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Carolina Hurricanes tap Charlotte-based artist Mike Jones for “Black Excellence” jersey
By Cameron Lee February 7, 2024 Photo: Marc Prosper To celebrate Black History Month, the Carolina Hurricanes revealed a new “Black Excellence” jersey designed by North Carolina artist, Mike Jones. The special edition hockey jersey quickly sold out following the release. View this post...
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CLT Asian Eats has quickly grown into the go-to source for authentic Asian food in Charlotte
By Cameron Lee November 28, 2023 With the rising popularity of Asian cuisine and culture in the United States, it’s hard to believe Charlotte’s actual Asian population is only 6.5%, according to the 2022 U.S. Census Bureau. While content on trendy Asian food, music and...
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A Guide to the Best Christmas Light Shows and Holiday Events in North and South Carolina
By Beth Mack November 24, 2023 (updated) Wherever your holiday travels may take you, the Carolinas offer a plethora of lights displays across the state to get you and yours in the holiday spirit. Events can be found at an assortment of venues across the state...
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The Many Art Installations and Activities happening for Charlotte International Arts Festival
By CLTure September 18, 2023 With over 200 attractions (many of them free), Charlotte International Arts Festival is taking over the city with events, art installations, pop-up performances, and activities. The second-year event spans 17 days showcasing the arts in its many forms from around...
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‘The Vault’ art exhibit will offer an intimate portrait of Black households, reframing what it means to be an art collector
By Cameron Lee June 27, 2023 Art collecting has long had the stigma of being a hobby for the social elite or for the highly sophisticated. And while the upcoming exhibit at the Mint Museum, The Vault, curated by Charlotte artist and community leader Jessica...
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‘Nerdy Night Out’ is an inclusive “intelligent nightlife” event for everyone to embrace their inner nerdiness
By Cameron Lee March 19, 2023 Being a nerd doesn’t quite have the connotation that it once had. Maybe it was the genre-bending hip-hop/rock trio of Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, and Shay Haley’s N.E.R.D. at the turn of the century that helped shift the perception....
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Charlotte Poet Laureate Junious “Jay” Ward has released his first poetry collection, ‘Composition’
By Mark I. West February 21, 2023 Junious “Jay” Ward moved to Charlotte in 2006, and has since become one of the city’s best-known poets. His slam poetry performances are epic and fierce with a rarely seen emotional power. In 2018, he and members of...
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Charlotte author Misha Lazzara impresses with debut novel, ‘Manmade Constellations’
By Mark I. West January 21, 2023 Misha Lazzara burst onto Charlotte’s literary scene last fall with the publication of her debut novel, Manmade Constellations. Released by Blackstone Publishing, the novel drew praise from various literary lions, including bestselling author Jill McCorkle who wrote, “Misha...
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How North Carolina filmmaker Chris Everett produced and directed ‘Wilmington on Fire,’ and the second chapter
By Cameron Lee January 21, 2023 Photo: Tory Silinski Near the end of the documentary, Wilmington on Fire— a film about the race-fueled political insurrection known as the Wilmington massacre in 1898– community activist Daawud Muhammad says, “It’s gonna take a younger generation of people...
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