The Charlotte Bobcats visited the Los Angeles Clippers last night. For fans out on the West Coast, the game started at 7:30 p.m. But for us Charlotteans and East Coasters, it was a 10:30 p.m. start time, which means it probably was too late for you to stay up and watch or see through to the end. If you missed it, then you missed Blake Griffin doing what he does best--dunking throughout the entire game, en route to a 106-84 victory over the Bobcats.
Thanks to the good old Internets, you can watch this great Blake Griffin highlight reel from last...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
The 2013 CIAA Tournament kicks off tomorrow (Tuesday, February 26) at Time Warner Cable Arena in Uptown, featuring 22 basketball games over five days between the men's and women's teams of the 12 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) colleges. But if you know anything about CIAA Week in Charlotte, you also know it means hundreds of parties (by individual promoters), dozens of celebrities coming to town, and tens of thousands of visitors—many...
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Dress Collection Begins for Prom Project 2013
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Girl Talk Foundation, Inc. is kicking off its Prom Project for the 11th year. The Charlotte nonprofit organization makes a positive impact in the lives of middle and high school girls year-round with its programs and events, and Prom Project is one of the most successful. Each year, the program provides new or gently used prom dresses, shoes, and accessories free of charge to high school girls for what is an important and memorable event in their...
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Saturday's Black History Brain Bowl Is One of Several Great Programs by Project L.I.F.T.
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2/21/2013
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It was a little more than two years ago that plans for the ambitious Project L.I.F.T. philanthropic education initiative were announced to help improve some of Charlotte's lowest-performing schools. Several of the city's largest corporations and charitable foundations--Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Duke Energy, and the C.D. Spangler and the Leon Levine foundations, among others--came together to give $40.5 million to launch the program; then several...
Sunday, February 17, 2013
I'm an '80s baby, which means I was born at the greatest time ever. I grew up listening to music by--and trying to emulate the dance moves of--Michael Jackson. I watched great television shows created by Bill Cosby. I ate sweetened cereal that came with prizes in the box, and sat down with a big bowl in front of Saturday morning cartoons. I witnessed some of the greatest movies come to the big screen, and when my parents bought a VCR sometime around...
Thursday, February 14, 2013
'The New American is Arriving,' Merger with US Airways; Charlotte's Ego, Your Wallet
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After a year of rumors and speculation, today US Airways and American Airlines officially announced their plans to merge. The combined company will keep the American Airlines name, and will become the largest airline in the world. They've created a website for you to track developments and news: newamericanarriving.com.
The new American Airlines has also created a couple of web videos to mark this milestone.
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
Ideas to Take Shape at TEDxCharlotte 2013
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2/09/2013
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TEDxCharlotte will bring together innovative, creative, and thought-provoking people and ideas for the third year, Friday, February 15 at Silver Hammer Studios at NC Music Factory. Tickets for the all-day event are $50 and can be purchased at tedxclt2013.eventbrite.com.
For TEDxCharlotte 2013, themed "Unlimited: Ideas Take Shape," presenters and artists include:
Patricia Shafer, philanthropist and founder of Mothering Across Continents
Cassie...
Thursday, February 7, 2013
One of the most popular and top-rated commercials during this year's Super Bowl was the "So God Made a Farmer" commercial by Dodge Ram. The two-minute spot featured a voiceover from a speech delivered by legendary broadcaster Paul Harvey in 1978, and was paired with beautiful countryside photos of farms and farmers that looked like they'd been run through Instagram filters.
While that commercial may have pulled at Americans' heartstrings,...
Monday, February 4, 2013
Beyoncé Announces 'The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour,' Coming to Charlotte in July
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The greatest musician, performer, and entertainer of the last 10-plus years (give Bey her props), Beyoncé has announced her first tour since 2009. Paying homage to her life as Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's wife, she's dubbed the multi-country, multi-city outing "The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour." After a highly anticipated and strongly delivered Super Bowl XLVII halftime performance last night, a couple of weeks after singing the national anthem at the...
Friday, February 1, 2013
Charlotte-native and platinum-selling recording artist Anthony Hamilton was stuntin' on 'em this week. He celebrated his 42nd birthday a few days ago and took to Instagram to show off the gifts he received from Jordan Brand, the lucrative division of Nike, run by Michael Jordan, and maker of the forever-popular Air Jordan sneaker. A-Ham has had a friendship with MJ for several years now, something he attributes to their "North Carolina connection."...
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