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Ballantyne

704.926.7000

Stonecrest

704.752.9787

OPEN HOUSE

South End Location

Saturday October 24th

2:00 - 5:00 PM

Locally and privately owned for ten years

Bring Your Pet!

• Contests

• Treats

• Prizes

• Gifts

• Photography

3:30 PM Fashion Contest

Bring Your Pet Dressed To Impress

Call for details

South End

704.632.8012

2135-106 Southend Dr.

(Behind Chipotle on South Boulevard)

Other locations:

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Ballantyne

704.926.7000

Stonecrest

704.752.9787

OPEN HOUSE

South End Location

Saturday October 24th

2:00 - 5:00 PM

Locally and privately owned for ten years

Bring Your Pet!

• Contests

• Treats

• Prizes

• Gifts

• Photography

3:30 PM Fashion Contest

Bring Your Pet Dressed To Impress

Call for details

South End

704.632.8012

2135-106 Southend Dr.

(Behind Chipotle on South Boulevard)

Other locations:

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Townhomes with Garages in Uptown & South Park!

From the $190’s1 Mile from South Park Mall & Lynx Light Rail Station.Tour 6 Decorated Model Homes, Open Daily!

• 1,747 to 4,500 sq.ft. • 2 to 4 bedrooms and 2 ½ to 3 ½ baths with

owner’s bedroom up or down • 1 or 2-car attached garage

• Bonus room, loft & rec rooms available • Gated entrance

with clubhouse, fi tness center & pool

(704) 643-7112Directions: I-77 to Exit 5/Tyvola Rd. Go East 2.6 mi. toward South Park Mall. Right on Park Rd. Go .5 mi. to right on Archdale Dr. Go 0.7 mi. to left into community on Park Royal Avenue. Model homes ahead on right.

From the $190’sIncredible 4th Ward Location! Spacious Townhomes with Attached Garage and Bonus Room. Decorated Model Open Daily!

• 1,397 to 1,704 sq.ft. • 2 to 4 bedrooms • 2 to 3 ½ baths

• 1 or 2-car garage • Rec room • Balcony

• Walk-in closets • Full brick • One block from Gold Rush Stop

(704) 334-0375Directions: From Uptown, take Tryon St. South to 6th St. Turn left and go 0.8 mi. to N. Irwin Ave. Turn right to decorated model on left.

Model Hours: Sun–Mon. 12-6, Tues.–Sat. 10-6

Prices and offers subject to change without notice. See a Sales and Marketing Representative for details.

Welcoming Families Home for Over 60 Years

For More Information, Visit RyanHomesUM.com

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Townhomes with Garages in Uptown & South Park!

From the $190’s1 Mile from South Park Mall & Lynx Light Rail Station.Tour 6 Decorated Model Homes, Open Daily!

• 1,747 to 4,500 sq.ft. • 2 to 4 bedrooms and 2 ½ to 3 ½ baths with

owner’s bedroom up or down • 1 or 2-car attached garage

• Bonus room, loft & rec rooms available • Gated entrance

with clubhouse, fi tness center & pool

(704) 643-7112Directions: I-77 to Exit 5/Tyvola Rd. Go East 2.6 mi. toward South Park Mall. Right on Park Rd. Go .5 mi. to right on Archdale Dr. Go 0.7 mi. to left into community on Park Royal Avenue. Model homes ahead on right.

From the $190’sIncredible 4th Ward Location! Spacious Townhomes with Attached Garage and Bonus Room. Decorated Model Open Daily!

• 1,397 to 1,704 sq.ft. • 2 to 4 bedrooms • 2 to 3 ½ baths

• 1 or 2-car garage • Rec room • Balcony

• Walk-in closets • Full brick • One block from Gold Rush Stop

(704) 334-0375Directions: From Uptown, take Tryon St. South to 6th St. Turn left and go 0.8 mi. to N. Irwin Ave. Turn right to decorated model on left.

Model Hours: Sun–Mon. 12-6, Tues.–Sat. 10-6

Prices and offers subject to change without notice. See a Sales and Marketing Representative for details.

Welcoming Families Home for Over 60 Years

For More Information, Visit RyanHomesUM.com

cabinetry

Metropolitan Kitchen & BathOne stop kitchen and bath design center that excels at customer service and making your remodel simpleand hassle free. Our system of “one person point of contact” utilizes our in house team of Metro Design andBuilding professionals so you can relax and focus on your residential, commercial, remodeling, or historicrenovation project.

Located within Metropolitan Design on South in Historic South End.

Call for an appointment today.

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READY TO MOVE IN TODAY

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NEWEST OFFERINg IN THE CITY - THE lAST HOME ON THIS STREET SOlD IN 23 DAYSMlS# 886911 - $539,000

CAll TODAY TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO VIEW THIS SPECTACUlAR HOME

• Modern Loft-Style Design

• One and Two Bedroom Condos

• 10 – 16 Foot Ceilings

• Storefront Windows

• All End Units

• Walk to Eclectic Shops & Restaurants

• Priced from the $180s - $250s

Located near the corner of The Plaza and McClintock Rd.

IT’S HIP. IT’S URBAN. IT’S CLOSE.

Over 50% SOld

Special incentiveS thrOugh

preferred lender:

- 4.75% Rate and below

- 95% Financing

- No Closing Costs

- No Private Mortgage Insurance

$8,000 tax credit fOr 1St time hOmeOwnerS endS nOvember 30th

Pat Deely - (704) 604.9303 - [email protected] Lana Laws - (704) 779.9005 - [email protected]

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uptown, within reach.Wesley Village will offer 35 distinct floor plans, providing optional sunrooms and lofts. All of the unit types will include stainless steel kitchen appliances with built in microwaves, granite countertops, upgraded lighting fixtures, ceiling fans, and washers and dryers.

The Clubhouse boasts a trendy Cyber-Café, billiards room, club grade fitness center, private yoga studio and plenty of space to enjoy yourself

with friends. This distinctive amenity package will offer residents an opportunityÊto build relationships and establish a sense of community. The courtyard showcases an inviting pool with sun deck, cabanas, bar, gas grills and a cozy outdoor fireplace.

Wesley Village is located just minutes from uptown Charlotte and access to I-77, I-277 and I-85. The community is directly attached to the Greenway and is in close proximity to Bryant Neighborhood Park which encompasses 6.6 acres of terraced hillside and flat playing field, a shady, steeply slopedÊarea to the west of the softball field is dotted with benches and matureÊtrees, tennis courts, a volleyball court, and horseshoe pits for a variety ofÊrecreational activities.

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Among the life-size Buddhas and Bruce Lee movies on flat-screen TVs, the glitterati of Uptown, including everyone from mayoral candidates to NASCAR drivers, turned out for the grand opening of Enso, at the EpiCentre. An open bar all night long and more sushi than you could shake a chopstick at kept everyone’s yin and yang in perfect harmony.

the seen pictures: catchlight studio

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D&D's Flooring offers one of Charlottes largest selections of tile, stone and granite for your kitchen,

slate and glass for your bath, custom wood flooring with inlay detail for your entryway, carpet and

custom area rugs for your living room. Offering superior installation with the attention to detail

that you demand. Visit our showroom to preview the latest in custom finishes and green alternatives.

(Free Design services available now through september 30th)

628 West Morehead Street | 1 block west of Panthers Stadium | 704.374.9125

cabinets by Design, provides functional and aesthetically pleasing cabinet designs and quality

cabinetry products. Established in 1999, Cabinets By Design boasts a staff with more than 75

years of combined cabinetry experience! We strive to meet the needs and desires of our clients

while working within their budget.

visit our showroom to preview custom cabinetry From: geppetto / Forestown, luxor & cabico

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Framed Beaded Inset Door Style: 500/4/HWood Species: MapleColor: Buttermilk

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D&D's Flooring offers one of Charlottes largest selections of tile, stone and granite for your kitchen,

slate and glass for your bath, custom wood flooring with inlay detail for your entryway, carpet and

custom area rugs for your living room. Offering superior installation with the attention to detail

that you demand. Visit our showroom to preview the latest in custom finishes and green alternatives.

(Free Design services available now through september 30th)

628 West Morehead Street | 1 block west of Panthers Stadium | 704.374.9125

cabinets by Design, provides functional and aesthetically pleasing cabinet designs and quality

cabinetry products. Established in 1999, Cabinets By Design boasts a staff with more than 75

years of combined cabinetry experience! We strive to meet the needs and desires of our clients

while working within their budget.

visit our showroom to preview custom cabinetry From: geppetto / Forestown, luxor & cabico

2914 Selwyn Ave., Charlotte, NC 28209 | www.cabinetsbydesignllc.com | 704.339.0222

Framed Beaded Inset Door Style: 500/4/HWood Species: MapleColor: Buttermilk

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uptown

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.

