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Message from Doak re Tin Pan South & A Must Read!
05/07/2012

I hope to see you awesome people in Nashville for Tin Pan South and Spring Training!   Oder your tickets today as they ALWAYS sell out – so order and plan the greatest week for songwriters! There is a great show at Red Rooster (best BBQ in Nashville) on Saturday, March 24 if you plan to [...]

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February Meeting & Change in date
05/07/2012

Hi everyone … I wanted to make you aware of a schedule change that will take place for our February meeting. Normally, we have our monthly workshop on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.  However, in February, that would mean having it Valentine’s Day.  So, for February only, we will be pushing the meeting back [...]

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Saturday, January 14th
05/07/2012

  Nothing like a great evening of Steve Simpson and Hershel Lee Brown at Summit Coffee. — Picture and comment by Bruce Johnson.

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CLT hip-hop alert: Royal-Tee listening party, Wed May 9th
05/07/2012

Charlotte rapper Royal-Tee will be unavailing his much anticipated second album Voice of Reason during a listening party/meet-and-greet at Velocity Sneaker Boutique (8925 JM Keynes Drive, Suite 3) on Wed. May 9th. The event will be hosted by the regal rapper himself, DJ Skillz and DJ Dexter Dynamite. Hip-hop fans, support Charlotte-breed hip-hop by attending [...]

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Co-Ed Dodgeball Comes to Charlotte this Saturday!
05/07/2012

If you’re an “adult”, Charlotte certainly has its fair share of organized sports to join like softball, basketball, flag football, heck…even kickball. But for some reason, it’s lacking anything dodgeball related. You’re probably thinking one of two things…the over the top Ben Stiller movie or your middle school gymnasium. Well, it’s time to bring old [...]

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Help Urban Ministry Center win $50,000
05/07/2012

It’s been over 10 years since my family began volunteering with Room in the Inn, a program that houses the homeless at area churches during the winter months. I have also helped with a Christmas Eve homeless outreach event just outside the gates of the Urban Ministry Center, but I had never actually been to [...]

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I was wrong about the Bobcats (AKA, why I love Charlotte)
05/07/2012

The Charlotte Bobcats are bad. Historically bad. Like so many others, I’ve criticized their direction after bad trades, bad drafts, and worse management. But today, I read this article in Grantland about the scene in Charlotte as the Bobcats attempt to, um, make history. The article’s not necessarily wrong, but it makes the Bobcats a [...]

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Does the size of your business matter for social media success?
05/07/2012

When it comes to social media who has the advantage – big businesses with the resources to run well-funded campaigns or small businesses with the agility to build deeper relationships with smaller customer bases? Experts have weighed in on both sides of the debate. Some small companies like Zappos have leveraged social media to become [...]

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A musical wonderland tale for Record Store Day, this Sat Apr 21
05/07/2012

By Kia O. Moore (kiamoore@cltblog.com) I didn’t know how much I missed it. I didn’t know how much it meant to me. It took a 3990.041 mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean for me to get it back. When I was a child, just about every weekend my godmother, mom, big sister and I would [...]

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Genome art gallery shaking things up with The Gnome Show, this Sat Apr 21
05/07/2012

If one were to be walking through the Brevard Courtyard in uptown Charlotte on Thursday, April 12th after a spending some time at one of the local bars, they would probably have to look twice into the Genome art gallery. They would have seen a group of anywhere from 5-15 artists throughout the night working [...]

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The Charlotte hip-hop republic: meet your 2012 representatives
05/07/2012

The best thing about Charlotte Hip-Hop is that it is sooo versatile. This versatility also obstructs Charlotte from placing its rap city tac on the hip-hop map. The hip-hop sound of the Queen City is so dynamic that it has yet to be defined. I quite love this undefined quality of my city’s hip-hop music [...]

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Hey, stop texting while driving seriously #txtfreeCLT
05/07/2012

How many times have you had to honk the horn at the car in front of you because the light has turned green and they are still sitting there? Or better yet, how many times have you watched a car swerving across the lanes, and when you are able to pass them you see the [...]

