The Toll Road Battle in Tillistown
The I-77 toll roads issue in Thom Tillis' home precinct
In the park that Tillis helped build, a tug-of-war over toll roads
The Undead $700 Billion Medicare Claim
A Medicare myth that won't stay buried
Years after its death, a zombie lie abides in Karl Rove-funded ads in North Carolina. Happy Halloween.
NoDa Brewing introduces its whale of a beer, Monstro, this Saturday
Rare bottle release highlights brewery’s three-year anniversary
The Group That's Taking On 'Citizens United'
Seeking to amend the Constitution, from the grass roots up
A national group with a Charlotte chapter is trying to drum up support for the abolition of corporate personhood. Are they dreamers, realists, or both?
Triple C releasing “The Dude Imbibes” this Saturday
Event will feature live music and a bottle share
The Weekday Roundup: Andy McKee, Beyond Craft, & Judah & The Lion
MONDAY BRITISH INVASION There aren’t any Beatles in this British Invasion, but that doesn’t mean the work isn’t any less impressive. Check out pieces by the likes of Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, Bridget Riley, Lynn Chadwick and Barbara Hepworth at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. TUESDAY AN EVENING WITH ANDY MCKEE McKee has been a game-changer for solo acoustic guitar…
Dumbnado
Two Carolinas governors, two feeding frenzies, united in dumb
The Carolinas’ governors distinguish themselves again.
N.C. Sen. Jim Davis: 'I Am So Frustrated With These Teachers …'
GOP state senator to teachers: On your knees
One of our state senators tells us what he really thinks about educators.
Obedient Workers
Pat McCrory wants you for truck driving school
The governor’s appeal for more truck drivers and technical workers doesn’t match the ‘skills gap’ as well as he thinks.
Reflection Sound Studios, Loonis McGlohon, and 'Super Dooper Pooper'
The things people heard at the now-razed Charlotte recording studio
Reflection Sound Studios is gone now, but if you listen closely, you can still hear the strains of ‘Super Dooper Pooper.’
Nightlife News: NASCAR Bartender, NC Music Factory Gets the Biz, Treehouse Whiskey & Fork Grand Opening
The latest news, poised to impact Charlotte’s nightlife and social scene
The latest news, poised to impact Charlotte’s nightlife and social scene.
Simple Math …
... via an extremely complicated formula
The pay raise N.C. teachers received this year are anything but ‘simple.’
Birdsong releasing “No Quarter Porter” Friday
Brewed with local coffee and vanilla beans
Charlotteans Dazzle on 'America's Got Talent'
Courtesy sonsofserendip.com Charlotte’s got talent. For anyone who follows the arts and culture scene here, that’s a known fact. But on America’s Got Talent, the reality show that pits dancers, musicians, magicians, jugglers, and anyone weird enough against each other, the city is represented by the very real talents of Sons of Serendip. Half of the band is from the…
Creating a Homework Station
Use these last couple of weeks of summer break to prepare for a smooth start back to school
Use these last couple of weeks of summer break to prepare for a smooth start back to school
Discovery Place’s 21+ Event to Celebrate the 1990s
Discovery Place’s first after-hours Science on the Rocks event saw 2,222 attendees pack the museum for games and drinks that target the 21-plus crowd. The event is now a series, taking place on the third Friday of each month. On Aug. 15, the party returns with the subtitle “‘'90s Throwback.” You remember the '90s, right? Well, if you don't, you're…
The First Step Toward Same-Sex Marriage in North Carolina
Plus the symbolism of the Pilot Mountain shutdown, William Barber's star turn on Bill Maher, and more
A Very Large Array of political stories, including a step toward same-sex marriage and a Republican mayor’s march on Washington against his own party.
Trailer Released for Charlotte-Filmed Tusk
This week, the first trailer for Kevin Smith’s new horror-comedy film, Tusk, is making the rounds on film blogs. Tusk was filmed in Charlotte last winter, and it stars Justin Long, Michael Parks, and Haley Joel Osment. The idea for the film was born out of a conversation on Smith’s SModcast, Smith’s weekly podcast. Check out the trailer below: Notice…
Bombadil, River Whyless Play Triple C Summer Folk Festival (Plus: The Weekday Roundup)
The Triple C Summer Folk Festival brings live music back to the brewery and celebrates the second anniversary of CLTure. Benefiting DrumsForCures, the Saturday event offers four folk acts, food trucks, art, raffles, and of course, beer. Like the spring event, the music mostly comes from North Carolina bands. Bombadil, the folk pop group from Durham, released its newest record…
Roundup: President Pat (Ha!), Immigration, Hagan’s Strategy, Bill James’ ‘Tell’
Plus, the petroleum dollars behind drilling in the Atlantic
A grab bag: McCrory, Hagan, sales taxes, and drilling, baby, drilling
How Pat McCrory Undermines His Own Good Ideas On Education
The governor has some decent ideas about school reform–but he keeps lying about nonexistent ‘teachers’ unions.’
IKEA Home Tour Comes to Matthews
Watch the video of one family's living room makeover
Watch the video of one family’s living room makeover
Patrick Cannon, The Selfie and The Future
Charlotte's recently-convicted ex-mayor is going to federal prison. Can a big smile soften the blow?
Charlotte’s recently-convicted ex-mayor is going to federal prison. Can a big smile soften the blow?
An Interview with Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz (Plus: The Weekday Roundup)
Courtesy photoPete Wentz (second from left) is Fall Out Boy’s bassist and lyricist. Things have changed for the Chicago-born rock outfit Fall Out Boy. In the past decade, the band has traded punk clubs for arenas, songs about heartbreak for musings on fame and society. Their current tour includes a date at PNC Music Pavilion on July 23, and in…
