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Bad economy be damned, we’re throwing a party! Over a hundred people cruised the red carpet to fill the new offices of the McDevitt Agency, at 221 S. Tryon, and tour one of the Trust’s penthouses down the street. A veritable who’s who of Uptown real estate sparkled at the event, celebrating the agency and officially kicking off the springtime real estate market.

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* Charlotte native Matt Kokenes is no stranger to the media-sales business in the Queen City. He has been selling both print and television for almost seven years. Through perseverance and intestinal fortitude, Matt has shown he has the toughness to succeed in this business and was recently promoted to Ad Director for the magazine. Shake Matt’s hand if you see him—he deserves it, plus he looks much better in person.

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Celina Marann Mincey is an emerging artist in many forms. She is the editor of Central Speak, a community magazine. As a singer/songwriter, she is beginning to perform locally while completing an album in the studio. Capturing people with a lens as well as with words, Celina is a freelance photographer and dabbles in oil painting. This month Celina flips through the many faces of Hardin Minor.

Jim McGuire has been doing commercial and fashion photography and video since 1986. Clients include fashion designer Otilio Salazar, GQ and Modern Bride. His work has been printed in Japan, Italy, Venezuela, Turkey, and Holland. Jim has lived in Plaza Midwood since 1985 and is known for throwing outrageous parties. To top it all off, he’s a father, too! See Jim’s photography throughout the magazine or at jimmcguire.com.

A lifelong Charlottean , Jennifer Misenheimer is a hair stylist and artistic creator with a progressive eye for style. When she’s not cutting hair or styling fashion shoots, Jennifer’s creative passion can be found in painting, personal styling, and designing one-of-a-kind custom costumes. This month Jennifer styled the magazine’s fashion shoot and shares artistic direction credit with Ryan Sumner.

Although a Hoosier at heart, Jenn Burns is currently loving the blue skies and sun of North Carolina as she attends Davidson College. She is nearing the end of her freshman year and planning to create a major in food. She doesn’t know where she will end up or what she will be doing in the future, but is looking forward to enjoying it and hoping it will include food and travel.

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Chris Wooten is a designer, artist, builder of tree houses, father, and avid traveler who is known for a neurotically meticulous attention to detail. Since the 1990s, Chris has been designing print and interactive solutions with zeal! Modry Design Studio was born after he hooked up with his partner in 2003. For now the company is firmly rooted in NoDa. If you want to talk design, stop by their studio or find them them online at ModryDesignStudio. com

Freelance writer Andy Graves spent his childhood and teenage years on a small, muddy dairy farm in upstate New York. He came by higher education in Helsinki; Baltimore; Cork, Ireland; and Buffalo, New York. When pressed about what he does for a living, he will explain that he is a hobo. He wanders aimlessly, tells aimless stories, and generally commits one aimless blunder after another. To learn more about the rambling, reach him at andy@uptownclt.com

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Originally from Atlanta, Joey has made Charlotte his home for six years now. With his ‘hood roots and current Uptown lifestyle, he can relate to just about everyone. Fashion comes with style and is tied to hair: everything has to come together. At Uptown Magazine Joey gets to combine all of this into one fun package and strives to bring you something fresh, fun, and inspiring. You can find Joey and his constant companion, Bamboo, at J Studio in South End.

Ryan Sumner is both Creative Director and Owner of Fenix Fotography (www.fenixfoto.com), a full-service photo studio located in Plaza-Midwood that’s dedicated to creating compelling and artful images for corporate, advertising, fashion, and weddings. The studio also offers on site studio work for executive headshots. Ryan photographed this month’s fashion section. Click to fenixfoto.com to find out more.

Responding to whatever makes you smile, Melissa Fazio—also known as the Faz, Fazerati, or Emmy—is the newest addition to the Uptown family. A “military brat” who moved all over the world as a kid, she now makes her home in the Queen City, where for the past six years she worked in Charlotte radio as a senior account executive. Now with Uptown, Melissa is ready to help your business succeed— and of course she’s always ready to have fun!

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Street-level retail will never succeed in Uptown. I reached this painful conclusion while walking down College Street after a messy burrito from Johnny Burrito. My epiphany wasn’t a result of Johnny’s jalapeños, but came instead when I saw what appeared to be two more over-street walkways connecting Founders Hall to the new Ritz Carlton, two more walkways sucking the lifeblood of a vibrant city center away from the street level and up into a sterile, glass-and-steelfilled existence 25 feet above the fray. I want a vibrant downtown, you want a vibrant downtown, we all want a vibrant downtown. The vibrancy of city is measured by the people on the street, the stores with open doors and AC escaping to cool away the summer in a welcoming three-foot radius, the stores with exotic smells emanating out, and gorgeous clothes in the windows. Each of these types of streetlevel shops raises the coolness factor of a center city exponentially, while the vitality of a city is destroyed when these same stores are tucked away in a homogenized, windowless mall. I know why these walkways exist—not those above College specifically, but most of the other ones that connect our high-rises. Let me fill you in. At some point in the 1960s or ‘70s, the folks who ran our city went to the growing metropolis of MinneapolisSt. Paul, a place where the mean temperature never exceeds 75 degrees Fahrenheit and blizzards are a

common wintertime occurrence. Our government officials concluded that we need to mimic their development practices and keep our local Charlotteans off of the mean streets of our fair city. Specifically, they loved the modern touch of an overstreet walkway. Back in those days the Center City was a different place, much less vibrant than today (and with lots of hookers on the street). It may have made sense back then, but so did highly flammable double-knit polyester. Times change. Fast forward to today. Uptown’s explosive growth, with thousands of new residents moving in and thousands of new jobs created, offers the potential for a vibrant retail and restaurant scene, and yet what do we have? More street-level killing overstreet walkways—more by Wachovia, more by Ritz Carlton. And of course more taxpayer money spent on a 14-month Uptown retail market assessment by national expert H. Blount Hunter, who pronounced Uptown “ready for retail.” I concur with the illustrious H. Blount Hunter: Uptown is indeed “ready for retail.” Maybe even “desperate for retail.” Reaching his same conclusion took me 14 minutes and a walk down College, but pay no attention to the lack of any initial before my first name. I know of that which I speak. Uptown needs and wants street-level retail, but the powers that be continue to oppress the common man, woman, and child by installing overstreet walkways. So the time has come to throw off the shackles of oppression, release ourselves from the tyranny of the weak minded, and let our voices be heard. We must tear down these walkways and free our conservative two-inch pumps to walk the streets and to shop. If you are of the same mind as me, then will your heart and fortify your soul. Because I have a plan—a mischievous plan—to overcome these retail constraints in which we find ourselves. The next time you walk through one of these overhead walkways, bounce ever so slightly, rocking with each step, stressing the walkway a little more with each passing. And with each bounce let your heart soar and know in your mind that you are making a difference, you are bringing streetlevel retail one step closer to the Center City—because sure as the fiery confines of hell, none of our elected officials will. ~Todd Trimakas Publisher / Editor Todd@uptownclt.com

editor/Publisher Todd Trimakas Advertising Melissa Fazio Matt Kokenes 704.944.0551 executive editor Andy Graves Contributing editor Peter Reinhart (Food) Contributors Celina Mincey Chris Wooten Jen Burns Joey Hewell Little Shiva Signal Studio Photography Ryan Sumner Jim McGuire Todd Trimakas Cover Ryan Sumner distribution Sean Chesney office 1600 Fulton Ave., #140 Charlotte, NC 28205 Contact us at info@uptownclt.com Uptown Magazine is a trademark of Uptown Publishing inc., copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Uptown is printed monthly and subscriptions are $25 annually and can be purchased online at uptownclt.com.

