The historic Hall House, built in 1940 on Tryon Street as a luxury hotel, sat vacant and in a state of disrepair until just recently. Several charities and government organizations came together to renovate the Charlotte Housing Authority property in order to provide temporary housing for some of the city’s 2,000-plus homeless children and their [...]
Thousands of Charlotte residents crowded uptown to celebrate the new year with First Night 2009. This was the first time First Night has be held in over a decade, and police were out in force to keep the event safe. First Night featured live bands, cultural performances, ice sculptures, and plenty of food vendors. Bars [...]
A young boy stares at a homeless man in Charlotte
What: Clothe Charlotte Benefit Concert
When: Saturday, December 13 at 4PM
Where: Freedom Park
There are five thousand homeless people living in Charlotte, and a third of them are children. Clothe Charlotte’s goal is to collect 5,000 winter clothing kits and distribute them to shelters and other ministries. Each [...]
What: The Give Thanks Gathering
Where: Double Door Inn
When: Nov 29, 8pm
Cost: Four bands for $10
Saturday night one of Charlotte’s famous live music venues, the Double Door Inn, will be hosting The Give Thanks Gathering; a big reggae/hip-hop/punk show. Local and regional bands performing include Bums Lie, Chalwa, and One Big Love, with special guests Satta [...]
Monday, November 24th, marked the one year anniversary of the opening of Charlotte’s LYNX Blue Line. LYNX collected its first weekday fare on November 26th, 2007. The 9.6 mile light rail line has exceeded projections for first year ridership. CATS projected an average of 9,100 riders each weekday, increasing to 18,100 weekday riders by 2025. [...]
videography: Justin Ritchie, production: Justin Ruckman; watch this video on Vimeo
Justin Ritchie, James Willamor, a couple other friends and I went to the Federal Reserve Bank protest this Saturday. We stayed for a little under an hour, got a lot of photos and video, and ate lunch with a couple of the protestors afterwards at [...]
Wachovia President and CEO Bob Steel spoke publicly for the first time Thursday morning regarding his company’s merger with Wells Fargo. Steel addressed around 800 attendees of the Power Breakfast 2 at the Charlotte Convention Center, an event sponsored by the Charlotte Business Journal. Before today, Steel has only spoken about the merger with Wachovia [...]
Sunday, November 16th, the Carolina Panthers defeated the Detroit Lions 31-22. This win improved the Panthers record to 8-2, their best start since the team went to the Superbowl in 2003. Thousands of fans arrived early to tailgate, eat, and get pumped up for the game. This pregame parties included drinks, cornhole, live deejays, grilling, [...]
credit: James Willamor; view these photos on Flickr
Hundreds turned out Saturday afternoon in uptown Charlotte to rally for gay rights. Similar rallies and marches, promoted by Join the Impact, took place simultaneously across the nation. The rallies were prompted by the passage of Proposition 8, a California ballot measure than put an end to same-sex [...]
date: Saturday, Novenmber 15time: 5-10 pmwhere: Ink Floyd @ 1030 Louise Avenue, Charlotte, NC
“Various Artists” is a live screenprinting event brought to you by Kitschworth & Ink Floyd. It will showcase the designs of 6 artists that are based in North Carolina. Their original artwork will be screenprinted live on t-shirts and high-quality paper only [...]
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