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Drive your favorite exotic cars flat out on real racetracks all across the US. Dreams can come true!
This is no longer the stuff of fantasy… You get to choose your favorite exotics from our hand picked line-up including the all-new Audi R8 V10, Ferrari 488 GTB, Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4, Ferrari 458 Italia, Porsche 911 GT3, Nissan GT-R or Dodge Challenger Hellcat Widebody and drive them on one of many racetracks across the…
Six-gun sisters & future female private eyes: The diverse pulp fiction of Nicole Givens Kurtz
*Editor’s note: The author wrote the name of Nicole Givens Kurtz’s press as “Mocha Merlin Press” when the name is actually “Mocha Memoir Press.” The article has been updated online to reflect this change. Nicole Givens Kurtz is, like me, someone who grew up watching Westerns but went on to professionally write science fiction, fantasy…
Hungry? Try one of Charlotte’s historic, hole-in-the-wall restaurants
There is no shortage of buzzy restaurants in the Charlotte culinary scene, but sometimes you want to indulge in a more timeless meal and support an institution in the process. Here are a few ideas for good bets off of the beaten path. Lang Van3019 Shamrock Dr, Charlotte, NC 28215 Lang Van is an off-the-radar…
Charlotte, N.C. | The Queen City claims two Minor League Baseball crowns.
The Queen City claims two Minor League Baseball crowns. By: Mia Chamberlain The numbers are in and the Charlotte Knights have the best fans in all of Minor League Baseball (MiLB). Ranking #1 out of 161 teams, the Knights won the races for most overall fans (619,639) and earned best average attendance (8,980) for 2018.…
Three Reasons to Take a Yoga Retreat- Art Of Living Boone, NC
Nourish your body, mind, and spirit on a serene vacation unlike any other. Time Tested Therapies. Mountain-top retreats. Breath-taking views. America’s #1 Ayurveda Spa. Yoga & Meditation. All-inclusive retreats. Inner peace, outer beauty. Types: Spa Retreats, Yoga Retreats.
The Charlotte Hornets like what they see in Panthers running back, Christian McCaffrey
22-year-old, Christian McCaffrey shocks fans on Friday night with a social media post. By: Mia Chamberlain Everyone in the Carolina’s knows beloved Carolina Panthers running back, Christian McCaffrey. What Panthers fans did not know, is that the 5’11”, 22-year-old has got skills on the basketball court. The young Panthers’ star sent out a video on…
Charlotte, N.C. | The boys are back in town! Thirsty Thursday returns for Knights season opener
CHARLOTTE, N.C. We are less than FOUR days away from #OpeningKnight here in Charlotte. Join the Knights this Thursday, April 4 at BB&T Ballpark when the Knights play host to the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A Tampa Bay Rays, at 7:04 p.m., the first of a four-game opening series. Gates open at 6 p.m. for the…
Charlotte-native Trent Thornton sets Blue Jay record in MLB debut
Charlotte-native Trent Thornton sets Blue Jay record in MLB debut. Trent Thornton, a 25-year-old Charlotte native, made his major league debut Sunday for the Toronto Blue Jays. Thornton set a new Blue Jays record striking out eight batters, surpassing the previous record of seven, set by Matthew Boyd in 2015. Thornton is the second pitcher…
Big top flop
The animated 1941 classic Dumbo runs just over an hour and the 2019 live-action clunker Dumbo (*1/2 out of four) runs just under two hours. In other words, in the time it takes to watch the misbegotten new version once, a viewer could have watched the enchanting original twice (hardly a chore) or watched it…
Double, double, toil and trouble
Jordan Peele’s Us (*** out of four stars), the writer-director’s first effort since the Oscar-winning Get Out rocked the nation two years ago, begins with a TV ad plugging 1986’s Hands Across America, a charity event that found over six million citizens and celebrities (among them Robin Williams, Michael J. Fox, then-Governor Bill Clinton, and…
Dan Harris Helped my Mental Health
Near the end of 2018, I started seeing a new therapist. She taught me how to use the tools of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and she was also an advocate of meditation. I was not. In theory I thought meditation was a good thing, but I wasn’t about to sit lotus style on the floor,…
Breaking News- 3M Battling Veterans Reporting Hearing Loss
In July 2018, the 3M company agreed to pay a $9.1 million settlement to resolve allegations made by Moldex-Metric on behalf of the U.S. Government. The whistleblower lawsuit claimed that the manufacturer of the dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs Version 2 or CAEv2, falsified information in order to market and sell the standard-issue equipment to the…
Alien nation
Despite nods in the direction of such worthy endeavors as Attack the Block and District 9, Captive State (** out of four) is basically a World War II picture reconfigured for a sci-fi crowd, with outer space invaders cast as the Nazis and humans repping the two sides of the French flip: resistance fighters and…
Limp experience