Bea Quirk had her first article published in Jack & Jill magazine at age seven, and her first book soon followed. her first byline in Charlotte was in 1981, for the Observer, where she covered South Carolina high school football. She has since expanded her range of expertise, having written for most every major publication in Charlotte on practically every aspect of life here. Curiosity and a love of her craft are what drive her.

Ryan sumner is both Creative Director and owner of Fenix Fotography, 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 just about everything in this month’s magazine including the cover, Fashion and people: the Sexiest of Uptown. Click to fenixfoto.com to find out more about Ryan.

*originally from nY, Alessandra salvatore has called Uptown Charlotte home for a year now. an avid writer of articles, reviews, and screenplays, alessandra’s other addictions include interior decorating, red wine, and “swapping”—she recently created SwapSassy.com, a website where fashionistas can swap clothing. When not scoping the Charlotte scene, you can find her at home in the company of her husband, greg, and her fat cat, marcus.

a man about town with his camera, George Lanis of Catch Light Studio has been photograph-ing people in his native Charlotte for years. From friends’ weddings to parties to family photos for the holidays, his work is creative and diverse, and he’s always look-ing to show you in the best light. Check out catchlightonline.com for more.

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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. Send email [email protected]

peter Reinhart is the Chef on assignment at Johnson & Wales University, which means he does whatever they ask him to do and goes wherever they send him. he’s written seven books on bread, pizza, food and culture. In partnership with pierre Bader, he opened pie town, an artisan pizzeria on trade Street. and if he weren’t busy enough peter is also Uptown’s Contributing Food editor.

a native Charlottean, Jennifer Misenheimer is a hair stylist and artistic creator with a discerning eye for style. When she’s not doing hair at t. Reid and Company, in Dilworth, or styling fashion shoots, Jennifer finds outlet for her creative passion can be found in painting, personal styling, and designing one-of-a-kind custom costumes.this month, Jennifer’s lips are the ones you see on the cover.

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uptown

sheila saints moved to Charlotte in 1990. a veteran journalist of print, television and radio, she has worked in the newsrooms of WBtV, nBC news Channel, WFae, and Fox news Charlotte as an anchor/reporter and producer, interviewed Wayne gretzky, led a dogsled team in Colorado, and studied screenwriting in prague. She received an mFa in Creative Writing from Queens. Sheila tells of her train travels in this month’s issue.

name: Little Shiva

species: mutant

here for: the smell of ink on paper

interests: juxtaposi-tion, transformation,mystery, clarity, theprocess of becoming, image and design

contributions tothis issue: table ofcontents

website:littleshiva.com

Bryan Reed is a man of simple interests—among them, words, records, movies, and adjusting to life as a grownup (whatever that means). Since graduating from UnC-Chapel hill’s School of Journalism and mass Communication, Bryan’s been living the dream, working as the assistant editor of Charlotte-based music magazine Shuffle, and freelancing for several publications includ-ing Tiny Mix Tapes and several weekly newspapers across the Carolinas.

*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 online at modryDesignStudio.com.

at one time a dancer, choreographer, and aspiring writer, one day Amanda pagliarini woke up to find herself in a cubicle. Since relocating from DC two years ago, she has found happiness in Charlotte and is currently pursuing her dream of writing full time. In the off hours you can find her trotting around Uptown with her boxer JJ.

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You’re invited to a screening that could change your life.

Screenings Include:Heart disease screeningDiabetes screeningOsteoporosis screeningSkin cancer screeningBlood pressure

Nutrition and exercise assessmentBasic safety assessmentBody Mass Index (BMI)VisionGuidance on additional women’s screenings

In the time it takes to watch a movie, Presbyterian Women’s Center can develop a wellness program around your unique health goals.

It’s called Women’s Health by Design, a private two-hour consultation with a nurse practitioner who will help create a personalized health plan based on your health history and individual screening results.

Receive $75 off the normal $225 consultation fee when you call 704-384-4WMN to schedule an appointment, or visit www.presbyterian.org/women for more information.

CHELSEA COOLEY- Miss U.S.A. 2005Dentistry by Dr. Shapiro

Edward I. Shapiro, DDSDilworth • Myers Park • Uptown

“I cannot tell you how very impressed we are with Dr. Shapiro and his entire staff! Thank you for all that you do!”

“Your office and staff is the best in the Carolina’s - I always look forward to my visits and you always make me smile!”

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LetteR fRoM the editoR

editor/publishertodd trimakas

Advertisingmatt Kokenes704.944.0551

executive editorandy graves

Contributing editor

peter Reinhart (Food)

Contributorsalessandra Salvatore

Little ShivaBea Quirk

Jennifer misenheimergeorge LanisBryan ReedSheila Saints

photographyRyan Sumner

todd trimakasgeorge Lanis

CoverRyan Sumner

office1600 Fulton ave., #140

Charlotte, nC 28205Contact us at

[email protected] 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.

MistakesWe apologize to

Revolution pizza for taking pictures of

their ice cream and not giving them credit and to the good folks at Charlotte Center City partners for not including their logo

in our ad for Uptown Restaurant Week.

Is print dead?I’ve been asked that question and been told

that print is dead quite a few times now. I first heard this sort of thing three years ago when, ironically enough, the representative of an online video firm---a firm that had invited us to partner up with them---told us that our medium would be dead in a couple years. Unfortunately they are no longer in business. more recently I’ve been asked the question by potential advertisers, contributors, and fellow media folks. Is print dead? my canned response is a shrug of the shoulders, a raising of my eyebrows, and a noncommittal, “I don’t know.”

the term “death spiral” is the common description of the current state of the newspaper industry, and it always brings to mind some sort of debris in a whirlpool being sucked down into an abyss. Isn’t that just a bit too melodramatic though? Yes, newspapers are going bankrupt and quite a few magazine titles have disappeared. But by similar logic the whirlpool of death would be jam-packed with a large collection of industries, like automotive,

banking, electronics retail, real estate development, insurance, hedge funds--and the list goes on and on. So lots of industries are tanking; maybe it’s something else.

the internet: it has to be the internet killing print. that’s typically the next talking point in my discussions. the World Wide Web will kill print. It’ll backslash-backslash it right off the cliff into a swirling death pool. maybe folks are right about this, but most people roughly my age head to the beach with a stack of magazines rather than the latest Dell netbook. But it could be a generational thing, so I did some impromptu research and asked my 16-year-old niece and 13-year-old nephew. First I had to pry them off Facebook and tear away their rapidly text-messaging fingers from their cell phones, and then I asked them if they still use books in school. they both looked at their decaying uncle and said, “of course. What else would we use?”

hmmm. So the next generation is using print; what about the even younger generation? Luckily that one’s easy. I can look downstairs right now to my three-year-old sitting in front of the Disney Channel. When I put Kate to bed I’m not reading to her from a Kindle or toting a laptop into bed for her story about the big hungry bear and a red ripe strawberry.

however, in an effort at full disclosure there are some spreading cracks in the newspaper industry, some that I have contributed to personally, and I apologize. I no longer check stock prices in print; I look them up on Yahoo. I no longer place classifieds on wood pulp. Yep: Craigslist. and the weather forecast? on my Blackberry.

So the question remains: “Is print dead?” I still can’t predict the future, and will never pretend too, but until technology can replicate the glossy feel of a perfectly bound magazine, survive for a week folded between wet bathing suits and a bag of half-eaten Cheetos in my beach bag, and cost less than five bucks, I think print will stick around for a couple hundred more years.

~todd trimakaspublisher / [email protected]

cover: Kiss, 2009 || by: fenix fotography | fenixfoto.com || model & makeup: jennifer misenheimer

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words: alessandra salvatore

Life is full of opportunities to celebrate every day. And what better way to celebrate than with a seasonal cocktail? In an effort to welcome fall, here’s a compilation of drinks to sample. So raise your glass and toast in celebration: be it to Halloween, the changing of the leaves, or simply to a better way to get through Thanksgiving.

For a warm fall welcome:danny’s warm and fuzzy Apple Cider7 cups apple cider

½ cup brown sugar4 cinnamon sticks1 tsp whole allspice1 tsp whole cloves1 tbsp lemon zest1½ cups dark rum½ cup butterscotch schnapps

Combine the cider and brown sugar in a saucepan. Wrap the cinnamon sticks, all-spice, cloves, and lemon zest in cheesecloth and add to the cider mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Remove the spice bundle and stir in the rum and butterscotch schnapps. Serve warm in mugs. (Recipe courtesy of allrecipes.com.)

