Justin LaFrancois
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Food & Drink
To-Go Cocktails From 9 Craft Cocktail Bars in Charlotte
The following bars and restaurants were all participants in a to-go cocktail scavenger hunt that we hosted on our Instagram…
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Nooze Hounds
Nooze Hounds: Building True Affordable Housing Solutions in Charlotte
In episode 37 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Ryan and Justin brought in Kris Axhoj of Axhoj Enterprises and Kenny…
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Arts & Culture
A Guide to Everything in Plaza Midwood and Commonwealth
There are an assortment of different activities, businesses, bars and art that set each of our city’s neighborhoods apart. As…
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Food & Drink
The Vintage Whiskey & Cigar Bar Opens in South End
I’ve smoked six cigars in the past 28 years and after the first four, I swore I would never do…
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News & Opinion
Home Again Foundation Is Putting Its Affordable Housing Plan Into Action
On Cochrane Drive in the Nevin area of north Charlotte, a small plot of previously unused land serves as the…
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Nooze Hounds: No Limit Larry and Adrienne Threatt Talk Homelessness in Charlotte
On episode 36 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Justin and Ryan talk to Adrienne Threatt, co-founder and executive director of…
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Nooze Hounds: Carolina Migrant Network Reshapes the Narrative
On Episode 35 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Ryan and Justin talk to Stefania Arteaga and Becca O’Neill, co-founders of…
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News & Opinion
Loopholes Lead to Confusion Over Mecklenburg County Vaccinations
As Mecklenburg County Public Health officials work to distribute doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, following a changing set of guidelines…
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Nooze Hounds: Right-Wing Extremism in NC with Jordan Green
In Episode 34 of our Nooze Hounds podcast, we talk to Jordan Green, senior editor at Triad City Beat in…
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Nooze Hounds: Lucille Puckett Discusses Community Violence in Charlotte
For Episode 33 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Ryan and Justin talk to Lucille Puckett, founder of Take…
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Feature Stories
Queen City Nerve’s Most-Read Stories of 2020
A look back at Queen City Nerve’s most-read online stories of 2020. North Carolina Pastor Who Peed on Woman Identified…
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News & Opinion
RECEIPTS: Top Shitshows of the Charlotte Pandemic
[Publisher’s note: These videos have been taken from public social media accounts or have been sent to us through either…
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News & Opinion
Nooze Hounds: Spencer Merriweather Addresses Homicide Backlog
In episode 31 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Ryan and Justin talk to Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather about…
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Black Lives Matter
Nooze Hounds: Kass Ottley on Building Safer Communities
For episode 30 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Justin and Ryan talk to Kass Ottley of Seeking Justice CLT…
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Food & Drink
Food Highlights From Charlotte Black Restaurant Week
Each year, Black Business Owners of Charlotte hosts the week-long Charlotte Black Restaurant Week to help boost local Black-owned restaurants…
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Nooze Hounds: Charlotte Ghost Stories and Other Spooky Tales
For episode 29 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, we got a lil’ spooky. Tina McSwain of the Charlotte Area Paranormal…
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