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Friday, July 31, 2015
First Drip (7/31/15): Cameras allowed at Kerrick trial
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 9:59 AM
* The judge in the trial of CMPD Officer Randall “Wes” Kerrick, who is accused of shooting and killing an unarmed Jonathan Ferrell in 2013, will allow cameras in the courtroom. Opening statements are expected on Monday.
* Crescent Communities has released its first look at what the planned development in NoDa might look like. The property is located on the current site of the Chop Shop and Ultimate Gym. Construction is planned to start by the end of the year.
* Someone on a commercial airline flight from Jamaica tried to smuggle $18,000 worth of cocaine into Charlotte.
* The Coast Guard is continuing its search for two teenage boys missing off the coast of Florida as hope for their survival dims.
* The first Republican debate of the presidential election season will be held next week, with the top 10 contenders facing off in primetime.
* Crescent Communities has released its first look at what the planned development in NoDa might look like. The property is located on the current site of the Chop Shop and Ultimate Gym. Construction is planned to start by the end of the year.
* Someone on a commercial airline flight from Jamaica tried to smuggle $18,000 worth of cocaine into Charlotte.
* The Coast Guard is continuing its search for two teenage boys missing off the coast of Florida as hope for their survival dims.
* The first Republican debate of the presidential election season will be held next week, with the top 10 contenders facing off in primetime.
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Friday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 9:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, July 31, 2015 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Skyline Artists Showcase at Former Goodyear Service Center in Uptown
• Geektopia Strikes Back at The Rabbit Hole
• Pharr Rhoads at Bootlegger's Saloon & Dance Hall
• National Tequila Day Beach Party at Vida Vida
• Ignite Her Be at Ballantyne Hotel
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 6:19 PM
- CAVU Pictures
- Sunset Edge
Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World - Documentary
Infinitely Polar Bear - Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation - Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner
Sunset Edge - Gilberto Padilla, Haley Ann McKnight
Twinsters - Documentary
Vacation (opened Wednesday) - Ed Helms, Christina Applegate
First Drip First Drip (7/30/15): Actor's Theatre searching for new home
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 9:38 AM
The Actor's Theatre of Charlotte is in search of a new home. The current site, home to the Actor's Theatre since 2004, will be demolished in order to build an apartment building. (Of course!) The theatre is entering its 27th season and is searching for a bigger space as its lease is up in July of 2016.
With an Aug. 14 deadline looming, state lawmakers have yet to agree on a budget which is leaving public schools uncertain about their future. The Senate and House have spent more time pointing fingers at who is to blame instead of meeting to get a budget deal finalized.
Debris has washed ashore on Reunion Island, near the coast of Africa, that authorities believe could be from Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 that disappeared more than a year ago. While it is being called a "major lead," further examination is needed to determine whether or not it is from the lost plane. Flight MH370 disappeared in March of 2014 with 239 people aboard.
A University of Cincinnati police officer has been indicted on murder charges in the death of Samuel Dubose. The officer, Ray Tensing, shot Dubose, who was unarmed, during a routine traffic stop. Footage of the incident was released yesterday.
Football is right around the corner, as the Carolina Panthers open training camp in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
With an Aug. 14 deadline looming, state lawmakers have yet to agree on a budget which is leaving public schools uncertain about their future. The Senate and House have spent more time pointing fingers at who is to blame instead of meeting to get a budget deal finalized.
Debris has washed ashore on Reunion Island, near the coast of Africa, that authorities believe could be from Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 that disappeared more than a year ago. While it is being called a "major lead," further examination is needed to determine whether or not it is from the lost plane. Flight MH370 disappeared in March of 2014 with 239 people aboard.
A University of Cincinnati police officer has been indicted on murder charges in the death of Samuel Dubose. The officer, Ray Tensing, shot Dubose, who was unarmed, during a routine traffic stop. Footage of the incident was released yesterday.
