Category Archives: World

Citizen media & activism in Vancouver (w/ Kris Krug)

22 Feb 10 – 6:16 pm

video: Justin Ruckman; watch in HD on YouTube (recommended)
Last week we had a chance to catch up with Vancouver-based photographer, web guru and man-about-town, Kris Krug (@kk). His deep involvement in Vancouver’s tech, media & creative scenes made him a natural tour guide, which isn’t to say he doesn’t get out of the city: a [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Feature, Media, Protest | Comments (1)

Opening day protest/parade in Vancouver

15 Feb 10 – 1:59 pm

This post is part of our ongoing coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
We split up into three groups today, and still none of us ran into any riots. I guess we’re not waking up early enough, or hanging out with the right/wrong people.
It’s a little beyond me how a group of people protesting excessive spending [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Sports |

Vancouver protestors peacefully parade yesterday, but for what?

13 Feb 10 – 6:02 pm

Although today has shown peaceful protest turn into violent conflicts, yesterday’s activity was largely peaceful. Tons of photos below, video coming soon.

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Sports |

Vicente Fox speaks at Charlotte Museum of History

28 Jan 10 – 10:31 am

photo: James Willamor; view this photo on Flickr
Tuesday evening CLTBlog-tographer James Willamor and I had the most amazing opportunity to cover a speech given by the Former President of Mexico. He was in town with the Former First Lady, Marta, speaking at the Charlotte Museum of History for their Distinguished Speaker Series. Even better, I got [...]

By Desiree Kane | Also posted in Events, Feature, History, Politics | Comments (1)

Is that a fact?

16 Oct 09 – 3:21 pm

Dr. Richard Dawkins speaks at Queens University, Charlotte. Photo: James Willamor; view this photo on Flickr
This is the opiniony part:

The thing one must remember about scientists, and this is my opinion, is that they expect to be wrong.  They allow for wrongness. Science gets it wrong, often. It’s a rare occurrence when scientists observe something [...]

By Minimum Failure | Also posted in Feature, History, Opinion, Review | Comments (2)

Charlotte one of world’s CO2 hotspots

15 Sep 09 – 1:31 am

April 20-28 observation data, source: JAXA
According to preliminary results from the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite Project (GOSAT), Charlotte is one of the top three CO2 hotspots in the country, along with Atlanta and New York City — at least during the period of observation shown above: April 20-28. These three American cities join cities around [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in City, Environment | Comments (5)

The future of the Vue, the Park, and skyscrapers around the world

9 Sep 09 – 1:27 pm

Skyscrapers on hold around the worldimage: Theo Deutinger, TD Architects
Last week the Vue joined the Park on Charlotte’s list of buildings put on hold due to non-payment. But Charlotte is by no means alone in our struggle to finish what we’ve started.

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Architecture, City, Development, Economy, Feature, Uptown | Comments (7)

Local artists assist Belize

19 Aug 09 – 9:29 am

Rural Belize home, May 2009. photo: James Willamor; view this photo on Flickr
day: Friday, Aug 21
time: 7:30-11:30pm
where: Area 15 Roofless Building
Charlotte area artists and creative spirits will come together Friday to help a new art gallery open. Only the new gallery isn’t located in the city, or even this country.
Details after the break:

By James Willamor | Also posted in Art, Charity, Feature, Fundraising | Comments (4)

Recap: Pecha Kucha Charlotte, Vol. 3

6 Apr 09 – 10:34 pm

video: Justin Ruckman & Erik Button; watch this video on Vimeo
Pecha Kucha Charlotte, Vol. 3, was last Thursday in Rock Hill. It was a fun time, as always, with cool people and interesting ideas. You can follow Pecha Kucha on Twitter: @pechakuchanight. Stay tuned for updates on the next Pecha Kucha over at the Point [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Art, Economy, Entertainment, Events, Food, Government, History, Infrastructure, Music, Performance, Photography, Politics | Comments (4)

Charlotte turns lights off for Earth Hour

24 Mar 09 – 10:29 am

“Parts of Charlotte’s skyline will go dark Saturday night as the city joins 2,100 others in a global statement for action on climate change.
Earth Hour asks people to turn off the lights for an hour – but save energy all the time.
At 8:30 p.m. Saturday, nonessential lights will be doused at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, [...]

By Matthew Tyndall | Also posted in City, Environment, Quick Links, Uptown | Comments (6)