Posts Tagged ‘Uptown Charlotte’
Pushing Past the Pain
With my hands on my knees and sweat dripping off my face onto the worn Astroturf I glance at my heart-rate monitor connected to my watch. It’s 176. For some reason I always run the numbers in my head. My heart is beating almost three times a second. I’m breathing as hard and as deeply as I can, I...
March 9th, 2010 | March 2010 | Read More
Hot Wax – Vinyl Making a Comeback
Perched behind his old Apple laptop and a glass counter filled with stickers and buttons emblazoned with the names of punk bands, Scott Wishart is an anomaly. Lunchbox Records, the Central Avenue storefront he owns, is one of an ever-slimming number of truly independent record stores. As the posters...
March 9th, 2010 | March 2010 | Read More
Behind the Curtain at the Neighborhood Theater
Everybody loves a happy ending, and for Charlotte music lovers, news that the Neighborhood Theatre will continue without missing a beat was welcome indeed.
As a musician, music writer and diehard fan, I was as stunned as anybody when the theater’s operator, JEM Entertainment, announced in January that...
March 9th, 2010 | Featured, March 2010 | Read More
Pizzaiola – Making pizza in the queen city
Pizzaiolo – n. Italian for a male artisan pizza chef who specializes in the perfection of the crust, the secret ingredient to an outstanding pizza. This elusive and exclusive group obtains their titles from nearly a lifetime of experience, earning respect from their peers. f. pizzaiola pl. pizzaiolos/pizzaiolas....
March 5th, 2010 | March 2010 | Read More
Guide to the Galleries
When I was asked to take on the assignment of the gallery guide for this month’s issue of Uptown, I have to admit that I was hesitant. I have always had a great appreciation for the arts, but I’ve never quite considered myself the “gallery” type. It’s a world that I have yet to delve into and,...
February 10th, 2010 | February 2010 | Read More
(Not so obvious) Public art in Charlotte
On the heels of contemplating the relevance of art, yet another reason to care: Imagine our city as a girl in jeans and a white T-shirt. Unless she’s super hot (and sorry, but we’re not), this is a boring, uninspiring look. But throw on some funky jewelry, an embellished belt, a brightly colored...
February 10th, 2010 | February 2010 | Read More
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