Local Carnival Party Celebrates a Decade of Authentic Brazilian Fun
Ten nights in Rio
We all need a night to let loose, Carnival is just the perfect time to do it. While the pre-Lent
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Consider the (Extra) Lobster
A new term with many meanings
Two weeks ago, a longtime reader challenged me to create a new sexual neologism. (Quickly for the pedants: You’re right!
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Good Food Means Fresh Food for Siggy Sollitto
Comfort food with a conscience
When you don’t have access to the types of fresh food that remind you of home, one of your options
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VisArt Diaries: On the Road
A southeastern video store tour
Touring in a band can be a lot of fun, and getting to play music in a front of a
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Time Sawyer Adventures to Neighborhood Theatre
Valley boys
When I reviewed Time Sawyer’s great album Disguise the Limit five years ago, my then-editor had some constructive criticism
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Davidson Community Players Put Faith in Doubt with New Play
'Benedictions' questions convictions
It’s not uncommon for personal tragedy to shake one’s belief in a higher power, and even the most religiously devout
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No Anger Control Ponders Maturity Amid ‘Lessons of Mass Destruction’
The golden age of punk
With a median age of 43, the members of No Anger Control skew a little older than the popular perception
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‘Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds’ is for the Kids
Roots, rock, reggae
Reggae lovers and mavens are flocking — I repeat, flocking! — to Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds, an eye-popping, shoulder-dipping
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Kevin Garnett Gives Cordelia Park a Facelift
Paint the Park event unveils large mural, new goals
All-Star Weekend is about more than just the parties and games for some, as NBA legend Kevin Garnett proved on
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A No-Bullshit Guide to Kickstarting Your Fitness and Health Goals
As a self-made fitness entrepreneur, personal trainer and fitness nutrition specialist with over five years of professional experience in
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Reiki Breaky Heart
For some, the anticipation of doing absolutely nothing brings forth a shockwave of unease. For me, on the other hand,
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Charlotte-Based Farmers First Coffee Goes to Root of the Honduran Exodus
Jobs not walls
When Matt Hohler brought samples of his company’s Honduran coffee to fairs and festivals in rural areas outside Charlotte, he
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How an ’80s Fanboy Became Headliner of Beech Mountain’s Retro Weekend
Totally bitchin'
Armed with a huge suitcase and several plastic bags packed with authentic clothes from the 1980s, Brandon Kirkley came to
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Deion Reverie’s New Album Chronicles Post-Relationship Coping
Get some closure
While Charlotte DIY musician Deion Reverie is working through a specific experience on his new album, Kill Me With Your
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The Scanner: Shell as Hell
GINGERBREAD MAN A car thief in northeast Charlotte gave police one hell of a fight last week, and while officers
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‘Exit, Pursued by Bear’ is a Captivating Chronicle
Bound and gagged in a Georgia cabin
It’s been 28 years since I saw a murderous woman binding a man to a chair onstage, and I haven’t
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Love in the Time of Liquid Courage
Bartenders share stories of romance
If only someone could have transported me from 2009 — when I was just a young, testosterone-drenched buck in my
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Player Made Puts on for Charlotte During All-Star Weekend
A new wave for the old school
One summer night in 2017, James Blackmon, better known as Elevator Jay, was fresh off the release of his new
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Editor’s Note: We Don’t Deserve the All-Star Game
Your regular reminder that HB2 never really died
It’s been a wild ride, but All-Star Weekend is finally here. Let’s be honest, though: Charlotte does not deserve it.
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Savage Love: The Doll
Everyone deserves a good time
I am a 56-year-heterosexual man, and I have lived with ALS for the past six years. I am either in
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Premiere: Petrov Releases First Single from Upcoming Debut EP
"Divine Wine" is a rolling rock tune
Local post-pop indie rockers Petrov formed in 2018 when guitarists Syd Little and Michael Backlund began writing with bassist Matt
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