For your Halloween Party: icy hands halloween punch2 Latex gloves1 750 ml bottle premium vodka or white rum2 two-liter bottles of lemon-lime soda—make sure to get a clear brandred food coloringmarshmallows (optional)

To make the icy hand, take two latex gloves—it’s always good to have an extra hand—and put them on, and then wash your gloved hands with dish soap. Rinse well and turn the glove inside out so that the just-washed side is on the inside. Next, fill the gloves with water, tie the ends, and freeze. Once frozen, remove the latex glove from the ice and you are good to go.

To make the punch, chill the vodka or white rum (in the freezer) and the soda (in the fridge) for at least 24 hours. Just before the party combine the two liquids in a large punch bowl. Add several drops of the red food coloring to make it blood-red. Add one of your icy hands to the bowl, throw in the marshmallows, and squirt some more food coloring over all of it for extra bloodiness.

To really get a spooky effect, get a larger punch bowl and fill with dry ice. Then put your punch bowl with the Icy Hands mix inside of it, on top of the dry ice. No need to add extra ice,

as the dry ice will keep it cold. Just before your guests arrive, pour hot water on the dry ice. Repeat throughout the night as necessary. NOTE: Do not touch the dry ice! Be sure to

handle it only with tongs, and to keep it out of the punch itself, as it is not meant to be ingested. (Recipe courtesy of drinkoftheweek.com.)

To celebrate—or to just get you through—Turkey Day: turkey Craving

1½ oz Wild Turkey bourbon¼ oz apple brandy

1 tsp sweetened lime juice4 oz cranberry juice

Fill glass halfway with ice. Add all ingredients in glass. Garnish with lime. Repeat as necessary.Reach Alessandra at [email protected] more info go to www.uptownclt.com

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words: alessandra salvatore

Halloween is a time to let your alter ego out of its closet and embrace it, the one night of the year when it is socially acceptable to raise your freak flag and fly it high, for your outfit and actions to lack complete and total sense and sensibility. It is believed that many years ago, on Hallow’s Eve, now known as Halloween, the dead would rise and roam the earth and that the living, in an effort to protect themselves,

would don masks to scare the spirits away—a clear and reasonable explanation for how the slutty nurse costume came to be. If you are up in the air as to how to spend this unique evening here in the Q.C., consider these suggestions:

u If you are hanging with a small group of friends, plan a night of Haunted House-hopping. Be sure to hit up Nightmare on Independence. Although it may be somewhat cheesy, it is definitely fun, and you can play a few rounds of mini-golf while you are there.

u Throw a party. The great thing about Halloween is that all of your guests already have an “anything goes” mentality. Be sure to stress that costumes are mandatory. You can guarantee that they will come up with some ghoulish and hilarious ensembles, and this alone will set the mood for your soiree. Play a scary CD for background music, such as “Monsters Halloween Party” ($10 at iTunes.com), or any CD by Lindsay Lohan. Make it a potluck and tell everyone to bring a small dish. Provide a generous supply of fall drinks (see previous page for details).

u If you’re looking for a fun night out with friends, or if you’ll be in the company of children or family, there’s always good ol’ Scarowinds. You will be guaranteed entertainment, and you can run into and out of haunted houses and mazes while eating carnival food until you pass out.

u If it’s 8 p.m. on Halloween and you still haven’t got a game plan, and you are not enthused at the prospect of sitting home waiting for children to ring your doorbell begging for candy, you could do what my parents-in-law have done: trick-or-treat for drinks! Head over to your favorite pal’s apartment (no costume necessary), empty glass in hand, and ring the doorbell. Your glass is guaranteed to be filled, and the spontaneity will make for a fun evening.

So ladies, dress like hoochie mamas. Men, dress like ladies. Trick-or-treat for candy—or drinks. And have a blast doing it!Reach Alessandra at [email protected] more info go to www.uptownclt.com

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a man, a Woman anD Someone In-BetWeen

I often hear from men that women are frustratingly complicated. And it’s tough to argue with them. The women I know have contradictory desires: a masculine protector who can also cry on her shoulder; a man who will put her in her place and yet not tell her what to do; a cultured, artistic man of passion who doesn’t sell out to the societal status quo and yet makes a lot of money; a man’s man who can fix things and get grubby, but who will happily watch “Sex in the City” reruns with her; a man who doesn’t go tanning, live in the gym, or dress in a manner that suggests he might be gay, yet who is tan, in good shape, and dresses according to the latest trends.

And then there’s sex. According to an article in The New York Times Magazine earlier this year, women don’t know what they want in the sack either. The article, “What Do Women Want?,” explores psychology professor Meredith Chivers’s study of female arousal. While they watched a series of short porno clips, men and women had their “special places” hooked up to a machine to detect increased blood flow. As they viewed these clips, which included boy-on-girl, girl-on-girl, boy-on-boy, and boy and girl solo performances, the test’s subjects were instructed to press a button when they felt turned on. Their responses were then compared to their actual body responses as detected by the machine.

For men, their minds and penises were in agreement. When they claimed to be turned on, they were, and vice versa. On average, the straight men responded to clips of boy-on-girl, girl-on-girl, and the girl clicking her own mouse.

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True to form, the ladies continued their usual pattern of bewilderment. The women in the study claimed to be turned on mostly by boy on girl only. But their nannies said otherwise. Despite their claims of little to no provocation, nothing got the ladies’ blood flow moving like watching girl-on-girl and boy-on-boy. While they said to be more turned on by the clip of the man pleasuring himself, their bodies found the woman doing so to be far more exciting. It was as if the female subjects’ minds and vaginas were taking cues from two different women.

While I find the results of this study interesting, I have to wonder if the contradiction between what a woman claims turns her on and what actually does has less to do with her own confusion and more to do with embarrassment. In my unscientific conclusion, I would argue that a woman is keenly tuned in to what gets her juices flowing; she just might not want to admit it.

I went through a phase in my early twenties when ladies were actively catching my eye more than they very passively do today. While it turned out to be a fun time, it started out as alarming. Caught in a black and white mindset that most of America would have us think in, I feared that if I could be turned on by a woman it was just a matter of time before I would no longer be turned on by a man. Gratefully, I was having this experience when I was young and therefore living the immature motto, “Do what feels good now, deal with consequences later.”

By embracing my desires rather than dismissing them, I learned that freedom and lack of inhibition was the real turn on. I think we can all agree that nothing will dry a woman up or take the wind out of a

man’s sail quicker than fear of judgment. Unfortunately for me, I grew out of that phase. If I hadn’t, I’d

be cleaning up to a degree that would put a professional athlete to shame. Having always been an open book, I became the “safe” girl for my girlfriends and their girlfriends and random girls alike to explore their hidden curiosities. Not only could they proceed without fear of judgment, they saw that I had been able to indulge and not lose my attraction for men. Just like a new vibrator, there’s always the valid concern: What if it’s too good and a man can no longer do it for me?

For me and the hetero girls I took a trip to the other side with, we found that nothing can replace the love of a man—their strong hands, hard bodies, musky scent, and protective dominance. Girls can be fun on a random tequila-fueled night or for a surprise cameo when your boyfriend has been a good boy, but who wants to deal with the fickle indecisiveness of a woman for the long term?

So ladies, I encourage you to try it all—safely, of course. Find out what you really like, not what you’re supposed to. Knowing this will make sex with whomever you settle down with more enjoyable for you, and less complicated for them. Sleep with each other, have a threesome, have a sixsome. Do it in the morning, do it at night, do it upside down. Ask to watch your gay boyfriends, or just jump in between them. Do it with a freak or do it with a geek. Straight might be your orientation, but it doesn’t have to be your edge.

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words: sheila saints

here’s something about trains. the clack-clack, clack-clack, clack-clack

of the steel wheels. the soothing sound of the whistle. the rocking back and forth, like being

cradled in a mother’s arms. the slow pace of the engine, as if the trip is the most important thing going on

that day. When I was a kid, I loved the sound of the CSX freight train

passing behind my neighbors’ houses and the park across the street. Lying on the bed I shared with my older sister, I listened for the train that would whisk my imagination far away from my tiny Wilmington, Delaware. maybe I could jump through the open door of a boxcar and hang out with the hobos. the sound would lull me to sleep and to far-off places.

