Oct 7-14, 2015

Oct 7-14, 2015 / Vol. 29 / No. 33

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Hunting for local food at the Regional Farmers Market

On a Wednesday morning, the Charlotte Regional Farmers market sits quiet beneath the clear skies of early autumn. Plenty of parking spaces welcome the few shoppers strolling the wide, empty aisle of Building B. Without the Saturday crowds, the vendors inside seem diminished by the enormous space. Many booths do sit empty, covered by sheets,…

Alison Leininger

99 Homes: A house divided

99 HOMES *** (out of four) DIRECTED BY Ramin Bahrani STARS Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon Say this for 99 Homes, the new film from writer-director and Winston-Salem native Ramin Bahrani: It contains arguably the most truthful snatch of dialogue to be found in any movie released so far in 2015. “America doesn’t bail out the…

Matt Brunson

Weekly horoscope (Oct. 8-14)

For All Signs: Mercury, ancient god of communications, turns direct once again on Oct. 9. As this planet begins to regain its normal speed, it will be easier to move ahead with plans that have been pending for several weeks. Have patience with the flurry of phone calls and changed appointments that accompany Mercury’s shift…

Vivian Carol

Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (Oct. 8)

Lost and Found: A resident near Ballantyne was surprised to check for the mail last week and find a special delivery awaiting her in the mailbox. The woman reported finding an ounce of marijuana in her mailbox and not having any idea who it belonged to. In an unrelated incident, an employee at a Bojangle’s…

Ryan Pitkin

Mental health funding was just given a lobotomy

This week marks the annual National Mental Health Awareness Week. How did our state legislature prepare for this occasion? By cutting $110 million in funding last month for North Carolina’s eight regional mental health agencies and proposing another $152 million in cuts for the next fiscal year. The cuts were included in the new state…

Erin Tracy-Blackwood

Of Monsters and Men eyes longevity

Iceland has never been much of a music destination when it comes to a worldwide notoriety of bands that come from the Scandinavian country. Until recently, it was Bjork, Sigur Rós and… well, that’s about it, until a couple of years ago. In 2012, the Icelandic indie-folk outfit Of Monsters and Men released “Little Talks.”…

Jeff Hahne

Dancing in Spirit Square for Breakin’ Convention

Strange things are brewing in Uptown. In the shadow of buildings named for Wells Fargo, Duke Energy and Hearst, there will be dancing in the streets. In the lobby of a building blessed by our most PC philanthropists, the Knight Theatre, they’re decking the hall with graffiti, setting up for our dopest DJs. There’s more.…

Perry Tannenbaum

Say ‘hiya’ to Daniel Pitre

When Daniel Pitre — who moved to the Q.C. from New York eight years ago — started feeling that Korean food was missing from the cities bustling food scene, he decided to take matters into his own hands. The 28-year-old started eyeing food trucks and looked to other folks in the food scene for advice…

Anita Overcash

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