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Summer TV production internships at CLT Blog!
05/07/2012

Are you a college student studying television production, film and video editing, or a related field? Are you looking to break into the glamorous world of unpaid internships? We’ve got just the thing for you! We are looking for six summer interns who have experience and interest in television production and want to produce weekly [...]

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This week on A Healthier Charlotte: workplace health and corporate wellness
05/07/2012

This week on A Healthier Charlotte, we are taking a look at something that affects so many of us every day. Healthy workplaces, good corporate wellness habits, and positive culture surrounding health at the office are critical — since so many of you might be spending as much as half your life at work! This [...]

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Retro Charlotte video of The Skipper: everywhere he goes, he skips!
05/07/2012

I. Am. In. Awe.

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Food Truck Frenzy!
05/07/2012

Parmesan truffle French fries from the Herban Legend anybody? How about a fried taco from Goody Woody’s?

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Amendment 1 & the May primary, on a special episode of 282
05/07/2012

For our first episode back from a break, we’re talking about Amendment 1, and the May primary. Plain and simple. The North Carolina primary is May 8. The issue that’s been drawing a lot of attention for several months is Amendment One, which is a proposed bill to amend the North Carolina Constitution to define [...]

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100-year-old Renfrow Hardware in the business of selling chicks
05/07/2012

Renfrow Hardware in downtown Matthews has been a general store since the 1900′s selling groceries, fertilizer, plants and hardware. It’s found a huge new interest, however, in the selling of baby chicks. “We have been purchasing and selling baby chicks for the past 25 years now, but saw a grow in popularity in the last [...]

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Franc & Woody LIVE at The Saloon every Friday and Saturday night!
05/07/2012

The Saloon at the NC Music Factory welcomes Charlotte’s original party band “Franc and Woody” every Friday and Saturday Night!  You partied with them for years at Buckhead and now The Saloon is the new home for Charlotte’s biggest weekend party with “Franc and Woody”!  The Saloon IS your new weekend party bar!  THE place [...]

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Kevn Kinney and his All Star Band LIVE at The Saloon TONIGHT, February 24 & Early Show!
05/07/2012

Don’t miss Kevn Kinney’s return to The Saloon. This time he teams up with an all star band for an evening of amazing music featuring some of the best musicians in the world: Kevn Kinney on vocals and guitar Audley Freed on lead guitar: Black Crowes, Peter Frampton, Dixie Chicks, Jakob Dylan Tim Nielsen on bass guitar: Drivin’ [...]

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Whisky River Turns Four
04/27/2012

Whisky River in the EpiCentre turns 4 next weekend.  Owned by NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Whisky River is at the center of the Uptown scene.  WR is known for its blend of live music, celebrity guests and some of … Continue reading →

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RT to Attend NRA Show in Chicago
04/27/2012

Restaurant Traffic is going to attend the annual National Restaurant Association show in Chicago this year.  We have always wanted to go since it is the one place you can find out all the new trends for restaurants in the … Continue reading →

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HuHot Opening in North Carolina
04/27/2012

HuHot Mongolian Grill is about to open their first Carolina store this Wednesday.  No it will not be in Charlotte but in Greenville, North Carolina.  HuHot is the #1 Mongolian Grill concept in America.  They feature healthy Asian fare in … Continue reading →

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Tornado Weather Raleigh NC april 16th
04/25/2012

started off enjoying the day and then came all the nasty weather! Our town’s power is still off (april 18th) and a tornado touched down a few blocks away from where we live- thankfully noone was hurt – Raleigh was worse! Boo thought the earth was cracking! I got to see my neice for the [...]

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AMAZING Schindler Port Elevator @ Capital Bank Plaza Raleigh NC w ElevatingPirate
04/25/2012

First a BIG thank you to Capital Bank Plaza for allowing me to document your amazing elevator system, the building itself is amazing too. for more info on the building or leasing info visit: www.capitalbankplaza.com These elevators used to be Westinghouse and this is a Schindler Mod. ALSO this is the FIRST Port system in [...]

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