Obama to Sanford: Go to hell, redneck
OK, maybe he wasn’t that rude, but the Obama administration still told South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford where to get off earlier today. We’ve been keeping you up to date on Sanford’s attempt to derail stimulus package spending in his state (because, as you know, South Carolina’s unemployment rate is now only 10.4 percent). This…
BAR Charlotte, 3/13/09
Friday the 13th. What better place to escape all that superstition than BAR Charlotte.
Walker’s “dy-no-mite”
Comedian Jimmy “JJ” Walker will perform tonight at Lake Norman Comedy Zone in Galway Hooker.
New Neil Young
“Johnny Magic” video gives you a listen at singer’s new album.
CL’s Star Ratings
Star ratings of films playing locally.
Why men should wear skirts
“Women don’t have an appendage that has to dangle one way or the other.”
Concert announcement
The “Rock and Rebels” Tour featuring Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd will hit Charlotte’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on July 26. Tickets go on sale on March 20.
Nonna’s Kitchen loves teachers
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week.
Concert announcement
Motley Crue announces su
Mind your manners
Talking on your cell phone in the restroom? Ewwww …
Eric Mullis
Eric Mullis studied philosophy and music at Winthrop University and went on to do graduate work in philosophy at USC Columbia. He began playing music in grade school and performs regularly in the Charlotte area. He plays jazz drums and mallet percussion (vibes and marimba) with various groups in and around Charlotte and released a…
25 Tons? Nah. That’s not much.
Nothing like a healthy dose of toxic chemicals with your oxygen. Yum!
Delete your taxes
No, really. Cyber identity theft is on the rise.
Meet restaurant owners Sam and Maria Housiadas
After 22 years at Athens Restaurant, the beloved Uptown diner that closed in 2006, former co-owner Serafim “Sam” Housiadas and his wife Maria found a new culinary home at the Shuffletown Drive-in near Mountain Island Lake in northwest Charlotte. Both Greek immigrants, they learned to love food by spending time with their family in the…
WTF? Tantra contact dance
I’ve always been interested in tantric sex — and here’s the latest evolution (I believe) in the tantra revolution
Why isn’t Cheney in a straitjacket?
The former vice president
Aida is coming to Charlotte
The Broadway play Aida is coming this weekend to the PAC.
Dumb criminal news
Trust us, lady, you’ll have more room for your stolen foot cream if you leave your crack pipes at home.
The Wack List: March 16
Five people, places and things we really ain’t digging today. • Idiots who keep shooting up the Moe’s in Dilworth! If you guys don’t stop I won’t be able to get my John Coctostan with cilantro! And, yo, I love that shit! Stop shooting! • Dick (head) Cheney • Bebe Winans for allegedly doing a…
Bad Girl Scout
Asheville scout in trouble over YouTube video.
Jaclyn Letizia
Jaclyn Letizia is a spring 2009 intern at Creative Loafing. She will be graduating in May from Queens University of Charlotte with a major in Journalism. She has a passion for reading and writing and tries to incorporate both into her life as much as possible. Jaclyn also loves to shop, which seems to benefit…
Ciara Lilly
It is an undeniable fact that writing is her gift, and this is one gift she intends on sharing with the world. Ciara Lilly is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina. She moved to Charlotte to pursue her B.A. in English, with a minor in Journalism, at UNC-Charlotte in August 2007. As her collegiate career…
Wine for pizza night: Melini 2006 Chianti Classico Isassi
The perfect pairing for tomato-based grub
Spring fashion frenzy at Mack and Mack Charlotte
“Spring is in the Air Fashion Extravaganza,” hosted by Mack and Mack Charlotte goes down Thursday, March 19.
Daily consumer dish: March 16
S&K Menswear to close Charlotte store and other headlines from the world of retail, fashion and shopping
Food news: March 16
New at Zink American Kitchen, 201 N. Tryon St., is a value priced wine list featuring domestic vineyards exclusively, including some boutique wineries. None of the bottles cost more than $99.
Kiss me, I’m one-fourth Irish
Rich and Bennett’s St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl makes Charlotte a tourist destination according to the Travel Channel, who was in town Saturday filming it. Plus, Survival of the Soberest – how to walk through a pub crawl
Today’s Top 5: Monday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, March 16, 2009 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing. • Fly Me to the Moon at Discovery Place’s IMAX • Comedian Jimmy JJ Walker at Lake Norman Comedy Zone in Galway Hooker • Grand Imperial Poetry Night…
Sale of the day: Monday
Check out today’s sale of the day: Pure D
Today’s Top(less) 5: Monday
Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Mar. 16, 2009— as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
St. Patty’s Day Parties @ The EpiCentre
The EpiCentre was packed with leprechauns, people decked in green, and the orange-shirt-wearing Rich & Bennett Bar crawlers Saturday.
