t even exist. Fast-forward a few months and it’s clear he made the right move. Izrael knows how to handle his alcohol. The former culinary student-turned-wine sommelier has worked in fine dining since he…
It’s Not So Hard to Eat Local All Year Long in NC
The local food movement has grown so strong in recent years that it’s almost become a tagline: “Eat local,” “Local farms, local food,” “Know your farmer, know your food.” Here in Charlotte, multiple farmers markets have popped up all over town, from Davidson to Pineville, with customers seeking Piedmont-produced ingredients all year long. But a…
McColl Center Exhibit Examines Systemic Violence Against African Americans
“My biggest concern was that I’d get knocked to the ground and break a finger,” artist Dread Scott says above the din of conversation and hip-hop at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation. “But fingers heal.” Scott, named for the famed slave Dred Scott, who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom, is referring to two…
Radio Lola Unburden Themselves on Debut Album
Charlotte band releases debut album The Burden of One’s Bones, perform Feb. 3 at Snug Harbor
