Sep 28 – Oct 5, 2016

Sep 28 - Oct 5, 2016 / Vol. 30 / No. 32

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A community reacts to the death of Keith Lamont Scott

On the evening of September 21, just over 24 hours after Keith Lamont Scott was killed by a CMPD officer in northeast Charlotte, Misty McCollie stood in the parking spot where he had parked his car for the last time. Standing near a shrine-like memorial built for Scott, where neighbors would come by and drop…

Ryan Pitkin

Masterminds: More nyuk for the buck

MASTERMINDS **1/2 (out of four) DIRECTED BY Jared Hess STARS Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig Nobody would ever mistake Masterminds for a good movie — it’s sloppy, it’s cartoonish, and it takes an incredible and unbelievable true-life tale and needlessly gilds the lily, piling on extra absurdities to the point that any given film in, say,…

Matt Brunson

Miss Peregrine’s Home too cluttered

MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN **1/2 (out of four) DIRECTED BY Tim Burton STARS Eva Green, Asa Butterfield Tim Burton’s propensity to frolic with the freaks has informed the vast majority of his career, and his latest effort is no exception. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, adapted from the bestselling YA title by…

Matt Brunson

Bizarre crime from Charlotte police files (Sept. 29)

Not Lovin’ It Police responded to a McDonald’s on E. W.T. Harris Boulevard last week after a man’s drive-thru wait became too long for him to handle. Police arrived at the restaurant to find a man passed out in the driver’s seat of his vehicle, which was parked in the drive-thru line. Usually this happens…

Ryan Pitkin

Weekly horoscope (Sept. 29-Oct. 5)

For All Signs: Our largest planet, Jupiter, moved into the sign of Libra on Sept. 9 and will remain in that sign for nearly 13 months. Jupiter is the planet of expansion, optimism, philosophy, travel and education. It generally represents improvements and growth in whatever department of life it touches. Its last sojourn through Libra…

Vivian Carol

Wednesday 13 talks life, death and Condolences

For me, Halloween and October, I’m like Santa Claus,” Wednesday 13 says. “It’s my busiest time of the year.” The Santa Claus of Halloween is a fair title for the horror rock legend: Wednesday 13 has spent the last 20 years making a name for himself by embracing all things spooky and camp, from his…

Madeline Lemieux

Hitting the road for grub

When D.G. Martin ran for Congress, once in 1984 and then again in 1986, the Charlotte district covered Mecklenburg, Iredell and Lincoln Counties, as well as some of Yadkin. It had been held by Republicans for decades, and the Democratic Martin had some good campaigns, he recalls, only losing the first time by 300-odd votes.…

Corbie Hill

Local musician Lisa De Novo debuts solo EP

Charlotte native Lisa De Novo had one dream in life: to be a full-time musician. Since she was a child, De Novo has been working to make that dream a reality. After years of constant networking, practicing and researching other musicians, her dream has become a reality. On Oct. 1, De Novo will fulfill another…

Lara Americo

Downhill for UpStage

When Deana Pendragon aka Big Mamma D performs with her burlesque crew at UpStage, they like to get up close and personal with the audience. Pendragon opens the shenanigans by walking through the crowd, making an already intimate show even more hands-on (but it’s really hands-off, as you well-behaved folks know, you can’t touch the…

Anita Overcash

Checking in after Charlotte unrest, and not on Facebook

Last Wednesday night and through Thursday, I kept getting prompts on Facebook from folks to see if I was OK because apparently I was in a designated problem area. For a couple days following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, my city joined a list of others that had been deemed worthy of a Facebook…

Charles Easley

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