Editorials
Our writers are always finding new ways to address timely topics for Charlotte – sometimes lighthearted, sometimes serious, always relevant. Whether it’s an investigative report on oft-overlooked trend of “business gentrification” happening here, or a piece about the complex business of mural-making, or personal musings from our publishers, read on for innovative insights on Charlotte life.
BOOM-Shaka-Laka: Two Artists Bringing an Explosion of Creativity to the BOOM Festival
CLT Creatives, Creative News, Editorials | April 23, 2019Three… two… one… BOOM! The fourth annual BOOM festival is taking over Plaza Midwood this weekend — Friday, April 26 to Sunday, April 28. BOOM is a three day arts experience that aims to highlight the power of art and the ways it can bring communitie… read more »
The Business of Murals in a City of Business
CLT Creatives, Editor’s Pick, Editorials | April 23, 2019It was the summer solstice of 2017. The temperature hovered just below 100 degrees. As the sun beat down on him, Jonay di Ragno painted a mural in NoDa. And, he was having the time of his life. “I was having fun. People bringing me slices of pizza an… read more »
Turbo Charged Creativity – CLT Father & Son Make Music Together
CLT Creatives, Editorials, Music | April 22, 2019Graphic designer. Musician. Dad. While those words can’t capture the creative prowess of David Haire, senior designer at Wray Ward, they’re a good start. And, they help explain what drives him. Haire has been a mainstay in Charlotte’s local music sce… read more »
Take This Job and Shove It – Break Out by Breaking Good
CLT Nonprofits, Columnists, Editorials | April 22, 2019Oh no! The end of the Breaking Good series! This week we close it out by calling for an infusion of private sector talent into our local nonprofit organizations. It’s a concept that goes against conventional wisdom and yet it’s exactly what we need…. read more »
‘Commercial gentrification’ pushes 120 entrepreneurs out at North End biz center
Creative News, Editorials | April 22, 2019Up to 120 small businesses — most of which were minority-owned — lost their offices this April in a coveted piece of North End being transformed into a mixed-use space for large offices and retail. As a community, we are deeply concerned about affo… read more »
Doodle in Class … and The Biscuit Will Bite You
Editorials | April 10, 2019When you’re hard at work in the middle of a CreativeMornings/Charlotte, chances are you’ll get noticed. And, that’s a good thing. That’s exactly what happened to graphic artist Jacquelynn Glass on Friday, April 5. While the audience was focused on th… read more »
We’re NUTS About This Book!
CLT Creatives, Creative News, Editorials | April 4, 2019People of Charlotte, meet Mai-Lis Bahr. Wait a minute … that’s her line not ours! After sharing hundreds of stories about local Charlotteans as the founder of People of Charlotte, Mai-Lis Bahr decided to share an important story of her own. She recen… read more »
27 Years Later … We’re Still Stuck on Grandmama
CLT Creatives, Editorials, O.G. CLT | March 28, 2019She bounded onto the Charlotte scene in all her 90s splendor — a blur of horn-rimmed glasses and gray — and slammed dunked our hearts. Her name was Grandmama. The Queen City adorned her. But, by 1996, she was gone. And, we’re still not over it. Luc… read more »
Our Favorite Stories from Around the Crown
Editorials | March 28, 2019Our cooks at The Biscuit work hard to bring you tasty, nourishing content about the Queen City. But, we’re media carnivores, too. Media channels all over Charlotte are sharing incredible stories about creatives and CLT history. Here are just a few re… read more »
Young People Got No Time for Your Lame Nonprofit
Editor’s Pick, Editorials | March 27, 2019Should a nonprofit operate more like a business? Young people seem to think so. And, amen to that. Despite arguments I have made and will make in this series about nonprofits embracing earned revenue strategies and employing for-profit talent, let’s… read more »
Fire Up the Family Truckster! Visiting 59 National Parks in 5 Years
CLT Creatives, Columnists, Editorials | March 27, 2019The interview below with Charlottean Bill Goldstein (AKA Mr. Outdoor) and his family – wife, Alisa, and sons, Luke and Winston, is part of our partnership by the People of Charlotte blog. After visiting Yosemite National Park in 2009, The Goldsteins… read more »
Be Who You Are, And OWN It – Conversation with Nikki Eason
CLT Creatives, Editorials | March 12, 2019“I am so much more than this!” This is a thought that all of us have had at some point in our careers — a realization that you have more to offer to this world than what is expected of you. For Nikki Eason, creator & producer of The Androgynous… read more »
Andrea Downs Airs Out the Dirty Laundry
CLT Creatives, Editorials | March 12, 2019The interview below with HUG recipient, Andrea Downs, was originally posted on PeopleOfCLT.com on 1/18/19. The Biscuit is proud to say that Andrea Downs and the Airing Out the “Dirty” Laundry project was among the first recipients of a HUG (Helpful U… read more »
Historical Blindness: Lillard Would Bar Foreigners
Editorials | February 26, 2019“We must have an uninterrupted period, in which we can create out-and-out Americans and an out-and-out spirit of Americanism.” – T.J. Lillard (The Charlotte News, February 26, 1919) “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” – Edmund Bur… read more »
Good Things with Matt & Tim
Editorials | January 28, 2019Sure, there’s plenty to fret about these days. But there’s a ton of not-evil stuff out there, too. Heck, some of it is flat-out joyful, generous, invigorating and/or awesome. That’s why we’re highlighting a handful of Good Things in every batch of Th… read more »
HUG LIFE: Erick Hodge
CLT Creatives, Editorials | January 28, 2019“I’m a very reflective person. I will reflect on an experience/conversation/moment for days. When I’m processing the main word that comes to mind is “value.” What was the value of that experience/conversation/moment – was it worth it? What did it mea… read more »
Good Things from Matt & Tim
Editorials | January 14, 2019Sure, there’s plenty to fret about these days. But there’s a ton of not-evil stuff out there, too. Heck, some of it is flat-out joyful, generous, invigorating and/or awesome. That’s why we’re highlighting a handful of Good Things in every batch of Th… read more »
Breaking Good: Debunking 6 Non-Profit Myths
Editorials | January 14, 2019This is the first installment of a new series by Josh Jacobson, Managing Director of Next Stage. When he isn’t shaking a fist at the establishment, he is working with the leaders of countless nonprofit organizations throughout the Carolinas to optimi… read more »
Behind The Sticker: Charlotte Dagger
Editorials | January 14, 2019The dagger seemed like Charlotte’s flag in the moon. Something I could create using the QC crown and let the city run with. Everyone told me to sell them, but I just slapped the shit out of stickers everywhere, gave them to all the homies and printed… read more »
#OHSNAP: Ohavia’s Selfie Spot Picks
CLT Avengers, Editorials, For Newcomers | January 14, 2019If you haven’t tuned in to our friend Ohavia Phillips’ YouTube Channel, The Oh Show, we have a treat for you. Ohavia shot a special installment of her new segment, #OHSNAP, just for us. Folks are always hunting for that perfect spot to snap a selfie…. read more »