Music Menu (3/15/09)
Chapel Hill sludge-meisters bring their psychedelic stoner rock to the QC.
Music Menu (3/14/09)
Get your money’s worth with Malcolm Holcombe, Vetiver gives good sunny day buzz, Peelander-z isn’t from another planet after all and The Slackers rock steady.
More on Benji Hughes
Local singer-songwriter Benji Hughes is getting a lot of Love these days. The latest comes from Chuck Klosterman and a review in Esquire. If you didn’t see him last weekend at the Visulite, be sure and catch him the next time around!
Whoa, there, St. Patrick.
Charlotte’s St. Patrick’s Day is taking a rain check. They’ll try again on March 21.
Stern charged in Anna Nicole’s death
Two years after her death, a handful of people are being held accountable.
And now the good news . . . Ann Coulter’s sales drop dramatically
The bad news we told you about earlier — the return of tent cities to American urban areas, reminiscent to the Great Depression’s “Hoovervilles” — is balanced a tiny bit today by reports that Ann Coulter’s book sales are headed steadily downward. Coulter, bony heroine of the hard right and former actress (she played Seabiscuit…
10-in-10 CD reviews
Each Friday, we bring you 10 reviews of recently released CDs done in 10 words each: Bill Callahan Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle — Folkster trying too hard to be more than he is. Marianne Faithfull Easy Come Easy Go — Songstress’s 22nd album is full of unexpected covers and guests. Fall From…
Gospel gone wild
Clutch the pearls — Bebe Winans, a member of the first-family of Gospel music, the Winans, has been arrested for domestic violence. Funny how this story about Oprah’s boy didn’t come out until she, Tyra and Dr. Phil did simultaneous stories about domestic violence just yesterday. Maybe it’s a coincidence? I think not. Funny how,…
Housing options of the future?
As we continue to careen from one crisis to another, and wonder whether selling off the rest of our stocks would net more money than retailing our plasma, reports show that for some folks, things definitely are getting worse. Much worse. It would have been hard to believe just a year ago, but reports from…
A Class act
The Class earns a passing grade.
When your online date looked better online
I can meet ugly people for free.
Concert announcement
A quick glance over at the Amos’ Southend Web site and you can see there’s a few concerts that have been recently added. Among them, Snoop Doog who will be hitting the Q.C. on May 14. Tickets are $37.50 in advance and $40 on the day of the show. Something tells me it could get…
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson is the Film Editor, A&E Editor and Senior Editor at Creative Loafing. He’s been with the alternative newsweekly since 1988, initially as a freelance film critic before joining the paper full-time as a staff member in 1996. He’s the recipient of several awards from both the North Carolina Press Association and the North…
The funniest condom commerial — still!
This is funny.
Movies that should’ve been pornos
If you’re going to go there with a gay cowboy movie, then go there!
Charlotte’s own Bernie Madoffs
Bruce Kramer. He lied, he stole, he killed himself on Feb. 25.
The Phelps bong saga continues
The pothead’s Kellogg’s portrait can now be purchased on Ebay.
Perdue wants to help small business
Gov. Bev Perdue proposes millions in tax breaks for small businesses in an effort to spur the state’s economy.
Recommended Web reading
Bookmark this site if you want to laugh and possibly learn something.
The Wack List: March 13
Five people, places and things we really ain’t digging today. • Mean sharks • Charlotte’s drunk drivers • Skinny ladies • The late Bruce Kramer • James Dobson. Old story, but we just don’t like the dude.
Culture Picks: DVDs of Elegy, Howard The Duck, more
Culture Picks are items reviewed by CL critics that you may ,uh, actually want to shop for. Here’s a selection of DVDs reviewed by film critic Matt Brunson in this week’s View From The Couch. Click the link for full reviews. • Elegy Movie: ***1/2 Extras: ** $19.49 from Amazon.com • Happy-Go-Lucky Movie: *** Extras:…
Food news: March 13
Some of you may remember Chef Chris Zion, a graduate of the Cordon Bleu in Paris, who owned the Meeting House in Myers Park and Oneo Bistro in south Charlotte. For years he worked in a corporate dining room, but has re-emerged at The Wine Shop at Foxcroft, 7824 Fairview Road. He and owner Conrad…
Today’s Top 5: Friday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Music Menu (3/13/09)
Marnie Stern shreds stereotypes.