Sometimes, I ran to our bedroom window when I heard the whistle, and if the trees were bare I could catch a glimpse of the train, hoping that this time it would be an amtrak. passenger trains set my imagination wild with dreams of adventure and escape. only recently did I find out that amtrak never used that CSX line.

my mother warned us to “stay away from the tracks.” For the

most part, we did. once, my oldest brother put a penny on the rail and it was flattened by a passing train. Lincoln’s profile had melted to look like the face in edvard munch’s “the Scream.” the vision of being mashed under the sharp, hot wheels was enough for me to keep my distance. Yet, my curiosity never waned.

mother never found out about the time my childhood friend David and I threw rocks at the train from the safety of the woods, or how in the summer we pretended the rail was a balance beam, never checking behind us for a train. train tracks have a certain stinging odor when the tar gets hot, and as I looked down the tracks as the heat rose like a mirage, I thought, “If I kept going, I could walk right out of here.”

two of my uncles visited my family one weekend. at breakfast, they asked us how we could sleep with the sound of the training whistle blaring all night. We looked at each other. “What whistle?”

thirty years later, I’m in the Business Class car of amtrak’s “Carolinian” train no. 80 out of Charlotte, headed back to

a tRaIn S t o R Y

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Delaware. the ride will take

eleven hours, versus one-and-a-half hours by plane or eight by car. people look at me with bewilderment and ask: “eleven hours? What do you do for eleven hours?” For me, riding the “original steel horse” is like spending a stress-free day back in time.

the train pulls out of Charlotte at 7:40 a.m. I prepare for the long journey by extending my seat and footrest, opening my laptop, getting out my DVDs and books, and cracking open the thermos of hot coffee I will sip for the next five hours.

We slide pass the industrial underbelly of noDa and as we gain speed, the window becomes a green blur as kudzu takes over the scenery. along I-485, a red barn and silo with a giant u

below:wilson, n.c. // lunch in the café car // the station in

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white cross emerge. It’s surrounded by row after row of identical vinyl-sided houses where the farm used to be. pasture meets progress.

the attendant gives us pillows and blankets and a complimentary drink. We’re soon upon Kannapolis, where the landmark smokestacks for plant no. 9 are a memory, and in their stead is the north Carolina Research Center. We stop to pick up passengers and continue on through the gritty part of Landis, where their textile factory has closed. the history of the South is along the train tracks that go through small, forgotten towns that are now decaying. their church graveyards hold more people than the towns themselves. the train whistle blows, letting people know life is passing by.

China grove has a main Street and mill houses, but no more mill. the tracks run along the backside, where work got done and people got their hands dirty before the manufacturing jobs fled overseas. Bungalows have chipped paint and speckled windows where worn-out faces peer to watch the train.

We’re soon upon the “american Century home” plant and its empty parking lot. the cars are all at the correctional facility down the way. Farther, a billboard reads: “Foreclosure affects the whole family.” Less than a mile later, another says: “Be happy, have fun.” an old house with a gazebo, grand in its heyday, drips with ivy and sadness.

the romantic, faraway places I dreamed of as a little girl have turned to rubble. Vacant factories and textile plants represent abandoned ideas and a bygone era of middle-class america.

It’s 8:30 a.m. Long ago, people would be filling these factories to start another day. Coworkers would say, “good morning!” and share stories of their boys’ Little League games or their girls’ dance recitals or of how their oldest was graduating high school and hoped to get a job in the mill to carry on the

family tradition. What happened to those families? What happened to their town?

In the approaching distance, “the north Carolina Finishing Company” was imploded. the water tower with the company name stands among the crushed bricks—proudly, quietly—as if to say, “Something great was produced here.” the train rocks gently past with respect.

Riding past these towns is like having a front row seat at a funeral. Rusty trailers, rusty cars, rusty people. across the aisle, a woman watches a movie on her portable DVD player. how can she watch a motion picture when real-life drama unfolds outside her window?

We close in on an empty single-story factory with the delivery dock facing the tracks and an abandoned blue pickup truck in the weed-infested parking lot. a living-room chair and a folding chair are outside on the dock where I imagine coworkers sat and laughed over a good smoke. now even the cigarette factories have vanished.

We stop in high point and then, toot-toot, we’re off to greensboro, Burlington, Durham, Cary, Raleigh, and Selma. It has begun to rain and streets are glistening.

as the train speeds along, snapshot images zip past: rows of soybean and cotton, a forgotten field, boarded-up shacks like in Walker evans’s black-and-white photographs in Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. the whistle blows again, soft and gentle, and the cows don’t look up from grazing. a red pickup truck waits behind the railroad crossing gate. We catch glimpses of life, landscape, and loneliness.

my mind drifts to my first train trip to new York City when I was a teenager. penn Station and its crush of people, high ceilings, and organized confusion was intoxicating. at my house in Charlotte, occasionally, I hear it in the distance--if the night sky is clear and traffic is quiet—a long chooooo, then two short choos. a far-off train calling me home.

a woman sits next to me in Wilson and awakens me from my wide-eyed slumber. We exchange pleasantries and I go back to writing. She opens her cell phone, and from the conversation I hear that she’s traveling to Washington, D.C.,

right:view from the café car // towel town in rocky mount, n.c. // the station in wilmington, d.e.

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to see her 19-year-old niece’s premature baby in the hospital.

a family is socializing on the porch of a house facing the tracks. they are african-american. their daily view, and entertainment, is this. one man lifts his hand and waves, and I quickly press my hand to the window, trying to make a human connection from a speeding train. Seconds later and two doors down, an elderly white couple shuffles to their tired, old car outside their rundown antebellum mansion, all past their original glory. I wonder if these two families, so close logistically, even know each other.

at each stop, the ebb and flow of passengers continues. as the train pulls away from the Rocky mount depot, we approach the shopping district, and I see the reflection of the moving train in the empty storefront windows. a middle-aged man stands with his arms crossed and a “take me away” look in his eye while his three daughters lean lazily against the doorway of an ornate, vacant bank. I want to wave, but they are gone.

there’s a certain beauty about these Carolina towns trying to cobble together an existence. Whitakers and enfield fly the american flag and have town names on water towers, fire departments, and post offices.

We slip out of north Carolina into Virginia and towns dissolve into a landscape of green farmland. at a train yard, a blonde man in a scruffy green t-shirt and jeans carries a duffle bag over his shoulder. hobo, I think. they do exist.

We pass downtown emporia at 2:20 p.m. where “the Virginia hotel” boasting “polite Service. Friendly” has been converted into an antiques store.

I head to the café car to briefly eat my packed lunch in one of the comfortable, cushioned booths. across from me, a young man wears earbuds, blocking out any noise or potential conversation. two people in the back play cards. I return to my seat.

We have run out of towns and are

moving fast.“I love trains,” the woman behind me

says with a Boston accent. “I used to work on the railroad in

college,” replies the man across the aisle. he says he’s watching the rails and is carrying a 1972 railroad timetable.

north of Richmond, we pass through a storybook town called ashland, home to Randolph-macon College, where the Victorian houses and trolley make it look like Candyland.

out of nowhere, we’re on a bridge that carries us across a wide, stunning river with herons and fishermen dotting the surface. Suddenly, we’re upon a group of men and women in uniform practicing a drill. “Quantico marine Corps Base, Virginia. Crossroads of the marine Corps.” We slow to a gentle stop at the commuter station, barely long enough for anyone to board. maybe no one did. In a short hour, we’ll be in Washington, D.C.

the phone of the woman sitting next to me rings and it’s her sister. I can tell from her hushed tone the baby didn’t make it. throughout the trip, I’ve been so busy writing and taking pictures, and she’s been listening to music, that we haven’t talked much. But during the last leg of her journey, we put down our distractions and bond over the loss of a child, not here long enough for the whole family to meet.

the Washington monument juts up from horizon and then the dome of the Capitol. the train takes us right through downtown where she will depart with a heavy heart.

the conductor says we’re parking at Union Station for 15 minutes. I want to dart inside for a coffee and a croissant, run up the escalator, spin in the atrium like mary tyler moore. But he warns: If you miss the train, you miss the train.

I’m looking forward to sleeping in my old room where the furniture has not changed since I was a little girl. and once again, I will be lulled to sleep by clack-clack, clack-clack, clack-clack as the train hits that one spot on the tracks that still sounds the same after four decades.Reach Sheila at [email protected] more info go to www.uptownclt.com

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haRVeY ganttor many people, having a cultural center named after you is a crowning achievement that nothing could come close to equaling. and while harvey gantt has received

many accolades during his 66 years, he is certainly honored and humbled by this unique honor.

Yet at the end of our long interview about his role in the development of Uptown Charlotte, there came a moment when I unwittingly gave him a compliment that deeply resonated with the essential core of who harvey gantt is.

“So I guess it’s only fitting that this center should be named after you,” I said. “You have, after all, been a civil rights pioneer and a longtime leader in the african-american community. But it’s also fitting, given that it’s located Uptown. Because, after all is said and done, you are a ‘city guy.’”

gantt, who had been in a reflective mood during our conversation, broke out in a wide grin that not only lit up his face, but seemingly his entire being as well. It was a joyful look of pleasure that comes when an insightful “ah ha” moment about yourself is combined with an external recognition of what you are most proud of about yourself

“that’s right,” he said. “I’m a city guy. no one has ever called me that before. I have lived in uptown for 30 years, plus always had my business here. there aren’t many people who can say that.”

the moment ended the interview – focusing on gantt’s role in the creation of modern uptown Charlotte – on just the right note.

