The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, January 2 – Sunday, January 5
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Happy 2020 Brothers & Sisters! It´s a new year, a new decade and a new time to forward your life! While the social scene may be on the down slope for this weekend, I was able to squeeze out a few gems in the first episode of The Rundown for this year.…
The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, November 15 – Sunday, November 17
By Shawn D. Allison, II
What’s the word family? It has gotten mighty cold over the past week, but not to worry because I’ve found all sorts of flyness guaranteed to warm your souls! Please be sure to bundle up and engage in regular health and wellness checks during these climate changes.…
Crowning the Beauty Within
By Angela Lindsay
In a social media climate that glorifies eyelash extensions, lace front wigs, claw-like artificial nails and butt implants, a local program is celebrating all-natural beauty and empowering young women to embrace their own.
Founder Vernisha Crawford saw a need for such a program when she realized how much time and money she was spending on her external appearance.…
The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, February 6- Sunday, February 9
By: Shawn D. Allison, II
Greetings everyone! Hope you all have had a great weekend. But the weekend is here and so is The Rundown and it is chock full of cultural flyness! I will be out spreading the love to all this Sunday afternoon on the turntables at my event “Bueller’s Black Love Boogie: Vinyltine’s Day 2020” so please be sure to come through and get some of this musical magic!…
Jyoti’s World Cuisine: A Friedland Family Effort
By Hope Yancey
Photos by Jonathan Cooper
Jyoti and Marc Friedland built a loyal following in Charlotte during the years they owned Talley’s Green Grocery, the natural foods market, café and bakery on East Boulevard that closed its doors in
Marc and Jyoti Friedland
2008.…
The Rundown of Things to Do Thursday, December 5 – Tuesday, December 9
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Seasons Greetings everyone! We are now in the final month of 2019 and it’s been a wild ride so far. To kick off this month, The Rundown is jam-packed with lots of Christmas plays, performances and some totally far out music jams!…
The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, Novemeber 7 – Sunday, November 10
By: Shawn D. Allison, II
What’s the word family? Another week is in the books and another weekend is upon us! Now while it will be noticeably cooler in the QC, I’ve found lots of dope events that are beaming with cultural hotness!…
The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, October 31 – Sunday, November 3
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Greetings all you guys and ghouls! Halloween 2019 is here and the horror has hit the QC with all sorts of fun and frightening events! There’s a lot of things, tricks and treats in store for the minions this weekend so be sure to have those costumes ready for loads of endless fun!…
The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, August 1 – Monday, August 5
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Greetings family! Time just keeps flying by because we are now in the month of August! And to kick off the hottest month of the year, I’ve found some true hotness boiling and brewing in the Queen City streets this weekend!…
The Run Down of Things to Do: Thursday, August 15 – Sunday, August 18
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Greetings everyone! I hope everyone has been in great spirits this week as I have. Once again, there’s a lot of fun and colorful stuff to get into this weekend and if you read to see what all is in store, you’ll want to get out the house and get busy!…