Today’s Top(less) 5: Friday
Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Mar. 13, 2009— as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
Get Down with ACC, yeah you know me! VT vs. UNC
Where to take your “lunch” break to watch the VT vs. UNC game
Sale of the Day: Friday
Giant Adidas warehouse sale at the Charlotte Merchandise Mart — apparel, accessories and footwear. Free entry and free parking. Nothing priced over $30. Today: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. March 14: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. March 15: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 1500 Independence Blvd.
Tricia Childress
Tricia Childress has been the food writer for Creative Loafing since September 1995. Raised in Massachusetts’ Berkshire Mountains; Atlanta, Georgia; and the urban NYC metropolitan area, Childress also has lived in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Cairo, Egypt, traveling extensively both nationally and internationally, visiting grocery stores, markets, locally owned restaurants and wineries wherever she…
Priscilla Tsai
Priscilla grew up in Lexington, MA and migrated south to attend college. She graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2004 with a degree in Journalism – Visual Communication, and a concentration degree in Computer Science. After working four years as a news designer for the Charlotte Observer newspaper, she now works for Creative Loafing as an…
Weekender
Check out these events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area this weekend— as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing. Fri., March 13 Theater: Kahlil Ashanti’s one-man production Basic Training is based on events from his own life. It blends seriousness and humor for what amounts to, in the end, an inspirational and…
Six true things you’re not supposed to say about the DSS hiring controversy
If you’re pro-Foxx, you’re not supposed to tell the truth and say: 1. Whether the hiring process met the letter of the law or not, the way these women were hired was utterly unethical, as well as brazenly preferential toward public officials’ kin. 2. The local African-American “Good Ole Boy” government/business network is as full…
Party for homeless vets tomorrow at Grady Cole
Let’s hope someone has told them about it.
Flying Saucer, 3/11/09
The Flying Saucer features its annual St. Patrick’s Day glass last night. Photos by Renaul Hill, Charlotte Vibe Photography
Sex news roundup
Here’s a look at some of the sexual headlines floating around the Internet. Blind man charged in sexual assault. Baby born with two sex organs has one removed. 18 year old going to jail because of underage sex. Musician jailed for sex with 13-year-old. (It’s not R. Kelly)
Chillin at Chima
Chima is a place to wine, as well as dine.
Old-school erotica vs. today’s erotica
Maybe when it was forbidden to write about sex, writers treated it differently.
Friday Film Openings
What’s opening locally this weekend.
Gorman, you twit
Who needs teachers when you can have bloated administrative salaries instead?
It will still only cost you an arm to see the Panthers
Panthers decide not to raise ticket prices for the 2009 season.
Can’t wait for Crave to open
I’m sure this place is going to be a wonderful meet market.
Cheap eats for kids
This just in from the folks at Friendly’s Restaurants: Starting on Monday, March 16, your local Friendly’s Restaurants will offer kids meals starting at $1.99 from 4 p.m.-7 pm. The event is called Menu Madness and serves as the kickoff to an entirely new kids menu with games and prizes. Collectively, Friendly’s has coined the…
Is anyone surprised?
Bristol Palin dumps her baby-daddy.
When imagination gets you a free pass to an asylum…
The Mannequins are under the limelight…
Is this it for the Outer Banks?
European scientists now believe Global Warming is accelerating faster than they originally predicted.
City officials must wait six days before hiring friends.
Samara Foxx’s job is safe, but the county changed their rules so the public won’t raise their eyebrows in the future.
Ovo-Americans on the march!
More states move to grant “person-hood” to fertilized eggs. Seriously.
Apple introduces new Shuffle
Apple has launched a new iPod Shuffle that they claim is the world’s smallest music player. One of its funky new features is called VoiceOver which allows you to hit a button and the iPod will tell you who the artist is and what the song is — in one of 14 different languages. It’s…
Buffalo Chicken Dip
This recipe is so good, it’ll blow your socks off… or so I’ve heard.
Tuscany comes to The Capital Grille
The Capital Grille is offering a five-course Italian meal for $49 per person. This special menu will be offered now through April 5, 2009 to introduce the launch of their partnership with Castello Banfi. The Tuscan winery’s 2005 BelnerO Sangiovese di Montalcino will be served with menu items including: Creamy Porcini Mushroom Soup Garnished with…
The Wack List: March 12
White-collar fraud, unemployment and more wack stuff
Food News: March 12
Customshop, 1601 Elizabeth Ave., will host a coffee and chocolate tasting with Dilworth Coffee and Lindt Chocolates on Sunday, March 15, 2009 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. The tasting will feature single origin chocolates and coffees from various regions of the world including Guatemala, Brazil, and Ethiopia. This event is free, but participants need…
Today’s Top 5: Thursday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Hand Vagina, this is what kids do when adults aren’t looking
Sick, twisted and kind of funny.
