Charlotte

Do Black Voices Matter in Asheville?

Is Asheville stepping up for the #blacklivesmatter movement and the protests in Charlotte?

PHAZE GAWD: Charlotte Rapper Talks NC Hip Hop and the State of the Genre

Charlotte rapper PHAZE GAWD (Tony Potts) recently released Definitive Theosis, a new EP produced by deceased artist DFLN, and it's powerful stuff. We talked with the GAWD about music, politics, race, and the state of hip hop in North Carolina and the country. PHAZE GAWD plays BEATLIFE at the Mothlight on September 17th.

Asheville Cocktail Week: Spirit Savvy interviews Bob Peters from the Punch Room.

In the first of a series of posts highlighting Asheville Cocktail Week (May 4-8), Spirit Savvy interviewed renowned Charlotte bartender Bob Peters about the craft cocktail movement.

Gender Neutral Toilet Sign. Source: Wiki Commons

Governor Pat McCrory Pisses On Equality With Bathroom Bill

NC Governor Pat McCrory's opposition of gender neutral bathrooms is uninformed, transphobic, and flippant.