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Prior to 2005, it seemed as though most beer in North Carolina was either domestic, Mexican, or Schaefer (pronounced with a French accent). It came light or regular; and if you wanted something exotic, you might try putting a lime in your Corona. But in 2005 the lawmakers in Raleigh blew the doors off the market by allowing beer retailers to sell brews with alcohol in excess of 6 percent. The move jumpstarted the craft brewing movement and beer gardens across the state have been celebrating ever since. As the largest city in the state, I assumed Charlotte would get the lion’s share of enjoyment from this newfound beer freedom, with craft breweries popping up like mushrooms across the city. Not so. Of the 40 new craft breweries recently started in our fine state, Durham has four, Asheville seven, and Charlotte just two—with one of them, Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, opening only a month ago, plus our old standby in Concord, the Carolina Beer Company. In my never-ending search for the very best and very closest pure beer lovers’ store to Uptown’s offices, I tried The Common Market, on Commonwealth near Thomas Avenue. I know of no other locally owned establishment that carries such a fine assortment of brews. They carry twice the assortment at even the so-called “Taj Ma Teeter,” on Morrison in South Park, and are comparable to the Total Wine at Park Towne Center. Yet none of those have what the Common Market (CM) has, and that is Tom Stanfel. He is CM’s beer maestro, the conductor of all that is beer at CM. If you need an imperial stout that’s both dry and finished hopped with Hallertauer hops, stop wasting your time and simply talk to Tom. If you’re feeling melancholy and would like a local brew that’ll destroy your unhappiness, Tom will hook you up. Need an organic beer that follows the Reinheitsgebot? Talk to Tom. Desire a beer whose label matches your outfit and is light and refreshing? Tom. I went to Tom and asked him to hook me up by selecting six of his favorite beers in six different styles. He did, and the results are below. This isn’t some highbrow, indecipherable jumble of words—the only one I use here that never quite made sense to me in the past is “body.” Tom explained that when we’re discussing beer, “body” is simply mouthfeel. Some beers feel heavier and creamier in your mouth while others feel lighter, more like water. The rest of the terms are more or less self explanatory. I’ll shut up now and start drinking. u hitachino Nest White Ale – 5% - $4.99 A product of Japan, this white ale is very light and summery, with just a touch of citrus aroma that comes from the finishing hops rather than from an additive. Unfiltered, the beer is cloudy in a typical wheat style—make sure to swish the last quarter of beer to get the full flavor and massive amounts of very healthy B12 vitamins in the yeast sediment. The head forms nicely after pouring and is followed by tiny champagne bubbles. u Schneider-Brooklyner hopfen Weisse – 8.2% - $5.29 This is a monster, carrying almost the same amount of alcohol as wine. But it’s fantastic. An international collaboration between the folks in Bavaria (Schneider Weisse) and Brooklyn (Brooklyn Brewery) in the wheat style, this is another non-filtered summertime brew. Lots of citrus hop aroma and a fuller body than the above White Ale, this is a beer full of sunshine.

u obolon Lager – 5% - $2.79 Compared with the unfiltered wheats, this beer seems a bit naked, a relatively typical European lager. Ukrainian brewed, you can definitely taste the malted nuttiness and much less of the bitter or aromatic hops in this brew. I hate to say it, but I imagine the Ukrainians who drink this might be in their teens, in college, hanging out around a keg of Obolon iced down in a garbage can. u the Big operator – 8% - $7.49 This limited-release Belgian-style beer by Big Boss Brewing, out of Raleigh, is a deep, dark stout aged with real raspberries. Delicious. Not your typical heavy stout: plenty of creamy body with just a hint of raspberry to make it really easy to drink, maybe too easy. Your first smell is the roasted malt followed by the raspberries, and then once it hits your lips you get a trifecta of malted cereal, raspberry, and a finish of dry bitterness that makes it so easy to take in another sip. u Wee heavy-est – 9% - $7.99 A Belgian-style Scotch Ale from the folks at French Broad Brewery, in Asheville, this is a brown that understands the relationship between bitter hops and sweet malt. At first whiff, you get a preview of the bitterness with a hint of the hops to come. The taste is a blend of natural sweetness balanced with a hopped dryness. Very easy to see enjoying in the cooler months of the year. u the duck Rabbit Milk Stout - $2 Out of Farmville, N.C., this is a dark-black wintertime brew. A hardy stout that gets its name from the lactose, or milk sugar, used to tame the nuttiness of the highly roasted grains in the brewing

process. I also got a touch of hotness from the alcohol in the brew, uncommon in this style of beer. This beer is a meal in itself, and could easily sustain you on a cold winter’s night. Fantastic for December, but just a bit too heavy for May. So as not to in any way appear biased, and because it allowed me to justify drinking more beer, I decided to visit two more excellent locally owned beer lovers’ establishments: Laurel Market, on Laurel Avenue, in Eastover, and Brawley’s Beverage, on Park Road. I showed up at Brawley’s at 10:00 on a Saturday morning and according to the steel gate across the doors and the sign in the window, Brawley’s wasn’t open and wouldn’t be open until noon. That threw a kink in my plans—I couldn’t wait until noon. Ever resourceful, I instead trucked over to the Laurel Market and talked the guy behind the counter into letting my break up a couple six packs for testing. Despite the many signs warning against breaking up sixes, I did and you can too. You’ll have to wait for the Brawley’s selection in our next installment, because once again it’s time to drink. u Class Five IPA – 5.5% - $1.65 (part of a broken six) Out of Thomas Creek Brewery, in Greenville, S.C., this IPA was fantastic, with a very smooth and creamy mouth-feel for a lighter brew. At this point, I have to admit I typically cannot stand IPAs, which are highly hopped and subsequently very bitter, but this one is an exception. As a very brief history lesson, the reason IPAs (India Pale Ales) are so bitter is that hops not only flavor the brew, but also serve to

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preserve beer. Therefore, the reason this style of beer is so highly hopped is because it was the type of beer the English originally took along on sailing voyages to India when they needed to ensure their beer wouldn’t spoil on the long ocean voyage. Now go impress someone at your next dinner party. u Blowing Rock Winter Ale – 6% - $1.65 (part of a broken six) This beer is brewed by the Boone Brewing Co.—of WilkesBarre, Pennsylvania! Yep, I got fooled too. Thinking this was a local beer brewed in the high country of North Carolina, I picked it up only to discover this beer has as little to do with North Carolina as Wells Fargo—they may be here now, but they ain’t from around here. I felt snookered, so I tossed the rest due to misleading advertising. The beer was okay. u Gulden Draak Ale – 10.5% - $4.99 Direct from Belgium, a tasty brown with a sizzling 10.5 percent alcohol content in a mysterious white bottle, this, my friend, is a beer. The Belgians know their beer. In fact, the Belgians have a much longer and wider-reaching history with beer than the Germans. Hard to accept, but true. This is a shining example of their mastery of this ancient art. Nice fluid body, with a gentle dry sweetness and no harsh hop bitterness—just the right level of brothy hop goodness that’s hard to place. A bit pricey, and for some reason the Belgians short you eighttenths of an ounce by only giving you 11.2 ounces per bottle, but for a special occasion it’s well worth it. I’m pretty sure I have a buzz now. u Kind Beers Pale Ale – 7.3% - $1.65 (part of a broken six) This ale is also brewed by the folks at Thomas Creek Brewery in Greenville, and you can tell. Smooth body, a bit darker than your typical pale ale, good mouth feel, and above-average hop bitterness—not bad, but not memorable. The “kind” portion of their name is not what you may think. There’s no mysterious substance in the beer, just nice and simple. u Mothership Wit - 4.8% - $2.99 for 22 oz. New in town by New Belgium Brewers, of Fort Collins, Colorado, this style of beer maybe my favorite. Once again, a Belgian-derived style of wheat beer with touches of coriander, orange peel, and curacao. This is an excellent example of the Wit beer, yet it’s just a bit too bubble gummy for me, which again is pretty typical. It’s a dry bubble gum, but nonetheless not something I dig in a beer. u Highland Brewing Company Oatmeal Porter – 5.8% $1.65 (part of a broken six) Highland Brewing Company is a brewery that claims to be from Asheville and it actually is. Their oatmeal porter is perfect, with just the right level of bitter hoppiness to help offset the super-sweet chocolateroasted malts. Very easy drinking, with a firm mouth-feel, this is a perfect beer for when the humidity of summer has come and gone and the leaves transform from green to red. Twelve beers, twelve unique tastes. Next time you raise a cold one with your friends on the back porch or at one of our fine local establishments, make sure to toast the lawmakers in Raleigh for paving the way to a new round of unique craft brews. U You can reach Todd at todd@uptownclt.com For more info go to www.uptownclt.com