Music Menu (3/12/09)
Brandy Robinson sets herself apart and These Arms Are Snakes are rad.
Daily consumer dish: March 12
Headlines from the world of retail, fashion and shopping. • Prom project helps girls dress up: Charlotte Observer • Harris Teeter opens Indian Land store: Charlotte Business Journal • Wet Seal partners with Playboy: TalkingShopping.com • Neiman presses designers for cuts: WSJ.com
Today’s Top(less) 5: Thursday
Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Mar. 12, 2009— as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
Sale of the Day: Thursday
Go Fish, located in the Promenade on Providence shopping center, carries home furnishings, jewelry and many other unique accessories. The best part: each item is handmade by artisans from developing third world countries. Go Fish currently has two racks of clothing marked down 40 percent, all sweaters on sale for 25 percent off, and rows…
Tricia Childress
Tricia Childress has been the food writer for Creative Loafing since September 1995. Raised in Massachusetts’ Berkshire Mountains; Atlanta, Georgia; and the urban NYC metropolitan area, Childress also has lived in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Cairo, Egypt, traveling extensively both nationally and internationally, visiting grocery stores, markets, locally owned restaurants and wineries wherever she…
Scott Lucas
Scott Lucas survives his physical environment by way of building green and living sustainably. He runs a construction company in Charlotte, eats good food, tells the truth, and envies all those relentlessly kind people. Art fuels Scott. Charlotte provides both feast and famine -sometimes concurrently – and Scott writes when both stuffed and starved, and…
Perry Tannenbaum
Perry Tannenbaum has been a regular contributor to Creative Loafing since it began publication in April of 1987. That makes him the senior theater and performing arts critic/reporter in the Metrolina area. For the past six years, Perry has been the Southeast Regional Correspondent for Back Stage, TheaterMania.com and American Record Guide, reviewing performances throughout…
Concert announcement
311 bringing along Ziggy Marley on summe
Idol thoughts – Week 1
Some thoughts on Week 1’s performances on “American Idol.”
“Great sex: God’s way.”
Pastor in Alabama challenges his congregation in a dark-ages sex-law state.
Live Review: Basic Training
Live review of Kahlil Ashanti’s Basic Training.
S.C. Gov. Sanford couldn’t care less
My home state of South Carolina — aka The World’s Largest Plantation — has a long history of electing governors who are ornery, mean-spirited, backward or just plain stupid (anyone remember David Beasley?). S.C.’s current gubernatorial train wreck, Mark Sanford, is living up to that proud tradition. He recently made news by opposing the federal…
Taylor Eason
An Atlanta native, Taylor earned her B.A. in English and French Literature from Colgate University, whose proximity to New York wineries sparked her love affair with wine. After graduating, she attended Ecôle Hotelière de Genève in Switzerland, a 15-month culinary program that encouraged exploration of French, German, and Italian wine countries. Taylor then headed back…
Meet the businessman’s clothier: William Wilson
Read our Q&A with the man who makes corporate America look good.
Concert announcement
Incubus stopping by the Queen City this summer.
New club opening in Uptown
LUNA Lounge set to open in the near future.
Current sex-ed legislation: FAIL
Students stand up to lawmakers in Raleigh. They want a choice: Sex-ed classes for real people, or classes based on abstinence. Surprise: Republicans voted against the kids wishes.
Have you seen this man?
The Charlotte Fire Department would like to thank a stranger who helped them at the scene of a fire early this morning.
Dress sale at Hong Kong Vintage starts tomorrow
All dresses will be 20%-75% off!
Anthony Foxx’s wife in the news
Samara Foxx is forced to defend herself after being hired by the Department of Social Services, in July 2008, during a hiring freeze.
Concert announcement
Earth, Wind & Fire will tour with Chicago this summer, including a June 9 stop at Time Warner Cable Arena. Both bands will play a full set and then all members will perform together for the encore. No word on ticket sales.
New stuff at JT Posh
New arrivals at consignment boutique.
Hey Bank of America: Save the schools!
You hear it all the time: Charlotte is a can-do city where the corporate elite step up to the plate when there’s a compelling community need. We saw it recently when high rollers and other citizens, led by the Foundation for the Carolinas, ponied up $2.6 million for the Critical Needs Response Fund to help…
Meet caterer Holly McLelland
When the owner of DELECTABLES by holly founded the company in 1995 she sought out to provide her clients with “serious service.”
