Mar 16-22, 2016

Mar 16-22, 2016 / Vol. 30 / No. 4

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Deep sea dining

For many people, there are two ways to cook fish — throw it on the grill or fry it on the stove. It’s probably cod, tuna or salmon and it was likely purchased at a local grocery store. But not only are there plenty of fish in the sea, there’s also other ways to prepare…

Jeff Hahne

The Bronze: Heavy medal

THE BRONZE *1/2 (out of four) DIRECTED BY Bryan Buckley STARS Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole Hollywood has presented viewers with far too many movies in which the protagonist is a petulant man-child, so it’s only fair that here’s one in which the lead is a bratty woman-child. But did the film have to be this…

Matt Brunson

Allegiant: Follower of formula

THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT ** (out of four) DIRECTED BY Robert Schwentke STARS Shailene Woodley, Theo James Say this for The Divergent Series: Allegiant: It’s a marginal improvement over that endurance test known as The Divergent Series: Insurgent. Otherwise, this latest YA offering is likely to do little more than inspire WGAF memes. Never fully…

Matt Brunson

Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (March 17)

Flop House A south Charlotte woman was alarmed to be the victim of an accidental home invasion last week after one of her neighbors had too much to drink. The victim told police someone rang her doorbell around 6:40 p.m. and when she answered the door, a man took a step into her home. When…

Madeline Lemieux

Weekly horoscope (March 17-23)

For All Signs: The spring equinox occurs on March 20 at 12:37 a.m. EST. This is one of the two points in the annual cycle at which we (theoretically) experience equal days and nights. It is the moment the sun appears to move into the sign of Aries. For many agricultural and herding peoples of…

Vivian Carol

Breaking the Moon musical brings light to dark side

Local musician Amy Steinberg knows what it’s like to have teen angst. At 42, the songstress continues to feed off of experiences from her youth. Through wisdom and introspective reflection on positivity and spirituality, ideas of hope and love resonate in her music. On “Turn on the Light,” a piano-laced tune that’s part of her…

Anita Overcash

Three questions for Fud at Salud’s Jeff McElwee

You might be surprised to find out that Fud at Salud’s Jeff McElwee was always a pancake kind of guy. But he doesn’t seem to show bias in the kitchen, where he crafts countless amounts of what’s been dubbed as “wafflewiches” at Salud Beer Shop in NoDa. The kitchen opened in April of 2015 after…

Anita Overcash

Hank & Cupcakes’ creative focus

Though the names are actually taken from Charles Bukowski’s alter ego and one of his lovers, Ariel Scherbacovsky and Sagit Shir have gotten used to fans calling them “Hank” and “Cupcakes.” The electro-pop/rock duo who released its debut album in 2013 has been touring hard ever since. So, whatever you call them, they’re probably just…

Jeff Hahne

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