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The Juneteenth Festival Of The Carolinas will take place this weekend. Juneteenth, for those not in the know, is the oldest national celebration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Originating in Galveston, Texas in 1865, the commemoration of the end of slavery on June 19 has taken root in many communities nationwide.

 The Charlotte celebration this weekend will take place from Thursday, June 14 until Sunday, June ...

It's a loosely organized tour through the Charlotte's gallery district, and it promises to be a good time. Along the way stop in at local bars, delis, coffee shops, and check out some exciting new art from local as well as international artists. There's no official stopping or starting time, but most folks make the circuit between 6:30 and 9:30. There's a map available here, and you can find ...

Habitual Ritual Comedy has a sketch show this Friday, June 15, at The Hart-Witzen Black Box Theatre. The theater is located at 136 E. 36th St. in NoDa. It begins at 10 p.m. and there's a $10 admission fee. Parking is free, and you can indulge at the beer and wine bar.

Call 704-806-1797 for reservations. See the clip below to get an ...

The NODA Film Festival will take place Sunday, June 10-Monday, June 13. Exploring animation from the traditional to claymation, from the trite to the artsy and foreign, it promises to be an entertaining and educational experience. As always, the NoDa film festival's admission is FREE!

Jeff Jackson, the festival's organizer, said of the festival:

The NoDa Film Festival’s mission is to foster community by presenting ...

It's 3:00 a.m. You've been up all night, doing whatever it is you do when you're up all night (writing, drinking, working on a report, studying, etc.), and you're thinking about french fries. You're thinking about how wonderful it would be if you could have a great big milkshake, or some homemade apple pie. You're thinking spaghetti.

Get in your car, and head to the ...

I'm one of the lucky souls who works a job I love with hours I love. I don't have to get to work until around 10 or 10:30, and I usually stay at work until 6:30 or 7:00, so I generally miss Charlotte's wretched traffic scene. Today, however, I had to leave a little early, and I was stuck in the hellish nexus that is Charlotte's uptown at 5:00.

 I live ...

What's not to love about Charlotte? -Maybe the traffic. But traffic isn't even that bad if you ask me--although I'm a bit bias having grown up in New York.

Seriously though, if you're not moving here, you're at least visiting. You have the downtown atmosphere with skyscrapers and architecture, art and music, fine dining and great wine, festivals and fairs..... 

Not a city guy/girl? Not a problem! There's the suburbs, the malls, the ...

It's that time again folks: time to get your season's passes for Paramount's Carowinds! Carowinds has a little bit of something for everybody.Nickelodeon Central offers fun and excitement for the kids with rides like Danny Phantom's Phantom Flyers and the Wild Thornberry's River Adventure. Young and Old alike enjoy riding Dora the Explorer's Azul Adventure train and while you're in Nick Central you're sure to run into a ...

The Charlotte Observer IMAX Dome Theater is one of Charlotte's best-loved attractions. It's the largest screen in the Carolinas, standing 3 stories and spanning 80 feet in width.

In conjunction with the Discovery Place Museum, it's home to great new releases as well as films made especially for the IMAX experience. Sometimes, the swarming feeling the IMAX dome gives you can be a bit ...

Latta Plantation is a historic site offering visitors a glimpse into the history of Mecklenburg county.  This two story federalist style home was built in 1800 by James Latta.  He raised three of his daughters at the site and all three girls recieved a formal education.  The inside is painted bright welcoming colors common to the era and the architecture features simple symetrical designs.  The floors are a burnished dark ...