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  • The cast of King Hedley II on stage

    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. Melanie A. Davis & the Madness…

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  • Sami Stevens poses basked in yellow light

    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. Pat Metheny Tuesday, March 24 •…

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  • Boileryard Brunch returns to Camp North End this weekend

    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. ‘Her Story’ Now through March 28…

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  • This year’s Cheerwine Festival is scheduled for May 16.

    2026 Spring Guide: 150+ Outdoor Events to Check Out in Charlotte

    The weather is warming up, flowers are blooming and spring events in Charlotte are kicking into high gear. Spring starts on Friday, March 20, with the local festival season including Charlotte SHOUT!, BOOM Charlotte, Tuck Fest and the return of the Kings Drive Art Walk. It’s not just the festivals,…

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  • Carmina Burana rehearsal

    Lifeline: 5 Things Happening 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. BrizB, Bedrumor, Lucid Amethyst Wednesday, March…

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  • Kiran Deol poses in front of a flowery bush

    Lifeline: 5 Things Happening 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. Nelward, Sweat Transfer, Hi I’m Chris…

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  • People hang out at Just Gather

    Lifeline: 5 Things Happening 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. Just Gather Tuesday, Feb. 24 •…

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  • 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. Fat Tuesday w/ Soda City Brass…

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  • Lizzie No headshot

    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. Nine Inch Nails Tuesday, Feb. 10…

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  • Kamala Harris speaks at her Saturday rally in Charlotte

    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. Little Heart Machine, Jackson Cavalier, Emily…

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  • A New Year's Eve 2025 bar crawl kicks off at Pins Mechanical at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31. (Photo courtesy of Nasstive Entertainment)

    A Cheap Guide to New Year’s Eve 2025 in Charlotte

    It’s been a rough year in Charlotte as our fair city has found itself the subject of more national news stories than we’re comfortable with — especially when they’re for all the wrong reasons. New Year’s Eve 2025 is a time to leave it all behind, turn over a new…

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  • Gifts and antiques available at Sleepy Poet Antique Mall

    Local Holiday Gift Guide for Charlotte 2025: Shopping, Markets & Pop-Ups

    Skip the online shipping delays and support local this holiday season. We’ve rounded up Charlotte’s best locally owned shops, pop-ups, and holiday markets — from South End to Matthews to NoDa — to help you find unique, handmade gifts while keeping your dollars in the community. Online shopping, while convenient,…

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  • Block Love Charlotte holds free grocery giveaways every Friday afternoon.

    Need Food Assistance? Where to Get Help in Charlotte After SNAP Funding Cuts

    After Congress failed to agree on federal funding allocations for the new fiscal year on Oct. 1 — resulting in the longest government shutdown in U.S. history — the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) told state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) agencies that the government would discontinue allocation of benefits…

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  • The Best in Charlotte: Best in the Nest 2025

    Support our work by becoming a Nerve Member Winners: Download your award graphics here The Seventh Wonder We made it this far thanks to community As we prepare to send out our 7th annual Best in the Nest issue and look back on seven years in business coming up in December, this…

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  • Last-Minute Guide to Halloween Events in Charlotte

    It’s the spooky season, but you’re at a loss. You’ve got no kids to take trick-or-treating, or they’ve reached the age when dressing up in costumes and going door to door for a glucose fix is profoundly uncool.  You could stay in and binge-watch horror movies until they all merge…

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  • Charlotte city skyline from North Tryon street

    A Guide to Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s 2025 Local Elections

    It’s that time of year again, folks. If you didn’t get the chance to vote in the primaries in September — and with an 8% turnout, we know a lot of you didn’t — now is the time to make up for it. This year’s general election will decide who…

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