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North Carolina native Saniya Rivers selected No. 8 in the 2025 WNBA Draft along with Aziaha James, making NC State history

By Cameron Lee April 15, 2025 Photo: Pamela Smith / AP Wilmington, North Carolina native Saniya Rivers was selected in...
April 15, 2025
Entertainment

CineOdyssey Animation Festival will honor Charlottean who created the first Black sitcom on Nickelodeon and showcase several animated films

By Cameron Lee April 15, 2025 Tre McGriff, founder of CineOdyssey — a nonprofit launched in 2017 known for screening...
April 15, 2025
Entertainment

Blumenthal Arts’ 2025-26 Broadway season features multiple Tony Award-winning musicals, starring homegrown talent

By Cameron Lee April 14, 2025 Photo: Kristin Gallegos Blumenthal Arts unveiled its 2025-26 season with an exclusive hour-long special,...
April 14, 2025
CLTure Sports

The Keep Pounding High School Classic will feature four powerhouse Carolina teams including the country’s No. 1 prospect

By Cameron Lee April 14, 2025 The Panthers have announced the lineup for the third annual 2025 Keep Pounding Classic...
April 14, 2025
Entertainment

The Independent Picture House celebrates the films of David Lynch with a series of his classic works

By Cameron Lee April 13, 2025 The Independent Picture House is celebrating the works of the late neo-noir filmmaker and...
April 13, 2025
Charlotte Events

Charlotte Music, Sports, Food, Arts, and Cultural events happening this week

By CLTure April 13, 2025 Monday, April 14 The Bill Hanna Legacy Jazz Session at Petra’s (7:00 p.m.) Tickets: $9.98...
April 13, 2025
Community

Charlotte nonprofit the Knothole Foundation will host high school baseball games and youth clinic for Jackie Robinson Day

By Cameron Lee April 12, 2025 Since 2004, Major League Baseball has honored and celebrated Jackie Robinson — the Hall...
April 12, 2025
CLTure Sports

The Crown will try to cure their road woes against a struggling Montréal side without Wilfried Zaha

By Billy McGee April 11, 2025 Charlotte FC became the fifth-fastest club to reach 100 points at home in MLS...
April 11, 2025
Music

Dreamville has helped transform a historically complex space into a festival showcasing culture and hometown pride

By Kyesha Jennings April 10, 2025 Photo: Myicha Drakeford / CLTure This past weekend, over 50,000 poured into Dix Park...
April 10, 2025
Charlotte Music

Vietnamese-American indie bedroom pop-rock artist briZB crafts songs that feel like adolescent heartache and daydreams

By Cameron Lee April 10, 2025 Photo: Jaelin Hilliard The music of budding 21-year-old bedroom indie rock singer-songwriter Bri Huynh...
April 10, 2025

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