CL-TV » CL-TV Originals http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv Shelter from lame TV Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:54:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 ‘I had the swine flu and lived to tell about it’ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/2009/11/10/i-had-the-swine-flu-and-lived-to-tell-about-it/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/2009/11/10/i-had-the-swine-flu-and-lived-to-tell-about-it/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:27:30 +0000 Kimberly Lawson http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/?p=968 Creative Loafing intern Nicole had swine flu — here's her story.]]>

Swine flu attempted to infect our offices recently. Intern Nicole came down with a case of the H1N1, and we made her stay home until she was all better. Since today’s her first day back, she shares with us (and you, dear readers) her tale of what it was like to have the dreaded swine flu.

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]]> http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/2009/11/05/a-different-kind-of-tailgating/feed/ 0 Add to Del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook Add to reddit Meet DJ Hero NASCAR Driver Martin Truex Jr. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/2009/10/19/meet-dj-hero-nascar-driver-martin-truex-jr/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/2009/10/19/meet-dj-hero-nascar-driver-martin-truex-jr/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:51:10 +0000 Web Editor http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/?p=955 CL music contributor Mike McCray sat down with NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr. before he jumped in the DJ Hero Chevy for the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday.]]>

CL music contributor Mike McCray sat down with NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr. before he jumped in the DJ Hero Chevy for the Bank of America 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Saturday. There was a free demo of the game, which drops Oct. 27, for fans as well as a DJ Hero showdown between Martin + Mike after their interview (Video tomorrow).

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CL Music Editor Jeff Hahne chats with a couple members of the local band Heywire, who will be a part of a FREE event dubbed so cooly Project: Homebrew. This FREE event, to be held at Neighborhood Theatre on Oct. 1, is comprised of a panel discussing local music in Charlotte, as well as a concert of select artists from Jeff Hahne’s Homebrew Volume 3, a CD compilation of local music. And did we mention it’s FREE?

]]> http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/2009/09/29/project-homebrew-preview/feed/ 0 Add to Del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook Add to reddit Free Mellow Mushroom pizza Uptown http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/2009/09/28/free-mellow-mushroom-pizza-uptown/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/2009/09/28/free-mellow-mushroom-pizza-uptown/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:28:12 +0000 Web Editor http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/?p=945 Mellow Mushroom set up their mobile ovens in Uptown Charlotte Monday, Sept. 28 and treated everybody to a free slice.]]>

Mellow Mushroom set up their mobile ovens in Uptown Charlotte today (Monday, Sept. 28) and treated everybody to a free slice. CL blogger, Mike McCray, talked with Mellow Mushroom’s Josh Weinstein about the event.

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We checked out last week’s Everything Doesn’t Suck Party in NoDa and came back with this nifty-ass report:


— Mike McCray

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If you’re into jewelry-making, or are just a lush for beads, check out a tour of this Plaza Midwood shop, with owner Lydia Stern.

1217 The Plaza
704-376-3331
www.beadlush.com

]]> http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/2009/08/04/video-tour-of-beadlush/feed/ 0 Add to Del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook Add to reddit Threat of the Week: Part 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/2009/07/24/threat-of-the-week-part-1/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/2009/07/24/threat-of-the-week-part-1/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:24:15 +0000 Carlton Hargro http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/?p=915 Ripped straight from our popular regular crime column "The Blotter," we bring you an in-the-flesh adaptation of the Threat of the Week]]>

Ripped straight from our popular regular crime column “The Blotter” — written every week by Ryan Pitkin — we bring you an in-the-flesh adaptation of the Threat of the Week. Enjoy:

]]> http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/2009/07/24/threat-of-the-week-part-1/feed/ 0 Add to Del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook Add to reddit A chat with Corey Smith http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/2009/06/19/a-chat-with-corey-smith/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/2009/06/19/a-chat-with-corey-smith/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:28:44 +0000 Kimberly Lawson http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cltv/?p=844 Check out this interview music editor Jeff Hahne did with acoustic rocker Corey Smith backstage at The Fillmore Charlotte.]]>

Check out this interview music editor Jeff Hahne did with acoustic rocker Corey Smith backstage at The Fillmore Charlotte. His show tonight is the opener for the newly opened venue at the NC Music Factory.

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