Football is right around the corner, as the Carolina Panthers open training camp in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Thursday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 9:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, July 30, 2015 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Lazyeyes at Snug Harbor
• Steve Byrne at The Comedy Zone
• Sharkmuffin at Milestone
• Vintage & Antique Show at Metrolina Tradeshow Expo
• Alive After Five w/ Right To Party at EpiCentre
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Culture Fury 325 to be featured on Travel Channel
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 11:49 AM
On Sunday, Aug. 2, at 10 p.m., on the Travel Channel, the show Epic Attractions will focus on Carowinds' new gigacoaster, Fury 325, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look of what it took to build it.
From the plant in Cincinnati which built the ride's 6,000 feet of track to the water dummies that took more than 100 test rides, the show will examine the world's tallest and fastest gigacoaster culminating in host Chris Perry taking it for a test ride himself.
It should be an interesting look at the making of one of the Charlotte area's most popular attractions.
From the plant in Cincinnati which built the ride's 6,000 feet of track to the water dummies that took more than 100 test rides, the show will examine the world's tallest and fastest gigacoaster culminating in host Chris Perry taking it for a test ride himself.
It should be an interesting look at the making of one of the Charlotte area's most popular attractions.
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Wednesday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 10:19 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, July 29, 2015 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Lucius w/ My Morning Jacket at Uptown Amphitheatre
• Trivia at Ed's Tavern
• Rock of Ages at Actor's Theatre of Charlotte
• Modern Primitives at Snug Harbor
First Drip First Drip (7/29/15): Full jury seated for Kerrick trial
Posted By Ryan Pitkin on Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 9:59 AM
The full jury is now seated for the trial of Randall Kerrick, the then-CMPD officer charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of unarmed Jonathan Ferrell. The seating of the 12th juror puts the jury at four white women, three white men, two Latina women, two African-American women and one African-American man. The two sides are still looking to choose four alternate jurors.
A spokesperson with national grocery chain Publix has confirmed officials are looking for a location in Uptown to put a new store. Publix came to the region in 2012, and opened its first North Carolina location in Ballantyne in February 2014. By the end of 2016, Publix will have an estimated 17 stores in the region.
Charlotte firefighters rescued a man who was found stuck in an eight-foot hole at around 7 a.m. this morning in the University area. It was unclear how long the man had been stuck down in the hole. He was transported to Carolinas Medical Center with possible life-threatening injuries.
By donating her organs, a 15-year-old Belmont girl who died over the weekend following a horse-riding accident may posthumously save the lives of four other children. A statement from the family said that Destiny Stafford's liver will go to a 5-month-old girl and a 1-year-old girl; her lungs will go to a 14-year-old girl and her heart to a 17-year old boy. Stafford died in Charlotte on Monday due to injuries from the accident she suffered on Saturday.
A two-month long drug investigation by Wilmington authorities has resulted in the arrest of a 25-year-old man and the seizure of 3,200 bags of heroin, worth about $50,000 total. Police arrested Antonio Walker and seized the heroin along with a 12-gauge shotgun, $2,700 in cash and packing materials.
A spokesperson with national grocery chain Publix has confirmed officials are looking for a location in Uptown to put a new store. Publix came to the region in 2012, and opened its first North Carolina location in Ballantyne in February 2014. By the end of 2016, Publix will have an estimated 17 stores in the region.
Charlotte firefighters rescued a man who was found stuck in an eight-foot hole at around 7 a.m. this morning in the University area. It was unclear how long the man had been stuck down in the hole. He was transported to Carolinas Medical Center with possible life-threatening injuries.
By donating her organs, a 15-year-old Belmont girl who died over the weekend following a horse-riding accident may posthumously save the lives of four other children. A statement from the family said that Destiny Stafford's liver will go to a 5-month-old girl and a 1-year-old girl; her lungs will go to a 14-year-old girl and her heart to a 17-year old boy. Stafford died in Charlotte on Monday due to injuries from the accident she suffered on Saturday.