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even those who have only lived in Charlotte for a short time recognize the name harvey gantt: First black mayor of Charlotte (1983-1987). a barrier-breaking candidate for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Jesse helms in 1990 (and again in 1996). and, before that, as the student who desegregated Clemson University when he attended its architecture program in 1963-1965.

But few people know gantt as a distinguished architect and co-owner of gantt huberman architects, which he founded with Jeff huberman in 1971. Fewer still – including myself, who has known him through the political arena for decades – realize that what he sees himself as is a city planner.

So, Dear Reader, come get to know harvey gantt, the City guy, and learn about the history of modern Uptown Charlotte from one of its first advocates.

You were born and raised in Charleston. what brought you to Charlotte?

When I moved here in 1965, I was a young fellow looking for a place to raise my family and get certified as an architect. I wanted to stay in the South – two years of college in Iowa taught me that. I had two choices: atlanta and Charlotte. although I graduated third in my class, I did not get a single job offer in South Carolina. no one wanted the notoriety of hiring the person who desegregated Clemson.

the size of the town appealed to me. It was a smaller pond than atlanta. odell associates were nice and accommodating and made the case that the place was going to grow. Yet Charlotte was never originally on my radar; I wasn’t enamored with it. If you were going to go to north Carolina you thought about Raleigh or greensboro.

what were those first years like?

For the first three years, I

focused on getting my

architecture license

and was not

involved in anything besides that and my church, Friendship Baptist.

gouldie odell (firm founder, arthur gould) allowed me to work on the first master plan for Uptown Charlotte. this was before the Civic Center, and the first office tower had not been built. there was no Fourth Ward, and Brooklyn (an old black neighborhood located near the intersection of mcDowell and Stonewall Streets) was being erased.

I watched from the sidelines as all the business leaders came to odell to see the plan and saw how he sold it to them. I was in the room and saw all those people serious about the plan. It always stayed with me. From that experience, I realized I wanted to study city planning, what made some cities great and some not. So I got my masters in city planning from mIt, then worked as a planner at Soul City and taught city planning at UnC-Chapel hill. For me, it was all about cities, not architecture.

why did you come back to Charlotte?I saw the city moving. there was

another center city plan that called for using public infrastructure to promote private investment to create a place where white-table restaurants and greasy spoons were next door to each other and where housing made sense. Charlotte was a great urban laboratory, and there was a dynamism in the air. Jeff huberman and I had met at odell, and we had talked about forming an integrated architectural firm in Charlotte. there were few black architects anyway. he asked me to come back, and in october 1971, we opened our firm in the Johnson Building. We have always been located Uptown. a suburban location did not fit with our mission of what we wanted to be – and we felt we should be in the center of things.

then what happened?We did mostly institutional work,

and we got our first city commission – the Belmont Regional Center -- just before I

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city council. that project made me more familiar with planning and how city departments worked. I realized how the city could, if they did it right, encourage housing and retail and make an exciting city. I decided I wanted to be a part of it. Fred alexander was my mentor, and he knew Charlotte’s history. he respected my growing knowledge about cities, and he listened to me. When he left city council for the state legislature, a lot of people wanted his seat. out of the blue, he asked me to fill it because I was a neutral candidate. It was then that I saw how I could use my knowledge in a direct and effective way. the city needed to leverage the aspects it had control over to shape development where it needed to go. It was when I began to see Uptown as the livingroom of the region.

i remember you using that phrase in the early 1980s during the groundbreaking ceremony for the uptown transit mall. it’s a forgotten term now. But the mall served its purpose. it laid the groundwork for today’s uptown.

We tore up tryon Street, and it was nothing but clay and holes for months. I

think now how remarkable it was that we convinced the retailers and financial

institutions to let us close

tryon Street and transform the way it

looked. We buried the utility cables, spread

bus stations along the length of tryon and built

a civic realm on the street. It was the start of a new way of

thinking about Uptown. now I look at and see the

beautiful trees and bus shelters. there were some who argued for cheap little enclosed shelters, but we wanted something that would last. they were well worth the investment -- they still look good after more than 20 years.

what other developments helped transform uptown?

this place has always believed in what it planned. We saw second-floor retail in minneapolis, and we followed through on it by building the overstreet mall. It fulfilled its purpose, but it had consequences we did not anticipate. We’re still working on getting retail on the street. We had a cultural plan that called for transforming a church into an arts center (Spirit Square) and for building a science museum (Discovery place). It keeps going on and on.

the Junior League restored the Berryhill house in Fourth Ward, and some of us on council got enamored with it. It wasn’t high-rise housing, but it was the beginning of residential development in the soft underbelly of high-rises. It was a romantic idea that made sense.

You almost got the Coliseum built uptown during the 1980s. But it ended up off of Billy Graham.

the bond to build the coliseum passed while I was mayor, and we

considered two Uptown sites. one was where the Civic Center was (now the site of the epiCentre), but it was too tight. then we considered the site of the arnold palmer Cadillac dealership (where the Convention Center now sits). But the council voted it down for the suburban site. I took a lot of heat for it, but I still think I had the right idea.

progress kept being made, though.Uptown has evolved over

generations, in fits and starts, with successes and failures. But everyone had the notion that we could eventually build something very good at the city’s center. the Charlotte Uptown Development Corporation (precursor to Charlotte Center City partners) got business leaders

involved who knew we were serious. You made a personal commitment to uptown as well as a business one.

I felt it was important to make a personal investment and so moved into Fourth Ward. now I walk to tryon Street from there and show it off to visitors, who are fascinated by the level of activity. at 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, the streets are filled with people. my guests

the harvey B. Gantt Center for african-american arts and Culture is the new name for the afro-american Cultural Center that was founded 35 years ago. the new four-story building at Stonewall and tryon streets is a combination art/history museum and cultural center. It will feature 7,000 square feet of gallery space in its three main exhibit halls. the opening exhibits feature works by Belmont native Juan Logan and atlanta-based Radcliffe Bailey, as well as the entire 58 pieces of the nationally known hewitt Collection, part of the center’s permanent collection. purchased in 1998 by Bank of america and donated to the Center, it features paintings by such artists as Jacob Lawrence, elizabeth Catlett, Romare Bearden, Jonathan green and ann tanksley.

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always ask me, “Where are these people going? how on earth did you get this place to look like this?”

what about the future? I’m happy where the center city is today. It was part of a

movement of people – the city manager, city council and business leaders – with the right ideas. In 20 years, it can look even better. But we still need to work on retail, residential, and parking. We need to continue to make it a destination for the region. and I hope we don’t lose our energy and vision for public transportation. We need to extend the light rail line all the way to the university and add commuter lines to the towns, even if we have to add another quarter-percent tax.

Are you concerned that the wells fargo Cultural Campus (which the Gantt Center is part of) is opening during a severe economic downturn?

no. of course there are going to be dips in the economy if you look long term. the value of my house in Fourth Ward has gone up, gone down, flattened, gone up again – we didn’t choose it for the short term. the Cultural Campus will still be great 50 years from now. It is opening at a time when people have less money for entertainment, but in the big scheme of things, it is something very special. We are being applauded that a city of this size could open so many venues in such a short period of time. It is one more thing that will make Uptown a destination in the center of the region.

the campus – and the Gantt Center – are examples of how the public sector can leverage its resources to spur development.

I remember when the afro-am Center – I’ll be calling the organization that for a long time – was started at UnC-Charlotte and when it was based in one room at Spirit Square. I served on its board in the 1970s. then, when I was mayor pro tem, the Little Rock ame Church was slated for destruction to widen Seventh Street. But the road was moved to save it – I wonder how many people know that’s why the street curves like that? the city purchased it and leased it to the afro-am Center once they raised a certain amount of money. then the Center grew enough and had enough presence that when the new Cultural Campus was planned, it was right in the heart of it.

i know everyone asks this question, but i can’t resist. how does it feel to have this center named after you?

I’ve always had strong feelings that you shouldn’t name buildings after people who are living. So I gave it a lot of thought after I was asked. But it was thinking about children that moved me the most. the black and white kids who go there might ask, “Why is it named the gantt Center? Who is this fellow?” and my story might be uplifting and inspiring to some of them.

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define “sexy.”Sexy is a brilliant mind and a witty sense of humor. It’s big red wines and spicy foods. Passionate people are sexy.

what makes Charlotte a “sexy” city? what doesn’t?Charlotte has an incredibly sunny disposition that is

absolutely sexy. Her people are exceptionally friendly and welcoming. There’s everything you could ever want here:

food, festivals, football. What’s not sexy: Charlotte hasn’t embraced just how truly cool, hip, and fun

she is!

where are the best spots in Charlotte to live? to go out?Hands down the best place to live is Uptown. We can walk to Bobcats, Panthers, and Checkers games. We’ve got hot clubs, cool bars, and cuisines to please any palate! There are greenways and dog parks. What’s not to love?

what motivates you to get up and go to work in the

morning?I just finished my three-year tenure at WSOC and I’m currently looking for my next gig. And what I have always loved about my job is that I get to tell a person’s story. It wasn’t an accident, it wasn’t a murder, and it wasn’t a home invasion. Every single

incident meant there was a victim, a family, a story. I’m calling my time in between jobs my “sabbatical.” And these days, I’m working on a book, telling a story in paper form as opposed to video. Now every morning, I’m excited to see where my characters will take me. what’s something not many people know about you?

