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23/08/2025

Your nominations = your voice in the community. Best in the Nest is open for submissions through Aug. 31. Make sure your faves get the recognition they deserve!

Nominations are open for the 2025 Best in the Nest awards presented by Queen City Nerve. Vote for your favorites in over 300 categories.

22/08/2025

In this op-ed via Beacon Media, Sam Grote of the NC Business Impact Forum asks why politicians of both parties are hailing a recent CNBC ranking of our state as "No. 1 in Business" that was built on political ideology rather than any metric based in reality.

Why do North Carolina politicians from both parties cater to a business ranking built on political ideology?

22/08/2025

Cover story: Kids who turned 13 in 2020 are entering college. Many say they still feel stunted by the trauma of the pandemic. Rising college freshman and reporter Maveah Griffith recounts her own story and talks to others like her to explore these impacts.

Exploring the lasting pandemic impact on teens, including mental health struggles, effects of social isolation and other issues.

21/08/2025

We finally have a date for the long-anticipated relaunch of Soul Gastrolounge, once a mainstay in Plaza Midwood and now ready for its second life at The Pass in NoDa with an opening date set for next week.

The long-anticipated relaunch of Soul Gastrolounge at The Pass in NoDa is set for Aug. 25, three years after its closure in Plaza Midwood.

21/08/2025

The Mecklenburg County health department issued a public health advisory today warning pregnant women about the increased risk of congenital syphilis as a nationwide shortage of medication coincides with a continued rise in syphilis cases locally and nationwide.

The health department issued an urgent public health advisory warning pregnant women about the increased risk of congenital syphilis.

20/08/2025

After the inaugural 2020 virtual event saw success, organizers of 1CLT Film Festival weren't able to get all the participating organizations back together again in the succeeding years. Today, 1CLT returns to Independent Picture House for five days of free film screenings and cinephilia.

After its inaugural 2020 event saw success, The Independent Picture House this August is bringing back the 1CLT Film Festival.

20/08/2025

From our recent Pride Guide issue: Nightlife columnist Aerin Spruill visits Sidelines Sports Bar & Billiards, billed as the Carolinas' only LGBTQ+ sports bar.

Disclaimer: As someone shaped by the LGBTQ+ community, I speak from within—not to offend, but to reflect with care. Every year, after the rush of Pride Month and the resonance …

20/08/2025

Vol 7, Issue 19: Kids who turned 13 in 2020 are entering college. Many say they still feel stunted by the impacts and trauma of the pandemic. Plus, CLT1 Film Fest unites the silos of the local film scene, Te’Jani heats up w/ ‘Life of the Party,’ a skeptical take on NC’s No.1 business ranking & more.

19/08/2025

You know the best of Charlotte — now tell us! Best in the Nest nominations are open until Aug. 31. Categories: Arts & Music, Food & Drink, City Life, Consumer Culture, Social Life.

Nominations are open for the 2025 Best in the Nest awards presented by Queen City Nerve. Vote for your favorites in over 300 categories.

19/08/2025

Last night's Charlotte City Council meeting included discussion about a proposed townhome project behind Mission City Church that would provide workforce housing for 43 households, but some neighbors oppose and the district rep called it "problematic." More in Council Quickies:

Charlotte City Council held a zoning meeting on Monday that included a proposal from Mission City Church ot build affordable townhomes.

18/08/2025

With 'Hamilton' star Paul Oakley Stovall on the script and the iconic Phylicia Rashad directing, the current Blumenthal run of 'Immediate Family' is one of Charlotte's most buzzed-about theatre productions in decades. In his review, Perry Tannenbaum points out the spots where there's room for improvement if the play is to make it to Broadway.

'Immediate Family' at Booth Playhouse, brings Paul Oakley Stovall’s family dramedy to Charlotte with high-end production values, sharp performances, and a timely exploration of race, sexuality, and cultural heritage.