Here’s the thing about filmmakers who set out to shock audiences: If the gasps fail to materialize, and there’s nothing else behind those gasps, then it’s a pretty meaningless viewing experience. Gaspar Noé is an auteur who frequently lives and dies by the shock, and among his past credits is 2002’s Irreversible, a brutal and…
PNC Bank Extends Blumenthal Performing Arts’ Broadway Lights Sponsorship Through 2021
Blumenthal Performing Arts is pleased to announce presenting sponsor PNC Bank has renewed its support through 2021, helping to ensure the beloved PNC Broadway Lights series remains a major staple in the Charlotte region. PNC has been the lead sponsor of the series since 2014. The 2019-2020 PNC Broadway Lights season will be announced March…
Bad News Bayer
Who Do You Trust Your Health With? People around the world rely on prescription drugs or medical devices to maintain their health and independence. These medical miracles make it possible for patients with lung problems to leave the house, ease symptoms for individuals with anxiety to feel calm in their day-to-day routines, and improve overall…
RAW (Resilient, Authentic, Worthy) Leadership
Episode One – Leader-ship vs. Manager-ship, pick a boat. By: Jessica Fern Would you get on a ship if you didn’t trust the captain? Nobody would. Most people, at one point in their lives have boarded the “manager-ship” and not the “leader-ship”. I’m sure you have worked with or for someone who was consistently looked…
Flying high
There’s a scene in the first trailer for Captain Marvel (three out of four stars) that shows the title character (played by Brie Larson) falling from the skies and crashing straight into a Blockbuster Video store, thus helpfully establishing that the movie is set in an earlier period (1995, to be exact). What the trailer…
Find your favorite Japanese dish at Yume Ramen Sushi & Bar
Restaurants specializing in Japanese food often focus on one aspect of the cuisine and do it well. Sushi, ramen, sashimi, gyoza, nigiri, donburi — you name it, one, maybe two, are normally a restaurant’s primary focus. Yume Ramen Sushi & Bar, located at 1508 S. Mint St., offers more than just one or two. It…
Carolina Hemp Company
Carolina Hemp Company, Asheville’s longest-serving Hemp General Store and Hemp Extract retailer/distributor announces opening of a second location in Indian Land, SC. For Immediate Release – Established in 2014, Asheville’s longest-serving general hemp and Hemp Extract retailer is expanding to a second location in Indian Land, South Carolina. Carolina Hemp Company is partnering with Amber…
Skylar Gudasz plays nice and dark
The Durham-based singer-songwriter Skylar Gudasz strikes a near-impossible balance between wells of emotion and darts of razor-sharp wit, biting intelligence and intense feeling. There’s a chest-heaving resonance, depth and style to her songs. Gudasz released her head-shakingly excellent debut full-length solo record Oleander in 2016, and she’s set to put out her second album later…
World Water Day : Wine To Water
Every year on March 22, hundreds of people come together to celebrate World Water Day (WWD). This national day of observance was created by the United Nations General Assembly to bring awareness to the “importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.”
Profound Gentlemen
Profound Gentlemen’s 4th annual Community Impact Assembly brings male educators with a purpose together. From March 7-10, Profound Gentlemen will host its 4th annual Community Impact Assembly in Charlotte. Community Impact Assembly (CIA) is a retreat-style conference that gathers approximately 200 male educators of color from around the country for a weekend of educational development,…
Natural Dog Company, now a part of Elements Brands’ portfolio, develops a partnership with Skipper, a popular and rapidly expanding dog walking service
Contact: Kristen Cree 336.460.2657 Kristen@elementsbrands.com http://www.elementsbrands.com https://www.walkskipper.com https://www.naturaldogcompany.com/ Natural Dog Company, now a part of Elements Brands’ portfolio, develops a partnership with Skipper, a popular and rapidly expanding dog walking service Elements Brands’ tenth brand, Natural Dog Company kicks off a partnership with like- minded dog company, Skipper at its 21st Birthday Paw-ty at Sycamore…
SUSTAIN CHARLOTTE TO HOST EVENT ON THE LYNX SYSTEM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2019 Charlotte, NC – Join Sustain Charlotte to learn how CATS plans to meet the transportation needs of a growing population with new rail service, bus rapid transit, and improvements to the bus network. Following an introduction by CATS CEO John Lewis, we’ll dig into the details of the LYNX…
The crying shame
It’s not the nicest of terms, of course, but “hagsploitation” was the designation commonly given to a certain type of sub-genre that featured aging actresses in thrillers made during the 1960s and early ‘70s. (Some prefer the term “psycho-biddy,” which to me just sounds like another spoof of Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer,” like The Fools’…
Dragon ball
Going for the three-peat, the How to Train Your Dragon series ends on a high enough note that fans won’t be feeling a discernible letdown. So while How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (three out of four stars) might be the runt of this particular litter, it won’t come near to stirring memories…