I’m the daughter of Chinese immigrants and my first language was Mandarin-Chinese. I’m the first one in my family to go to college. I don’t like to cook but I love to eat. I curse—a lot. My friends tell me, pound for pound, I’m the loudest person they know.

what do you think the future holds for the Queen City?I think Charlotte’s future is very bright. My husband and I moved here from Boston three years ago and we absolutely love it. There’s a palpable sense of optimism and I love the idea we’re part of this growth.

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define “sexy.”I would say that being sexy is something you feel within. I think that “sexy” is all about your confidence. I believe that people are sexy in numerous ways. There is not just one specific way to be sexy, since everyone is beautiful in their own way.

what makes Charlotte a “sexy” city? what doesn’t?The thing about Charlotte that makes it a sexy city is the diversity it has. The thing about Charlotte that isn’t sexy is when people are judgmental based only on the way a person looks.

where are the best spots in Charlotte to live? to go out?The best spot to live for me, at the moment, is South End. I just moved in the area to a luxury high-rise called Ashton South End. I love that I can walk to the light rail and local restaurants like Sullivan’s Steakhouse. It’s hard to think of just one great place or area to live in since Charlotte has so many great spots to live. The best spot to go out is EpiCentre, hands down. It’s a hot spot that Charlotte has needed for a long time. There is so much to do at the EpiCentre: shop, eat, dance, play, and watch your favorite movie—my favorite new spot at EpiCentre is Enso.

what motivates you to get up and go to work in the morning?I love what I do. I’m the Leasing Director for Ashton South End. I have never been more passionate about any job than this one. I also enjoy my residents and being able to find people their new home is very rewarding.

what’s something not many people know about you?I love fishing! I enjoy the time I can spend with my husband on our family’s pond, and having a cold beer every now and then, too.

what do you think the future holds for the Queen City?

As time passes, we are going to see more growth in our

city, and that growth will be exciting for everyone that lives here. I love watching my city grow and look forward to my kids one day seeing that as well.

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Define “sexy.”Sexy is being comfortable in your own skin. Sexy is having the ability to laugh at yourself.

What makes Charlotte a “sexy” city? What doesn’t?Charlotte is sexy because it is thriving. All of the possibilities Charlotte has makes it the sexiest city I know. What takes the sexy out of Charlotte? The abandoned buildings on Independence.

Where are the best spots in Charlotte to live? To go out?Myers Park, Dilworth, Uptown, Plaza-Midwood. I love dining out at Pewter Rose, Copper, and Lang Van. I also love to practice yoga and hang out with my fellow yogis at Yoga One.

What motivates you to get up and go to work in the morning?Being a professional ballet dancer, I get to do what I love everyday. Waking up knowing I will be dancing to music, striving to perfect my passion, and working with really great people makes me the happiest.

What’s something not many people know about you?As a child I was so quiet and painfully shy at school. As an incentive, my family would reward me if I were to get in trouble at school for talking. It’s hard for my friends now to believe that!

What do you think the future holds for the Queen City?I think the future of the Queen City holds more fantastic people, food, style, and, most importantly, a constant growth and change for the better.

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define “sexy.”My definition of sexy has a lot to do with what I call “swagger.” It’s about being comfortable with who you are and having a confidence about yourself.

what makes Charlotte a “sexy” city? what doesn’t?I think what makes Charlotte sexy is its potential. I’ve seen Charlotte explode in the last five years in its style, fashion, and nightlife. What doesn’t make Charlotte sexy is its lack of diversity.

where are the best spots in Charlotte to live? to go out?To live: South End, NoDa, Cotswold. To go out, Apostrophe Lounge on a Friday or Saturday night. The energy and vibe is amazing.

what motivates you to get up and go to work in the morning?My family.

what’s something not many people know about you? Both of my parents are immigrants from Spanish-speaking countries.

what do you think the future holds for the Queen City?I think the future is very bright. It’s a young, growing city, full of

opportunity for entrepreneurs.

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define “sexy.”Sexy to me is the entire person. Sexy is looking good, strong sense of family, good sense of humor, great personality, and, most important to me, how you carry yourself—confidence. Confidence embodies the pride, and for me it’s the pride I take in my work. If you are confidant and passionate, be it about work, hobbies, or anything, really, you don’t have to try too hard, but just be who you are, and that’s sexy. Confidence means you are passionate and being “who you are” without being arrogant. I like to show my confidence in my work, but you can be confident in anything: work, play, hobbies—anything really.

what makes Charlotte a “sexy” city? what doesn’t?Charlotte is a fresh and vibrant city. It’s expanding and growing overnight. Every day going to work I see the cranes and new buildings being built, who wouldn’t get excited about all the opportunity literally sprouting up on every street corner. It’s sexy to know that you have this opportunity at your fingertips. What doesn’t? The traffic from construction—but that’s a small price to pay.

where are the best spots in Charlotte to live? to go out?I must admit a slight bias on this question. The EpiCentre is the heartbeat of Uptown Charlotte. With so much to offer and so many different venues it’s the perfect place to spend a day or night out. The upbeat atmosphere keeps people coming back and the best part about the EpiCentre, it’s not done growing yet! What motivates you to get up and go to work in the morning?I have a great challenge in my line of work: how do you get people to constantly find the product you are producing the most exciting in the city? I enjoy seeing a project from beginning to end. At Suite, at the EpiCentre, we develop new ideas, create marketing plans, execute, and watch an idea become reality as we try to redefine nightlife in Uptown Charlotte.

what’s something not many people know about you?Working my way through college at UNCC, I started doing nightly security at Have A Nice Day Café before I was old enough to drink. From there I worked my way up through other clubs in town going from security to a VIP host, to manager, to partner here at Suite at EpiCentre. I am excited about the future and expanding the Suite concept across the country.

what do you think the future holds for the Queen City?The people are just so genuine, it’s unlike anyplace else, not to mention the youth of the city. I’m not just talking about age—the

energy here is something contagious. Take a walk though Uptown on any night and you’ll find people out and about and live music playing. The city is alive. I only see it

continuing to grow. And as more people move into Uptown, the possibilities are

endless.

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define “sexy.”Sexy is just being confident in yourself.

what makes Charlotte a “sexy” city? what doesn’t?The people of Charlotte make it sexy. It is such a new city and it has become a collection of people from all across the country. I think it is great that the people of Charlotte haven’t forgotten where they’ve come from, whether they are originally from here or not.

where are the best spots in Charlotte to live? to go out?I’ve only lived up by Lake Norman, but I love the Dilworth and South Park areas. There is always something fun to do around there. It is such and young and energetic city that just about anywhere is exciting.

what motivates you to get up and go to work in the morning?I’m working hard each day trying to get back to the major leagues. You work year-round to get better and improve all for the chance to compete at the highest level. Every guy in Triple-A is trying to get to the big leagues. Right now I’m looking to go in to spring training healthy and in the best shape possible and compete for a big league job.

what’s something not many people know about you?I’m actually a pretty good singer. At least I think so.

what do you think the future holds for the Queen City?Hopefully an Uptown baseball stadium for the Knights. Charlotte is going to keep growing and changing. It will be exciting what it looks like in ten years. As long as the people don’t change, then this city will be great.