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had met a night’s worth of sages and crazies, traded jive with whooping-it-up revelers, tipsy fasttalkers, and a whole summer’s worth of bachelorette parties. And I hadn’t had a drink. In fact, I hadn’t even stepped inside a bar or restaurant, or any building at all. My feet had hardly touched the ground. I was hanging around the corner of College and Fourth, on a sort of modified bicycle called a “pedicab.” That afternoon I signed on to work the night as a driver—which is to say a pedaler—for Charlotte Pedicabs, a local company that offers taxi-rides around town on these tricycle-like, rickshaw-style contraptions. If you’ve been out in Uptown Charlotte on a weekend evening and the weather’s been okay, you’ve probably seen one. They look like mountain-bikes rigged with blue, tiny church pews—space enough to seat two or maybe three passengers. (Four is a bit much.) Saturday nights like this one are perfect—late-April, pleasant, seasonably warm, with sometimes the slightest hint of mist in the air but otherwise mild. Lanes of traffic drift along slowly, in fits and starts,

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past sidewalks thronged with sparkling, smiling crowds. Every so often, I saw a taxi lurch to a stop and a trio or foursome of young men in expensive jeans and spiffy, slightly-tootight shirts spill out, compose themselves, and make a beeline toward the door of a bar or club. Other times it was a gaggle of women stepping out of the cab, also dressed to kill—expensive jeans, tops with exposed shoulders or plunging necklines, suicidal high heels—and also looking exuberant. They joined a constant flow of pedestrians moving from one restaurant to another, from one club to another, one evening event to, well, maybe home, but probably not yet—not till later. People walked hand-in-hand, or in small groups. Others stayed in one spot, the small groups having stopped to discuss something, to decide what’s next. Or just to take a look around. That’s what I was doing. There is a rhythm to everything you don’t notice from a car. You only notice it when you’re part of it, outside and moving around. I was dressed in a pair of old shorts, running shoes, and the requisite Crayolayellow Charlotte Pedicab t-shirt, and leaning on my bike (or pedicab, actually; I use the terms interchangeably here), which was parked beside me, its front

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who were not only perfectly reasonable in expecting safe passage, but who were paying for it. My worry was overblown: I never crashed, of course. I never even came close to crashing. I had indeed mastered the peculiar nuances of maneuvering the pedicab, and I realized this thirty seconds into my first fare. My trepidation lifted. As I steered around the horse-and-carriage setup on my right, near Seventh, and cars appeared and glided past on my left, I sped down the ever-so-slight declining elevation along Tryon toward Trade and a gentle breeze blew against my face. A pair of women sat behind me, chatting about what they saw as I pedaled them onward. Another pedicab was ahead of me, manned by Rob, who was keeping me under his wing until I was as confident as he was that I had the hang of it. He also had two fares. We were giving the party of four a tour of the city center, and had divided them up into groups of two. Early in the evening—it was about 9 o’clock then— people filing out of restaurants often want something mellow to do for a few minutes. An open-air, six-mile-per-hour circuit around Uptown seems perfect. The women ahead of me called out, laughing. They announced that they were “four grown and sexy women out on the town.” The dinner crowd isn’t where the real pedicab action is, however. Fares were slow to nonexistent on Tryon, Trade, or even Seventh, despite the pedestrian traffic and thick crowds milling around the sidewalks. For better or for worse for restaurants, bars and clubs, and people hoping to find love somewhere other than the EpiCenter, on that particular late-April Saturday night, the EpiCenter was the place to be. Five of us pedicab drivers sequestered our bikes and ourselves out front as the sidewalk commotion ebbed and flowed. We talked some. With only a ride or two under my belt, I still had lots of questions. By 10 o’clock, the place was electric with party people. The sixth or seventh bachelorette party of the night filed by, the usual grouping of proud bride-to-be, slightly hysterical organizing friend, and a handful of wild-eyed cohorts in matching

sashes or tiaras, t-shirts or penis-props, or whatever. In all I probably saw close to twenty separate bachelorette parties by night’s end. They share similarities, but no two are quite the same, that’s for sure. From 11 o’clock till the bars empty out at 2:15 or 2:30 was the thick of it, a near-constant staccato string of firecracker string of rides, one after another, leaving no time for the sweat to cool, much less for boredom to set in. No two paying fares could be said to be even remotely similar, either. That’s not entirely true actually. Everyone I met was similar in that they proved to be extraordinarily kind, considerate, and happy to talk—and happy with me, despite that I usually fessed up about my first-night status as I pedaled. Trips take several minutes and the ride is remarkably free of noise, and for most fares it seems to be a brief, calm respite from the chaos and churn of the city’s nightlife, so they were often eager to talk with me. Plus, unlike most everyone else not driving a car or serving drinks someplace crowded and loud, I was sober. People asked directions, asked for advice, and often announced things unproved. As I huffed and puffed the three of us into the Fourth Ward, one jubilant young couple confided in me that they were headed straight home to have sex. It was just after midnight. “Tip me well, then,” I told them as they disembarked, “And be safe!” They scurried into the Fourth Ward dog park and were lost in the darkness. Lucky dogs. Trivia: :: Total rides throughout the night: 11 :: Total rides in which at least one of the riders was a woman: 11 :: Tours of Uptown provided: 3 :: Bachelorette parties seen: 18 :: Bachelorette’s naked boobs explicitly shown to me: 2 :: Rides I gave for free after realizing I couldn’t make change: 1 :: Rides who stiffed me: 1 ride, with 2 riders :: Women riders who demanded to “smack [my] ass”: too many to count The funniest thing that happened during my outing? I allowed myself to

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be talked into taking a group of four wonderfully nice young bachelorettepartiers from EpiCenter to Connolly’s. The ride is a quick shot down College to Fifth, a couple of blocks before a jump onto the wide-open sidewalk on Fifth and another block or so. Four of them. On a seat made for two or perhaps three, in a pinch. But it was 1 a.m. and I felt as strong as the Biblical Samson, so I figured why not? Adrenaline had kicked in. I could pedal my pedicab up the side of a wall, and besides, College drifts downhill from the EpiCenter toward Fifth. It’s a decline hardly noticeable while on foot, but a godsend with a loaded bike. I’d forgotten entirely the much-less-imperceptible climb from College toward Tryon on Fifth, however. In my dewy optimism I also overlooked the all-too-real fact that three of these four bachelorette-party girls were not entirely lightweights. In fact, they were genuinely burly. The four loaded into the pedicab, sitting on laps and holding their breaths, and they hung on tightly as we sped down College. At the corner of Fifth, cross traffic forced me to lingering idle, and so it was without any momentum whatsoever that I lurched across the street, incrementally gaining speed—until I hit the hill. It’s not much of a hill—a rise, really. It’s nothing my grandmother couldn’t tackled by bicycle back in the day. But with my load, such as it was, the incline crippled me. Midways up the hill and I came to a complete stop. The girls were laughing at me, heckling me, threatening to jump off and “swim for it.” I struggled and groaned, and laughed, too. I had already shifted to my absolute lowest gear; there was nowhere left to go. I turned to the girls, who were jokingly threatening to withhold payment, and shrugged as I struggled to press onward. I also looked around. People looked on, as curious as if I’d been hauling a piano. Not quite, but almost. But then, from nowhere, the pedicab began not just to move forward, but to move forward easily, as if with help from Above. I blinked. I shook my head. I called “Amen.” Three guys in shiny button-down shirts had come up from behind and begun

