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Charlotte Museum of History’s Enter the Dragon introduces local and Chinese-American artists
Bruce Lee. That’s the first name that popped into our minds when we heard the words Enter the Dragon. But the current exhibition, of the same title, that’s going down at Charlotte Museum of History isn’t related to the action film. Instead, it focuses mostly on Chinese-Americans — from Charlotte and beyond — whose work…
Today’s Top 5: Thursday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Today’s Top 5: Wednesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Lunch Break (1/13/16): Pedestrian struck by car near Uptown
The morning has already passed us by. What the hell happened?
Restaurant Week offers the perfect pregame
Food fit for a queen
Lunch Break (1/12/16): City council officially supports toll lanes with 7-4 vote
The morning has already passed us by. What the hell happened?
Today’s Top 5: Tuesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
[Untitled] with Lara Americo – Episode I Part II
Chatting with Mercury Dimes at Tommy’s Pub.
Remembering David Bowie
Social media flooded by tributes to the legendary artist.
Today’s Top 5: Saturday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
The Revenant: The Bear Necessities
THE REVENANT **1/2 (out of four) DIRECTED BY Alejandro González Iñárritu STARS Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy (For a look at the Best & Worst Films of 2015, go here.) Between Babel and now The Revenant, it’s tempting to drag out that hoary expression of the emperor having no clothes to describe director Alejandro González Iñárritu…
Lunch Break (1/8/16): One reported dead in University shooting
The morning has already passed us by. What the hell happened?
91.7 WSGE offering radio DJ workshop
So you want to be a DJ?
Today’s Top 5: Friday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Opening Friday
What’s new in theaters this weekend.
Today’s Top 5: Thursday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Lunch Break (1/7/15): Morning school bus wreck sends 11 people to area hospitals
The morning already passed us by. What the hell happened?
Mysterious Island, Sicario, The Walk 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.) BORN FREE (1966). One of the many reasons why Trumbo earned my vote as the best film of 2015 is because of how it beautifully illustrates the manner in which blacklisted individuals (particularly…
Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (Jan. 7)
Fuming Mad A 47-year-old woman was able to escape from a man who attacked her in a McDonald’s parking lot last week in a terrifying incident. The woman told officers the man approached her and attempted to place a rag soaked in some sort of chemicals over her mouth “with unknown intentions as to what…
The Year 2016: Overview, Part 2
Aries: Mars, your planetary ruler, enters Scorpio. This will press you to take on a courageous project. You will be driven to resolve debts and investments. Note that Mars turns retrograde on April 17 and direct on June 29. This affects all of April through July. Avoid initiating any major projects or starting any wars…
Three questions for Phil Anderson and Bonnie Jones, creators of My Buddy’s Nuts
Though my family isn’t big on gift giving, I like to surprise relatives with some small gifts at Christmas. Back in December when I was going nuts trying to figure out what to buy my dad, I luckily stumbled on the perfect solution during All Arts Market at CenterStage@NoDa. In a pretty little bag with…
Annual 103.7 Stout Pull showcases some of the genres finest artists
Guitar pulls have been around country music for as long as anyone can remember. The concept is simple — a group of musicians gets on stage, or gathers in a living room, or around a fire and takes turns singing songs. However, one Charlotte radio station is putting its own spin on the concept. For…
Millennial candidate brings fresh ideas to west Charlotte
Just two years ago, Lula Dualeh was finishing school as a journalism student at UNC Charlotte and unsure of her future. “I was a writer. I was excited about that,” Dualeh says. “I got a lot of awards in high school for my writing, but I didn’t know if I could make it as a…
LGBT advocates look ahead to new year of trans, LGBT awareness
LGBT advocates in Charlotte and across the state agree 2015 was a year full of challenges and opportunities, and they’re looking forward to a new year of progress and advancement, especially in regards to transgender people and the issues they face. “It’s been a roller coaster of a year,” says Parker Smith, the youth outreach…
Sean Patton gets his high from comedy
Just because Sean Patton has a beard, likes beer and lives in Brooklyn doesn’t mean he’s a hipster. But his standup, which has an alternative touch that sways from the mainstream comedy flow, gets put under the trendy description. While he doesn’t seem to detest the label, he sure as hell has better suggestions. “I…
Noodle Theory
I’ve often pondered why noodles are so yummy, and were it not for the fact that some of the answers are integral to the recipe of the day, pho ap chao bo, I would caution against pondering this too deeply. Like the question of why the sky is blue, the answer-something about light waves and…
