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A school shooting rattles small-town North Carolina
When a school shooting happens in a small town, the handful of lights along Main Street still turn from green to yellow to red. When a school shooting happens in a small town, people still visit the grocery store, still play with their phones on their front porches, still teach their kids how to hit…
A spotlight on NoDa’s first professional female brewer
Heist’s Alexa Long won first place in the saison category at the 24th annual Carolina Brewmasters‘ US Open this past spring.
Patrick Cannon sentenced to 44 months in federal prison
A book tour will surely follow.
Today’s Top 5: Tuesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
First Drip (10/14/14): About 60 same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses yesterday, Cannon to be sentenced, more
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Love wins in North Carolina!
Many same-sex couples couldn’t wait any longer and tied the knot immediately after receiving their marriage licenses.
Kelly Clarkson to perform at Microsoft’s SouthPark retail store opening
Concert to be held at Symphony Park.
First notes (10/13/2014): Katy Perry to headline Super Bowl halftime
The latest in music happenings around the world.
Today’s Top 5: Monday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
First Drip (10/13/14): Amendment One repealed, Dallas health worker contracts Ebola, more
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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.
Eat This: Brownie à la mode
The brownie à la mode at 300 East is enticing.
Dracula Untold: Batman Begins
DRACULA UNTOLD *1/2 DIRECTED BY Gary Shore STARS Luke Evans, Sarah Gadon Forget Captain America being the first Avenger. Who could possibly have guessed that Dracula would be revealed as the first superhero? Bruce Wayne, step aside for the one true batman. Certainly, Bram Stoker never imagined that his literary creation would one day be…
The Judge should be benched
THE JUDGE ** DIRECTED BY David Dobkin STARS Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall The 1997 drama Devil’s Advocate centers on a narcissistic and morally compromised lawyer whose father is Satan himself. The 2014 drama The Judge centers on a narcissistic and morally compromised lawyer whose father is a judge. One film is a heavy-handed fantasy…
Alexander: Very Bad Day, but pretty good movie
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY *** DIRECTED BY Miguel Arteta STARS Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner Most screenwriters adapting literary properties face the daunting task of excising reams of text in order to produce a wieldy script rather than, say, a 10-hour adaptation that no theater owner in his right mind…
Today’s Top 5: Friday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
First Drip (10/10/14): Judge denies GOP request to intervene in Amendment One-challenging lawsuits, register to vote today, more
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Cheap list: Pin-Up Finals, Fall Finale, Latin American Festival, more
A list of cheap things to do in the Q.C. this weekend.
Opening Friday
What’s new in theaters this weekend.
A killer time
You need to do a background check on some dates.
Sorghum molasses returns to local markets
Family brings some sweetness into their lives.
Today’s Top 5: Thursday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
Live review: Taking Back Sunday, The Fillmore (10/8/2014)
Taking Back SundayThe FillmoreOct. 8, 2014 The Fillmore was packed Wednesday night in anticipation of the return of Taking Back Sunday. As the crowd patiently waited through three opening groups, snatches of conversation could be heard, reminiscing about when the band’s debut album, Tell All Your Friends, came out and defined the band for a…
First Drip (10/9/14): Register of Deeds braces for marriages license requests, protests erupt in Missouri, more
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Weekly horoscope (Oct. 9-15)
For All Signs: We have a full Moon eclipse on Oct. 8. This eclipse occurs in the sign of Aries, conjunct with Uranus and square to Pluto. I have been aware of this date for years because I expect it will spark multiple global events, many of which are unexpected, similar to an earthquake. In…
Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (Oct. 9)
An Obamanation: President Obama was stolen from a home off Chinchister Lane. A photo of President Obama, that is. The owner of the home called police after someone broke in and stole a coffee table, a book shelf and a framed photo of the commander in chief worth $167. Pickled herb: A routine traffic stop…
Edge of Tomorrow, Obvious Child, Salvador among new home entertainment titles
(View From The Couch is a weekly column that reviews what’s new on Blu-ray and DVD. Ratings are on a four-star scale.) CHE! (1969). Upon its original release, Che! became one of the most reviled pictures of its era, with even the late, great Roger Ebert (often a soft touch) damning it with a one-star…
Today’s Top 5: Wednesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
First Drip (10/8/14): Wells Fargo employee asks CEO for company-wide raises, Ebola’s $32 billion economic impact, more
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Menus warm up for fall
It’s sweater weather. Pumpkin season. A time for hearty soups, stews and red wine. Basically, cover everything with cheese and breadcrumbs and bake it! After a hot, humid (and largely lime-less) summer, comfort food season has arrived. For many of us, that means Southern (or at least Southern-inspired) cuisine. Game meats; gravies; richer, more complex…
Jessica Hernandez’s journey to self
Communication is key. When Jessica Hernandez was in high school and college bands, she would try and make chord-change and song suggestions to her bandmates, but they never took her seriously. The dark-haired singer couldn’t play an instrument, which only added to her frustration. Clearly, the only way to tell musicians about the songs she…
Bomba Estereo’s cumbia and beyond
For more than two decades, the Latin American Festival has not only been a must-attend event for lovers of Latin food and culture, but it has provided an outstanding setting for an introduction to and celebration of Latin music. There’s been an ever-continuing cast of diversity — from pop songstress Julieta Venegas and alt-rock outfit…
Holier than them
It’s time for a “Come To Jesus” moment, which, for those of you not familiar with the lingo, Urban Dictionary defines as “getting called on the carpet, dressed down, or otherwise chewed out in a severe manner.” It’s usually used in reference to a meeting, which I now call to order, and wherein I will…
Safe Socks
This month, instead of celebrating our 29th wedding anniversary reminiscing over a romantic dinner, my husband and I sat in a deli booth dividing material assets. Once we come to a settlement, we will join the likes of Al and Tipper Gore, Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman, and scores of other less famous couples who…
For the Virgins
Sticklers for grammar, you’re just going to have to let the name of this local theater company slide. Three Bone Theatre — you’re fighting the urge to say Three Bones, too, aren’t you — brings The Vagina Monologues back to Upstage this weekend to finish out its second season. In April 2013, this Eve Ensler-penned…
Brick Row Gallery is going places
Landscape paintings take viewers to a different time and place. They can be realistic or imaginary, abstract or figurative, but they should — if done right — represent an environment with vivid details. Charlotte artist Dereck Van Wickel’s “Swirly Sky” acrylic painting, for example, offers a subtle imaginative glimpse at suburban life. The scene is…
