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Audrey Baran and Baran Dance are redefining and elevating Charlotte’s contemporary dance scene
By Cameron Lee April 3, 2026 Photo: Butch Delatina Contemporary dance often gets overlooked when thinking about modern performing arts and entertainment, but it has all the characteristics many look for in a captivating production: storytelling, music, theatrics, emotion, and compelling movement that keeps audiences...
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For nearly seven decades, Biggs Camera has been a hub for the photography community in Charlotte
By Cameron Lee March 5, 2026 There aren’t many family-owned businesses in Charlotte that have lasted nearly seven decades — even fewer that have survived in an industry as fast-moving as photography and video. But Biggs Camera has done exactly that. Originally opened in 1959...
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Petra’s is adapting to the times, complementing live music with a vintage store, Little Shop of Petra’s
By Cameron Lee February 15, 2026 For nearly two decades, Petra’s has been the heartbeat of Plaza Midwood, a place where live music, art, and locally focused eccentric events converge in a tight-knit corner off Commonwealth Avenue. But as the neighborhood swells with new development,...
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‘Sinners,’ ‘Shaft,’ ‘Do the Right Thing,’ ‘Dream Girls,’ and ‘Love & Basketball’ will play at Carolina Theatre for Black History Month
By Cameron Lee January 31, 2026 From the pioneering ‘70s Blaxploitation film Shaft, directed by the trailblazing photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks, to Spike Lee’s breakout 1989 masterpiece Do the Right Thing, to Disney’s first Black princess, and Ryan Coogler’s latest supernatural horror thriller, Carolina...
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Levine Museum of the New South has found a new home in South End and will bring much-needed culture
By Cameron Lee January 28, 2026 After nearly four years, the Levine Museum of the New South has found a new home in South End, bringing much-needed culture to the area at the corner of South Boulevard and East Boulevard. The Levine Museum of the...
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Onyx Williams — much like his father, Durham artist Jooselord — just wants to make friends and inspire hope and belief in others
By Cameron Lee December 3, 2025 Onyx Williams, the five-year-old son of Durham rapper Raheem Williams, better known as Jooselord, had an unexpected seizure in the early hours of a November morning in 2024. “He had a tumor in his head, and then they removed...
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CharlotteEAST launches small business campaign to award gift cards to those who shop in Eastland area
By Cameron Lee December 2, 2025 CharlotteEAST — the nonprofit community-development organization originally founded in 2002 as a City of Charlotte task force, later known as the Eastland Area Strategies Team (E.A.S.T.), and now CharlotteEAST — has launched a new campaign designed to help re-energize...
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‘Black Charlotte’ spoken-word artists will perform poetry album with Charlotte Symphony Orchestra at Carolina Theatre
By Cameron Lee November 5, 2025 Photo: Daniel Coston Charlotte’s Black history — still often overlooked — has been celebrated through murals, exhibits, and articles over the years, but never quite like it will be on November 19 at the Carolina Theatre. Black Charlotte: A...
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Charlotte food banks, free pantries and assistance for families in need
By CLTure October 31, 2025 North Carolina offers several food banks and free pantries that assist families during trying times. Many food banks partner with churches, soup kitchens, and shelters throughout the state, and are also a great place to learn about resources and services...
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Charlotte native Dominican artist Emily Núñez creates art inspired by her heritage and ‘Por La Cultura’
By Cameron Lee September 28, 2025 Photo: Alana McCallion / Charlotte FC Dominican multimedia artist Emily Núñez, who was honored by Charlotte FC during its Por La Cultura (For the Culture) Night celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, grew up on Charlotte’s west side. While in high...
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