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Counting Crowes at the NC Music Factory

Counting Crowes at the NC Music Factory

As the sun set over Uptown Charlotte and the air cooled down just a touch The Counting Crowes tuned up...
Pink Mist and Hamburger Meat a Warrior’s Tale

Pink Mist and Hamburger Meat a Warrior’s Tale

“It’s like your entire body is being punched at the same time,” Marine Corp. Keith Richardson offered,...
Keeping it Green in the Bedroom

Keeping it Green in the Bedroom

You’ve filled up both recycle bins, you’ve replaced all your incandescent bulbs with energy-saving...
Test Drive of a Green Machine

Test Drive of a Green Machine

I’m driving down Independence Boulevard laughing hysterically. Dan is in the passenger seat smiling...
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Anna Kooiman

Anna Kooiman
Uptown contributor Anna Kooiman writes blogs for us that are sure to hold your attention. She gives us the scoop on everything from concerts, new restaurant openings, fashion trends, and fitness to insight on controversial issues facing...
July 29th, 2010 | Current Issue | Read More

Going Local in Nicaragua

Going Local in Nicaragua
Sure, I could have signed up for an all-inclusive vacation, sipped umbrella cocktails on a guard-patrolled beach and pretended to be in another country.  But as the UnTourist, I took a different tactic: I picked the cheapest Central...
July 19th, 2010 | Current Issue | Read More

Counting Crowes at the NC Music Factory

Counting Crowes at the NC Music Factory
As the sun set over Uptown Charlotte and the air cooled down just a touch The Counting Crowes tuned up and cast their music into the night sky. 15,000 Charlotteans were entertained at the Uptown Amphitheater at the NC Music Factory...
July 15th, 2010 | Current Issue, Featured | Read More

Shawna Robinson – The First Lady of Nascar

Shawna Robinson – The First Lady of Nascar
Shawna Robinson was trapped in a Los Angeles hotel room. “Quarantined” is how she described it. She hadn’t been kidnapped. Quite the opposite. Robinson actually had placed herself in this confining situation. Late...
July 6th, 2010 | Current Issue | Read More

This is Bonnaroo

This is Bonnaroo
It’s just before midnight on Sunday and, after four days without a shower, I’m crammed into a Ferris wheel pod, grinding my way up several stories above the tree line. We’re just high enough that I can’t see people on the ground...
July 6th, 2010 | Current Issue | Read More

The Next Big Food Thing

The Next Big Food Thing
Peter Reinhart has been the Contributing Food Editor for Uptown Magazine since the first issue, mentoring young food writers for publication in these pages and, occasionally, writing pieces of his own. He is a four-time James Beard...
July 2nd, 2010 | Current Issue | Read More

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