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Arts & Culture
ArtPop Street Gallery Unveils Class of 2021
ArtPop Street Gallery has announced its Class of 2021, welcoming 20 winning artists to join the organization’s ranks, including three returning ArtPop Street Gallery artists from the Class of 2017 — Joanna Henry, Caroline Rust and Kenny Nguyen — and Gaston Day School senior Katherine Heilig, giving her the opportunity…
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Arts Features
Tamara Williams’ Upcoming African Dance Showcase Honors Enslaved Ancestors
Any other year, UNC Charlotte assistant professor of dance Tamara Williams would be training her students, usually in some form of African dance or another, readying them to leave it all on the stage during the upcoming annual fall dance showcase, a live performance that acts as the culmination of…
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Arts Features
Laura Wopperer Pushes Safe Practices Through ‘Mask With Me’ Photo Series
Wear a mask. It’s a simple request, one that involves the most minor inconvenience and can save countless lives. Seems easy enough, right? Not so much. The mask itself has become the center of political debates across the country, the focal point of hundreds of videos showing people throwing temper…
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News & Opinion
Instagram Network Shares Stories of Abuse Across North Carolina
Each Instagram post is a carousel of graphics, starting with one that provides a trigger warning with whatever words can be used to describe the following traumatic account being shared anonymously; abusive relationship, sexual assault, physical assault, rape, child pornography are a few from recent posts. Across multiple North Carolina…
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Food & Drink
HEX Coffee Partners With Local Artist Saloan Goodwin on New Brew
Camp North End roastery and coffee shop HEX Coffee is releasing a specialty Rogicha Ethiopian coffee tomorrow with the help of Charlotte artist and Queen Agenda founder Saloan Goodwin. Half of the proceeds from the new brew will benefit HEAL Charlotte, an organization that recently kicked off a $10-million capital…
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Food & Drink
Nourish Charlotte’s Julia Simon To Open Plant Joy in Camp North End
Chef Julia Simon, owner of plant-based food delivery service Nourish Charlotte, and her business partner Erik Berns have announced their first brick-and-mortar concept, Plant Joy in Camp North End, expected to open in November, filling the last of four new food stalls. Simon was in charge of the menu and…
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Food & Drink
Fall Food and Drink at Charlotte Eateries, Bakeries and Breweries
The second the weather drops below 80 degrees in Charlotte, it can only mean one thing: fall of 2020 is here — or at least our idea of it. It may not be sweater weather just yet, but the mood still calls for pumpkin, apple cider, and any kind of…
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News & Opinion
CMS Rolls Out Reopening Plan for In-Person Learning
Local parents now have a timeline for when Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) students will return to in-person learning after local and state leaders announced plans earlier this week. On Wednesday, the CMS Board of Education voted to roll out a phased plan that allows students to return to in-person learning by…
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Food Features
As Carpe Diem’s Doors Close, A Window Opens at Earl’s Grocery
When sisters Bonnie Warford and Tricia Maddrey closed their iconic Carpe Diem Restaurant and Caterers in the spring, they didn’t know it would be for the last time. The sisters opened the restaurant in 1989, and they shut down in March with hopes that the COVID-19 stay-at-home order would only…
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News & Opinion
Da Village Pop-Up Shop’s Free Food Fridge Offers Access to Necessities
If you recently passed by a now-empty, gray-brick building on East 7th Street that used to serve as the offices of CMPD’s Metro Division, you may have seen something that looked out of place: a refrigerator adorned with colorful spray-painted floral artwork and the words “Da Village, Free H20 and…
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Arts & Culture
Gantt Center Goes Behind the Scenes with Mario Moore in Latest Virtual Event
Tonight, the Harvey B. Gantt Center takes a virtual behind-the-scenes look at the work of renowned visual artist Mario Moore, including a personal tour of his studio in his hometown of Detroit, where he’ll soon begin a new body of work. Hosted by curator Dexter Wimberly, Moore will guide viewers…
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