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A Charlotte guide to Diners Drive-Ins and Dives hot spots
Lying on my couch, flipping through TV channels in my dimly lit living room a few years ago, I stumbled across an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on the Food Network. “Hey, I know that place!” went through my head as celebrity chef Guy Fieri walked into Charlotte’s Dish restaurant. It was cool to…
First Drip (5/27/15): Teen drowned at Mountain Island Lake
A 17-year-old North Meck High School student drowned at Mountain Island Lake on Tuesday. The teen had been swimming with friends and detectives are investigating for a cause. The North Carolina DMV is doing away with the two-sticker system to identify vehicle registration. Moving forward, there will only be one gray sticker with the month…
Seven things I’m looking forward to this summer
A seasonal bucket list.
First Drip (5/26/15): Area worship leader Gentry Eddings loses son in wreck
Charter Communications announces merger with Time Warner Cable.
Today’s Top 5: Sunday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Today’s Top 5: Saturday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Tomorrowland: Blech to the future
TOMORROWLAND**DIRECTED BY Brad BirdSTARS George Clooney, Britt Robertson Until I sat next to a rotund, middle-aged woman at the Patch Adams screening back in 1998, I had never before heard the term JoyGerm. But as she cheerfully explained to me before the picture commenced, being a self-described JoyGerm — yes, it’s a real thing; there’s…
Poltergeist: Scarcity of scares
POLTERGEIST**DIRECTED BY Gil KenanSTARS Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt The latest pilfering of this nation’s collective nostalgia on the cinematic front is Poltergeist, a reboot of the popular 1982 flick directed by Tobe Hooper and produced by Steven Spielberg. The ’82 offering presented the horror film as an amusement park ride, thrilling audiences with its roller…
Today’s Top 5: Friday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
First Drip (5/22/15): Jim Rogers shames state legislators more
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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.
Eat This: Poppy’s Bagel with Lox and Cream Cheese
Word travels fast about good food. When it comes to bagels in Charlotte, the name that kept coming up was Poppy’s. Located at the harried intersection of Providence Road and South Sharon Amity Road, Poppy’s Bagels and More is doing true New York-style bagels, sandwiches, soups and deli-style sides. It’s owned by Long Island native…
Veritas tackles Charlotte’s social mobility problem
Back in this writer’s elementary school days, we had P.E. every single day. Activities included running in place, toe touches, jumping jacks and more. Here in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, though, that kind of daily physical activity isn’t mandated. Elementary school students receive physical education instruction only once a week. Katy Ridnouer thinks health and wellness is…
HB-625 rides again – sorta
At this point, even a partial victory for craft beverage supporters would be nice.
First Drip (5/21/15): MS-13 gang sweep, Peacock for mayor again, more
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Weekly horoscope (May 21-27)
For All Signs: The ongoing tension between Uranus (for the people) and Pluto (for the Plutocrats) is punctuated this week by transiting Venus, who is creating a triangle among the three. Venus is the goddess that rules money and cooperative agreements. Her presence in this group is likely to bring drama triangles to both individuals…
Drivin’ and Cryin’
“Are you fucking serious?!” I screamed into the phone. “I am never, ever coming back here again.” These are things you should never say to your mother. Fortunately, I’m an adult, so she can’t punish me by the same means that might have worked a few decades ago, like washing my mouth out with soap…
Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (May 21)
Outdoor Living: A 37-year-old southeast Charlotte woman called police after noticing that someone had stolen a white adirondack chair and one citronella lantern from her front porch. No Kitchen Sink: A north Charlotte woman phoned police after finding her home was broken into and several items were stolen. Among the possessions taken from the 36-year-old…
Today’s Top 5: Wednesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
FIrst Drip (5/20/15): County commissioners say slow your roll, NCDOT, with toll lanes, more
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Theater reviews: Pippin & The Rocky Horror Show
Looking back at my review of the 2013 Broadway revival of Pippin, I’m amazed that I could have predicted that the touring version might be better. Nailed it! The Roger O. Hirson book for this early Stephen Schwartz musical has always been rather flimsy and derivative, basically the fables of Candide and The Fantasticks loosely…
One-man show brings us inside Buyer & Cellar
In a world as meticulously fictional as Jonathan Tolins’ Buyer & Cellar, it is not coincidental that our hero, Alex More, is fired from one of those weird acting gigs at Disneyland before landing an even weirder gig in Barbra Streisand’s basement. Artistically speaking, it’s foreshadowing. Personally speaking, it’s symptomatic. Theatrically speaking, it’s at Spirit…
Knocturnal is Charlotte’s go-to event for hip-hop
“If this isn’t a joke, I’m gonna shit my pants!” That was one person’s reaction on Facebook after it was announced the Geto Boys would be playing Knocturnal at Snug Harbor on June 8. The announcement was almost unbelievable — a legendary group that hasn’t made music or toured together in years, with one member…
Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill might be symbolic, but it’s a symbol we desperately need
Several weeks ago, I made an offhand comment about a character in a book I was reading when my son Lucas stopped me in my tracks. The character was an astronaut who also happened to be a woman and, upon hearing me use the pronoun “she,” Lucas was so surprised at the notion that women…
New study shows eating healthy is more about preferences
When I was in fourth grade, my family lived in a food desert. I don’t think we knew it at the time. The term “food desert” hadn’t even been coined yet, but that’s what it was: an area where the only stores within walking distance had few healthy choices. We walked to the corner store…
