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Thursday, October 3, 2013
Culture / Music This week's BNR Weekly (10/3/13) featuring Yo Gotti, more
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 6:08 PM
BNR Weekly is a local pop culture and entertainment Web show, now in its second season.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Culture Question the Queen City: The story of Nellie Freeman, aka 'Razor Girl'
Posted By David Aaron Moore on Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 10:42 AM
Editor's note: In this series, local author David Aaron Moore answers reader-submitted questions about unusual, noteworthy or historic people, places and things in Charlotte. Submit inquires to davidaaronmoore@gmail.com.
When I was a very young child, my grandfather always enjoyed telling me and my brothers and sisters frightening stories about things that happened in Charlotte when he was a child. One particularly gruesome tale involved a teenage girl who decapitated her husband - and got away with it! Do you know anything about the case he was referring to? - Beatrice Beam, Salisbury
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Culture / sports This week's BNR Weekly (9/26/13) featuring the Carolina Panthers, Sebastian Mikael, more
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 5:13 PM
BNR Weekly is a local pop culture and entertainment Web show, now in its second season.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Culture Question the Queen City: Charlotte's civil rights history
Posted By David Aaron Moore on Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:24 AM
Editor's note: In this series, local author David Aaron Moore answers reader-submitted questions about unusual, noteworthy or historic people, places and things in Charlotte. Submit inquires to davidaaronmoore@gmail.com.
Unlike a lot of Southern cities during the mid-20th century, Charlotte seems to have transitioned relatively peacefully from the Jim Crow era of "separate but equal" to an integrated community - at least according to stories my great aunt told me. Would you say that's an accurate assessment? - Nancy Caldwell, Charlotte
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Culture This week's BNR Weekly (9/19/13) featuring Charlotte 49ers vs. NCCU Eagles game, more
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 6:15 PM
BNR Weekly is a local pop culture and entertainment Web show, now in its second season.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Arts / Culture Bright future for former Eastland Mall signs
Posted By Anita Overcash on Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 12:52 PM
The folks who make up Eastland Area Strategies Team - a volunteer group that's been working to establish goals for the former Eastland Mall, as well as East Charlotte as a whole - met with the media yesterday to share information on the preservation of the defunct mall's "Rising Sun" signs.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Arts / Culture This week's BNR Weekly (9/12/13) featuring Nia Holloway from Disney's The Lion King musical
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 10:29 AM
BNR Weekly is a local pop culture and entertainment Web show, now in its second season.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
News / Culture First Drip (9/10/13): The primaries, Inside Out 11M project, more
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 9:54 AM
The primaries are today. If you care about which Democrat will get the shot to run in the general election for mayor - Patrick Cannon, James Mitchell, Gary Dunn and Lucille Puckett - go vote. There are also several City Council seats that need new butts in them.
The North Carolina National Guard announced yesterday it would begin recognizing same-sex marriages, thus offering benefits to spouses.
If you drive by the Neighborhood Theatre or William Treloar House at 7th and North Brevard downtown, you'll see some new faces. As part of a local execution of the Inside Out 11M project, large photo portraits were taken yesterday of immigrants or descendents of immigrants and posted up outside these places. The goal of the project: "Beyond any political debate about 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S., these portraits remind us that behind the numbers are real human stories."
President Obama will be on TV tonight to try to sell the nation on a war in Syria. "If he can move the public, he can move Congress," writes the Daily Beast's Eleanor Clift.
And finally ... twerking fail? No, twerking fooled ya. Apparently, that viral video "Worst Twerk Fail Ever" was a hoax by Jimmy Kimmel. Well-played, Kimmel. The video garnered more than 9 million hits in less than a week.
Friday, September 6, 2013
Culture Question the Queen City: The forgotten history of NoDa
Posted By David Aaron Moore on Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 5:09 PM
Editor's note: In this series, local author David Aaron Moore answers reader-submitted questions about unusual, noteworthy or historic people, places and things in Charlotte. Submit inquires to davidaaronmoore@gmail.com.
When I was growing up, most people steered clear of the North Davidson area. These days, it's the trendy spot in town. Do you know very much about its origins? - Jennifer Martin, Charlotte
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Culture Photos: Plaza Midwood Tuesday Night Ride
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:36 PM
The best thing about being an adult with a bicycle is that you can ride that thing whenever the hell you want. And that's what some folks in Plaza Midwood are doing. Introducing the Plaza Midwood Tuesday Night Ride, meeting up at Common Market every week. According to one Facebook poster, last night there were approximately 80 cyclists out last night. (Photos by Meredith Jones)
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Question the Queen City: Pianist and singer Chris Kelly 2
The longtime local lounge singer is 83 and lives in Greensboro.
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No use crying over spilt sequel.