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to push, and without prompting—or, had I known they were there, pleading— helped to shoulder a big part of the load. The girls laughed some more. People clapped—even people across the street were clapping. The good Samaritans? They declined any recognition at all. Big loads aside, the thing about andy prepping for his big night pedicabs is that they’re generally a quicker means of making short trips around Uptown than small bunches of stragglers were stayeither walking or taking a traditional out-all-night types, unlikely to be headed taxicab. Sure, a pedicab is part of the anywhere fast. This was the first rest I’d stream of traffic, obeying traffic regulations had all night. As we talked, my sweatand playing it safe, but it’s also a vehicle soaked shirt made the nighttime cold seem that meets you where you’re standing worse than it was. Finally we turned the and literally delivers you right to the door bikes toward Fuel and the three of us went of your destination. And although the there to eat pizza. pedicab riders are cautious and lawAfter the pizza, we pedaled out of abiding, a pedicab navigates congested town toward the garage/workshop where nighttime traffic in ways an automobile can the pedicabs are stored. It was almost only dream of. They can go off-road, too. I 4:00 a.m. and except for a few chirping pedaled fares through parks, along a short birds, the night had grown silent. We rode section of the esplanade beside the light easily. Was I exhausted, having hauled rail tracks, and so on. More importantly, it’s strangers around town for six hours? No, a means of getting around that still allows not really. I was tired, of course, but it the you to interact with the city’s immediacy, experience hadn’t been any worse than to savor the crackling energy of the street. any other strenuous workout. Or, if I was, You see the beautiful girls and the guys then it was a ragged and exhilarating sort dudded up looking macho, the sweethearts of exhaustion—I felt energized. Mastering holding hands, bouncers in doorways, the intricacies of the pedicab was no big cops standing around shooting the shit, deal—it was meeting all of those people everyone looking great—and inebriated, that excited me. I’d seen the city’s beating most likely—and, almost certainly, you’ll see heart from a whole new vantage point, at the wild look in the bachelorette’s eyes as street level where its sounds and sites and you whiz past her and her chirping cohort the personalities of the people who filled it of partiers. There’s nothing like it. up were ebbing and flowing and bringing The night ends late. By 3:00 a.m. the the concrete and metal and glass to life. would-be riders have gone. We stationed And I’d also seen a bride-to-be’s boobs. I ourselves on a corner near the EpiCenter, can’t wait to get out there again. U sitting on the seats of our bikes, three of us drivers taking it easy and watching You can reach Andy at for anyone who might be inclined to andy@uptownclt.com grab a ride. But by 3:00 it seemed the For more info go to www.uptownclt.com

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Transformation Man! Hardin Minor is a dad, a businessman, a politician, and, after a trip to his “man cave,” a professional party man, as well. Paid to bring life to events ranging from birthday parties to corporate functions, Hardin accomplishes the job by taking on the persona of an active repertoire of characters, each with a full costume elaborately designed and constructed by his wife, Linda. He’s more than all this, too—perhaps a sort of local superhero.

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The morning of our interview, Hardin Minor had a two-hour gig for a Mint Museum “Room to Bloom” event. He had taken on the persona of “Green Man,” a character with a mix of Celtic and forest-themed elements, to promote responsible stewardship of the environment. Complete with a leafed crown and dandelion cane, Hardin’s Green Man greeted guests and promoted a Smart Car giveaway. He swept through the crowd, engaging people in quickwitted, zany conversation, and then swirled off to enliven another section of guests. With his outlandish character and boundless energy, Hardin added a unique touch of live entertainment. Hardin Minor’s unorthodox career choice was born during the crazy ‘80s, in New York City. While on a partial dance scholarship at the American Dance Festival, Minor befriended a variety of people in New York companies. Upon graduation from UNCC, he relocated to the NYC to begin teaching at the National Dance Institute. He quickly realized it was going to take more than his day job to make the bills. He joined several ambient, roving entertainment groups. One was called “POP” and consisted of eight mimes, jugglers, and fire people. They were contracted for a variety of events, and continually brainstormed new concepts both to suit their clients’ needs and to keep their offerings fresh. One of their more popular motifs was their Alice in Wonderland package

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that included a stilted Alice and Hardin as the White Rabbit. For the 100th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty, Hardin conceived a stereotypical Midwest tourist character who went around asking the celebrations attendees where the statue was. There was never a shortage of hiring parties. “It was a crazy time to be in New York. It was the birth of hip-hop, with Grandmaster Flash on the scene. It was the beginning of the crack and the AIDS epidemics, the Savings & Loan Crisis, the Studio 54 era. It just blew your mind to be up there.” Hardin and his entertainment group got involved in whatever scenes would have them. They got in on the Bar Mitzvah circuit, sometimes performing at three per weekend. They created a fire show, a rock-n-roll set, an Amadeus act. From each, Hardin started building the closet of characters that he still includes in his repertoire today. “I realized that just like in finances, diversification was going to be the key to my career. Being just a mime, or dancer, or entertainer wasn’t going to cut it.” So Hardin kept expanding. He used his mime roots to collaborate with up-and-coming break dancers who were interested in the robotic movements embedded in mime and ended up taking a break dance crew to Austria in 1984. He developed a wide range of mimes—elegant, street, circus.

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He took his blended choreography of space, shape, motion, and energy and began teaching at various schools. “I settled on being a performer, educator, entertainer, choreographer, and consultant.” Then, in 1986, Hardin and his wife had their first child, Massie, and the two agreed that trying to raise him in New York on their salaries was not realistic. (“And besides, we wanted our children to know their grandparents!”) They considered Austin, Seattle, and Durham, but decided that coming home to Charlotte and being near family was a no-brainer—except for Hardin’s doubts that his career would be able to thrive in the much smaller town. “At first I thought, Holy cow! What am I going to do now?” But there were many things on the rise at the time. The Charlotte Hornets were playing, U.S. Air announced direct flights to London, the Panthers were on the horizon—not to mention the banks. And Hardin Minor did what many people thought would be impossible: he took his brand of character entertainment and broke into the corporate sector. “We have all these heavy players here and they’re constantly having functions. I was a local guy and able to leverage the trust people had in me to give me a chance to liven up their corporate events. Mary Tribble gave me my first corporate gig.” To understand this success, a little more history is needed. Before leaving the Charlotte area in 1979, Hardin and his partner Eddie Williams founded OMIMEO, an eclectic mime company that

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performs circus arts, acrobatics, mime and vaudeville. Every year throughout his stint in New York, he’d return to Charlotte during the Christmas season and help build the show at the Children’s Theater of Charlotte that would run the first two weeks of January. OMIMEO has now run for over 30 years here in Charlotte, meaning that Hardin entertained the children of prominent Charlotte figures such as Hugh McColl. The same guys who were instrumental in Charlotte’s growth knew of Hardin’s performance skills in the Children’s Theater arena and were willing to trust them at their networking events. He parlayed that trust into a mission to bring entertainment to the people. “A lot of folks don’t come to see the work I do on stage, since it’s children oriented. So I have a goal to take what I do to the people. Corporate functions, promotional events, festivals, grand openings, whatever. I’m a freelance fool!” It’s true that Hardin Minor never knows where his next paycheck is coming from, or if there will even be one, but even here in Charlotte he’s made this freelance lifestyle work. “My family has been instrumental. My two sons Massie and Tucker are awesome inspiration. My wife has helped me created a lot of characters, and I wouldn’t have any great costumes if it weren’t for her. My man cave (the term Hardin uses for his costume warehouse) has allowed me to manage this lifestyle. I can roll in here, get in costume, go to the gig, come back here to hang it up, and head home looking like a regular dad.” Hardin steps in and out of Charlotte’s different realms, trying to bring some of the fringe/ alternative/creative into the mainstream. And Hardin’s freelance career isn’t all about the parties. He likes to think of himself as a messenger, the jester to Queen Charlotte, an ambassador for the arts in the Queen City— recognized as both a man who will do just about anything as well as a legitimate artist. He’s choreographed three dance works in the last ten years for UNCC. In 2002, he based a performance on blues harmonica virtuoso Little Walter, using six of his pieces to create a historical imperative as well as a creative response to his music. He’s not afraid to take on roles that challenge social issues such as gender roles. Some of his characters require full drag, and he’s not afraid to admit that “It’s not easy being a woman, guys!” A word he uses to describe the masculine/feminine bridge he walks is “stray”—as in “not straight, not gay.” While we talk, he’s sitting in the man cave staring at a huge poster of Betty Paige. “I have to acknowledge that throughout my life a lot of my teachers and muses were female. I haven’t been afraid to delve into my feminine consciousness to expand my artistic repertoire and overall awareness.” This social awareness recently led Hardin straight into Charlotte’s political realm, although he’s no stranger to activism. In the late 1960s, Hardin arrived at Chapel Hill from a straightlaced prep school. “I was like KABOOM!” is how he describes the blowing open of his consciousness, which he embraced wholeheartedly. Hardin was active in the environmental, anti-war, civil rights, and feminist movements. He adopted Dick Gregory as his guru, absorbing ideas on power and wealth and different schools of thought and political ideas. Minor’s passion landed him

