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Next Meeting!
01/04/2012

The next local NSAI chapter meeting is next Tuesday, November 8th @ 7:00 PM at The Well in Pineville. Details on the site: http://nsaicharlotte.com. Come join us!

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September 27, 2011 Workshop – RSVP Please!
01/04/2012

Hi Gang, Don’t forget we are kicking off Song Builders this Tuesday September 27 with a great workshop..Come to the Well in Pineville at 7P.M. I’ll be teaching f rom a module I use in my CPCC songwriting class. It’s called “Music Theory for Songwriters”. It’s a stripped down presentation of the basics every songwriter [...]

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September 13, 2011 – Agenda
01/04/2012

Thanks to everyone for coming out at last night’s meeting. Below are the materials used in the presentations. Please post your comments about the meeting on our website…what you found most beneficial that will help you in song writing, and your general impressions of the evening. Thanks to Raul, Cate and John, Steve, Bill and [...]

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Happy New Year NSAI Charlotte!
01/04/2012

Listen to this song. What do you believe has made the most difference for you as a songwriter since joining NSAI? http://pl.st/p/22868164619

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Merry Christmas Crown Town
01/04/2012

We here at CLT Blog want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday! Now back to the highlights from the 1979 Christmas parade in uptown.

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Memphis star Bryan Fenkart reflects upon national tour, coming to Charlotte in January
01/04/2012

Memphis – Tuesday, January 3rd through Sunday, January 8th Ovens Auditorium. More information: http://www.blumenthalarts.org/?blumenthal=41 The scene is mid 1950’s Memphis, Tennesse. Recorded music, mostly 45s and 78s were sold in department stores along with their players. Huey Calhoun, a quirky department store sales clerk demonstrates a knack for picking just the right records that will [...]

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Plaza Midwood getting $1M makeover
01/04/2012

The City is about to break ground on a million-dollar-plus pedestrian-centric redevelopment project in Plaza Midwood, starting in January 2012, according to WBTV. You can download a full PDF of the “Plaza-Central Pedscape Plan” from the City of Charlotte’s website. Included in the plan are improved pedestrian crossings, improved pedestrian-scale street lighting, bicycle parking, tree [...]

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CMS, local food, and Harold Cogdell, on the latest episode of 282 w/ Carlton Hargro
01/04/2012

See previously: our inaugural episode of 282 last week. Continuing our new weekly current events roundup, we look at three new topics this week: CMS: Will the real CMS please stand up? Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools received another major recognition last week — for leading other big cities on national reading and math tests. Add that [...]

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Video of Amelie’s founder Lynn St. Laurent speaking at the White House
01/04/2012

It’s hard to let a video like this pass by without posting. If you haven’t already seen it, Lynn St. Laurent of Amelie’s French Bakery was recently invited to the White House, along with a select pool of other entrepreneurs and small business owners around the country, to share her thoughts and experiences. Some video [...]

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Getting enough sleep? Local experts talk sleep medicine on this week’s A Healthier Charlotte
01/04/2012

This show is not a substitute for medical diagnosis. All content is for information purposes only. CLT Blog and A Healthier Charlotte assume no responsibility for the accuracy of information, as it is subject to change. Review information with your physician, and never disregard medical advice because of something you saw here. This week on [...]

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Video: ALT CLT visits Occupy Charlotte
01/04/2012

The folks at ALT CLT (a new local blog), including Lila Allen (@lila_allen) & C.J. Toscano (@zactivix), spent some time w/ Occupy Charlotte a little ways back, sitting in on meetings and hanging out w/ participants, and posted this video recap of what they saw and learned. Check it out, as well as their site [...]

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This week on A Healthier Charlotte: Holiday stress got you down?
01/04/2012

The holidays are here, and this week on A Healthier Charlotte, we’re covering the aspects of holiday health you deal with on a daily basis – stress, time management, anxiety, nutrition and exercise, and even seasonal affective disorder and depression. The Show The holiday season often brings many welcome guests – like family and friends [...]

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Society of Professional Journalists sponsors high school essay contest
01/04/2012

The Society of Professional Journalists and the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation are sponsoring their annual High School Essay Contest. The national contest will award scholarships in the amount of $1000, $500, and $300 for first, second, and third place essays. This year’s topic is: Why is it important we have news media that is independent [...]

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“The Birth” is Christmas unplugged, opening Dec 12 at Spirit Square
01/04/2012

One of Charlotte’s newest Christmas traditions is getting a facelift for 2011.  Local company Starving Artist Productions’ The Birth: A Reflective Celebration of the Coming of Christ is returning for its 6th year on the Charlotte stage with some new faces, a new uptown venue, and a special one-night-only Celebration Event on December 17th. “The [...]