QC Dodgeball: Fun, competitive pseudo-violence
Dodgeball: a great way to get a beer buzz and a little exercise at the same time. But, enter at your own risk.
How did this slip past the censors?
This was a “kid’s show.”
The Wack List: March 11
The Ponzi moron, gun-crzay o
Mustang Sally
Mustang Sally, Mayor of Bangtown: Mustang Sally is the pseudonym for a single woman living in Charlotte who loves porn and expressing her sexual views. While she doesn’t know everything about sex, she has a bunch of friends who can answer her questions. Mustang Sally enjoys writing and reading about sex and love. She also…
S&M and domestic violence aren’t the same
Real life violence toward women has more to do with the abuser’s mental state than someone playing a sex game.
Has Peter Gorman lost his mind?
CMS superintendent proposes cutting nearly 500 teachers, ias well as 83 assistant principals, as a way of dealing with CMS’ current money shortage
What a cruel prank…
This prank just isn’t recession friendly…
Whisky River, 3/10/09
It was Tune Up Tuesday college night at Whisky River last night.
Cheris Hodges
Creative Loafing Staff writer and novelist, Cheris Hodges has been with CL for nearly two years. Cheris Hodges was bitten by the writing bug at an early age and always knew she wanted to be a writer. It wasn’t until she started writing fiction that she realized how much trouble she could get into with…
Carlton Hargro
As Editor-in-Chief of the alternative newspaper Creative Loafing, Carlton Hargro directs the strategic editorial direction of Charlotte’s largest weekly publication. But his involvement with the newspaper extends far beyond managerial duties: Carlton also makes time to write Creative Loafing’s weekly comic book review column “Comic Proportions,” host the Internet-based music show Audiofloss.com, and host cultural/nightlife…
Today’s Top 5: Wednesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Daily consumer dish: March 11
Headlines from the world of retail, fashion and shopping. • Paris Fashion Week takes a masculine turn: International Herald Tribune • Coupon search clicks: Sweet sound for Web marketers: USAToday • Recall alert: Maytag refrigerators: TalkingShopping.com • Moody’s bottom (restaurant and retail) run: Shop Talk
Music Menu (3/11/09)
These N.C. music legends don’t give a crap about music trends.
Today’s Top(less) 5: Wednesday
Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Mar. 11, 2009— as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing. • Fondue-it on the patio at the Melting Pot. • Salsa dancing Wednesdays. • Take in the showcase…
Sale of the Day: Wednesday
Check out today’s sale of the day: Lim’s.
Her ‘what?!?’ is hanging out?
Britney Spears doesn’t use a microphone to sing during concerts, but the infamous entertainer — I’m sorry, but I’m not calling her a singer until she proves she can — will use it between songs to say thanks or banter with the crowd. Oh yeah, if the sound guy forgets to turn the mic off,…
Watchmen: A clockwork orange
Watch the trailer for Watchmen.
Good girl gone bad
Why celebs should never be called “role models”
Tremont Music Hall, 3/9/09
Dodgeball at Tremont Music Hall Monday night. Photos by Rhiannon Bowman.
Mint Museum announces changes to admission fees, more
Prices go up for some, stay the same for others
CD Review: Gregory Douglass
CD review of Gregory Douglass’ new album.
Dan Savage
Dan Savage is an American sex advice columnist, author, media pundit, journalist and newspaper editor. Savage is known for penning the internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column Savage Love. Its tone is frank in its discussion of sexuality, often humorous, and frequently hostile to social conservatives, as in the Santorum controversy. Savage, who is…
Observer still up Ken Lewis’ butt, Pt. 2
The candy-coating of the Ken Lewis saga continues at the Charlotte Observer. A couple of weeks ago, the daily paper managed to make the Bank of America CEO’s refusal to release the names of Merrill Lynch execs who pocketed huge bonuses seem like a jolly misunderstanding rather than the bitter display of stonewalling it really…
St. Patrick’s Day festivities
St. Patrick’s Day is a time for festivities. And despite being a holiday that celebrates Saint Patrick, one of the patron saints of Ireland, the Irish and non-Irish alike participate (especially in the beer drinkin’). Around the Q.C., lots of St. Patty’s Day events are in store. Check out this guide for up-to-date information. Wed.,…
This Week’s DVD Releases
What’s new on DVD.
Meghan McCain’s dating woes revealed
The girl is hard up and in need of help. Volunteers?
