Jan 27 – Feb 2, 2016

Jan 27 - Feb 2, 2016 / Vol. 29 / No. 49

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Martin “The Clown” Barry forgets the circus tricks

There are no squirting flowers or balloon tricks up Martin Barry’s sleeve when he transforms into “The Clown.” Appearing as an angry clown, he sports purple, black, white and silver makeup and attire with purple hair to match. His powdered face is covered with squiggly black lines — some running like tear drops under eyes…

Anita Overcash

The Finest Hours: Naval gazing

THE FINEST HOURS ** (out of four) DIRECTED BY Craig Gillespie STARS Chris Pine, Casey Affleck Legendary tales of torturous shoots and skyrocketing budgets from the sets of The Abyss, Waterworld and Titanic lent enormous weight to the belief that it’s extremely difficult to make a movie set on water. Lately, though, it’s been a…

Matt Brunson

Weekly horoscope (Jan. 28-Feb. 3)

For All Signs: The planet Mercury, symbol of communications and travel, has been retrograde since late December of 2015. It turned direct on Jan. 25th. For most of this period it has been traveling through Capricorn, the sign that rules business and all corporate bodies, including governments. It is understood by astrologers that initiatives that…

Vivian Carol

Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (Jan. 28)

What? A recent police report listing the incident location as a suburban home in the Idlewild Farms neighborhood in east Charlotte included just a three word narrative, but those three words were enough to send a shiver through your spine (and jaw). The narrative simply stated, “Unlawful dentist investigation.” Enough said. Sensing a Theme In…

Madeline Lemieux

Three questions for Emily Russell of Zone 7 Foods

Located in a small shopping strip off of Monroe Road is Zone 7 Foods (zone7foods.com), a spot deserving of closer inspection. This comes as a challenge since the shop is only open for take-away lunch on Thursdays and Fridays. On those days, the shop, manned by husband and wife Chris Russell and Emily Hoody-Russell, offers…

Anita Overcash

What does a casino in the Charlotte area mean for the community?

While the Catawba Indian Nation hopes to begin construction on a multi-million-dollar movie studio just south of Charlotte in the coming months, a proposed casino project a little further down the border remains in limbo as the Nation waits for approval from the federal government. Meanwhile, residents living around the potential site disagree about whether…

Ryan Pitkin

Why are clowns so damn scary? (Seriously)

For Nancy Johnson, there wasn’t a certain event that led to her being afraid of clowns. It’s just a fear that’s been with her since she can remember. “I don’t remember it very strongly in my childhood, but I remember in my teen years just realizing that they terrified me,” Johnson says. She says she…

Ryan Pitkin

Biggest isn’t best for beer

Whenever a new beer joint opens, everyone’s quick to gush over one factor: the number of beers on tap. The bigger the number, the more high­-pitched the excitement has gotten, and the average number of taps continues to balloon. Is this upward trend a boon for craft beer drinkers, or do large tap lineups actually…

Jonathan Wells

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