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in jail. He joined a group of 25 scholars who aligned themselves with a group of black protestors in Eastern N.C. against the fatal shooting of a black man by a white highway patrol officer. The victim was unarmed and having an epileptic seizure when he was killed, yet no action was taken against the patrolman. After a fulltilt gospel meeting, the group started a march to the post office to mail a letter of protest to Governor Bob Scott. Before they reached their destination, they were detained, arrested, and hauled in brutally. They were maced in their cells. Hardin later found out his night in jail would have been much worse had it not been for Black Panther member Donavan Phillips. “Here I am in Eastern, N.C. I’ve got shoulder-length hair, a full beard, and I’m marching with black folks. They threw me in isolation. This was K.K.K. country and I was in for it. Turns out Donavan—highly respected and feared—had volunteered to occupy the only other isolation cell next to mine, and because of his presence, I assume, I was left alone.” Upon graduation, Hardin’s passion for causes didn’t diminish, but his tactics changed. He began responding creatively to political ideas. For example, the Angels in America play became the focus of much negative press, because it was trying to broadcast the problem of the AIDS epidemic during the Reagan era. Hardin developed a one-man show in response. Nearly nude and painted white, Hardin was tossed onstage tied, gagged, and bound. After struggling to stand, and much pantomiming, the audience came to understand they were to untie him. Once free, he stood, open-eyed to symbolize naked vulnerability. By handing out bowls of paint, he asked the audience, “Am I going to be supported?” until they painted him an array of colors. The show ended with Hardin twirling fire, having been transformed by the artist’s fire of creativity. This show protested the censorship— binding and gagging—of artists, and insisted on the freedom and life that creativity promotes. His protests became artistic, allowing him to make a statement but in a less controversial, in-your-face way. As his entrepreneurial career grew in Charlotte, Hardin learned to walk a line. “I’m radical, but able to get along in many different circles. I often have people tell me they think I’m interesting and they like me, but that my politics stink from their perspective. I want to entertain all people, regardless of their political orientation, so I’ve learned how to be an equal opportunity entertainer.” However, two years ago a host of Hardin’s like-minded political friends weren’t happy with the direction their Democratic representative was taking: voting mostly with the Republican mayor’s budget, which directly affected issues like funding for the arts and gay and lesbian rights to equal benefits in city government. “People started saying to me, ‘Why don’t you step up?’ I thought and thought and thought all the way to a half hour before the filing deadline, literally standing at the government building asking my wife: Am I going to do this?” Hardin joined the race with only six weeks until election. At first his intention was simply to light a fire under the incumbent. He didn’t want to get into personal attacks, but simply to shake things up. He had more going for him than he realized. On

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election day, strong support from environmentalists, the arts community, and the gay and lesbian community brought Hardin within 130 votes of winning. Hardin jokes about the experience, saying that many people probably recognized his name and voted for him with the thought, “What in the world would it be like to have Hardin Minor in office?” But he also takes the entire process seriously. “I really learned how difficult it is to get into office and into a position where you can serve.” His foray into the political world has help Hardin solidify his personal philosophy. He focuses on transforming himself so he can go out and present an evolving self. He hopes the audience will take something from his performances that transforms them. “I see politics the same way, we need to take the best ideas and transform ourselves. I understand how actively involved you have to be. That is the performance of politics: how to energize your life by engagingin your democracy.” Hardin Minor’s modus operandi? Transformation. “We’ve got to get hands-on to be engaged in social justice, the environment, whatever inspires us.” He believes art allows more freedom to throw light on an issue, reinterpret it, and transform the way people think, perceive, and respond. Hence, Transformation Man. Here to fight for truth, justice, and the Hardin Minor Way! U And don’t forget to have a look at the manic video short featuring Hardin at uptownclt.com. Reach Celina at celinamincey@yahoo.com

It was almost like pulling a Barbie’s head off. They have about the same size head, approximately the size of my palm, such that my fingers could easily close around it. There was a similar texture: scaly skin and plastic both feel smooth and uncomforting to the touch. Humans are raised to believe they are stronger than any creature or inanimate object. Yet a surprising amount of force was required. As I pulled, something, evolutionarily or mechanically designed, tugged back. I increased the pressure until POP—the head came free. Never in my life did I think that I would pull off a chicken’s head, nor did I imagine that the act would take me back to memories of my childhood.

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Early last fall, when the chickens were tender and plump, I was part of a group who helped process a batch of chickens at Grateful Growers Farm, a small farm in eastern Lincoln County run by two wonderful women, Natalie and Cassie. Natalie, always able to crisply state her thoughts, told us, “It is irresponsible to blindly consume.” I was ready to see. I knew going into the adventure that I was going to help “process,” but I had no idea what I was in for. Paperwork is processed, foods are highly processed, people can be processed—the word seems to mean just about any distant, mysterious procedure. I was a part of this chicken processing—whatever that means—as a result of a first-semester course I was taking at Davidson College entitled “Religion and Food.” “Knowing our growers and what it takes to produce food helps us understand its true value and true costs,” was another of Natalie’s insightful comments almost perfectly in line with the goals of our class. Early one Sunday morning, before most of campus was awake, we headed off to the farm. The farm that I work at during the summer advertises that visitors can watch the milk being processed. In this case, processed means that guests stand in front of a glass window and watch as milk bottles are labeled and capped. That’s what I was expecting this fateful morning. In fact, our small group was instructed to go into a cage and catch some chickens. Between designer jeans and Polos, none of us were dressed for the occasion. Our clothing and fear-stricken faces showed our immense discomfort, but being the new freshman we were, we all kept our mouths shut, maintained our nonchalant attitude, and moved on to the processing area. Upon reflection, my professor later revealed that she thought we “showed great fortitude.” Society teaches you the art of masking your true feelings at a young age. We were allotted one round to observe. Prayers and words of thanks were given before everything began. Natalie and Cassie realize that they are providing the nutrients to fuel our lives; their goal is “to

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provide the sustenance for a successful society.” These chickens certainly deserve our gratitude. The chickens were put head first into upside-down traffic cones that had their pointed tops cut off. The chicken’s jugular was sliced, allowing the blood to drain out. The blood was caught in a trough and ran down into a collection bucket. De-feathering and precise surgical removal of the innards rounded out the process. There was no glass pane, there was no watching from afar; this was hands on learning at its best. Now, it was our turn to process. I fully understood the definition of the word at this point. I quickly offered to run the de-feathering machine, seeking to avoid the job of slicing the jugular or removing the intestines and heart. Unfortunately, I did not remember the final task of this post—one twist, two twist, three twist, pull. A variety of emotions flooded me throughout the morning. It was hard not to feel thankful for the care that Natalie and Cassie put into the lives of these birds, comfort that the chickens did not seem to fear death, and shock that I was the one ending their lives. Luckily a fellow classmate offered support, in the form of a forced “this doesn’t bother me” macho attitude, through the difficult undertaking. Although it was someone just as naïve and innocent as me by my side, I don’t think I would have been able to do it on my own. It terrifies me that I was capable of ripping a living being’s head off simply because I was told to, and that a friend was willing to do it, too. As Natalie says, and I couldn’t agree more: “Knowing who produces our food, as well as where and how it is grown, helps us develop an appreciation for it.” Now before I eat, I try to imagine the long road from pasture to plate. What does this all mean? I am willing to kill for survival. I have animalistic instincts. I am no different from my ancestors thousands of years ago. As I have now made the transition to college and to being on my own, was this simply a physical reminder that I am my only advocate? On another level, I was glad to get to know myself better, see how I reacted in such foreign territory. I was proud to say I took it in stride when chicken blood sprayed across my face and chest. I am proud to say that I am ready to take on the world. Apart from a backyard tomato plant or two this was the closest I had ever been to my food, my sustenance, my energy for life. Natalie aptly pointed out that “We owe it to ourselves to know more about this fuel that enables us to work, live, and love.” I have a hard time trusting anyone else to do the final edit on a group project or to follow through with a meeting, let alone to be my boyfriend. Yet I trust numerous farms people, and middle men, and others to handle my food. It does not make sense. As Natalie puts it, “We take it for granted that our food is cheap, nutritious, and safe.” We lock our doors and keep a hand on our wallets, but we don’t have a clue where our food, the basis to our health, originates. I ripped heads off, I questioned my way of life, I was taken back to the basic process of getting food from the land. Yet, amongst all of these happenings I was not reminded of how dependent the human race is on one another and on nature, but simply of playing old childhood games. U

