Talking about beer early in the morning while we are getting ready for work and school. I want…read morenews, weather and traffic more often than what brand of beer you drink. Give important local news instead of personal events in your life. Use to be more family oriented but no more. Children don't need anymore information on adult beverage.

This is one of the 2 radio stations I actually listen to while in the car or at the computer. I've…read morereally gotten away from music radio & have gravitated towards the news/political/sports talk radio channels. WBT is a right winged station, so don't expect any liberal views on this station. Each on air personality is on for a 3 hour time segment, with Rush Limbaugh being the main big time personality. But the local guys are pretty good & I enjoy listening to them more than Rush. The local guys will talk about both local & national topics, so you can tie it into your actual community. This station really is informing & gets some topics out there about Charlotte that no one else covers, such as the Charlotte Disturber. While I may agree with most of their discussions, I still do take up some argument in what they have to say, but that makes for good radio. You don't want your listeners always agreeing with you.

Tamaya in the Meck Times Statesville office quickly and courteously helped me resolve a…read morefive-year-old probate problem related to documenting that a legal notice had been published. Within just a couple hours she had the documents pulled from an old/archive system and she electronically resent the necessary files to the clerk of court. Problem solved.

Hard to believe that the main newspaper of record for posting probate notices doesn't return phone…read morecalls and doesn't provide a way to pay on their website. Another example of why print

This was the first spanish language newspaper in the Caolinas. I've lived in Charlotte for over 20…read moreyears, and learned alot of spanish because of it. All of my spanish friends family rely on this publication for news from their country and immigration laws that may help them. It's very reputable and some of the local schools use it in their spanish classes.

Is it sad that one of the fantasies I harbor closest to my heart is to be on NPR someday? I LOVE…read moreNPR, and Charlotte's station is as good as it gets. When I'm traveling, I get really pissy when I get out of range...all NPR is good stuff, but I know when all the programs will be on my local one, and I'm familiar with all their voices. Their coverage of local issues is top-notch, like all the recent information on the bailouts, the Wachovia failure, and the impact on our local economy. I haven't found anywhere else to get this kind of detailed, nuanced information in the Charlotte media. Charlotte Talks is awesome. They also do a great job of covering local events. I hear more about what's coming up in the community from the little mentions in NPR than anywhere else on television, print, or online...and certainly more than other radio stations. I know I'm becoming an old lady when I don't know what's hot on the radio, but I can tell you what's hot on NPR...Sigh.

Capable NPR outpost. If the tape deck isn't on en mi carro, 90.7 is…read more SciFri is awesome. Weekday morning announcers and pacing is great, tightly run, Sunday and late night schedules are appropriately weird (This American Life reruns I could do without, but Echos is decent). By the end of a pledge drive it seems most have trouble hiding their exhaustion but that just makes me giggle at their slip ups. Cute that they recently came to "meet the people" at a Revolution Pizza trivia night and brought coozies, window decals, awesome. So why the three stars? Because listening to Charlotte Talks for longer than 10 minutes inevitably increases my blood pressure. How many times can one anchor laugh at his own jokes, while mispronouncing some key name, while ALSO managing to cut whoever he's interviewing off mid-sentence, before he get's tossed out on his toukas? Ditch the dork, FAE! I wanna listen, but he makes my ears hurt.

Well, I can't believe nobody's written a review about Access21. CMPAC (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public…read moreAccess Corporation is a non-profit local access channel where anybody in the public can go and make a show after they complete a series of nearly-free, very educational classes and seminars. You may have seen it while channel surfing if you have Time Warner Cable (if you don't then you don't get it) and probably saw some lunatic preaching so you kept moving right along. Next time you're gonna sit in front of your TV check out channel 21 because sometimes they have some really cool, interesting and, best of all, local shows with a wide range of interests. Some of the cooler shows I've seen here are Z-axis, Crazy Late with Johnny Millwater and Scotty's Drive-In Theater. But there are quite a few other diamond sin the rough out there, check out their schedule http://www.tvaccess21.com/froms/4th_quarter_2011.pdf. The best part is that for a small membership fee, $25, you can take some of their most involved TV production classes such as Basic Studio and Control Room. Other great opportunities to learn television production include Final Cut Pro X, Green Screen Lighting, Chroma Keying and Webcasting. CMPAC provides a great opportunity for Charlotte to display a wide range of opinions, voices and interests, unfortunately, the channel is mostly being overrun by religious programming.

I've not spotted this interesting free newspaper before so I grabbed it for a peruse while I had a…read morecoffee this morning. Sure, it's a LGBT newspaper but that just means that they're news is from this perspective instead of some other. It doesn't make the news any more or less newsworthy. Q_notes is the largest print publication serving the LGBT community in the southeast. It is published every other week. On the masthead page, their mission, "The focus of QNotes is to serve the LGBTQ and straight ally communities of the Charlotte region, North Carolina and beyond, by featuring arts, entertainment, news and views content in print and online that directly enlightens, informs and engages the readers about LGBTQ life and social justice issues." No comics in this issue (so only four stars) but there were interesting articles including an interview with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. [Review 15401 overall, 904 of 2021, number 2951 in North Carolina.]

Whether you're gay or gay-friendly, Q-Notes is an informative read. This free weekly newspaper…read moreprovides articles on LGBT news locally, in the U.S., and around the world, as well as promoting equality. It also provides information on local events, shows, bars, and nightclubs (including some in the Triad area of Chapel Hill/Durham/Raleigh). It's also a good resource if you're looking for gay-friendly businesses/services. The November 29, 2008, issue covered such topics as Proposition 8 in California, changes for LGBT people in India, holiday happenings, and an interview with Coco Peru, returning to the Queen City for a one-night show.

This place is right across the street from the Bank of America stadium. It's a great place to stop…read moreand pregame before a football game. There were food trucks in the back and lawn games like corn hole or bags depending on where you're from. They had stands outside where you could purchase liquor in addition to the regular indoor bar. There were even free liquor samples this day. There were porta potty's for your bathroom needs. It was pretty packed up until about 30 minutes before game time.

A great place for Panther's game day or for any concerts at the Bank of American stadium. It's a…read moremultipurpose venue. It's hard to categorize what it is but it is a great tailgate spot, hangout, radio and bar. It can get pretty crowded after games and close to game time. The beer bottles are reasonably priced at $6. They can have some serious lines but it goes by quick. It's a great spot to meet up with friends before a big game. They frequently have raffles going on during game day for autographed Panther's merchandise. I check it out almost every single game day! It was even a great place for a mixed drink before the Elton John concert.