A two-month long drug investigation by Wilmington authorities has resulted in the arrest of a 25-year-old man and the seizure of 3,200 bags of heroin, worth about $50,000 total. Police arrested Antonio Walker and seized the heroin along with a 12-gauge shotgun, $2,700 in cash and packing materials.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
First Drip First Drip (7/28/15): City council approves funding for 2017 NBA All Star Game
Posted By Ryan Pitkin on Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 12:36 PM
Charlotte City Council voted on Monday to contribute $600,000 worth of police ad other public-safety services during the NBA All Star Game at Time Warner Cable Arena in 2017. More than half of the $6 million needed to host the game will come from the public sector. The city estimates the All Star Game will bring $60 million in visitor spending, based on games in New Orleans and Orlando.
The new chairman of the North Carolina GOP Hasan Harnett has taken to Twitter with memes connecting Hillary Clinton to the Ku Klux Klan. The memes Harnett posted include a picture of Hillary Clinton next to a picture of Klan members in front of a burning cross and says, "The KKK was created as the militant wing of the Democrat Party in order to fight Republican reconstruction." The KKK was attached to the Democratic Party in the beginning of the 20th century, but party lines have shifted greatly over the years and it would be "a monumental stretch" to tie the modern Democratic party to the KKK, said Michael Bitzer, political scientist with Catawba College.
Police have arrested three men in the June 23 killing of a Cornelius man in Davidson. The suspects, all between the ages of 25 and 28, have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jerry Kerns, Jr. The crime was just the second killing in Davidson in a decade. Family members said the killing stemmed from an argument between Kerns and another man.
College Street is currently closed between 8th and Phifer streets due to a natural gas leak, officials said. It is unclear how long the street will remain closed.
The Boy Scouts of America National Executive Board lifted its ban on gay adult leaders in the organization on Monday. The policy was approved in a 42-15 vote and will take effect immediately. Church-sponsored Boy Scout units will still hold the right to exclusion from the policy for religious reasons.
The new chairman of the North Carolina GOP Hasan Harnett has taken to Twitter with memes connecting Hillary Clinton to the Ku Klux Klan. The memes Harnett posted include a picture of Hillary Clinton next to a picture of Klan members in front of a burning cross and says, "The KKK was created as the militant wing of the Democrat Party in order to fight Republican reconstruction." The KKK was attached to the Democratic Party in the beginning of the 20th century, but party lines have shifted greatly over the years and it would be "a monumental stretch" to tie the modern Democratic party to the KKK, said Michael Bitzer, political scientist with Catawba College.
Police have arrested three men in the June 23 killing of a Cornelius man in Davidson. The suspects, all between the ages of 25 and 28, have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jerry Kerns, Jr. The crime was just the second killing in Davidson in a decade. Family members said the killing stemmed from an argument between Kerns and another man.
College Street is currently closed between 8th and Phifer streets due to a natural gas leak, officials said. It is unclear how long the street will remain closed.
The Boy Scouts of America National Executive Board lifted its ban on gay adult leaders in the organization on Monday. The policy was approved in a 42-15 vote and will take effect immediately. Church-sponsored Boy Scout units will still hold the right to exclusion from the policy for religious reasons.
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Tuesday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 11:13 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, July 28, 2015 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Anjelah Johnson-Reyes as Bon Qui Qui at Knight Theater
• Bojangles' Summer Shootout Champions Night at Charlotte Motor Speedway
• Harry Langdon Night w/ piano music from Ethan Uslan at Petra's Piano Bar & Cabaret
• Bingo at Killington's
• Johnny Millwater: 20 Years of Obscurity at The Comedy Zone
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Today's Top 5: Wednesday
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today.
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Question the Queen City: The unsolved death of Delette Nycum 2
The trial that followed was nothing short of a Charlotte version of the O.J. Simpson spectacle.
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Question the Queen City: The historic Wearn House can still be saved 2
Though it's been on the chopping block for years, there's still hope for the historic structure.
