Mar 30 – Apr 5, 2016

Mar 30 - Apr 5, 2016 / Vol. 30 / No. 6

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2016 Spring Music Festival Guide

Warmer weather means outdoor concerts and festivals all over the country, and world, for that matter. While Charlotte has a handful of fests to call its own — Carolina Rebellion, Reverb Fest and Tuck Fest among them — there are plenty of others within driving distance that are worth a daytrip or weekend getaway. From…

Jeff Hahne

Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (March 31)

Attack of the Drones A passenger flight descending into Charlotte Douglas International Airport recently had one last crisis to avert before touchdown. The pilot reported a near-miss with a drone above the 3400 block of Brookshire Boulevard. A second pilot descending onto the same runway contacted air traffic control to report that they also nearly…

Madeline Lemieux

Weekly horoscope (March 31-April 6)

For All Signs: Mercury, ancient messenger god, is unusually busy throughout this week. This suggests that most of us will be preoccupied with communication of one form or another. There may be many phone calls, messages, letters, quick conversations, rapid decisions, and/or papers to write. The period is favorable for probing into causes and finding…

Vivian Carol

Counterpoint: The state overreacted

African-Americans. Women. Gay men and lesbian women. Transgender people. One thing each of these groups’ struggles for civil rights movements have in common? Bathrooms. Scratch that. What these groups have in common is the experience of an hysterical pandemonium from those opposed to their equality breaking down in a collective freak-out with fear-laden admonitions of…

Matt Comer

It’s been quite a journey

After knocking at the wrong door for several rain-soaked minutes, my friend Melissa and I finally found the tap room’s entrance. To our credit, it wasn’t exactly well-marked; judging by that and the barebones plywood bar in the corner of the taproom, it was clear that Olde Mecklenburg had spent more time perfecting their beer…

Jonathan Wells

Three questions for Chef DaRel Daniels of Street Spice

Having street smarts is critical to living in New York City. That’s especially true if you love food and are looking to digest as many different global cuisines as possible. Street Spice Food Truck’s Chef DaRel Daniels (www.streetspicefoodtruck.com), who moved to Charlotte from Brooklyn back in 2008 to study at Johnson & Wales, takes international…

Anita Overcash

Sundance Institute wants to school Charlotte

When Jennifer Reeder was a ballerina, she was focused on elegant moves and pointe shoes. But when her interest shifted to the world of film, she found herself enlightened by feminism rather than footwork. Instead of enrolling in a traditional film studies education, she took a chance with the camera. Her DIY approach, leading her…

Anita Overcash

The fight against North Carolina House Bill 2 has officially begun

On Thursday, March 24, less than 24 hours after the North Carolina General Assembly passed the now-infamous North Carolina House Bill 2 (HB2) in a one-day special session, more than 100 people gathered in front of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center holding signs and flags. They were there to send a message. The law had struck…

Ryan Pitkin

Point: The City Overreached

This column was written by a columnist at our Greensboro-based sister paper YES Weekly in support of the now-infamous HB2. It does not reflect the opinions of YW’s editorial staff. We have followed it with a response by Creative Loafing Charlotte’s ‘The Query’ columnist Matt Comer. Late last month the Charlotte City Council opened up…

Jim Longworth

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