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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 [...]

Long before ABC’s Supernanny, Jo Frost, was sending pint-sized terrors to the naughty spot, Helen Lyndon Goff aka P.L. Travers of Queensland, Australia had other ideas of how troublesome tots and their equally wayward parents could be whipped into shape. Travers answer to the proper British turn-of-the-century house in disarray was the bustle bobbing, umbrella [...]

watch this video in HD on YouTube Hip-hop artist Cut Chemist, known among other things for his collaborations with the likes of DJ Shadow and Jurassic 5, was in town a little over a week ago on tour with the Red Bull Music Academy. I synced up w/ Justin Aswell & Ill-use of local group [...]

The Democratic National Committee Summer Meeting in St Louis, MO (#STL) begins tomorrow. Representatives of bidding cities will have a ‘meeting of the minds’ to discuss political approach for the 2012 DNC. This morning at 10AM EST we strongly encourage the city of Charlotte (because we’ve got a bid in for the DNC, too) and [...]

Amélie’s French Bakery just signed the lease on a new location uptown, at the base of 330 S. Tryon (or as you might know it, right below the big “Charlotte Chamber” sign). They’ll be serving pre-packaged sandwiches and salads, select pastries, and of course, coffee, tea, etc. They won’t be strictly 24/7, instead saying they’ll [...]

#IgniteCLT was last night at The Neighborhood Theatre in the heart of NoDa. Local visionaries and  tech nerds gathered to be inspired and, if you weren’t there, you missed a killer version of Happy Birthday being sung to presenter Becky Knight. It’s not often you get to hear 200+ people sing Happy Birthday to a [...]

Three Charlotte-based companies: Yap (@YapMe) 3tailer (@3tailer) and goodmortgage.com (@goodmortgage) … were named among the top 25 North Carolina companies to watch by CED (@CEDNC, Council for Entrepreneurial Development), a private nonprofit organization that promotes local entrepreneurial efforts. “From 2006 through 2009, these companies collectively generated $334 million in revenue and added 443 employees (both [...]

watch this video in HD on Vimeo Sarah and Victor Lytvinenko form Raleigh Denim, a local (OK, Raleigh-based) company using mostly local materials including locally manufactured denim (Cone Mills, to be exact). They’re making waves worldwide, despite their mission to revitalize the North Carolina garment industry. You can buy Raleigh Denim at Niche Market on [...]

We recently had a chance to tour the new Mint Museum uptown, and wow! I’ll let the pictures above and video below speak for themselves. watch this video in HD on YouTube

Calling all foodies, a new healthy eating option is opening in South End this week! Luna’s Living Kitchen is a new, local restaurant serving a variety of vegetarian, vegan or raw food meals, treats and drinks. Located next to the Atherton Mills Farmer’s Market, Luna’s prides itself on using nothing but the finest organic and [...]

watch this video in HD on YouTube Through a sponsorship with electronic-music-equipment-maker Native Instruments, Charlotte-based hip-hop group Mr. Invisible flew to LA last month to play Low End Theory, ride some roller coasters, and ultimately shoot two new music videos in Hollywood. The video above features Justin Aswell doing his usual rapid-fire live beat manipulation, [...]

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. [...]