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American Airlines bankruptcy may lead to merger with US Airways
01/04/2012

According to the Economist and Reuters, American Airline’s recent bankruptcy filing could clear out some of the hurdles that have stood in the way of the AA and US Air merger. What are your thoughts on how this could affect Charlotte? Since the Delta/Northwest and United/Continental mergers, American and US Airways have been considered logical [...]

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Chiquita is already hiring 12 positions in Charlotte, here are the jobs and how to apply
01/04/2012

Assistant Brand Manager (Sales & Marketing) Assistant Business Manager, Innovations (Sales & Marketing) Category Development Manager (Sales & Marketing) Director of Marketing, Bananas, North America (Sales & Marketing) Marketing Brand Specialist (Sales & Marketing) Marketing Coordinator (Sales & Marketing) Sr Analyst Category Development (Sales & Marketing) Project Leader Network (IT) Sr Analyst Engineering & Architecture [...]

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Hornet’s Nest, a film to be released on TNT in 2012, is set in Charlotte, but filmed in Wilmington
01/04/2012

Per TV by the Numbers: “TNT has greenlit an original movie adaptation of the chart-topping bestseller Hornet’s Nest, a novel by America’s #1 crime novelist, Patricia Cornwell, whose works have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. Sherry Stringfield (ER) and Virginia Madsen (Sideways) have been cast to star in Hornet’s Nest, which will premiere [...]

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Charlotte peels Chiquita from Cincinnati, relocation announced today!
01/04/2012

The official press conference is at 4pm today, w/ Governor Perdue in attendance. More info from WCNC: “A North Carolina development panel has approved $22 million in incentives to bring the firm to Charlotte. Charlotte City Council approved $1 million in relocation incentives to Chiquita Brands International in early September. Of the $22 million incentives [...]

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Bananas, Occupy, and the NBA in CLT, on the first episode of 282 w/ Carlton Hargro
01/04/2012

What happens when Charlotte’s best media-makers and personalities get together to break down our city’s latest news and ideas, in a way that’s fresh, accessible, and openly opinionated? We’ll let you know when we find out! That’s why we created 282. Along with host Carlton Hargro, and the creative talent at WTVI, we’ll be taking [...]

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Art, wine, music and food at McColl’s Center’s Palate to Palette event this Friday
01/04/2012

One of the biggest/baddest MCVA events of the year! Wines paired w/ cheese paired with the art and artists of the McColl Center. 7-10pm Friday night. More than just another wine-and-cheese art opening, Palate to Palette is designed to take ticket holders on a visual and tasting journey. Individuals will travel throughout the building to [...]

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City-backed bike-share during the DNC?
01/04/2012

From Mary Newsom on the Naked City Blog: A Charlotte City Council committee today is expected to recommend whether the city should start work on launching a bike-sharing program for uptown, as a demonstration project during the Democratic National Convention in September 2012. City Department of Transportation staffer Dan Gallagher was to give the Transportation [...]

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Maiden’s Apple datacenter providing only marginal local jobs
01/04/2012

Interesting piece in the Washington Post about the lack of jobs a huge data center, like Apple’s in Maiden, NC, actually brings to their host towns. In Maiden’s case, the data center only employs 50 full-time workers, and a minority of those actually live in-town. “People from around here don’t get those jobs,” he said. [...]

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Charlotte Douglas to ask for cell signal upgrade
01/04/2012

Looks like Jerry Orr and the Airport Advisory Committee will ask city council for $1.3 million to install a network of cell phone signal boosters in the airport. How has your cell signal been in the airport? Charlotte’s airport director plans to ask the city council tonight for money to make life a little easier [...]

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North Carolina Fall Color Reports Now Live
01/04/2012

Weekly fall color reports from NC leaf experts now on VisitNC; enjoy the state from a new perspective with six ways to see Fall Color at its best.   Raleigh, N.C. - Fall is here, and that means it’s North Carolina’s time to shine! With more than 120 species of trees, NC turns into a brilliant palette of color each year as the autumn leisurely makes its way from the...

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In Full Bloom: North Carolina Spring Festivals and Events
01/04/2012

Raleigh, NC - As the weather warms up in March, North Carolina goes into ‘celebration’ mode. Just about every weekend during the spring months, an NC community is holding a major art, food, or music festival, honoring everything from azaleas to buggies to pickles. It’s a chance for everyone to get outside, enjoy the sunshine and warm weather, and celebrate the unique...

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