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North Carolina offers several great lakes to vacation

By Charlie Leonard July 30, 2020 (updated) When it comes to relaxation and recreation, a trip to the lake is as good as it gets. Luckily in North Carolina, you don’t have to look far. The state is home to a variety of picturesque lakes that each...
By CLTure July 30, 2020
Community

For Phillip Gripper and many in the community, Oso Skate Park is more than a skating facility

By Charlie Leonard July 20, 2020 Phillip Gripper is a man of many talents. Besides being a versatile recording artist and musician (he’s a member of the Hip Hop Prodigies collective, local band Modern Primitives, and his own solo venture Moon Man Music), Gripper is...
By CLTure July 20, 2020
Community

A Reader’s Guide to Fiction and Non-Fiction books by Charlotte area authors

By Mark I. West July 10, 2020 A popular bumper sticker says “Think Global, Act Local” but a corollary to this message is “Think Global, Read Local.” By reading books by local authors, readers not only support their neighbors, but they also help build a...
By CLTure July 10, 2020
Community

Like many local establishments, Zach Pulliam and Abari Game Bar are doing what they can to survive

By Charlie Leonard July 7, 2020 “I’m doing this for the love of gaming.” That’s what Abari Game Bar’s owner, Zach Pulliam, told me over the phone. Before he answered my call, Pulliam was playing one of the 50+ arcade games featured inside the popular...
By CLTure July 7, 2020
Community

Corey Mitchell of Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte wins Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year Award

By CLTure News June 24, 2020 Corey Mitchell, the head of the musical theatre department of Northwest School of the Arts has won the inaugural Stephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year Award presented by The ASCAP Foundation and the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA). Mitchell,...
By CLTure June 24, 2020
Community

Heres what happened at the ‘Black Lives Been Mattered’ forum hosted by DaBaby

By Ryen Thomas June 20, 2020 George Floyd was tragically killed in Minneapolis by the hands of the police weeks ago and since then, protests have ensued across the world, mobilizing in solidarity under the banner Black Lives Matter. On Friday, June 19 (also known...
By CLTure June 20, 2020
Community

West Charlotte native Khalia Braswell is bridging the digital divide with INTech

By Cameron Lee June 20, 2020 “I grew up on the West Side of Charlotte. I grew up in the 28208 zip code in Charlotte to be exact, which is still being affected by the digital divide,” Khalia Braswell said. “So I’m very vocal about...
By CLTure June 20, 2020
Art

T.J. Reddy’s story and artwork are more important than ever

By Mark I. West June 16, 2020 Long before the phrase “Black Lives Matter” became a rallying cry for civil rights activists across the nation and world, T.J. Reddy had already established himself as one of Charlotte’s leading civil rights activists. As a student at...
By CLTure June 16, 2020
Community

Know Your Rights: Charlotte criminal defense attorney and father Robert K. Corbett, III shares advice for protestors

By Robert K. Corbett, III June 7, 2020 Over the last four weeks, our country has seen massive unrest concerning police brutality. Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Dreasjon “Sean” Reid and, recently, George Floyd have lost their lives callously at the hands of the police or...
By CLTure June 7, 2020
Community

Braxton Winston and Charlotte the subject of Vice TV special ‘Black South Rising’

By CLTure News June 6, 2020 (Updated) Almost four years after the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott and three years after Charlotte’s Braxton Winston was elected as a Charlotte City Council member, Vice TV will air a special titled Black South Rising on Sunday,...
By CLTure June 6, 2020

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By Charlie Leonard July 30, 2020 (updated) When it comes to relaxation and recreation, a trip to the lake is as good as it gets. Luckily in North Carolina, you don’t have to look far. The state is home to a variety of picturesque lakes that each...

By Charlie Leonard July 20, 2020 Phillip Gripper is a man of many talents. Besides being a versatile recording artist and musician (he’s a member of the Hip Hop Prodigies collective, local band Modern Primitives, and his own solo venture Moon Man Music), Gripper is...

By Mark I. West July 10, 2020 A popular bumper sticker says “Think Global, Act Local” but a corollary to this message is “Think Global, Read Local.” By reading books by local authors, readers not only support their neighbors, but they also help build a...

By Charlie Leonard July 7, 2020 “I’m doing this for the love of gaming.” That’s what Abari Game Bar’s owner, Zach Pulliam, told me over the phone. Before he answered my call, Pulliam was playing one of the 50+ arcade games featured inside the popular...

By CLTure News June 24, 2020 Corey Mitchell, the head of the musical theatre department of Northwest School of the Arts has won the inaugural Stephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year Award presented by The ASCAP Foundation and the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA). Mitchell,...

By Ryen Thomas June 20, 2020 George Floyd was tragically killed in Minneapolis by the hands of the police weeks ago and since then, protests have ensued across the world, mobilizing in solidarity under the banner Black Lives Matter. On Friday, June 19 (also known...

By Cameron Lee June 20, 2020 “I grew up on the West Side of Charlotte. I grew up in the 28208 zip code in Charlotte to be exact, which is still being affected by the digital divide,” Khalia Braswell said. “So I’m very vocal about...

By Mark I. West June 16, 2020 Long before the phrase “Black Lives Matter” became a rallying cry for civil rights activists across the nation and world, T.J. Reddy had already established himself as one of Charlotte’s leading civil rights activists. As a student at...

By Robert K. Corbett, III June 7, 2020 Over the last four weeks, our country has seen massive unrest concerning police brutality. Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Dreasjon “Sean” Reid and, recently, George Floyd have lost their lives callously at the hands of the police or...

By CLTure News June 6, 2020 (Updated) Almost four years after the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott and three years after Charlotte’s Braxton Winston was elected as a Charlotte City Council member, Vice TV will air a special titled Black South Rising on Sunday,...