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Check out AKA Creative’s inaugural Elizabeth Avenue Block Party on Sat, Aug 31 23 Aug 2013 | 10:30 pm
As Labor Day weekend approaches, AKA Creative is coordinating a community event to honor Charlotte’s entrepreneurs, creatives, and social innovators. The Elizabeth Avenue Block Party, scheduled for S...
Wells Fargo laying off ~300 Charlotte employees 22 Aug 2013 | 12:35 am
Read more by Deon Roberts at the Charlotte Observer. Wells Fargo said Wednesday it’s laying off 284 employees in Charlotte as the bank trims its mortgage work force amid rising interest rates. (…) “...
Photo essay: Moral Monday’s mixed messages 20 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
When I first learned of the #MoralMonday protest happening in Raleigh, I was intrigued about this grass roots movement in opposition of the very backwards agenda at the NC General Assembly. I wanted t...
US Airways antitrust lawsuit may endanger CLT 16 Aug 2013 | 06:34 pm
Read more by Erik Spanberg at the Charlotte Business Journal. Boyd said the Justice Department antitrust lawsuit lacks merit, but could result in several bad scenarios for Charlotte and CLT. The firs...
Growing up with uptown 13 Aug 2013 | 12:50 am
I never thought much about the Charlotte skyline when I lived uptown from 2003–2006. I occasionally gazed up at the crown-capped Bank of America building when walking down the main drag of Tryon Stree...
Stephen Colbert weighs in on Charlotte 3 Aug 2013 | 06:07 pm
Via Jere Thomas on Facebook. Thoughts?
CLT rapper Stranger Day brings back the cassette mixtape 1 Aug 2013 | 11:00 pm
Stranger Day showcases his unapologetic Red Solo Cup Party Rap sound in analog form with a limited edition cassette tape release. Only 100 cassette tapes will be in circulation, but everyone can acces...
Next Jackass movie, Bad Grandpa, filmed in Charlotte 1 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
Jackass star and professional stuntman Johnny Knoxville basically pretends to be a wild old man parading around Charlotte, Raleigh, and other unnamed locations. For better or worse, Charlotte is defi...
Harris Teeter, the end of an era 9 Jul 2013 | 10:20 pm
Read more at the Charlotte Observer. Kroger Company announced Tuesday morning that it has agreed to buy Harris Teeter Supermarkets, in a $2.44 billion deal that will end local control of one of the r...
The @bigfleet beat: July’s startup news & events 9 Jul 2013 | 10:15 pm
Each month, Jim Van Fleet distills the city’s startup community news and events into a single, easy-to-read digest. You can get this same information delivered directly to your inbox by signing up her...
