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
Yesterday was crystal clear and unusually warm in Charlotte. At the NC Music Factory ribbon-cutting ceremony, around 150 shuffled inside for live music and hot apple cider.
Watch the video above for highlights from the event, including an interview with Ken Thomas, VP of Entertainment at [...]
All photographs taken and provided graciously by Mitchell Kearney.
A little over a week ago, on September 25th, Petra’s Cabaret and Piano Bar hosted Charlotte’s first Pecha Kucha Night. Guests packed the main room, as fourteen presenters (or, in some cases, teams) did show and tell on the topic of their choosing. The presentations were diverse, [...]
Starting this fall, Charlotte’s most ambitious entertainment district will begin opening its doors to those in the QC who crave a taste of something far from the often corporate feel of Uptown. While there are many quality options within the city limits for a night out, nothing will revolutionize CLT more than the addition of [...]
The Charlotte Chamber is holding its annual CLT skyline photo contest!
Entries must be submitted via 35mm slides, transparencies or hi-res digital files on CD by September 30th at 5pm. You can either deliver them in person at 330 S. Tryon St. or mail them to PO Box 32785, Charlotte NC 28232 Attn: Art Director.
The winning [...]
This is off Mallard Creek Rd. in Charlotte. I usually ride my bike on a trail that leaves from these soccer fields and follows a creek as part of the Charlotte Greenway trail system. Rain for 3 days straight and 4.5 inches yesterday alone has crested that creek to about 14 feet above normal. The [...]
I have to share this picture, grabbed from the ever-popular Urban Planet forum. I hope the original poster of this, one tozmervo, doesn’t mind. Dang forum rules won’t let me message people until I have enough posts myself. :/
This isn’t actually a toy model of course, it’s just a photo modified using a fake tilt-shift [...]
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