The Biscuit
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- Exploring Charlotte
Where Are We In CLT? Bojangles Coliseum
The Chicken Dance. When it comes to mind — as it so often does — so does the place where we perfected it — Bojangles Coliseum. (Go, Charlotte Checkers!) The building has gone by many names over its long tenure...
- CLT Creatives
From Gamer to Developer to … the Sky’s the Limit
“Hey there, teenagers! Wanna learn about technology?” Say that to a group of teens – probably looking down...
- Exploring Charlotte
Where Are We In CLT? Elizabeth Home Turned Public Art Installation
Charlotte “ARTivist” Rosalia Torres-Weiner is at it again, exploring the boundaries of where art is shared. In past...
- CLT Creatives
The Business of “Do What You Love”
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This week’s guest editorial in “The Business of Creativity” is from Bryan Li, part-owner of the...
- CLT Creatives
‘Behind The Ink’ – Every Tattoo Tells A Story
Joseph Johnson came to nonprofit Creating Exposure Through the Arts (CEA) as a 15-year-old. At 27, he’s still...
- CLT Creatives
Our New Best Friend: Naji Al-Ali
If you type “Naji Al-Ali” into the Google search bar, a black-and-white photo of a famed Palestinian cartoonist...
- CLT Creatives
Equal Time: Eraklis Petmezas’ Superhuman Sketching Speed
Great Scott! It’s Superhero Day! And, in honor of The Flash, Quicksilver and A-Train (to take care of...
- Exploring Charlotte
Where Are We In CLT? The Shop in North End
Like many warehouses in Charlotte, the walls of this North End gem have weathered a lot of change...
- Exploring Charlotte
Remembering Park-N-Shop
Let’s celebrate the small Park-N-Shop chain of stores and the man who created them. The original location, vacant...
- CLT Creatives
Creatives Are Businesses and Businesses Need Structure
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second half of an editorial by Caro Diaz, founder and owner of Inkaprint,...
- Exploring Charlotte
Where Are We In CLT? The Pauline Tea Bar Apothecary
When you think of the word apothecary, you may think about a place that makes medicine for your...
- CLT Creatives
Our New Best Friend: Daria Shishkina
When Hough High senior Daria Shishkina was 9, she wanted to submit an illustration of a “cute, little hedgehog”...
- Creative News
Back to Business: A Silver Lining and A New Playbook
Andy Goh likes to say that he tore his Achilles tendon the same way Kobe Bryant and Kevin...
- Editorials
Thoughts on the Arts Funding Discussion
Last week, City Manager Marcus Jones broadcast a letter about how the City’s plans for arts funding are...
- Creative News
Tell Us: What Do You Need from Creative Space?
Share Your Voice on Charlotte’s Affordable Creative Space Needs As we shared in our video from creative entrepreneur Barry Greene last...
- CLT Creatives
Where Are We in CLT? Dilworth Artisan Station
With so much public art in South End, it’s easy to overlook the work of more than 25...