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Dining and Nightlife Guide AMERICAN alexander michael’s – $ 401 W. 9th St. 704.332.6789 Brevard Court Sundries – $ 145 Brevard Court 704.342.4700 Camilles – $ 1518 E. 3rd St. 704.342.4606 Cans – $ 500 W. 5th St. 704.940.0200 Cedar Street Tavern – $ 120 N. Cedar St. 704.333.3448 Champions – $ 100 W. Trade St. - Marriott Hotel 704.333.9000 Comet Grill – $ 2224 Park Rd. 704.371.4300 Cosmos Cafe – $ 300 N. College St. 704.372.3553 dogwood Cafe – $ 138 Brevard Court 704.376.8353 East Boulevard Grill – $ 1601 East Blvd. 704.332.2414 Ember Grille – $$$ 601 S. College St. WestinHotel 704.335.2064 Fenwick’s – $ 511 Providence Rd. 704.333.2750 Fox and Hound – $ 330 N. Tryon St. 704.333.4113 French Quarter – $ 321 S. Church St. 704.377.7415 The Graduate – $ 1308 E. The Plaza 704.332.8566 John’s Country Kitchen – $ 1518 Central Ave. 704.333.9551 Pike’s Soda Shop – $ 1930 Camden Rd. 704.372.0097 Presto Bar and Grill – $ 445 W. Trade St. 704.334.7088 Providence Café – $ $ 829 Providence R d. 704.376.2008 Providence road Sundries – $ 1522 Providence Rd. 704.366.4467 rock Bottom – $ 401 N. Tryon St. 704.334.2739 Selwyn Pub – $ 2801 Selwyn Ave. 704.333.3443 Simmons Fourth Ward restaurant estaurant – $ 516 N. Graham St. 704.334.6640 Something Classic Café – $ 715 Providence Rd. 704.347.3666 South 21 – $ 3101 E. Independence Blvd. 704.377.4509 Southend Brewery – $$ 2100 South Blvd. 704.358.4677 Stool Pigeons – $ 214 N. Church St. 704.358.3788 The Gin mill South End – $ 1411 S. Tryon St. 704.373.0782 The Graduate – $ 123 W. Trade St. 704.358.3024 The Penguin – $ 1921 Commonwealth Ave. 704.375.6959 The Philosopher’s Stone – $ 1958 E. Seventh St. 704.350.1331 The Pub – $ 710 West Trade St. 704.333.9818 Thomas Street Tavern – $ 1218 Thomas Ave. 704.376.1622 Tic Toc Coffeeshop – $ 512 N. Tryon St. 704.375.5750 Union Grille – $ 222 E 3rd St. – Hilton Towers 704.331.4360 Vinnie’s Sardine – $ 1714 South Blvd. 704-332-0006 Zack’s Hamburgers – $ 4009 South Blvd. 704.525.1720

AMERICAN MODERN 131 main – $$ 1315 East Blvd. 300 East – $$ 300 East Blvd.

704.343.0131 704.332.6507

Bentley’s on 27 – $$$ 201 S. College St. Fl. 27 704.343.9201 (Charlotte Plaza Building) Bonterra restaurant – $$$ 1829 Cleveland Ave. 704.333.9463 Carpe diem – $$$ 1535 Elizabeth Ave. 704.377.7976 City Tavern – $$ 1514 East Blvd. 704.343.2489 City Tavern – $$ 214 N. Tryon St. 704.334.6688 Custom Shop – $$$ 1601 Elizabeth Ave. 704.333.3396 Fig Tree – $$$ 1601 E. Seventh St. 704.332.3322 Harry & Jeans 201 S. Tryon St. 704.333.4300 Lulu – $$ 1911 Central Ave. 704.376.2242 mcninch House – $$$ 511 N. Church St. 704.332.6159 mimosa Grill – $$ 301 S. Tryon St. 704.343.0700 monticello – $$ 235 N. Tryon St. – Dunhill Hotel 704.342.1193 Pewter rose Bistro – $$ 1820 South Blvd. 704.332.8149 ratcliffe on the Green – $$ 435 S. Tryon St. 704.358.9898 Taverna 100 – $$$ 100 N. Tryon St. – Founder’s Hall 704.344.0515 Zown restaurant – $$ 710 W. Trade St. 704.379.7555 Zink – $$ 201 N. Tryon St. 704.444.9001

ASIAN 88 China Bistro – $ 1620 E. 4th St. 704.335.0288 Cherry Blossom – $ 2001 E. 7th St. 704.376.0880 China King – $ 128 Brevard Ct. 704.334-7770 China Queen Buffet – $ 127 N. Tryon St. Ste 3 704.377.1928 China Saute – $ 2214 Park Rd 704.333.1116 Creation – $ 1221-A The Plaza 704.372.2561 Cuisine malaya – $ 1411 Elizabeth Ave. 704.372.0766 dim Sum – $ 2920 Central Ave. 704.569.1128 Eggroll King – $ 8907 Steelechase Dr. 704.372.6401 Emperor Chinese – $ 337 S. Kings Dr. 704.333.2688 Fortune Cookie – $ 208 East Independence Blvd. 704.377.1388 Fujiyama – $ 320 S. Tryon St. 704.334.5158 Fuse Box – $ 227 W. Trade St. 704.376.8885 Ginbu 401 – $ 401 Providence Rd. 704.372.2288 Great Wok – $ 718 W Trade St. Ste M 704.333.0080 Ho Ho China Bistro – $ 1742 Lombardy Cir. 704.376.0807 Hong Kong – $ 1713 Central Ave. 704.376.6818 Koko – $ 6609 Elfreda Rd. 704.338.6869 monsoon Thai Cuisine – $ 2801 South Blvd. 704.523.6778 orient Express – $ 3200 N Graham St. 704.332.6255 Pho an Hoa – $ 4832 Central Ave. 704.537.2595 Pho Hoa – $ 3000 Central Ave. 704.536.7110 SoHo Bistro – $ 214 N Tryon St. 704.333.5189

Thai Taste – $ 324 East Blvd. 704.332.0001 Taipei Express – $ 731 Providence Rd. 704.334.2288 Tin Tin Box & noodles – $ 101 N. Tryon St. 704.377.3223 Zen asian Fusion – $ 1716 Kenilworth Ave. 704.358.9688

BAKERY Cloud 9 Confections – $ 201 S. College St. Suite 270 Great Harvest Bread – $ 901 S. Kings Dr. marguerite’s Bakery – $ 2424 N. Davidson St. nova’s Bakery – $ 1511 Central Ave. Panera Bread – $ 601 Providence Rd.

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BARBEQUE art’s Barbecue – $ 900 E. Morehead St. 704.334.9424 Jolina Tex mex & BBQ – $ 500 S. College St. 704.375.0994 mac’s Speed Shop – $ 2511 South Blvd. 704.522.6227 rib Palace – $ 1300 Central Ave. 704.333.8841

BREAKFAST art’s Barbecue – $ 900 E. Morehead St. 704.334.9424 Coffee Cup – $ 914 S. Clarkson St. 704.375.8855 Einstein Brothers – $ 201 S. Tryon St. 704.332.4015 Einstein Brothers – $ 1501 South Blvd. 704.333.4370 iHoP – $ 2715 E. Independence Blvd. 704.334.9502 monticello – $$ 235 N. Tryon St. – Dunhill Hotel 704.342.1193 owen’s Bagel & deli – $ 2041 South Blvd. 704.333.5385 Tic Toc Coffeeshop – $ 512 N. Tryon St. 704.375.5750

BRITISH Big Ben’s Pub – $ 801 Providence R d.

704.334.6338

CAJUN & CREOLE Boudreaux’s Louisiana Kitchen – $ 501 E. 36th St. 704.331.9898 Cajun Queen – $$ 1800 E 7th St. 704.377.9017

C A R I B B E A N anntony’s Caribbean Cafe – $ 2001 E. 7th St. 704.342.0749 austin’s Caribbean Cuisine – $ 345 S. Kings Dr. 704.331.8778

CHINESE 88 China Bistro – $ 1620 E. 4th St. 704.335.0288 Vanloi Chinese Barbecue – $ 3101 Central Ave. 704.566.8808 Wok Express – $ 601 S. Kings Dr. 704.375.1122

COFFEE SHOPS Caribou Coffee – $ 100 N. Tryon St.

