big DUI/DWI check points around the arena last night. I hope none of you were driving through it. it's the first one i've seen in awhile.

3/30/2012 10:51:55 AM

Who's been to South End's new World of Beer?

3/31/2012 12:11:53 AM

Not yet...hope to soon though

3/31/2012 5:57:30 AM

apparently this happened this afternoon http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/04/01/3143315/no-injuries-reported-in-dilworth.html

buddy posted this on facebook http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/533463_975658879634_1315428_39922854_905905747_n.jpg

4/1/2012 6:31:33 PM

I live in the building.

Apparently the kitchen of 131 main caught fire and then it spread into parts of the emergency vent system.

Had ton evacuate my apartment for about 5 hours last night, didn't get back in til around 9 last night...place reaks of smoke and peoples CO alarms were going off.

They had to pour water onto the vent stack on top of the building, which, as you can imagine, put a lot of water into lots of unintended places. All the hallways near that vent are soaked, sooty, etc. It's kinda a mess.

But everyone is ok and in the end it was a giant inconvenience and that's all.

4/2/2012 11:33:00 AM

World of Beer is great. Went in last night and plopped down at the bar for a few hours. Ordered a pizza from Fuel for dinner and it was brought right to my seat.

4/2/2012 12:04:24 PM

Okay so Ayresly... Got a job right near there. Buy a condo in there, or just rent at Gramercy Square? I have a 55 pound boxer, website says only ground floor for dogs over 30 pounds.

Anyone know of any nice area nearby to look at houses?

Oh and I gotta dump the house I have now... Ugh.

[Edited on April 11, 2012 at 1:21 PM. Reason : *]

4/11/2012 1:20:27 PM

its about time, gtfo, you've never really been Charlotte

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/04/14/3173563/ballantyne-residents-look-into.html

4/14/2012 9:15:17 PM

anyone know what the best ABC store location is for top-tier brands? mainly bourbons?

4/24/2012 10:59:18 AM

Probably the one by the Morrison Harris Teeter, but really no idea if they stock different brands at different locations.

4/24/2012 11:02:54 AM

i know all carry relatively the same base-line brands, but for instance the ABC in Cary always carried a lot of harder to find things that stores in Raleigh, near campus, never did. I'm guessing the same thing happens here. I'll check that one out.

4/24/2012 11:21:01 AM

The one in Ballantyne has the good stuff, as is custom for most shops in this part of town.

4/24/2012 3:52:42 PM

Ballantyne is so far!

4/25/2012 9:39:30 AM

4/28/2012 4:52:21 PM

that's weird to see. will be interesting to see how the revamp does.

4/28/2012 5:51:07 PM

If anyone knows of job prospects for a civil engineer in Charlotte, please let me know.

6/15/2012 7:04:49 PM

Looking for a 2 bed/2 bath townhome on the southside of charlotte (matthews, south park, etc). I have found a few places that i will be interested in, just wondering if anyone that is on here has any thoughts. Thanks ahead of time.

7/8/2012 10:40:40 PM

They just unveiled a new bikeshare program uptown.

Cool!

7/12/2012 12:40:54 PM

I was really excited about the program until i realized my wife and i could take a cab for cheaper than what it would cost to use the bikes. $8/per person for 24 hours. And if you don't check it back in (you can check it back out right away) within 30 min it's another $4. $24 for a 45 minute ride for both of us.

I could get the annual pass for $65 but I doubt I'd use it that much.

I sound like a cheap ass and that wouldn't be a lot if you were touring a major city or something but if I just want to shoot up the greenway to grab a beer i'll probably just say screw it and drive.

7/12/2012 5:21:43 PM

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/07/20/3395149/southpark-mall-roof-collapses.html

7/20/2012 6:49:23 PM

I'm a bit annoyed, as I was planning on a much needed shopping trip tomorrow.

And, I currently can't just order online, as my sizing has changed a bit.

[Edited on July 20, 2012 at 11:02 PM. Reason : ]

7/20/2012 11:02:11 PM

24 Hours of Booty from 7pm tonight to 7pm tomorrow night

I live nearby and while its always a good cause to raise money for cancer, the traffic patterns suck...I take the back streets, but they are usually packed on both sides with parked cars...pain in the ass...time to bunker down

7/27/2012 12:02:55 PM

Any idea where you can park if you want to walk over? I was thinking of parking over at Mellow Mushroom or something and walking over...

7/27/2012 12:44:32 PM

pretty much any side street or parking lot depending on how far you want to walk i guess

7/27/2012 12:47:56 PM

ah fuck, I hate that shit, why can't those people ride their faggy bikes where poor people live?