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Dining and Nightlife GuideA M E R I C A N

Alexander Michael’s – $ 401 W. 9th St. 704.332.6789Brevard Court Sundries – $ 145 Brevard Court 704.342.4700Camilles – $ 1518 E. 3rd St. 704.342.4606Cans – $ 500 W. 5th St. 704.940.0200Cedar Street Tavern – $ 120 N. Cedar St. 704.333.3448 Champions – $ 100 W. Trade St. - Marriott Hotel 704.333.9000Comet Grill – $ 2224 Park Rd. 704.371.4300Cosmos Cafe – $300 N. College St. 704.372.3553Dogwood Cafe – $ 138 Brevard Court 704.376.8353East Boulevard Grill – $ 1601 East Blvd. 704.332.2414Ember Grille – $$$601 S. College St. WestinHotel 704.335.2064Fenwick’s – $ 511 Providence Rd. 704.333.2750Fox and Hound – $330 N. Tryon St. 704.333.4113French Quarter – $ 321 S. Church St. 704.377.7415John’s Country Kitchen – $1518 Central Ave. 704.333.9551Nix – $201 N. Tryon St. 704.347.2739Pike’s Soda Shop – $1930 Camden Rd. 704.372.0097Presto Bar and Grill – $445 W. Trade St. 704.334.7088Providence Café – $ $ 829 Providence R d. 704.376.2008Providence Road Sundries – $1522 Providence Rd. 704.366.4467Rock Bottom – $ 401 N. Tryon St. 704.334.2739Selwyn Pub – $ 2801 Selwyn Ave. 704.333.3443Simmons Fourth Ward Restaurant – $516 N. Graham St. 704.334.6640Something Classic Café – $715 Providence Rd. 704.347.3666South 21 – $ 3101 E. Independence Blvd. 704.377.4509Southend Brewery – $$ 2100 South Blvd. 704.358.4677Stool Pigeons – $ 214 N. Church St. 704.358.3788The Gin Mill South End – $1411 S. Tryon St. 704.373.0782The Graduate – $ 123 W. Trade St. 704.358.3024The Penguin – $ 1921 Commonwealth Ave. 704.375.6959The Philosopher’s Stone – $1958 E. Seventh St. 704.350.1331The Pub – $ 710 West Trade St. 704.333.9818Thomas Street Tavern – $ 1218 Thomas Ave. 704.376.1622 Tic Toc Coffeeshop – $ 512 N. Tryon St. 704.375.5750Union Grille – $ 222 E 3rd St. – Hilton Towers 704.331.4360Vinnie’s Sardine – $ 1714 South Blvd. 704-332-0006Zack’s Hamburgers – $ 4009 South Blvd. 704.525.1720

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131 Main – $$ 1315 East Blvd. 704.343.0131300 East – $$ 300 East Blvd. 704.332.6507

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

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88 China Bistro – $ 1620 E. 4th St. 704.335.0288Basil Thai – $ 210 N. Church St. 704.332.7212China King – $ 128 Brevard Ct. 704.334-7770 China Queen Buffet – $ 127 N. Tryon St. Ste 3 704.377.1928China Saute – $ 2214 Park Rd 704.333.1116Creation – $ 1221-A The Plaza 704.372.2561Cuisine Malaya – $ 1411 Elizabeth Ave. 704.372.0766Dim Sum – $ 2920 Central Ave. 704.569.1128Eggroll King – $ 8907 Steelechase Dr. 704.372.6401Emperor Chinese – $ 337 S. Kings Dr. 704.333.2688Fortune Cookie – $ 208 East Independence Blvd. 704.377.1388Fujiyama – $ 320 S. Tryon St. 704.334.5158 Fuse Box – $ 227 W. Trade St. 704.376.8885 Ginbu 401 – $ 401 Providence Rd. 704.372.2288Great Wok – $ 718 W Trade St. Ste M 704.333.0080Ho Ho China Bistro – $ 1742 Lombardy Cir. 704.376.0807Hong Kong – $ 1713 Central Ave. 704.376.6818Koko – $ 6609 Elfreda Rd. 704.338.6869Monsoon Thai Cuisine – $ 2801 South Blvd. 704.523.6778Orient Express – $ 3200 N Graham St. 704.332.6255Pho An Hoa – $ 4832 Central Ave. 704.537.2595Pho Hoa – $ 3000 Central Ave. 704.536.7110SOHO Bistro – $ 214 N Tryon St. 704.333.5189

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

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Cloud 9 Confections – $ 201 S. College St. Suite 270 704.334.7554Great Harvest Bread – $ 901 S. Kings Dr. 704.333.0431Marguerite’s Bakery – $ 2424 N. Davidson St. 704.675.5756Nova’s Bakery – $ 1511 Central Ave. 704.333.5566Panera Bread – $ 601 Providence Rd. 704.374.0581

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Art’s Barbecue – $ 900 E. Morehead St. 704.334.9424Jolina Tex Mex & BBQ – $ 500 S. College St. 704.375.0994Mac’s Speed Shop – $ 2511 South Blvd. 704.522.6227Rib Palace – $ 1300 Central Ave. 704.333.8841

B R E A K F A S T

Art’s Barbecue – $ 900 E. Morehead St. 704.334.9424Coffee Cup – $ 914 S. Clarkson St. 704.375.8855Einstein Brothers – $ 201 S. Tryon St. 704.332.4015Einstein Brothers – $ 1501 South Blvd. 704.333.4370IHOP – $ 2715 E. Independence Blvd. 704.334.9502Monticello – $$ 235 N. Tryon St. – Dunhill Hotel 704.342.1193Owen’s Bagel & Deli – $2041 South Blvd. 704.333.5385Tic Toc Coffeeshop – $ 512 N. Tryon St. 704.375.5750

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C O F F E E S H O P S

Caribou Coffee – $ 100 N. Tryon St. 704.372.5507

Dilworth Coffee – $1235 East Blvd # B, 704.358.8003330 S Tryon St, 704.334.4575 Dilworth Playhouse Cafe – $1427 South Blvd. 704.632.0336Einstein Brothers – $ $ - 201 S. Tryon St. 704.332.4015 Einstein Brothers – $ 1501 South Blvd. 704.333.4370Java Passage – $ 101 W. Worthington 704.277.6558Jump N Joe’s Java Joint – $ 105 E. Morehead St. 704.372.3217La Tea Da’s – $ 1942 E. 7th St. 704.372.9599Nova’s Bakery – $ 1511 Central Ave. 704.333.5566PJ’s Coffee & Lounge - $210 E. Trade St. (Epicentre) 704.688.0366 Port City Java – $ 214 N. Tryon St. (Hearst) 704.335.3335SK Netcafe – $ 1425 Elizabeth Ave. 704.334.1523Starbucks – $ 545 Providence Rd. 704.372.1591Starbucks – $ 101 S. Tryon St. 704.374.9519Tic Toc Coffee shop – $ 512 N. Tryon St. 704.375.5750

D E L I

Adams 7th Street Market – $ 401 Hawthorne Ln. 704.334.0001Art’s Barbecue – $ 900 E. Morehead St. 704.334.9424Blynk – $ 200 S. Tryon 704.522.3750Common Market – $ 2007 Commonwealth Ave. 704.334-6209Dikadee’s Deli – $ 1419 East Blvd. 704.333.3354Dogwood Cafe – $ 138 Brevard Court 704.376.8353Fresco Cafe & Deli – $ 3642 Moultrie St. 704.376.5777Grand Central Deli – $ 101 N. Tryon St. 704.348.7032Great Harvest Bread Co. – $901 S. Kings Dr. 704.333.0431Groucho’s Deli – $ 201 N. Tryon St. 704.342.0030Halfpenny’s – $ 30 Two First Union Ctr. 704.342.9697Jersey Mike’s Subs – $ 128 S. Tryon St. 704.343.0006Jersey Mikes Subs – $ 2001 E. 7th St. 704.375.1985Jump N Joe’s Java Joint – $ 105 E. Morehead St. 704.372.3217Laurel Market South – $ 1515 South Blvd. 704.334.2185Leo’s Delicatessen – $ 1421 Elizabeth Ave. 704.375.2400Li’l Dino – $ 401 S. Tryon St. 704.342.0560Matt’s Chicago Dog – $ 425 S. Tryon St. 704.333.3650Owen’s Bagel & Deli – $ 2041 South Blvd. 704.333.5385Philadelphia Deli – $ 1025 S. Kings Dr. 704.333.4489Phil’s Tavern – $ 105 E. Fifth St. 704.347.0035Rainbow Café – $ 400 South Tryon 704.332.8918Reid’s – $ 225 E. 7th St. 704.377.1312Ri-Ra Irish Pub – $ 208 N. Tryon St 704.333.5554Salvador Deli – $ N. Davidson St. 704.334.2344Sammy’s Deli – $ 1113 Pecan Ave. 704.376.1956

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Dining and Nightlife GuideSandwich Club – $ 525 N. Tryon St. 704.334.0133Sandwich Club – $ 435 S. Tryon St. 704.344.1975Substation II - $ 1601 South Blvd 704-332-3100 1941 E. 7th St. 704-358-8100

D E S S E R T

Crave the Dessert Bar – $ 501 W. 5th St. 704.277.9993Dairy Queen – $ 1431 Central Ave. 704.377.4294Dolce Ristorante – $$ 1710 Kenilworth Ave. 704.332.7525Luce Ristorante – $$ 214 N. Tryon St. – Hearst Plaza 704.344.9222Monticello – $$ 235 N. Tryon St.– Dunhill Hotel 704.342.1193

E C L E C T I C

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

F R E N C H

Terra – $$545-B Providence Rd. 704.332.1886

G R E E K

Greek Isles – $$ 200 E. Bland St. 704.444.9000Little Village Grill – $ 710-G W. Trade St. 704.347.2184Showmars – $ 214 N. Tryon St. 704.333.5833