704.372.5507

dilworth Coffee – $ 1235 East Blvd # B, 704.358.8003 330 S Tryon St, 704.334.4575 dilworth Playhouse Cafe – $ 1427 South Blvd. 704.632.0336 Einstein Brothers – $ $ - 201 S. Tryon St. 704.332.4015 Einstein Brothers – $ 1501 South Blvd. 704.333.4370 Java Passage – $ 101 W. Worthington 704.277.6558 Jump n Joe’s Java Joint – $ 105 E. Morehead St. 704.372.3217 La Tea da’s – $ 1942 E. 7th St. 704.372.9599 nova’s Bakery – $ 1511 Central Ave. 704.333.5566 PJ’s Coffee & Lounge - $ 210 E. Trade St. (Epicentre) 704.688.0366 Port City Java – $ 214 N. Tryon St. (Hearst) 704.335.3335 SK netcafe – $ 1425 Elizabeth Ave. 704.334.1523 Starbucks – $ 545 Providence Rd. 704.372.1591 Starbucks – $ 101 S. Tryon St. 704.374.9519 Tic Toc Coffee shop – $ 512 N. Tryon St. 704.375.5750

DELI adams 7th Street market – $ 401 Hawthorne Ln. 704.334.0001 art’s Barbecue – $ 900 E. Morehead St. 704.334.9424 Common market – $ 2007 Commonwealth Ave. 704.334-6209 dikadee’s deli – $ 1419 East Blvd. 704.333.3354 dogwood Cafe – $ 138 Brevard Court 704.376.8353 Fresco Cafe & deli – $ 3642 Moultrie St. 704.376.5777 Grand Central deli – $ 101 N. Tryon St. 704.348.7032 Great Harvest Bread Co. – $ 901 S. Kings Dr. 704.333.0431 Groucho’s deli – $ 201 N. Tryon St. 704.342.0030 Halfpenny’s – $ 30 Two First Union Ctr. 704.342.9697 Jersey mike’s Subs – $ 128 S. Tryon St. 704.343.0006 Jersey mike’s Subs – $ 1408 East Blvd. 704.295.9155 Jersey mikes Subs – $ 2001 E. 7th St. 704.375.1985 Jump n Joe’s Java Joint – $ 105 E. Morehead St. 704.372.3217 Laurel market South – $ 1515 South Blvd. 704.334.2185 Leo’s delicatessen – $ 1421 Elizabeth Ave. 704.375.2400 Li’l dino – $ 401 S. Tryon St. 704.342.0560 matt’s Chicago dog – $ 425 S. Tryon St. 704.333.3650 owen’s Bagel & deli – $ 2041 South Blvd. 704.333.5385 Philadelphia deli – $ 1025 S. Kings Dr. 704.333.4489 Phil’s Tavern – $ 105 E. Fifth St. 704.347.0035 rainbow Café – $ 400 South Tryon 704.332.8918 reid’s – $ 225 E. 7th St. 704.377.1312 ri-ra irish Pub – $ 208 N. Tryon St 704.333.5554 Salvador deli – $ N. Davidson St. 704.334.2344 Sammy’s deli – $ 1113 Pecan Ave. 704.376.1956

Dining and Nightlife Guide Sandwich Club – $ 525 N. Tryon St. Sandwich Club – $ 435 S. Tryon St. Substation ii - $ 1601 South Blvd 1941 E. 7th St.

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DESSERT Crave the dessert Bar – $ 501 W. 5th St. 704.277.9993 dairy Queen – $ 1431 Central Ave. 704.377.4294 dolce ristorante – $$ 1710 Kenilworth Ave. 704.332.7525 Luce ristorante – $$ 214 N. Tryon St. – Hearst Plaza 704.344.9222 monticello – $$ 235 N. Tryon St.– Dunhill Hotel 704.342.1193

ECLECTIC The melting Pot – $$$ 901 S. Kings Dr. Stuite 140-B 704.548.2431 Therapy Cafe – $ 401 N. Tryon St. 704.333.1353 The Fig Tree – $$ 1601 E. 7th St. 704.332.3322

FRENCH Terra – $$ 545-B Providence Rd.

704.332.1886

GREEK Greek isles – $$ 200 E. Bland St. Showmars – $ 2004 East 7th St. Showmars – $ 214 N. Tryon St.

704.444.9000 704.376.0565 704.333.5833

INDIAN Copper – $$ 311 East Blvd. maharani – $ 901 S. Kings Dr. Suruchi’s – $ 129 W. Trade St.

Luce ristorante & Bar – $$$ 214 N. Tryon St. – Hearst Plaza 704.344.9222 mama ricotta’s – $$ 601 S. Kings Dr. 704.343.0148 open Kitchen – $ 1318 W. Morehead St. 704.375.7449 Pasta & Provisions – $ 1528 Providence Rd. 704.364.2622 Portofino’s italian – $$ 3124 Eastway Dr. 704.568.7933 Primo ristorante – $$ 116 Middleton Dr. 704.334.3346 Cafe Siena – $$ 230 N. College St. 704.602.2750 Salute ristorante – $$ 613 Providence Rd 704.342.9767 Terra – $$ 545-B Providence Rd. 704.332.1886 Villa Francesca 321 Caldwell St. 704.333.7447 Volare – $$ 1523 Elizabeth Ave. 704.370.0208 Zio authentic italian – $$ 116 Middleton Dr. 704.344.0100

L AT I N Cloud 9 Confections – $ 201 S. College St. 704.334.7554 Latorre’s – $$ 118 W. 5th St. 704.377.4448 Coffee Cup – $ 914 S. Clarkson St. 704.375.8855

M E AT & T H R E E dish – $ 1220 Thomas Ave. 704.344.0343 mert’s Heart & Soul – $ 214 N. College St. 704.342.4222 Blue – $$$ 214 N. Tryon St. 704.927.2583 intermezzo Pizzeria & Café – $ 1427 E. 10th Street 704.347.2626

MEXICAN 704.333.0063 704.370.2824 704.372.7333

I TA L I A N Carrabba’s italian Grill – $$ 1520 South Blvd. 704.377.2458 Coco osteria – $$ 214 N. Tryon St.–Hearst Plaza 704.344.8878 dolce ristorante – $$ 1710 Kenilworth Ave. 704.332.7525 Fig Tree – $$$ 1601 E. 7th St. 704.332.3322 Frankie’s italian Grille – $$ 800 E. Morehead St. 704.358.8004 Hawthorne’s nY Pizza – $ 1701 E. 7th St. 704.358.9339 intermezzo Pizzeria & Café – $ 1427 E. 10th St. 704.347.2626 Little italy – $ 2221 Central Ave. 704.375.1625

Cabo Fish Taco – $ 3201 N. Davidson St. Johnny Burrito – $ 301 S. Tryon St. La Paz – $$ 1910 South Blvd. Phat Burrito – $ 1537 Camden Rd. Salsarita’s – $ 101 S. Tryon St. Taqueria La Unica – $ 2801 Central Ave.

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MIDDLE EASTERN Kabob Grill – $ 1235-B East Blvd.

704.371.8984

OUTDOOR DINING Big Ben’s Pub – $$ 801 Providence Rd. Cans Bar – $ 500 W. 5th St.

704.334.6338 704.940.0200

East Boulevard Grill – $ 1601 East Blvd. Ember Grille – $$$ 601 S. College St. - Westin Hotel ri-ra irish Pub – $ 208 N. Tryon St Sullivan’s – $$$ 1928 South Blvd. The Corner Pub – $ 335 N. Graham St.