7/28/2012 1:54:56 PM

to humble your troll, because they ride their bikes along that same basic route the other 364 days a year, just not as an organized charity event

7/28/2012 3:22:37 PM

And because it's mostly rich people out there riding their bikes

7/29/2012 2:43:42 PM

^,^^


i'm so glad I was out of town during this.

7/30/2012 8:03:20 AM

so is Pappy Van Winkle impossible to find at the ABC store?

7/31/2012 10:10:16 AM

If you were sending someone to eat NC BBQ (western or eastern, but preferably eastern) in Charlotte, where would you send them? Or anywhere in the surrounding area?

8/23/2012 11:42:47 AM

Bill Spoon's is pretty baller for Eastern style

i dunno what style you'd call it, but Old Hickory House is good...best Brunswick Stew i've ever had

8/23/2012 11:53:20 AM

Bill Spoon's is a good choice. Just make sure they have cash.

If they are on the north end of town send them up to Concord, to R&R BBQ. It's right off 85 at Poplar Tent. One of the better representations of Eastern style around.

8/23/2012 3:57:34 PM

Sadly not really any good western style bbq in Charlotte. Shit's all that fucking eastern vinegar ruined shit.

8/24/2012 10:12:22 AM

FYI. Alumni/WPC game watch is at Dilworth Neighborhood Grill tonight:

Dilworth Neighborhood Grille
911 E Morehead St. | Charlotte, NC 28204

8/31/2012 4:58:10 PM

anybody seen those police golf carts driving around? they keep their blue lights on 24/7, but they stop at stop lights and stuff...dumb

9/4/2012 5:15:39 PM

so many freakin democrats and hippies. I can't stand it

9/4/2012 5:20:43 PM

I really haven't been affected hardly, and I live less than a mile from uptown.

I had a group meeting at La Paz at the Metropolitan last night and half the people didn't show because they were afraid of traffic. The parking garage there (which is usually outrageously crowded) was not bad at all and La Paz was quite empty.

I think if you need to go to uptown you are fucked, but otherwise it is not impacting things really. It's mostly ignorant hyped up anxiety that I'm hearing.

9/5/2012 2:32:00 PM

i went to the post office on McDowell earlier...took 11th street down from Tryon (well from Church since they blocked off Tryon at the Church split), but could I drive down McDowell 5 blocks to the post office from where 11th turns into McDowell? of course not...had to go up 10th to Central to 7th, buncha horseshit

9/5/2012 3:29:54 PM

also i went to the gas station at 3rd/Independence(Charlottetowne) earlier, and as I was going inside, I saw these two dudes putting bandanas around their faces...I was like "wtf are they about to rob the place" but then I realized they were just preparing to protest...I went from kinda scared to lol

9/5/2012 11:58:49 PM

it hasn't really had an effect on me. we went into the city Tuesday. We decided to park at the Scaleybark P&R and take the Light Rail in. on a normal day we'd have just come right down 4th street.

i got a little scared last night leaving the Foo Fighters show. I missed my turn to get back on 277 to get back to the east side of town and ended up having to drive through the city. basically took 10th and weaved down that way until i hit mcdowell and then 7th. i got close to the blockade zone a couple times

9/6/2012 10:36:39 AM

RIP Chilly Willy...hit by a car outside Jack's on 7th...

10/19/2012 2:14:20 AM

^Came to post the same thing

Jack's is my neighborhood bar, but fuck if I ever walk out near 7th street at night on the way home

10/19/2012 7:54:45 AM

anyone live/work in davidson? thinking of moving there to be closer to my job.

10/30/2012 11:11:42 PM

I live in cornelius, it's pretty awesome up here

11/1/2012 7:03:18 PM

sweet, any good bars/things to do around there? i'm moving up on the 30th

11/12/2012 1:07:08 PM

Just accepted a job in Cornelius, will be moving around the Lake Norman area by the beginning of February

11/12/2012 8:33:15 PM

Rusty Rudder seems to be pretty popular as far as bars go, Birkdale village down towards Huntersville is also pretty cool to go walk around. Downtown Davidson has a decent stretch of "college town" type bars/restraunts.

As far as things to do: the lake

11/12/2012 10:14:18 PM

U-Verse or TWC for interwebs in southwest charlotte?

11/30/2012 9:19:37 PM

in my experience, TWC is a little more consistent, but U-Verse is faster when its running well

they both over-advertise their DL speeds

11/30/2012 11:21:23 PM

NoDa represent

2/27/2013 4:24:27 PM