NoDa Brewing Company hosting screening of “Beer Hunter The Movie”
Film celebrates life of arguably the most important person to the craft beer movement
Winers
A restaurant sent a wine navigator to my table. Should I have yelled at him?
There is a guy whose job it is, and I’m not joking about this, to help you pick out a bottle of wine at dinner. He is a wine navigator. His name is Curt.
'This Is Not Right'
North Carolina, 2013: Where and when journalists get arrested
Observer reporter Tim Funk gets cuffed and hauled away from the ‘Moral Monday’ protests, highlighting a state government more frightening for its utter stupidity than brutality.
Learning How To Tame The Shrew
Field Cantey, who plays Tranio, in the popular Charlotte Shakespeare production of ‘Taming of the Shrew,’ tells us how he landed the iconic role and how the Bard ended up in the Wild West.
NY Times Best Selling Author to Speak at Library Fundraiser
Dorothea Benton Frank, a South Carolina native and New York Times best selling author, will read from her new book and answer audience questions at an upcoming fundraiser for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library.
Brainfart
Every state lies. Not every state truly goes full-on delusional
We check in with our monumentally free, dumb friends down in South Carolina.
Your Weekly Recommendations (May 28-31)
Events worth your time this week.
Here In My Car, I Feel Safest of All
The Heritage Foundation asks Anthony Foxx how he'd serve his constituents: ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell ...
Jim DeMint’s crew has some questions for Anthony Foxx on transportation issues. The questions are based on a potent mix of crude and crap.
Nine-Year-Old Reacts To The Hornets, Rufus, Taffy
A new name. A new beginning. And an old dream. About taffy
A new name. A new beginning. And an old dream. About taffy.
How Carolina's Got Art Got Its Start
The seed for what has become the biggest juried art show in North Carolina began decades ago in a South Carolina mill.
Your Weekly Recommendations (May 13-17)
Events that are worth your time this week.
Unpacking the Magic of High-Flying 'Traces'
This high-voltage performance has dazzled audiences for years. With the show opening this week in Charlotte, a performer with the touring act explains how they perform the seemingly impossible.
Aw, Crap
A toilet paper company will debut its "skid mark" ad at Charlotte Motor Speedway
A toilet paper company will debut its “skid mark” ad at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Your Weekly Recommendations (May 6-10)
Our favorite events happening this week
Looking for something to do this week? Here are our suggestions.
Your Weekly Recommendations (April 29- May 3)
Art rules the week in Charlotte as galleries are pulling out their biggest and most popular exhibits as we get closer to the end of the 2012-13 season.
Mark Sanford, Boston Fallout and Lenoir, the Cheap Date
For once, things were blowing up elsewhere
A week of national calamity overshadowed the usual Carolina craziness, which nonetheless proceeded as scheduled.
There Were Penguins At The Southwest Airlines Annoucement
This changes everything. Did I say everything? I meant nothing
This changes everything. Did I say everything? I meant nothing.
A Brief Recess As We Admire the General Assembly's Demolition Work
Rebuilding an economy never hurt so bad
It’s been a whirlwind 10 weeks of legislative psychosis. We’ll all be reaping it.
'I'm Afraid Dr. Barber Needs To Get With My Office.'
N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis, and when absolute arrogance corrupts absolutely
N.C. NAACP President Rev. William Barber II wanted to talk to an elected representative of his state — and encountered a slammed door.
Your Weekly Recommendations
Finding something to do during the week can be a challenge. It must be interesting, affordable and fit within your schedule. We’re here to help.
The New Face of the Mecklenburg County GOP
Meet Brad Overcash, who's going to have a difficult time swimming against the blue current
Brad Overcash is young, ardent, exquisitely coiffed — and charged with the near-impossible task of wooing Mecklenburg County minorities to the Republican Party.
Behind the Scenes with Jay Bilas
The ESPN college basketball analyst and Charlotte family man is featured in a new Dove Men+Care campaign and has just released a new book, 'Toughness'
ESPN analyst Jay Bilas talks about how he balances such a busy schedule, his thoughts on college basketball in N.C., the inspiration behind his new book, Toughness, how he became a Twitter rapper, and more.
The Week's Inanity: The Most Awkward Hug Ever, Looping For Your Pleasure
It's probably not fair to spread a context-free GIF of the McCrory/Foxx bro hug, BUT I CAN'T STOP WATCHING IT
It’s probably not fair to spread a context-free GIF of the McCrory/Foxx bro hug, but I CAN’T STOP WATCHING IT.
