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We here at CLT Blog want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday! Now back to the highlights from the 1979 Christmas parade in uptown.

According to the Economist and Reuters, American Airline’s recent bankruptcy filing could clear out some of the hurdles that have stood in the way of the AA and US Air merger. What are your thoughts on how this could affect Charlotte? Since the Delta/Northwest and United/Continental mergers, American and US Airways have been considered logical [...]

Looks like Jerry Orr and the Airport Advisory Committee will ask city council for $1.3 million to install a network of cell phone signal boosters in the airport. How has your cell signal been in the airport? Charlotte’s airport director plans to ask the city council tonight for money to make life a little easier [...]

Special thanks to Sobo Loft, whose support make this and other posts on CLT Blog possible. I got a chance to check out Sobo Loft, a couple weeks ago, a new boutique in South End. They have a great selection of clothing, jewelry, home goods, stationary — stuff I could imagine my girlfriend getting lost [...]

Here is your chance to go see Taking Back Sunday on June 14th at the Fillmore. The contest is simple, all you have to do is post this message: Hey @cltblog, I want to go see Taking Back Sunday (@tbsofficial) at the Fillmore! #contest #cltbloggiveaway Contest will be open from now until noon onThursday, July [...]

After the Memorial Day weekend riot that occurred uptown after Speed Street every media outlet has been buzzing about that will translate to security during the Democratic National Convention next September. When ~100,000 descend uptown today, CMPD and the City will be prepared to not repeat of what happened during Speed Street in May. With lookout towers and [...]

Have you ever wanted to autotune the news, or be a mystery guitar man? Well someone beat you to it, but CLT Blog is hosting a Q&A livestream with YouTube’s DigiTour stars, including the Gregory Brothers (of Auto Tune the News, Bed Intruder, etc fame), Mystery Guitar Man, Dave Days, David Choi, Destorm, Ricky Facarelli, [...]

Its time to rally the troops to support Charlotte’s own Chef Bryan Emperor who is in the running for CNN and Food & Wine’s The People’s Best New Chef. Chef Bryan Emperor is the Head Chef and General Manager of Kalu, a relatively new Asian restaurant uptown, across the street from the Breakfast Club. We [...]

Want some tasty food at 3am or breakfast for dinner, then Mattie’s Diner is the place for you. Located at the NC Music Factory , Mattie’s Diner provides a unique atmosphere and great food at a reasonable price. Open late every night and open 24-7 on Thursday-Sunday. Check out our video with the co-owner Matt King to get all [...]

Charlotte restaurant week is here again from July 16th-25th. It is your chance to partake in some of Charlotte’s finest dining establishments. Their are 88 restaurants to choose from in all parts of Charlotte. We sat down with Bruce Hinsley to talk about what is restaurant week and all the hidden gems people should try. [...]

From questions about the upcoming Restaurant Week to the Panthers’ chances for success in 2010, folks in Charlotte have a ton of questions about their beloved Queen City. Ask.com, a question and answer site that receives more than 1 million specific questions everyday, has been monitoring these ponderings for the past month. What is you [...]

Reader David Platt is waiting in line for an iPhone 4 like so many others this morning. He sent in some photos from the South Park Apple Store in Charlotte, North Carolina. David tells us that he arrived in line at 5:30 AM and found “…a little under 1,000 people in line.” via iPhone 4 [...]