Irish soda bread
Celebrate St. Patrick’s day by baking a loaf of Irish soda bread, a type of quick bread that originated in Ireland.
Shocker: Still no attention for Charlotte roads
Forget what Gov. Perdue promised, forget the city’s pot-hole riddled roads– the majority of the city’s $20 million cut of the federal stimulus isn’t going to be used to fix or complete Charlotte roads, after all.
Foxx takes a lesson from Obama
Follow, friend or link with the mayoral candidate through his new Web site.
This week’s new releases (3/10/2009)
Here’s a quick rundown of some of the albums that are being released today: Kelly Clarkson All I Ever Wanted Chris Cornell Scream Nat King Cole Re:Generations New Found Glory Not Without a Fight Beth Orton Trailer Park Stevie Wonder Live At Last
Battle of the Hoods: Round 2
To go along with our special Battle of the Hoods: Round 2 edition of this year’s Urban Explorer’s Handbook, Creative Loafing is once again giving you, dear readers, the chance to vote and pick Charlotte’s greatest neighborhood. Let your voice be heard by finding your favorite hood in the list below and selecting it as…
Back in la la land…
Travels in L.A. include an unwanted detour into South Central and paying for restaurant bathrooms.
A sneaker affair kicks it up at Forum
If you’re of the ideology that clothes don’t make the man — the shoes do! — then you’ll want to check out this event on Thursday at The Forum. From Kitschworth.com: Laced Up will be taking place Thursday, March 12 at The Forum in Uptown Charlotte with new shoe collections on display by Puma, Niche,…
Classic Attic: Consigned finds for the home
In addition to specializing in high-end traditional furniture, Classic Attic is the only consignment store in Charlotte to have a custom draperies and linens section
Daily consumer dish: March 10
Headlines from the world of retail, fashion and shopping. • Charlotte STYLE Magazine’s inaugural men’s issue is online: CharlotteStyleMag.com • Store accidentally sells peppers stuffed with cocaine: Consumerist.com • Rare Harry Potter book fetches $19,000 at auction: CNN.com • Private brands boost Kroger profit: Shop Talk
It’s not your competition
Would you prefer I go out and cheat or use a BOB?
Today’s Top 5: Tuesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Sex news roundup
Here’s a look at some of the sexual headlines floating around the Internet.
Sale of the Day: Tuesday
Today’s sal
Today’s Top(less) 5: Tuesday
Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Mar. 10, 2009— as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
COMEDY: Kahlil Ashanti’s Basic Training
When Kahlil Ashanti signed up to perform in the entertainment troupe Tops in Blue — to tag along with the U.S. Air Force — he got far more than he expected (from being taught soldier tricks to facing unexpected events and being brought back to his childhood). Luckily, he lived to tell his tale. In…
What’s new on the Web site?
Does the online music section look a little different to you? We’re rounding up some of the biggest headlines of the day in the world of music and giving you a central location to find them. There’s a twitter feed where you can catch up with some of the news or post your own (#charlottemusic).…
NoDa
Cindy Harris is the co-owner of The Boulevard, a shop located in the heart of NoDa — Charlotte’s historic arts district. Here’s what Harris says about her neighborhood. How would you describe NoDa? It’s a very urban and modern-thinking area. But on the complete opposite side, they want to preserve the original thing. It’s an…
COMEDY: Jimmy “JJ” Walker
Jimmy “JJ” Walker — who is widely known for his role on the 1972 sitcom, Good Times, a show which spotlighted the struggle of a black family during the early 7190s — will pay a visit to the Lake Norman Comedy Zone at Galway Hooker Pub. For old-school Good Times fans or anyone in need…
Book Review: Miles on Miles: Interviews and Encounters with Miles DavisEdited by Paul Maher Jr. and Michael K. Dorr
The Deal: Anthology collects 30 interviews and articles to give insight into jazz legend – from beginning to end. The Good: The book captures a lot of different sides of the notoriously secretive artist. You get to see him at moments of complete openness and also at his most irritable. From descriptions of him attending…
Plaza Midwood
BG Metzler has lived in Plaza Midwood for more than 10 years. She said the old trees and welcoming nature of the neighborhood’s residents drew her in. That’s why she left her old stomping grounds of Stonehaven to build her new house in Plaza Midwood. How would you describe Plaza Midwood? Plaza Midwood is just…
ART: Body Beautiful exhibition at Elder Gallery
