The QC Life

Charlotte photos of the day: concert

Reader

Four bands performed live on New Years Day at Area Fifteen, including We Are Royalty, Reader, ElisaRay, and Daniel Gallagher.

Charlotte photos of the day: 2010 review

Vicente Fox

Charlotte people, places, and events of 2010.

Charlotte photos of the day: White (day after) Christmas

Charlotte snow

A few photos taken in Villa Heights, Optimist Park, and First Ward neighborhoods of the December 25th and 26th snow in Charlotte.

Charlotte photos of the day: late Autumn sun

Charlotte Skyline

A late Autumn sunset illuminates the Charlotte skyline. Seen from Bryant Park.

Charlotte photo of the day: shoes

Shoes


Shoes dangle from a power line in Uptown Charlotte.

Charlotte photos of the day: Hotel Sierra

Hotel Sierra Charlotte

Photos of the 163-suite Hotel Sierra currently under construction Uptown adjacent to Time-Warner Cable Arena. According to Charlotte Center City Partners, “The building will accommodate parking on four floors above a street-level hotel lobby, bar, breakfast area and check-in desk with guest rooms on the sixth through sixteenth floors.”

Charlotte photos of the day: LYNX

Charlotte LYNX light rail

Three years ago on this date, November 24th, Charlotte entered the transit age. From the archives, a selection of photos of the LYNX light rail line over the past three years.

Charlotte photos of the day: UNC Charlotte’s Center City building

UNC Charlotte Center City building

UNC Charlotte’s Center City building under construction. The building is planned to be part of a larger First Ward development including a park.

Charlotte photos of the day: NRA

NRA

Street scenes outside the NRA convention.

Charlotte hosted the 2010 National Rifle Association Annual Meeting (NRAAM) over this past weekend. The NRA reports that up to 70,000 people visited the convention.

On Friday afternoon, crowds slowly began to file out of the arena after Sarah Palin’s speech. There were no guns to be seen; the only hostlers were those for cell phones. Several tour buses were parked along Trade Street, their diesel engines idling. In front of the coaches stood women holding signs reading, “To Charlotte Convention Center.” The buses slowly filled and departed on their three block trek from the arena to the convention center.

Charlotte photo of the day: Protest

Protest in Uptown Charlotte

Uptown’s streets are the heart of Charlotte’s political voice. Anybody who has anything to say, to celebrate, or to protest, can do so publicly here. I love to photograph the honesty seen on the streets. Rallies for an against everything from taxes, to war, to human rights, to religion – every side of every issue seems to be represented by Sharpie on poster board at some point. Sometimes it is best to let the images speak for themselves without trying to offer commentary.