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Guides & Events
Lifeline: 5 Things to Do in Charlotte This Week
Queen City Nerve’s motto has been the same since our start: If you think nothing is happening in Charlotte, you’re not trying. While we’ve always included a Lifeline in our print issue, here’s our online version to help give you weekly reasons to engage. Cinco de Mayo with DOMii, Yona,…
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News & Opinion
Sheriff’s Office Responds to Complaints Involving Conditions in Uptown Jail
Sheriff’s Office Responds to Complaints Involving Conditions in Uptown Jail The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) responded this week to a letter from the National Association for Upward Mobility demanding solutions to troubling conditions some inmates have reported at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center Central (MCDCC) in Uptown. Sent early…
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News & Opinion
Erick Lottary of RNG Golf Club Creates a Lane on the Course
On episode 101 of Nooze Hounds, Ryan sits down with Erick Lottary, a Charlotte-based rapper and founder of RNG Golf Club. Having taken up golf for the first time during the pandemic, Lottary began creating viral content on the course shortly thereafter, connecting with followers who found his laid-back style…
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Charlotte Family Left in Limbo After ICE Detains Father Ahead of Asylum Hearing
April 7 was meant to be a day of anticipation for the Sidorov* family, asylum seekers who fled political persecution in Russia in 2022 and arrived in America through the CBP One program the following year. With their three school-aged children on spring break from school, parents Polina and Ivan…
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Council Quickies: Rail Trail Bridge Funding and Data Center Discussion
Charlotte City Council held its monthly business meeting on Monday night, hearing from residents during a public forum, voting on funding for the anticipated Rail Trail pedestrian bridge and discussing a potential moratorium on data centers. Below, we bring you some of the notable decisions and discussions from Monday night’s…
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Developers Unveil New Vision for 301 South Tryon in Uptown
Developers Unveil New Vision for 301 South Tryon in Uptown The new owners of 301 South Tryon, the Uptown block that is home to the former 2 Wells Fargo campus and still houses popular local businesses like Amelie’s and Johnny Burrito, have announced their intentions to redevelop the parcel and…
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Food & Drink
Opening Date Announced for Grey’s Diner, Sam Diminich’s Latest Venture
Sam Diminich’s Your Farms Your Table has announced an opening day for Grey’s Diner and Community Kitchen in the Plaza Shamrock neighborhood, with plans to debut in the old Mattie’s Diner space on Monday, April 27. News broke in February that James Beard-nominated chef Sam Diminich would take over the…
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News & Opinion
Townhomes in Cotswold, Shuffletown, West Sugar Creek Come to Council
Charlotte City Council held its monthly zoning meeting on Monday night, deciding on a slate of townhome developments that drew opposition from some council members. Zoning meetings are split into two parts: zoning decisions, in which they vote on whether to approve or deny petitions; and hearings, during which developers…
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Guides & Events
Lifeline: 5 Things to Do in Charlotte This Week
Queen City Nerve’s motto has been the same since our start: If you think nothing is happening in Charlotte, you’re not trying. While we’ve always included a Lifeline in our print issue, here’s our online version to help give you weekly reasons to engage. Egbe: Soul Family Art Exhibition Wednesday,…
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News & Opinion
Charlotte Hemp Professionals Face Uncertain Future Under New Federal Rules
For Olivia Merlock, cannabis is not just a lifestyle but a livelihood. Now a senior manager with the Charlotte-based Hemp & Tea Company, the Vermont native entered the hemp industry in 2022 shortly after moving to Charlotte from South Carolina. She was working in the corporate world when she applied…
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Jeff Jackson, Fellow AGs Win Live Nation Monopoly Case
Jeff Jackson, Fellow AGs Win Live Nation Case After a seven-week trial, a jury found in favor of NC Attorney General Jackson and 33 other attorneys general in their case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Wednesday, holding the companies liable on all counts for illegally monopolizing the ticketing and…
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CBHD Lobbies for NC Hemp as ‘Industry Killer’ Looms
Look into the work of political lobbying organizations representing any industry in the United States and you’re likely to find a group of people fighting to strip away regulations, lower taxes on a given industry, and do whatever they can to keep the government out of their affairs. Cultivating Breakthroughs…
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Food & Drink
PostScript Is One Couple’s Love Letter to Their East Charlotte Neighborhood
Unbeknownst to all but their closest friends and family, Amber Donoghue and husband Dean Orr already had a foot out of Charlotte’s door in December 2024 when Letty Ketner announced she would be closing Letty’s, her popular neighborhood restaurant on Shamrock Drive. Donoghue, who had already found an apartment a…
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Council Quickies: Proposed CATS Budget, New Street Vending Regulations
Charlotte City Council held a business meeting on Monday night, preceded by an action preview segment with a number of important presentations. Action previews comprise presentations that aim to better inform council members about issues that will be voted on in future meetings, giving a chance for them to ask…
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Arts & Culture
Questions Surround Light Factory Crowdsourcing Campaign to Honor Late Artist
A recent Facebook post from Charlotte artist Sharon Dowell has raised questions about what happened to thousands of dollars in funding that was raised three years ago to launch a photography mentorship program in honor of late artist Deborah Triplett. Charlotte photography studio The Light Factory raised more than $6,500…
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Brothers Arrested as Video of Horse Colliding with Car Goes Viral
Brothers Arrested as Video of Horse Colliding with Car Goes Viral Twin brothers were arrested after a horse got loose in Uptown and was hit by a car, as has been seen on a video that’s been shared across the internet. The incident occurred on Friday, April 3. The condition…
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