Elder Gallery is gettin’ more personal and showin’ some skin with its newest exhibition, Body Beautiful. The exhibition will feature human figure paintings completed during the 1930s and ’40s from the Leon Makielski Collection, in addition to other artists’ works — including Ed Handleman, Jung Han Kim, Leon A. Makielski, Philip Mullen, Gage Opdenbrouw, Carl…
Bizarre crimes from the Charlotte police files
Welcome Back: A 50-year-old woman came back from her vacation to find that everything not bolted down in her house had been removed by thieves. The list of stolen items includes a refrigerator, a grand piano, a stereo, a 60-inch TV, washer, dryer, king-size bedroom set, a dining room set and two more bedroom sets.…
South End
James Mathis is the director of Historic South End, and it’s easy to see that he loves the neighborhood he represents. But with light rail running through the middle of a growing area of the city, what’s not to love? Here’s what Mathis had to say about South End: How would you describe South End?…
THEATER: Theatre Charlotte’s Death of a Salesman
It’s time to do some deep thinking as Theatre Charlotte brings its award-winning production Death of a Salesman back to the stage. This drama, written by Arthur Miller and directed by Charles LaBorde, was a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award. Now Charlotte gets another go of the drama, which covers Willy…
How Charlotte ranks
Residents see Charlotte one way, but outsiders often see our city another. The Queen City and the metro region have hit genuine economic turbulence for the first time in perhaps decades. Economic struggles that once largely passed us by during other recessions are now being felt here, too. Depending on which measures they used and…
Starmount
Starmount’s neighborhood association president, Rusty Hubbart, moved to the quiet community eight years ago for a contract job. When his contract was up, he’d grown so fond of Starmount that he decided to stay. Here’s what he has to say about one of Charlotte’s best-kept secrets: How would you describe Starmount? It’s a quiet, tight-knit…
Hulk No. 10: Someone make it stop
Hulk No. 10 Published by Marvel Comics. Plot and script by Jeph Loeb. Pencils by Ed McGuinness. Inks by Dexter Vines. The Deal: It’s the latest issue of writer Jeph Loeb’s run on the Hulk — a run that’s been packed with big action scenes and tons of guest stars. This month’s edition of the…
Hail to the PAC holdovers
Plus an encore performance at the Afro-Am Cultural Center
University City
Mary Hopper, executive director of University City Partners, is all about promoting her side of town. These days, University City appears to be the place to be anyway. When IKEA opened, the entire city of Charlotte seemed to descend on the place. But Hopper says there is more to University City than funky furniture. How…
Capsule reviews of films playing the week of March 11
New Releases THE CLASS Don’t be embarrassed if you start watching The Class and can’t figure out if it’s a documentary or a fictional piece; that’s doubtless the effect that director Laurent Cantent was hoping to achieve. Winner of the top prize at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival as well as an Oscar nominee for…
Watchmen: A clockwork orange
Faithful adaptation is impressive but occasionally aloof
Uptown
Darlene Heater of Center City Partners has spent the last three years getting to know Charlotte’s Uptown neighbors. She’s quick to let people know that Uptown’s massive towers may get the spotlight, but there are several smaller neighborhoods that make Charlotte’s center what it is. How would you describe Uptown? Uptown is a vibrant and…
Elegy among new DVD releases
ELEGY (2008). An adaptation of Philip Roth’s The Dying Animal, Elegy shares some similarities to 2003’s fine filmization of Roth’s The Human Stain. Both movies focus on the relationship between a worldly college professor and a beautiful younger woman, but Elegy is even more memorable than its woefully underrated predecessor. Its central character is David…
CL previews upcoming concerts (March 11-15)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 Dex Romweber Duo Musical trends be damned. Dex Romweber doesn’t give a hoot. The guitar slinger for Flat Duo Jets is currently tearing up stages with his sister Sara Romweber (Let’s Active and Snatches of Pink) on drums as the Dex Romweber Duo. Dex’s battered guitar is schooled in rockabilly, country, primal…
Local charmer Jake’s Good Eats wins fans
The boy next door
CD Review: John Nemeth’s Love Me Tonight
The Deal: The blues gets a soul injection. The Good: John Nemeth sounds like the reincarnation of Little Willie John. But with Nemeth, the package is more than just incredible vocals. He’s a world-class harp player as well, in the style of Little Walter. Nemeth is not a back porch bluesman. His original tunes are…
In your Facebook
Facebook is already giving away personal info. Be nervous.
Am I really wasting money leaving appliances plugged in even if I turn them off?
