March | 2010 | CLT Blog
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Final Four!

  • A skyline, man-made rapids, a restaurant, and Soho’s little sister. The first ever CLTmadness Final Four is set! If you picked these teams in your bracket, I’d like to shake your hand. Let’s take a look at the results from the Elite 8 games!
  • Which team is your favorite? Which team can’t you live without? Vote now and vote often! The final two will be announced Friday morning.
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Embraceable Me

  • "'Take your clothes off!' the incredibly sexy Allison shouted at a shocked Edward during a heated argument. That get your attention? Well, it got mine."
  • now playing at the Blumenthal's Stage Door Theater through April 17th
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2020 Vision Plan’s 2nd Community Workshop this evening, watch it live

  • later this evening, 5:30pm, at the Charlotte Convention Center
  • we'll be livestreaming over at cltblog.com/clt2020
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Élite 8! On to Round 4 of CLT Madness!

  • Talk about some upsets! Let’s recap the best and the worst of the Sweet 16.
  • Round 4 now open, ends Wednesday!
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Atlanta in danger of falling behind Charlotte?
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    Spotted: what is this new Uptown sign on Independence for?
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      Parsons Dance at Knight

      • ”He flew… he flew… the dude freakin’ flew!” Those were the words I used, as I tried to explain to a friend exactly what I had seen this spectacular Thursday night at the Knight Theater in Charlotte, North Carolina
      • The Parsons Dance Company has entertained audiences all over the world. They have more than 70 works under their belt, and are gracing the good people of Charlotte with an hour and a half of unbelievable entertainment
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      UNC Charlotte’s Stop the Traffik hosts 21st century emancipator: Aaron Cohen

      • Where: UNC Charlotte's Student Union - Room 340
      • When: Thursday, April 8th
      • Cost: FREE (with student ID); $5 (non-students)
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      Fun with Fido: Spring activities for you and your dog

      • includes information on Mecklenburg County dog parks and greenways, Dogswalk Against Cancer, Bark in the Park, Charlotte Pet Expo, & Pet Palooza
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      Sweet 16! On to Round 3 of CLT Madness!

      • Cinderella stories and heartbreaking upsets! After an awesome set of match-ups, we now have our Sweet 16!
      • Round 3 now open, ends Monday!
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      Mexico vs Iceland

      • game ended in a zero - zero draw
      • by 5PM tailgate parties are in full swing with drinks, face painting, barbecue, mariachi bands, and blasting sound systems
      • "Though wildly energetic, the massive crowd seems well behaved and even polite."

      Local developer releases successful first iPhone app, Grades

      • launched Monday and is available now for $.99 in Apple's App Store
      • Olson is a student at UNC Charlotte
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      CLT Madness Round 1 results are in! On to Round 2!

      • this morning at 9 am the exciting first round of CLT madness came to a close
      • let's take a look at the action in each of the four regions

      Video: Duke Energy Center lights on fire tonight
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        Dugg Dugg at NC Music Factory

        • pics and info from last Friday's opening of "1/1000 sq/ft."
        • featured two 10 ft. tall towers by Steven Abadie that beep morse code, and a life-sized Ohka aircraft created by Taro Hattori
        • viewing still available by appointment
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        Welcome to CLT Blog 2.0!

        • new Hoods feature lets you become a virtual citizen of your favorite Charlotte neighborhoods, pushing hood-specific information through your activity feed
        • layout redesigned to feature more content at once, and connect different areas of the site together more closely
        • optimized from the ground-up for increased speed and browser compatibility (in progress)

        Ben Folds performs on Chatroulette at the Fillmore in Charlotte

        • played at the Fillmore Charlotte on Fri, March 19
        • uses Chatroulette throughout the show, catches one guy on toilet, at least supposedly
        • video has gone viral around the country

        A day in the life of Amélie’s French Bakery

        • We set up four timelapse cameras to capture 24 hours of life at Amelies
        • Took over 300 GBs of footage
        • Check out the results!

        Mr Invisible interviews Jazzy Jeff at Red Bull Thre3Style

        • Jazzy Jeff was in town judging Red Bull Thre3Style DJ competition
        • Mr. Invisible asks how he likes Charlotte, what he's been up to lately
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        Bobby Lutz fired

        • fired Monday after 49ers failed to make postseason play
        • In past five seasons, 49ers 43-44 in conference play
        • Lutz is 218-158 from 12 seasons as head coach at UNCC
        • "It has been my pleasure and privilege to be the head coach at Charlotte. It's been an unbelievable journey, a dream come true."