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Queen City Nerve Announces Immediate Closure
Having launched in December 2018, Queen City Nerve has proudly published around 200 print newspapers, 100+ podcasts and thousands of online pieces covering local news as well as the city’s rich cultural, arts, music and culinary scenes. Today, we sadly must announce the closure of Queen City Nerve after nearly…
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Why We’re Halting Publication of Queen City Nerve in Print
This morning, we should be delivering our latest print issue — Vol. 8, Issue 19, to be specific. Unfortunately, we will not be putting out a new print issue today, nor any new print editions for the foreseeable future. Due to financial hardships that began in 2025, followed by a…
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How to Transform Your Charlotte Backyard with Three Weekend DIY Projects
Charlotte summers make you want to live outside, but a lot of backyards just aren’t there yet. Maybe your “patio” is a grill on a patch of grass, your garden lives in randomly collected pots, or you’re hopping through mud every time you take the dog out at night. The…
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Pride Guide 2025: How To Find All the Fun That’s Going on for Pride Week
This content is free for everyone in an effort toward community engagement and inclusivity. As usual, there will be plenty of Pride parties and events happening throughout August, most of which are independent of the Charlotte Pride organization. We’ve compiled a number of those events below to help you make…
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ESSAY: Farewell (For Now) From a Not-So-Phantom Publisher
If you’re familiar with the story behind Queen City Nerve, you know that phantom publishing played a role in the demise of Creative Loafing Charlotte back in 2018, which led to the launch of this paper. On Halloween of that year, a Greensboro-based publisher walked in, gave the entire staff…
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Eat, Gay, Love 2024: 6 Years of Spreading Love in the Community
Thursday, November 28 | 2-5 p.m. | Resident Culture – South End | Free Our sixth annual inclusive Thanksgiving dinner keeps the same mission: Spread love and food to our underserved members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Queen City Nerve and Brian DuBois have partnered with Resident Culture Brewing to host…
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Community Rallies Behind Retired Couple Facing Harassment From Neighbor
The mood was upbeat as a group of nearly 30 people gathered in Jay Walker’s front yard in the Grove Park neighborhood of east Charlotte on June 22. The attendees ranged from college students, organizers with local activist group Feed the Movement Charlotte, and Grove Park neighbors, among others. The…
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Queen City Nerve’s Guide to Tennis and Pickleball in Charlotte
Yes, we know, you’re sick of hearing about pickleball. But did you know that, coming out of the Olympics and for years before that, the old-school game of tennis has also been on the rise? The Williams sisters started a surge in popularity among women of color, helping to diversify…
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A Look at Medicaid Numbers After December Expansion in North Carolina
More than 311,000 people in North Carolina have been enrolled in Medicaid since its expansion was implemented in the state in December 2023, Gov. Cooper announced during a celebration of the expansion in Raleigh on Wednesday. That brings the total number of Americans nationwide who have benefited from Medicaid expansion…
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NOW HIRING: Advertising Media/Marketing Coordinator
Queen City Nerve (qcnerve.com), Charlotte’s most vital source for news and coverage of arts and entertainment, seeks an Advertising Media/Marketing Coordinator. This role is a critical part of the sales team and supports its efforts in advertising across all of Nerve’s platforms: print, qcnerve.com, newsletters, email, social, and events. This…
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Queen City Nerve Celebrates Five Years With Best in the Nest Party
Sunday, Dec. 3 | 3-8 p.m. | Norfolk Hall at The Suffolk Punch | $40-$100 Queen City Nerve is proud to have served the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County over the past five years. Created in December 2018 after the sudden closure of the co-founders’ previous employer, Queen City…
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Eat, Gay, Love 2023: Spreading Love in the Community
Thursday, November 23 | 2-5 p.m. | Billy Sunday Charlotte | Free Our fifth annual inclusive Thanksgiving dinner keeps the same mission: Spread love and food to our underserved members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Queen City Nerve partners with Billy Sunday to host a free dinner on Thanksgiving day for anyone…
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Freedom House Church Threatens Queen City Nerve With Defamation Lawsuit
Freedom House Church leaders Penny and Troy Maxwell have threatened Queen City Nerve with a lawsuit, claiming defamation and libel for statements published in an article titled Freedom House Church Leader Heads Harassment Campaigns, Spreads Misinformation, on Aug. 9. In a cease and desist letter delivered by Lance Edmonds of…
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Horoscope | What’s Your Sign Saying This Week?
BORN THIS WEEK: You have a gift for understanding people’s needs. You have a low tolerance for those who act without concern for others. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a good time for the usually outspoken Lamb to be a bit more discreet. You can still get…
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Freedom House Church Leader Makes Max Donation to Mark Robinson
Freedom House Church leaders are not shy when it comes to their support for political candidates, and NC State Board of Elections (NCSBE) records show that Mark Robinson, the North Carolina gubernatorial candidate who has built his platform on a foundation of hate speech and misinformation, has become one of…
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Catawba Brewing Permanently Closes Charlotte Taproom, No Notice to Employees
Catawba Brewing Company employees were reportedly turned away from work on Monday, Aug. 14 before a sign was placed on the door stating the taproom would be permanently closed. “We are permanently closed. Thank you for the years of support. YOU are the best part of US,” the sign read…
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