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Can’t make it to Hopscotch this weekend? No problem!

  • Don’t worry! Here are some great shows in Charlotte this weekend.
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Photos: Not Just Coffee celebrates one year of business

  • formerly located at Area 15, now relocated Uptown at the 7th Street Public Market
  • owner James Yoder has quietly built the highest rated coffee shop in Charlotte
Mexico vs Iceland and Bank of America Stadium on March 24, 2010.

International soccer returns to Charlotte June 9th
    Area Fifteen Christmas party

    Art, music, and homeless mingle at Area Fifteen Christmas party

    • Musical acts included Austin Hill of Eyes of the Elders, Marcie Hernandez, Erik Button and Luke Gunn of Dollar Signs, Garrett Glaus of We Are Royalty, and DJ Nick Powers.
    William Puckett works to finish his massive mural in NoDa

    As NoDa mural nears completion, an icon passes and a Beagle is born

    • William Puckett and his wife Lauren nearly finished with their mural
    • Stuart Sloan, owner of Salvador Deli, has passed away, and the sandwich shop is closed for now
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    Fareed Zakaria speaks at Blumenthal on the “rise of the rest”

    • Pulitzer Prize winner, TIME editor, CNN host
    • "The odd thing about the U.S. is in the early twenty-first century they actually achieved their one historical objective; they globalized the world. They just forgot along the way to globalize themselves."
    Antonov An-225, the world's largest airplane

    World’s largest airplane visits Charlotte
      Quentin “Q” Talley on "Word/Play"

      Recap: Pecha Kucha Vol. 7, Midnight at the Mint

      • "Charlotte Pecha Kucha Night volume 7 was part of the twenty-four hour opening celebration at the new Mint museum. Other activities included a dance party and a late-night poetry slam presented by Quentin “Q” Talley."
      Pecha Kucha Night Volume 6

      Pecha Kucha Night vol. 6 recap

      • photos from the event last week
      • "Pecha Kucha Night continues to evolve and always showcases some of the best and brightest in the QC"
      Charlotte iPad user

      PC Mag tests fastest mobile networks in Charlotte
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        Charlotte photos of the day: NRA
          Queens Table monuments

          New Queens Table monuments on South Tryon
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            Charlotte photo of the day: Protest
              Charlotte LYNX light rail

              NBA Playoffs (of transit): Charlotte vs Orlando
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                Photos: Pecha Kucha Night Volume 5

                • a packed Dharma Lounge hosted the fifth installment of Pecha Kucha Night in Charlotte on Thursday, April 8th
                • the night started off with a poetry slam and ended with a musical performance, with the presentations in between ranging from photography, to comedy, a visual performance, artistic dance, and eco-design
                Barcamp Charlotte 3 pano

                Barcamp Charlotte 3 recap

                • Barcamp Charlotte 3 took place on Saturday, bringing together technology, design and creativity at Area Fifteen
                • Sessions ranged from freelancing, to Civics 101, budget film making, Google, social media, mobile development, tips on marketing, and an intro to massage therapy
                • tons of photos and links inside
                Mexico vs Iceland

                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."
                Dugg Dugg an NC Music Factory

                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

                Local bloggers seek to honor fallen soldier
                  Charlotte 2009 Year in Photos

                  Charlotte 2009 Year in Photos