The Charlotte Film Society this week screened “Dolemite Is My Name,” a movie about the making of a technically horrendous 1975 blaxploitation film with which I have developed a perhaps unhealthy preoccupation.
In September, we broke the news about Hue House, the new Charlotte arts agency offering creative, marketing, consultancy, and event services to help companies, cultural organizations, and governmental bodies “accurately and organically engage creatives and artists of color and diversity” (along with a non-profit support arm, as well). Now, the group has announced its next move to support creatives of…
ALYSSA RUANECAM FINALLY TOOK a seat after a couple subpar performances, and Michael Jordan sold part of his ownership stake in the Hornets. Somehow, the Charlotte sports world is not panicking, despite those stories happening in September. A closer look: Cam Newton posted a slickly-produced 15-minute YouTube video Friday featuring him smoking a cigar and drinking wine while he said “I…
COURTESYOVER THE YEARS, Charlotte’s been used as a backdrop for several major films and TV shows. If you’re a subscriber who wants to see your city’s cameos, here are the ones streaming right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu: AMAZON PRIME Days of Thunder Shot in 1990, this film used the Charlotte Motor Speedway for several scenes. Rick Hendrick,…
A GROUP OF CHARLOTTEANS have created a new creative agency to offer funding and resources to the city’s cultural community. Hue House, as announced in a new video below, is comprised of David J. Butler (a member of the 2018 class of Charlotteans of the Year), David “Dae-Lee” Arrington, Davita Galloway, Sir Hodge, and Khaleel Loyd. Between them, Hue House’s members…
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State Senator Jeff Jackson organized a meeting at a soon-to-be-shuttered Dairy Queen, where he discussed soon-to-be-redrawn district lines.
Michael Tacket/Fingerprint Releasing | Bleecker StreetLogan Lucky is one of the more recent films to utilize Charlotte.OVER THE YEARS, Charlotte’s been used as a backdrop for several major films and TV shows. If you’re a subscriber who wants to see your city’s cameos, here are the ones streaming right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu: AMAZON PRIME Ashby This…
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BUSINESS WIRE Charnella Grossman, a portfolio manager for Fifth Third Bank, with her daughters, Elise Grossman (left), 10 months, and Kenna Grossman, 2. In Partnership with Fifth Third Bank. It’s no wonder Fifth Third Bank has been named a Top Place to Work by The Charlotte Observer for 2016, 2017, and 2018. Between their “Maternity Concierge” benefit, internal Weight Watchers groups, health seminars, and…
UNC Charlotte spent millions of dollars and countless hours preparing for the possibility of an on-campus shooter. When it happened, everything worked as planned—and two died.
In the context of law enforcement agencies’ increasingly uneasy relationship to the public, ‘transparency’ can be as loaded and slippery a term as ‘justice.’ What does it mean, exactly?
It might help to gauge where we stand now in the March 25 Danquirs Franklin shooting—exactly what happened when, what’s known, what isn’t, and the high probability that the officer will be found to have acted within the bounds of the law.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police released body camera footage Monday of the fatal police shooting of Danquirs Franklin on March 25—and how people will perceive and react to it is anyone’s guess.
LOGAN CYRUSKayla Adams at the 2018 Student Showcase, presented by CPCC Student Life.BEGINNING APRIL 5, Central Piedmont Community College hosts Sensoria, its widely anticipated festival which celebrates literature and the arts. What began in 1993 as a spring literacy festival has grown into nine days of merriment with far-reaching expressions. The name Sensoria, which became official in 2006, is a…
The New, Easy Way to Sell Your Home in Charlotte Although Opendoor makes selling your home easier than ever, the personal touch is not lost. In Partnership with: It’s where your kids took their first steps. The backyard where you planted your first garden. The entryway where you coerced your teenager to stand still for prom pictures. The home you…
The Washington Post paid an estimated $10 million-plus for a Super Bowl ad that paid tribute to the journalism profession—which struck some of the newspaper’s own dwindling staff as a tad ironic.
OVER THE YEARS, Charlotte’s been used as a backdrop for several major films and TV shows. If you’re a subscriber who wants to see your city’s cameos, here are the ones streaming right now on Netflix and Amazon Prime: AMAZON PRIME Ashby This 2015 film, starring Mickey Rourke, Nat Wolff, Sarah Silverman, and Emma Roberts, used thousands of Charlotteans as…
Louise Leblanc, Opera de Quebec“LOVE IS a rebellious bird that nobody can tame,” George Bizet’s uber-heroine, Carmen, muses in Habanera, perhaps the most well-known aria ever performed. Whether it is love, lust, or an illicit combination, Carmen, opera’s most compelling seductresses, is hell-bent on harnessing the powers bound within these emotions to elevate herself from a life of endless toil into…
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden unveils glimmering new light displays for 2018, including one that dances to the music.
Series of images from WBTV First Night Charlotte, an annual New Year’s celebration in center city Charlotte, NC. Artists, dancers, comedians, musicians and magicians performed throughout the day-long family friendly event on December 31, 2011 to January 1, 2012.PATRICK SCHNEIDER PHOTOGRAPHY In Partnership with Charlotte Center City Partners. Glimmering lights and holiday cheer are two gifts we’ve come to…
In Partnership with The Mint Museum. Forget everything you thought you knew about museum members. The membership program at The Mint Museum is one-of-a-kind and full of surprising perks. Any Charlottean—a child, millennial, Gen Xer, or boomer—can benefit from a Mint Museum membership. And, no, we’re not just talking about free entry to see the art (though that is one benefit…
The City of Charlotte has named its first three Green Seal restaurants.
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