I N D I A N

Copper – $$311 East Blvd. 704.333.0063Maharani – $ 901 S. Kings Dr. 704.370.2824Suruchi’s – $129 W. Trade St. 704.372.7333

I T A L I A N

Carrabba’s Italian Grill – $$ 1520 South Blvd. 704.377.2458Coco Osteria – $$ 214 N. Tryon St.–Hearst Plaza 704.344.8878Dolce Ristorante – $$ 1710 Kenilworth Ave. 704.332.7525Fig Tree – $$$1601 E. 7th St. 704.332.3322Frankie’s Italian Grille – $$ 800 E. Morehead St. 704.358.8004Hawthorne’s NY Pizza – $ 1701 E. 7th St. 704.358.9339Intermezzo Pizzeria & Café – $1427 E. 10th St. 704.347.2626Little Italy – $2221 Central Ave. 704.375.1625

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

L A T I N

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

M E A T & T H R E E

Dish – $1220 Thomas Ave. 704.344.0343Mert’s Heart & Soul – $ 214 N. College St. 704.342.4222Blue – $$$214 N. Tryon St. 704.927.2583Intermezzo Pizzeria & Café – $1427 E. 10th Street 704.347.2626

M E X I C A N

Cabo Fish Taco – $ 3201 N. Davidson St. 704.332.8868Johnny Burrito – $ 301 S. Tryon St. 704.371.4448La Paz – $$ 1910 South Blvd. 704.372.4168Phat Burrito – $ 1537 Camden Rd. 704.332.7428Salsarita’s – $ 101 S. Tryon St. 704.342.0950Taqueria La Unica – $ 2801 Central Ave. 704.347.5115

M I D D L E E A S T E R N

Kabob Grill – $ 1235-B East Blvd. 704.371.8984

O U T D O O R D I N I N G

Big Ben’s Pub – $$ 801 Providence Rd. 704.334.6338 Cans Bar – $500 W. 5th St. 704.940.0200

East Boulevard Grill – $ 1601 East Blvd. 704.332.2414Ember Grille – $$$ 601 S. College St. - Westin Hotel 704.335.2064Ri-Ra Irish Pub – $ 208 N. Tryon St 704.333.5554Sullivan’s – $$$ 1928 South Blvd. 704.335.8228The Corner Pub – $ 335 N. Graham St. 704.376.2720

P I Z Z A

Brixx – $225 East 6th St. 704.347.2749Donato’s Pizza - $718-A West Trade St 704.714.4743Domino’s Pizza – $ 343 S. Kings Dr. 704.331.9847Fuel Pizza – $ 214 N. Tryon St. 704.350.1680Fuel Pizza – $ 1501 Central Ave. 704.376.3835Hawthorne’s NY 1701 E. 7th St. 704.358.9339 Latta Pizza – $ 320 S. Tryon St. 704.333.4015Papa John’s Pizza – $ 1620 E. 4th St. 704.375.7272Picasso’s – $ 214 N. Church St. 704.331.0133 Pie Town – $$ 710 W. Trade St. 704.379.7555Pizza Hut – $ 901 S. Kings Dr. 704.377.7006Rudino’s Pizza & Grinders – $ 2000 South Blvd. - Atherton Mill 704.333.3124UNO Chicago Grill – $ 401 S. Tryon St. 704.373.0085Villa Francesca 321 Caldwell St. 704.333.7447Zio Authentic Italian – $ 116 Middleton Dr. 704.344.0100

Q U I C K B I T E S

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

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

S E A F O O D

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

S O U T H E R N & S O U L

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

S P A N I S H

Arpa Tapas – $$$ 121 W. Trade St. 704.372.7792Sole Spanish Grille – $$$ 1608 East blvd.. 704.343.9890

S T E A K H O U S E

Beef & Bottle – $$$ 4538 South Blvd. 704.523.9977Capital Grille – $$$ 201 N. Tryon St. 704.348.1400

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Chima – $$$ 139 S. Tryon St. 980.225.5000LaVecchia’s – $$$ 225 E. 6th St. 704.370.6776Longhorn Steakhouse – $$ 700 E. Morehead St. 704.332.2300McIntosh’s – $$$ 1812 South Blvd. 704.342.1088Morton’s – $$$ 227 W.Trade St.- Carillon bldg. 704.333.2602Outback Steakhouse – $$ 1412 East Blvd. 704.333.2602Ruth’s Chris – $$$ 222 S. Tryon St. 704.338.9444Sullivan’s – $$$ 1928 South Blvd. 704.335.8228

S U S H I

Cosmos Cafe – $$ 300 N. College St. 704.372.3553Fujo Uptown Bistro – $$ 301 S. College St 704.954.0087KO Sushi – $$ 230 S. Tryon St. 704.372.7757Nikko – $$ 1300-F South Blvd. 704.370.0100Restaurant i – $$ 1524 East Blvd. 704.333.8118Ru-San’s Sushi – $$ 2440 Park Rd. 704.374.0008

T A P A S

Arpa Tapas – $$$ 704.372.7792 121 W. Trade St. Cosmos Cafe – $$ 704.372.3553 300 N. College St.

V E G E T A R I A N

Blynk – $ 200 S. Tryon 704.522.3750Dish – $ 1220 Thomas Ave. 704.344.0343Something 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. 704.377.6874Apostrophe Lounge – $$ 1400 S. Tryon St. 704.371.7079BAR Charlotte – $ 300 N. College St. 704.342.2557Big Ben’s Pub – $$ 801 Providence Rd. 704.334.6338 Buckhead Saloon – $ 201 E. 5th St. 704.370.0687Cans Bar – $ 500 W. 5th St. 704.940.0200Cedar Street Tavern – $ 120 N. Cedar St. 704.333.3448Connolly’s on 5th – $ 115 E. 5th St. 704.358.9070Cosmos – $$ 300 N. College St. 704.375.8765Coyote Ugly – $ 521 N. College St. 704.347.6869Crave the Dessert Bar – $ 501 W. 5th St. 704.277.9993Dilworth Bar & Grille 911 E. Morehead St. 704.377.3808

Dilworth Billiards 300 E. Tremont Ave. 704.333.3021Dixie’s Tavern 301 E. 7th St. 704.374.1700DoubleDoor Inn 218 E. Independence Blvd. 704.376.1446Ed’s Tavern 2200 Park Rd. 704.335.0033Evening Muse 3227 N. Davidson St. 704.376.3737Fox and Hound – $ 330 N. Tryon St. 704.333.4113Hartigans Pub – $ 601 S. Ceder St. 704.347.1841Hawthorne’s NY Pizza – $ 1701 E. 7th St. 704.358.9339Howl at the Moon – $ 210 E. Trade St. 704.936.4695Jillian’s SouthEnd – $ 300 E. Bland Street 704.376.4386Loft 1523 – $$ 1523 Elizabeth Ave. 704.333.5898Madison’s – $$ 115 Fifth St. 704.299.0580Morehead Tavern – $ 300 East Morehead St. 704.334.2655Phil’s Tavern – $ 105 E. Fifth St. 704.347.0035Picasso’s – $ 214 N. Church St. 704.331.0133PJ’s Coffee & Lounge - $210 E. Trade St. (Epicentre) 704.688.0366Pravda – $$ 300 N. College St. 704.375.8765Presto Bar and Grill – $ 445 W. Trade St. 704.334.7088Ri-Ra Irish Pub – $ 208 N. Tryon St 704.333.5554Selwyn Pub – $ 2801 Selwyn Ave. 704.333.3443Stool Pigeons – $ 214 N. Church St. 704.358.3788Suite – $ 210 E. Trade St. 704.999.7934The Attic – $ 200 N. Tryon St. 704.358.4244The Corner Pub – $ 335 N. Graham St. 704.376.2720The Forum – $$ 300 N. College St. 704.375.8765The Gin Mill – $ 1411 S. Tryon St. 704.373.0782The Penguin – $ 1921 Commonwealth Ave. 704.375.6959The Pub – $ 710 West Trade St. 704.333.9818Thomas Street Tavern – $ 1218 Thomas St. 704.376.1622Tilt – $$ 127 W. Trade St. 704.347.4870Town Tavern – $ 200 N. Tryon Tremont Music Hall – $ 400 W Tremont Ave. 704.343.9494Tutto Mondo – $ 1820 South Blvd. 704.332.8149Tyber Creek Pub – $ 1933 South Blvd. 704.343.2727Vinnie’s Sardine – $ 1714 South Blvd. 704.332.0006Visulite Theater – $ 1615 Elizabeth Ave. 704.358.9250Whiskey River – $ 210 E. Trade St. 704.749.1097

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