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Food & Drink
Charlotte Restaurant Week Widens its Reach in 11th Year
As many longtime Charlotteans know, if you’re looking for the right time to try that restaurant that’s been on your radar but remains just out of your price range, Queen’s Feast is the time to strike. Moving into its 11th year, the biannual Queen’s Feast, better known as Charlotte Restaurant…
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News & Opinion
Charlotte Women Prepare Third March in as Many Years
A national movement that once began as a call for women to march against the 45th president in Washington, D.C. has since inspired a city-centric and grassroots organization here in Charlotte. The misogynistic and volatile language that President Donald Trump used in his campaign followed by the implementation of a…
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Food Features
New Belmont BBQ Joint is a Smokey Success
Lewis Donald asked me if I had my tennis shoes on, not a question I expected when I showed up to interview him. I looked down at my loafers. “Are these OK?” I asked, showing him my minimalist footwear. Donald approved, then immediately went back to work. I followed close…
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Side Dish
Side Dish: Charlotte Chef Launches New Artisanal Catering Company
Who doesn’t love a good food platter? In November, personal-chef-turned-small-business-owner Margo Morrill stepped out of private kitchens and into the public food industry to offer the city something new: Go Graze. Collections of crackers, dips, charcuterie, cheeses, vegetables, candied fruits and pastries sit together beautifully in a variety of grazing…
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News & Opinion
New Esports League Arrives in Charlotte
Everyone’s memories of gaming are different, whether they involve playing Pac-Man and Galaga in an early-’80s arcade, going head-to-head with a friend in Madden in the ’90s or talking shit to a kid across the globe during a multiplayer online free-for-all game of Call of Duty in the 21st century.…
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Food & Drink
Side Dish: Red House Cafe Serves It All
If you wanted squirrel on your pasta at The Red House Cafe, owner Jimi Zuk would go outside, climb a tree and catch a squirrel for your dish. That’s what he told me as I was leaving the little Italian-American eatery earlier this week, a joke that speaks to Zuk’s…
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Arts & Culture
Artists Throw Fundraiser for Annual DIY Dance Performance
When it comes to ladyfestCLT, Megan Payne and Sarah Ingel are the duo that do it all. As two artists who have been working together in Charlotte for five years, the duo has hosted a night of performance exclusively featuring female choreographers, dancers and directors called ladyfestCLT since 2015. It…
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Music
Double Door Doubles Down with Reunion Party
In January 2017, the Double Door Inn closed its famous two front doors forever. It was the end of an era in Charlotte, and the community rallied to raised money on Kickstarter to fund a documentary about the bar frequented by fans of blues, rock, punk and other genres. But…
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News & Opinion
Spotlight: Local Historian Reflects on CLT250
Tom Hanchett is something of a local celebrity around Charlotte, in terms of community historians. When I sat down with him in Arepas Grill, a traditional Venezuelan spot on Old Pineville Road, we were in the midst of our conversation when someone approached Hanchett to introduce themselves. Proclaiming himself a…
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News & Opinion
NoDa Brewing Series Fights Breast Cancer
‘Tis the season for donating and drinking. Why not do both at the same time? As part of the weekly series, You Drink, We Donate, hosted by NoDa Brewing Co., this new iteration will feature a partnership with the local nonprofit, Carolina Breast Friends. On Monday, Dec. 10 from 4…
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News & Opinion
The Scanner: Urine Trouble
THE RAID Police investigated a complaint regarding the illegal sale of alcohol at a “corner store” in east Charlotte, near the NoDa neighborhood. During the investigation, police discovered that the corner store dubbed “Dar’s Super Mini Mart” was selling malt beverages without an ABC permit and found a stolen nine-millimeter…
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Mic Check
Mic Check: XOXOK is More Than Worthy of Your Ears
In October, when I first talked to Keenan Jenkins, the one-man band of XOXOK, he turned the interviewing tables on me and asked me what music I was into at that moment. The alternative-rock and indie punk styles I listen to are a far cry from his musical styling that…
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Arts & Culture
Guerilla Poets Pay Respects with Holiday Open Mic Night
The holidays can bring about feelings of joy, love and gratitude for the things in life we often take for granted. When surrounded by family, friends, loved ones and established support systems, the holiday season is a wonderful time. But for those who have lost a loved one, and the…
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Arts & Culture
Charlotte Ballet Accomodates Special Needs Community
This season in tandem with the regular performances of The Nutcracker and Peter Pan, Charlotte Ballet will also perform a sensory-friendly iteration for those with special needs to enjoy as well. The idea for a sensory-friendly performance came three years ago when Charlotte Ballet’s director of education, Bianca Bonner, noticed…
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Food & Drink
Birdsong Brewing Company Adds Solar Panels and Continues Efficient Practices
Birdsong Brewing Company was never meant to be the booming business it is today, but as it turned out, seven years ago was the prime time to start a small brewery in Charlotte, and the ever-expanding North Davidson Street corridor was the perfect place to do it. The brewery began…
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