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PIZZA Brixx – $ 225 East 6th St. 704.347.2749 donato’s Pizza - $ 718-A West Trade St 704.714.4743 domino’s Pizza – $ 343 S. Kings Dr. 704.331.9847 Fuel Pizza – $ 214 N. Tryon St. 704.350.1680 Fuel Pizza – $ 1501 Central Ave. 704.376.3835 Hawthorne’s nY 1701 E. 7th St. 704.358.9339 italian Village Pizza 1225 East Blvd 704.332.2880 Latta Pizza – $ 320 S. Tryon St. 704.333.4015 Papa John’s Pizza – $ 1620 E. 4th St. 704.375.7272 Picasso’s – $ 214 N. Church St. 704.331.0133 Pizza Hut – $ 901 S. Kings Dr. 704.377.7006 rudino’s Pizza & Grinders – $ 2000 South Blvd. - Atherton Mill 704.333.3124 Uno Chicago Grill – $ 401 S. Tryon St. 704.373.0085 Villa Francesca 321 Caldwell St. 704.333.7447 Zio authentic italian – $ 116 Middleton Dr. 704.344.0100

QUICK BITES Bojangles’ – $ 310 E Trade St. 704.335.1804 Boston market – $ 829 Providence Rd. 704.344.0016 Burger King – $ 310 E. Trade St. 704.334.3312 Chick-fil-a – $ 101 S. Tryon St. 704.344.0222 Chicks restaurant – $ 320 S. Tryon St. – Latta Arcade 704.358.8212 Church’s – $ 1735 W. Trade St. 704.332.2438 dairy Queen – $ 1431 Central Ave. 704.377.4294 domino’s Pizza – $ 343 S. Kings Dr. 704.331.9847 Fuel Pizza – $ 214 N. Tryon St. 704.350.1680 Fuel Pizza – $ 1501 Central Ave. 704.376.3835 Green’s Lunch – $ 309 W. 4th St. 704.332.1786 mr. K’s – $ 2107 South Blvd. 704.375.4318 Papa John’s Pizza – $ 1620 E. 4th St 704.375.7272

Pasta & Provisions – $ 1528 Providence Rd. 704.364.2622 Pita Pit – $ 214 N. Tryon St. 704.333.5856 Quiznos Sub – $ 127 N. Tryon St. 704.374.9921 Quizno’s – $ 320 S. Tryon St. – Latta Arcade 704.372.8922 roly Poly Sandwiches – $ 317 S. Church St. 704.332.6375 Sbarro – $ 101 S. Tryon St. 704.332.5005 Simply Subs – $ 704.333.0503 212 S. Tryon St. Smoothie King – $ Epicentre - 210 Trade St. 704.979.6911 Smoothie King – $ One Wachovia Center 704.374.0200 Spoons – $ 415 Hawthorne Ln. 704.376.0874 Woody’s Chicago Style – $ 320 S. Tryon St. - Latta Arcade 704.334.0010 Zack’s Hamburgers – $ 4009 South Blvd. 704.525.1720

S E A F O O D aquavina – $$$ 435 S. Tryon St. 704.377.9911 Cabo Fish Taco – $ 3201 N. Davidson St. 704.332.8868 Capital Grille – $$$ 201 N. Tryon St. 704.348.1400 Fig Tree –$$$ 1601 E. Seventh St. 704.332.3322 GW Fins – $$ 525 N. Tryon S 704.716.3467 LaVecchia’s – $$$ 225 E. 6th St. 704.370.6776 mcCormick & Schmick’s – $$$ 200 South Tryon St. 704.377.0201 mcintosh’s – $$$ 1812 South Blvd. 704.342.1088 outback Steakhouse – $$ 1412 East Blvd. 704.333.2602

SOUTHERN & SOUL Lupie’s Cafe – $ 2718 Monroe Rd. 704.374.1232 mert’s Heart and Soul – $ 214 N. College St 704.342.4222 Price’s Chicken Coop – $ 1614 Camden Rd. 704.333.9866 Savannah red – $$ 100 W. Trade St. 704.333.9000 Marriott City Center

S P A N I S H arpa Tapas – $$$ 121 W. Trade St. 704.372.7792 Sole Spanish Grille – $$$ 1608 East blvd.. 704.343.9890

S T E A K H O U S E Beef & Bottle – $$$ 4538 South Blvd. Capital Grille – $$$ 201 N. Tryon St.

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Dining and Nightlife Guide LaVecchia’s – $$$ 225 E. 6th St. 704.370.6776 Longhorn Steakhouse – $$ 700 E. Morehead St. 704.332.2300 mcintosh’s – $$$ 1812 South Blvd. 704.342.1088 morton’s – $$$ 227 W.Trade St.- Carillon bldg. 704.333.2602 outback Steakhouse – $$ 1412 East Blvd. 704.333.2602 ruth’s Chris – $$$ 222 S. Tryon St. 704.338.9444 Sullivan’s – $$$ 1928 South Blvd. 704.335.8228

S U S H I Cosmos Cafe – $$ 300 N. College St. Fujo Uptown Bistro – $$ 301 S. College St Ko Sushi – $$ 230 S. Tryon St. nikko – $$ 1300-F South Blvd. restaurant i – $$ 1524 East Blvd. ru-San’s Sushi – $$ 2440 Park Rd.

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T A P A S arpa Tapas – $$$ 121 W. Trade St. Cosmos Cafe – $$ 300 N. College St. Town restaurant – $$ 710 W Trade St.

704.372.7792 704.372.3553 704.379.7555

V E G E T A R I A N dish – $ 704.344.0343 1220 Thomas Ave. Something Classic Café – $ 715 Providence Rd. 704.347.3666

V I E T N A M E S E Pho an Hoa – $ 4832 Central Ave.

704.537.2595

B A R S amos SouthEnd – $ 1423 S. Tryon St. 704.377.6874 apostrophe Lounge – $$ 1400 S. Tryon St. 704.371.7079 Bar Charlotte – $ 300 N. College St. 704.342.2557 Big Ben’s Pub – $$ 801 Providence Rd. 704.334.6338 Brick & Barrel – $ 200 N. Tryon St. 704.370.2808 Buckhead Saloon – $ 201 E. 5th St. 704.370.0687 Cans Bar – $ 500 W. 5th St. 704.940.0200 Cedar Street Tavern – $ 120 N. Cedar St. 704.333.3448 Connolly’s on 5th – $ 115 E. 5th St. 704.358.9070 Cosmos – $$ 300 N. College St. 704.375.8765 Coyote Ugly – $ 521 N. College St. 704.347.6869 Crave the dessert Bar – $ 501 W. 5th St. 704.277.9993 Crush – $ 300 E. Stonewall St. 704.377.1010

dilworth Bar & Grille 911 E. Morehead St. 704.377.3808 dilworth Billiards 300 E. Tremont Ave. 704.333.3021 dixie’s Tavern 301 E. 7th St. 704.374.1700 doubledoor inn 218 E. Independence Blvd. 704.376.1446 Ed’s Tavern 2200 Park Rd. 704.335.0033 Evening muse 3227 N. Davidson St. 704.376.3737 Fox and Hound – $ 330 N. Tryon St. 704.333.4113 The Graduate – $ 1308 E. The Plaza 704.332.8566 Grand Central deli – $ 704.348.7032 101 N. Tryon St. Hartigans Pub – $ 601 S. Ceder St. 704.347.1841 Hawthorne’s nY Pizza – $ 1701 E. 7th St. 704.358.9339 Howl at the moon – $ 210 E. Trade St. 704.936.4695 Jillian’s SouthEnd – $ 300 E. Bland Street 704.376.4386 Loft 1523 – $$ 1523 Elizabeth Ave. 704.333.5898 madison’s – $$ 115 Fifth St. 704.299.0580 morehead Tavern – $ 300 East Morehead St. 704.334.2655 Phil’s Tavern – $ 105 E. Fifth St. 704.347.0035 Picasso’s – $ 214 N. Church St. 704.331.0133 PJ’s Coffee & Lounge - $ 210 E. Trade St. (Epicentre) 704.688.0366 Pravda – $$ 300 N. College St. 704.375.8765 Presto Bar and Grill – $ 445 W. Trade St. 704.334.7088 ri-ra irish Pub – $ 208 N. Tryon St 704.333.5554 Selwyn Pub – $ 2801 Selwyn Ave. 704.333.3443 Stool Pigeons – $ 214 N. Church St. 704.358.3788 Suite – $ 210 E. Trade St. 704.999.7934 The attic – $ 200 N. Tryon St. 704.358.4244 The Corner Pub – $ 335 N. Graham St. 704.376.2720 The Forum – $$ 300 N. College St. 704.375.8765 The Gin mill – $ 1411 S. Tryon St. 704.373.0782 The Penguin – $ 1921 Commonwealth Ave. 704.375.6959 The Pub – $ 710 West Trade St. 704.333.9818 Thomas Street Tavern – $ 1218 Thomas St. 704.376.1622 Tilt – $$ 127 W. Trade St. 704.347.4870 Tremont music Hall – $ 400 W Tremont Ave. 704.343.9494 Tutto mondo – $ 1820 South Blvd. 704.332.8149 Tyber Creek Pub – $ 1933 South Blvd. 704.343.2727 Vinnie’s Sardine – $ 1714 South Blvd. 704.332.0006 Visulite Theater – $ 1615 Elizabeth Ave. 704.358.9250 Whiskey river – $ 210 E. Trade St. 704.749.1097

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