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UNC Charlotte Center City 'Community Street Soccer Challenge' this Saturday

The creative folks at UNC Charlotte Center City are putting on another great event this Saturday, April 27, led by community outreach coordinator Donell Stines-Jones. The Community Street Soccer Challenge will take place in the garden in front of the Uptown building (320 E. Show More Summary

Special F.O.O.D. dinner at Mint coming up

Siblings Fern and Halcyon and siblings Barrington's and Good Food on Montford will do a farm dinner June 10 at the Mint uptown, coordinated with the F.O.O.D. exhibition in the museum. That show, about 300 items (including the above Alessi...Show More Summary

Another US carrier begins flights to Peru

And it’s JetBlue, not US Airways. Peru is the most accessible of the larger South American markets: it’s had an open skies treaty with the U.S.for over a decade now and it’s close enough that a widebody isn’t needed to fly there from Charlotte. Despite that, US Airways has chosen not to begin Lima flights. [...]

Does Foxx have the chops to be transportation secretary?

With all the buzz swirling about Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx potentially being named U.S. secretary of transportation, I wondered: How do Foxx's transportation credentials measure up?He has been mayor for a little over three years and was a City Council member for four years before that. Show More Summary

Bluz Shows Why 'Hip Hop Is Poetry' in Hip Hop Caucus Video

April is National Poetry Month, and the Hip Hop Caucus is in the midst of a “Hip Hop Is Poetry” multimedia and social media project. HHC is releasing videos from renowned poets to showcase the contributions of poetry to hip hop culture and social and political movements throughout history. Show More Summary

More about AAC meeting minutes

A couple of days ago I mentioned that the airport hadn’t posted Airport Advisory Committee meeting minutes for the past couple of months and wondered whether this was because of incompetence or whether Jerry Orr was trying to hide something. I now have an answer: incompetence. An alert reader pointed out what happened: The airport [...]

Barbara Bush: We've had enough Bushes

The 2016 presidential election could be a showdown between the two most prominent U.S. political families of the past quarter-century: Hillary Clinton versus Jeb Bush. But not if former First Lady Barbara Bush has anything to say about it. Show More Summary

The latest Bobcats fail

It’s really, really hard to be a Bobcats fan — the team is bad in so many different ways and offers so little hope for the future. The latest case in point: The Bobcats fired Mike Dunlap, their head coach, after a mere 10 months on the job. At some level this hardly comes as [...]

Public to N.C. politicians: You pee first

It's a little indelicate but the folks at Action NC want to make a point. They want you to send a pee cup to your legislator. The, ah, urine receptacle aims to "send a strong message to lawmakers" about a bill the N.C. Senate passedShow More Summary

Cinco

For Cinco de Mayo (May 5), Paco’s Tacos & Tequila will offer Tex-Mex food and drink specials, plus music, contests and an outdoor Mexican beer garden, with proceeds benefitting Ace & TJ Grin Kids charity. 6401 Morrison Blvd.; 704-716-8226. Show More Summary

May 8: Lots

Look for a collaborative chef's tasting at Passion8 May 8, with chef Luca Annunziata cooking with Chris Coleman of McNinch House. Six courses with wine pairings for $85; 3415 Highway 51 N, Fort Mill.Also that evening: Vin Master hosts a wine tasting with food pairing to support the Outer Banks' Corolla Wild Horse Fund. Show More Summary

Charlotte Man—Survivor of 'Miracle on the Hudson'—to Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to Benefit Education

I read a press release this morning that I thought would be interesting to share. Below is an excerpt.In January 2009, Barry Leonard was a passenger on USAirways Flight 1549, involved in an incident that became known as the Miracle on the Hudson. Show More Summary

Savannah Red dinner

Savannah Red hosts a Steele wine dinner April 24. Among the offerings: an oyster bar station (Blue Points, oysters Rockefeller with collards), with Steele Cuvee Chardonnay, Shooting Star Sauvignon Blanc and Steele Goodchild Chardonnay;...Show More Summary

Free bagels at Bruegger's

Bruegger's celebrates its 30 years working with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals April 25 with a 3 Free Bagel event until 2 p.m.: Go on the Bruegger's Facebook page and click on the "3 Free Bagel" tab for the coupon (or show it on your smartphone at the store) and you'll get the goods -- and the chance to donate your change (or more) to the Hospitals.

Shawn Dorsch and the limits of free speech

That was a crafty line of defense taken Monday night by soon-to-be-former Airport Advisory Committee chairman Shawn Dorsch.Dorsch, as expected, got an earful from the Charlotte City Council for lobbying a legislator and officials from other counties to support a bill that would take Charlotte Douglas International Airport from the city. Show More Summary

The impact of economic incentives

My JLF colleague Jon Sanders has an excellent column out today on why economic incentives are a bad idea. A highlight: Too often the discussion of economic incentives amounts to being pleasantly surprised that dogs like dog food. It shouldn’t be the end of the story that giving free money and tax credits for Industry [...]

Tuesday Change Up - Bill Fehr

This is very cool stuff. A lot to take in, so you'll watch it more than once, or twice or even three times.

Wrong! Don't leave Buzz behind - Bring it back!

A lot of people have been buzzing - even fuming - about Robert Kutrow's post on O-Pinion last week that the Charlotte Bobcats should "Leave the Buzz Behind" rather than pursue a potentially costly change to its NBA name from Bobcats back to the Hornets, the name of its first NBA franchise. Show More Summary

Gastonia (and N.C. BBQ) Featured on HBO's 'Veep'

If you were watching last night's episode of Veep on HBO, then you surely noticed that Gastonia played a large role in the comedy starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. It was episode 10 of the show (season two, episode two), and Julia's character,...Show More Summary