Articles By: Matt Kokenes
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, looking up after a thoughtful pause, and a big sip from a can of Monster Energy Drink. “ The Humvee fills up with smoke and debris. And you get this nasty metallic taste in your mouth. Kinda...
July 2nd, 2010 | Featured | Read More
Summer Fun Guide – Uptown Charlotte
Mint After 5
Definitely not just another event where you’ll get smashed and pick up a hook-up; nope, the view alone destroys that idea altogether. The rooftop is six stories up, next to the Hearst Plaza on Trade, edged with weathered statues of angels that remain from the days when the building housed...
May 14th, 2010 | May 2010 | Read More
Summer Fun Guide – Outside
The Lake
Perhaps your 23-foot Air Nautique was the first thing to go after you got that pink slip, but for less than $25 per person, you and nine friends can get out on Lake Norman on one of Kings Point Marina’s pontoon boat rentals. Sure, you won’t be doing 360 tail grabs behind it, but think...
May 14th, 2010 | May 2010 | Read More
A Homeless Point of View
It was the kind of autumn afternoon in Charlotte when the entire landscape, from one corner of the horizon to the other, was drenched in orange sunlight. A deep blue sky, uninterrupted by a single cloud, yielded only to the distilled blackness miles above.
Gravel crunched methodically underfoot as we...
January 9th, 2010 | November 2009 | Read More
Water a Cocktail from the Tap
A cracked and faded life preserver, seasoned more from the hot sun than from actual use, had been looking on with us as brown bubbles churned random patterns in the pool’s surface – its maritime feel at odds with its perch above the giant, brewing vat of wastewater. “Ever have to use that,” I...
December 2nd, 2009 | December 2009 | Read More
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