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From the trolley to the light rail, Crown Station is back on track

By Sarah Terry Argabrite April 16, 2018 Crown Station was originally opened in March of 2011 on Elizabeth Avenue by two Appalachian State college friends Billy Dail, a 12-year Charlottean Promoter/Audio Technician, and Mike Dawson, who works in insurance sales and has been in Charlotte...
By CLTure April 16, 2018
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‘I Dream’ is a riveting R&B Opera that reimagines Dr. Martin Luther King’s last 36 hours

By Jacqueline Parker April 12, 2018 To Americans everywhere, the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and its leaders resonated within our country a deep change in how we view others and what “equal rights” really mean. From sit-ins to nonviolent protests and everything in...
By CLTure April 12, 2018
Community

Nellie Ashford among 5 artists selected for art installations at Charlotte Douglas Airport

CLTure News April 10, 2018 Charlotte Douglas International Airport will be home to original artworks created by five Charlotte artists representing a diverse mix of backgrounds with variety of media. The Arts & Science Council, as part of Charlotte’s ongoing terminal improvement program, will commission...
By CLTure April 10, 2018
Community

What exactly is The Charlotte Omelette?

By Patrick O’Boyle April 9, 2018 The Charlotte Omelette is a satirical newspaper that’s been making stuff up about your neighborhood for a year and a half now. It’s the pet project of Tyler Baum, the musician/prankster behind the exotica-lounge act Don Telling’s Island Mysteries....
By CLTure April 9, 2018
Community

Get to know Charlotte City Councilman Justin Harlow

By Michael Venutolo-Mantovani April 1, 2018 The way Justin Harlow speaks, it’s easy to believe that we can change the world. The excitement pours out of my tiny headphones as Harlow, Charlotte’s new young city council member, explains with rapid-fire passion how he sees the future of...
By CLTure April 1, 2018
Art

New collaborative art series will showcase diverse group of talented Charlotte artists

By Lindsay Kosma Cover image: ‘Transmission’ by Osiris Rain March 31, 2018 The city of Charlotte is growing rapidly and the art scene is no exception to the trend. Local artists, purveyors of art, and even those who appreciate art are contributing to the growing...
By CLTure March 31, 2018
Art

Charlotte keeps growing, and so does John Hairston, Jr.

By Patrick O’Boyle March 24, 2018 When I met with artist John Hairston, Jr., he was on a ladder above a mob of spray paint cans. He’d been working all day on a mural in the hallway outside Oso Skate Park and was nearly done....
By CLTure March 25, 2018
Community

Abari Game Bar celebrates two years in Charlotte

By Sarah Terry Argabrite March 18, 2018 In 2004, when Zach Pulliam heard that the first arcade bar had opened in Brooklyn, he was a student at UNC Charlotte. As a video game enthusiast, he thought opening an arcade bar of his own would be something cool...
By CLTure March 18, 2018
Community

Old Meets New: How To Upcycle Clothing for New Looks

By Jacqueline Parker February 25, 2018 About three weeks ago, my boyfriend asked me to drop off some of his clothes at the local Goodwill. Since I drive by there daily, I agreed but, as it turns out, it’s three weeks later and five...
By CLTure February 26, 2018
Community

Eco-friendly fashion show, ‘Repurposed’ returns to Warehouse 242

By Jacqueline Parker February 21, 2018 By this time, many of us have tossed aside our new year’s resolutions. Sure, they were made with good intentions like better health or becoming more creative, but sometimes they’re just so darn difficult. What if you could enhance...
By CLTure February 21, 2018

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By Sarah Terry Argabrite April 16, 2018 Crown Station was originally opened in March of 2011 on Elizabeth Avenue by two Appalachian State college friends Billy Dail, a 12-year Charlottean Promoter/Audio Technician, and Mike Dawson, who works in insurance sales and has been in Charlotte...

By Jacqueline Parker April 12, 2018 To Americans everywhere, the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and its leaders resonated within our country a deep change in how we view others and what “equal rights” really mean. From sit-ins to nonviolent protests and everything in...

By Patrick O’Boyle April 9, 2018 The Charlotte Omelette is a satirical newspaper that’s been making stuff up about your neighborhood for a year and a half now. It’s the pet project of Tyler Baum, the musician/prankster behind the exotica-lounge act Don Telling’s Island Mysteries....

By Michael Venutolo-Mantovani April 1, 2018 The way Justin Harlow speaks, it’s easy to believe that we can change the world. The excitement pours out of my tiny headphones as Harlow, Charlotte’s new young city council member, explains with rapid-fire passion how he sees the future of...

By Lindsay Kosma Cover image: ‘Transmission’ by Osiris Rain March 31, 2018 The city of Charlotte is growing rapidly and the art scene is no exception to the trend. Local artists, purveyors of art, and even those who appreciate art are contributing to the growing...

By Patrick O’Boyle March 24, 2018 When I met with artist John Hairston, Jr., he was on a ladder above a mob of spray paint cans. He’d been working all day on a mural in the hallway outside Oso Skate Park and was nearly done....

By Sarah Terry Argabrite March 18, 2018 In 2004, when Zach Pulliam heard that the first arcade bar had opened in Brooklyn, he was a student at UNC Charlotte. As a video game enthusiast, he thought opening an arcade bar of his own would be something cool...

By Jacqueline Parker February 25, 2018 About three weeks ago, my boyfriend asked me to drop off some of his clothes at the local Goodwill. Since I drive by there daily, I agreed but, as it turns out, it’s three weeks later and five...

By Jacqueline Parker February 21, 2018 By this time, many of us have tossed aside our new year’s resolutions. Sure, they were made with good intentions like better health or becoming more creative, but sometimes they’re just so darn difficult. What if you could enhance...