Queen City Nerve

We are a media organization that offers content in both print and digital formats. Queen City Nerve serves as a platform for news, culture, arts, and music in the Charlotte, North Carolina region. Our website, www.qcnerve.com, features fresh local news every day, while our print edition is published every two weeks and is available at more than 500 spots across Uptown Charlotte and nearby areas.

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The Franks House Takes Its Place in Charlotte History

3 days ago | qcnerve.com | Patrick Moran

History persists on the edge of Uptown. Mere blocks from the roaring traffic of John Belk Freeway, the single-story frame bungalow at 350 W. Dunbar St. is a testament to a vanished world. The Franks House, located behind the United House of Prayer along the upper edge of South End, is one of the last remaining structures from the thriving Black community that once existed in Third Ward.
Low Groves Doc Kicks Off 'Wish You Were Here' Event Series

3 days ago | qcnerve.com | Patrick Moran

An impressive crowd packed into the Evening Muse on a rainy Sunday evening for the start of something special. They broke into applause following a screening of Nick Will’s new music documentary, The 10,000 Hours of Low Groves, before the subject of the film, local alt-folk singer/songwriter Adam Naliwajko, who performs as Low Groves, launched into a short performance.
PREMIERE: New Doc Showcases Secret Formula Band on Its Biggest Stage Yet

5 days ago | qcnerve.com | Patrick Moran

Charlotte rock group Secret Formula Band is a ferocious musical force. With bandmates drawn from across the South, the combo summons swampy Louisiana funk, soulful Memphis blues, rustic Alabama rock and evocative Carolinas storytelling to conjure gospel-charged tunes that can amble like a rolling river or rumble like a runaway locomotive.
5 Things to Know: AAUP Defends UNC Charlotte Staffer Fired for DEI Conversation

1 week ago | qcnerve.com | Ryan Pitkin

AAUP Defends UNC Charlotte Staffer Fired for DEI ConversationThe UNC Charlotte chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is speaking up in support of a university employee who was forced out of her position this week after a right-wing group recorded her discussing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategies.
Catt Daddy Transitions from Hip-Hop to Southern Soul

1 week ago | qcnerve.com | Patrick Moran

When Maurel Nichols enters the Embassy Suites hotel in downtown Raleigh, he steps into the spotlight — metaphorically speaking, anyway. His entrance marks the opening shot of the video that accompanies “Love My Southern Soul,” the February 21 release by Nichols, the singer-songwriter who performs as Catt Daddy. Catt is a rising star in the Southern soul genre, a danceable vocal-driven blend of gospel, blues, R&B and funk.
Council Quickies: Airport Workers, Street Vendors and SEAP+

1 week ago | qcnerve.com | Ryan Pitkin

Charlotte City Council held a public forum and quick business meeting on Tuesday night following the formal swearing-in of new District 6 rep Edwin Peacock.
Baymont Hotel Displacement Upends Lives of Already Vulnerable Tenants

1 week ago | qcnerve.com | Ryan Pitkin

On May 21, local elected officials joined community advocates and developers to break ground on the Hoover Townes development, a new affordable housing community being built on Reagan Drive in the Sugar Creek corridor, one of the city’s six Corridors of Opportunity. Mayor Pro Tem Dante Anderson, who represents District 1 where the corridor is located, spoke at that morning’s event. “Turning this space into homes people can call their own is how we build stronger communities,” Anderson said.
5 Things to Know: NC Auditor Promises City Council Probe

2 weeks ago | qcnerve.com | Ryan Pitkin

NC Auditor Threatens City Council ProbeNewly elected NC Auditor Dave Boliek has stepped into the ongoing controversy that has swirled in the wake of Charlotte City Council’s reported settlement with CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings earlier this month. Boliek sent a letter to Mayor Vi Lyles on Tuesday informing her that his office will investigate the settlement in the interest of transparency.
'Stick Fly' Proves Its Sticking Power at the Old Barn

2 weeks ago | qcnerve.com | Perry Tannenbaum

After they break out on Broadway, some plays only seem to become more relevant, profound and mature — if they manage to stick around. That was my experience in attending the opening night of Lydia R. Diamond’s Stick Fly at Theatre Charlotte, which runs through June 1 at the Queens Road Barn, my third go-round with the dramedy since I first saw the original production at the Cort Theatre in early 2012. Times were different then.
Council Member Tiawana Brown Indicted for Alleged COVID Relief Fraud

2 weeks ago | qcnerve.com | Ryan Pitkin

Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown is characterizing a federal indictment announced against her as “a political attack and a deliberate effort to interfere with her re-election and silence her voice,” according to a release sent out by the Beauty After Bars founder shortly before the indictment was announced Thursday morning.