I once saw a man on Oprah who always unplugged appliances because he didn’t want to pay for “phantom” electricity that would leak through the plug even when the appliance wasn’t being used. Recently, a coworker told my husband he saved a lot of money unplugging TVs, computers, etc. Am I really wasting money leaving…
Expand mass transit, don’t slash it
Once again, public transportation takes it on the chin. CATS’ announcement last week of service cuts confirms the long-held Charlotte view of mass transit as a non-essential expense, a “frill” that can be cut when times get bad. The city needs a whole new way of looking at transit, one that will serve more people…
Put single-payer on the table
President Barack Obama promises health-care reform, but he has taken single-payer health care off the table. Single-payer is the system that removes private insurance companies from the picture; the government pays all the bills, but health-care delivery remains private. People still get their choice of what doctor to go to and what hospital to use.…
‘Sexting’: Simple pleasure causes major pain
In case you haven’t received the memo, “sexting” (aka sending explicit material — like photos — over the Internet or mobile devices) is not a good idea. Society has gotten way out of hand with this technology thing. Sending nude photos of yourself is not new, but it has never been so easy to do.…
Limb to limb: Sticks and Stones
Ciel Gallery’s newest exhibit is getting back to the basics via Mother Earth. Each of the pieces in the Sticks and Stones National Juried Exhibition is created from natural materials by a variety of artists from across the United States. This includes New York resident Susan Springer Anderson’s torso pieces. The exhibit continues through May…
Urban Explorer’s Handbook 2009: Battle of the Hoods Round Two
Annual issue spotlights 10 of the Queen City’s most unique “hoods.”
Q: Any new changes on tap for the Creative Loafing Web site?
A: Well, just like America ushered in a change with the election of Barack Obama, Creative Loafing is presenting our own wave of change to our online edition. OK, that’s a little dramatic. But hey, everybody else is cashing in on Obama-mania. Why shouldn’t we?! At any rate, big new things are coming to www.charlotte.creativeloafing.com:…
Cotswold
Kristin Hobson has been living in Cotswold since she graduated college. She and her husband purchased their first house in 1994 and have been members of the community ever since. Hobson has seen changes in Cotswold, but she still calls the place home. Here’s what she has to say about her “hood”: How would you…
MUSIC: Celtic Crossroads
Hailing from Ireland, the septet group known as Celtic Crossroads dishes out traditional Irish music set with musical sides of celtic folk rock, bluegrass and gypsy-inspired song crafts. In its intimate live shows, instruments like the harp, guitar, flute, whistle, violin, banjo, accordion, bass and drums are combined for a number of Irish dance tunes,…
Horoscope for March 11-17, 2009
Pisces The Fish: (Feb. 18-March 19) You may have been told that you are too sensitive for your own good. Early this week it is especially easy to take stressors onto your back that belong elsewhere. Mars, the warrior, enters your sign on the 15th and will be traveling with you for five weeks. This…
Dilworth
Geoff Owen, owner of Owen’s Bagel & Deli, is the past president of the Dilworth Neighborhood Association. He lives and works in Dilworth, and here’s what he has to say about the Queen City’s first suburb: How would you describe Dilworth? Dilworth is a blend of long-time residents, who helped transform it from a blighted…
DANCE: NCDT’s A Night At The Movies
North Carolina Dance Theatre’s newest production A Night At The Movies opens today. But the show isn’t anywhere close to a normal night at the movies. Instead, it features special dance works by three choreographers (all of whom have created dance works set to different movies), including Mark Diamond (whose piece was inspired by the…
Miss independent: Ani DiFranco
After 18 years, she still leads by example
Elizabeth
Maya Packard has lived in Charlotte for 10 years and in that time, she’s only lived in one house in the Elizabeth neighborhood. She’s on the community board, and — like so many others — she feels a connection to her slice of the Queen City. How would you describe Elizabeth? I would say that…
SPECIAL EVENTS: St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is a time for festivities. And despite being a holiday that celebrates Saint Patrick, one of the patron saints of Ireland, the Irish and non-Irish alike participate (especially in the beer drinkin’). Around the Q.C., lots of St. Paddy’s Day events are in store. Below are some recommendations. Check out our Web…
Traversing wine geekdom
Navigating the wine world’s vernacular can be tricky. Here’s a glossary to help you survive among the latest linguistic landmines. Malolactic Fermentation. Even Microsoft Word swiggly-lines “malolactic,” a scientific word previously confined to a winemaker’s lab. Malolactic fermentation, or “Em El” (get it, M-L?) in wine circles, got released to the wild when Americans fell…
Myers Park
Don Both, the owner of Providence Café in Myers Park, knows that he’s able to keep a large number people on his staff for one reason: They love the residents that they serve. Both has owned the restaurant for more than seven years, and he sees how the neighbors in Myers Park support the neighborhood…
