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Arts & Culture
East 8th Vintage Quietly Builds a Base of Thrifters in Elizabeth
If you told East 8th Vintage owner Amanda Fore in January 2021 that by year’s end she would own a vintage store, she would have said you were out of your mind. “Actually, I would say you were lying!” she exclaimed. And yet, with no such plans in sight when…
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Arts & Culture
Behind the Ink Project Shares Stories of Body Art in Multiple Mediums
The story of Behind the Ink, a years-long tattoo photography project from local arts organization Creating Exposure Through the Arts (C.E.A.) that has since spurred exhibits, a book and a documentary, began on a Saturday back in 2008, when Joseph Johnson was getting clowned by his friends. “They thought one…
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News & Opinion
Gender Support Plan Gives Trans CMS Students Agency Over Transition
The year 2020 was one of intense change for Josephine*, now a high school student in Charlotte. First, there was the sudden switch to virtual learning with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, with the first lockdown still underway, Josephine graduated from eighth grade and moved on to high…
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News & Opinion
Annual Camp Provides Solace for Transgender, Nonbinary Southerners
It’s been nearly 10 years now since Ivy Hill began formulating a vision: “Imagine being a transgender or nonbinary person that has spent your whole life in a world not built for you, and then for four days, you get to be somewhere designed just for you.” That vision eventually came…
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News & Opinion
‘Striketober’ or Not, Local Labor Organizers Have Had a Busy Year
Over the past month, labor organizers and workers across the United States have called on their employers to provide better wages and labor practices in what union advocates are calling “Striketober.” High-profile strikes at John Deere and Kellogg’s manufacturing plants as well as Warrior Met Coal Mining in Alabama have…
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News & Opinion
Charlotte’s Faith Leaders Confront Banks During Climate Protest
On Monday, Oct. 18, dozens of people of various faiths assembled outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center to demand an end to pollution and climate change. Led by Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple, Bishop Suffragan for the Episcopal Diocese of NC; and activist William J. Barber III, religious leaders and members of…
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News & Opinion
Tesfa Ethiopia Builds a Bridge From Charlotte to Africa
Before launching the nonprofit organization Tesfa Ethiopia, Maheder Yohannes planned a trip to Addis Ababa, an Ethiopian city of around 2.7 million people, in 2017. It would be her first return to her home country since she immigrated to the United States at 10 years old, and she didn’t want…
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News & Opinion
Sophia Rosenfeld on Truth and Misinformation in History and Today
What is truth and who decides? That is a central question that historian Sophia A. Rosenfeld explores in her book Democracy and Truth: A Short History. Rosenfeld, who will give a free online lecture with the Charlotte Museum of History on Thursday, July 1, is a Walter H. Annenberg Professor…
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Arts & Culture
Queen City Zine Fest Makes Its Return From Pandemic Dormancy
At a small coworking space in Rock Hill, Scott Hensel of the creative duo Percydewd was enjoying his first in-person zine festival since COVID-19 hit in early 2020. It was here that Queen City Zine Fest made its long-awaited return on Saturday, June 26. “It’s like finally, all of us…
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Food & Drink
Price’s Chicken Coop to Close in South End on June 19
After 59 years of service, the beloved fried chicken spot Price’s Chicken Coop announced Thursday that it would be closing its doors for good. The historic cash-only South End restaurant stated in a Facebook post that it will close after Saturday, June 19. Citing “labor shortage, rising food costs, food…
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News & Opinion
OPINION: A Spectacle of Unity Followed the UNC Charlotte Shooting
One day after a former student opened fire in a UNC Charlotte classroom, killing two students and injuring four others, then-Chancellor Philip Dubois stood before a podium in a packed stadium. In the span of a day, grieving students managed to organize a spontaneous vigil to honor the shooting victims,…
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Opinion
OPINION: Misconduct Allegations Against UNC Charlotte Professor Are Part of a Bigger Issue
On March 3, what has by now become a routine story broke: UNC Charlotte professor of history Robert McEachnie has been accused of sexual misconduct in a federal lawsuit filed against him, UNC Charlotte, and the UNC System. Two anonymous victims have come forward, one of them alleged that McEachnie…
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News & Opinion
Staff and Students Speak Out Against UNC Charlotte Reopening Plan
On the evening of Aug. 17, leadership at UNC Charlotte sent out an email notice to all students addressing plans for reopening in light of the recent COVID-19 outbreak at UNC Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), which made national headlines after 135 new cases of the coronavirus cropped up on campus during…
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Arts & Culture
Black Lives Matter Mural in Uptown Raises Discussion Around What’s Next
On Tuesday, June 9, a group of 17 Charlotte-based artists made international headlines by painting “BLACK LIVES MATTER” in a mural across South Tryon Street between East 3rd and East 4th streets. The project was the result of a partnership between the city of Charlotte, Charlotte is Creative, Brand the…
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News & Opinion
Alma Adams Introduces Bill to Regulate Use of Riot Control Agents
Today, U.S. Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12) introduced the Right to PROTEST Act, a bill criminalizing the use of riot control agents without explicit warning and a “reasonable” amount of time to disperse. This announcement came one week after Charlotte City Council voted to approve a new city budget under a…
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News & Opinion
Fall Semester Schedule Sparks Backlash from UNC Charlotte Students
UNC Charlotte looks to be going forward with a new fall semester schedule despite backlash from its student body. On May 4, Chancellor Philip Dubois announced that the Fall 2020 semester will begin on Labor Day, Sept. 7, two weeks after the planned start date of Aug. 24. Dubois instated…
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