Clt Observer Business/Arts Editor, digital/SEO specialist. Philly guy, U.Va. grad, showtunes lover. @theobserver abell@charlotteobserver.com
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I rarely write personal columns, but felt compelled to do this one on Elie Wiesel
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Happy album drop day for @DolphusRamseur & @RamseurRecords, the @theavettbros label, for the fabulous "Harpo Speaks!" This is the only authorized recording of the famously silent Marx Brother talking. Here's our story on how the project came together: charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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This was a fun one, going behind the scenes on producing the first album of Harpo Marx speaking. It involved tapes lost for 50 years, @RamseurRecords a Charlotte photographer and me interviewing Harpo's 89-year-old son. Enjoy, fellow Marx Brothers fans: charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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Late-breaking news about the controversial, and now in limbo, plans for I-77S toll roads in Charlotte: charlotteobserver.com/news/b…
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It's the biggest night of the year for Charlotte-area high school musical theater programs. @BlumenthalArts' 13th annual Blumey Awards had a record number of schools participating. Here's the story, and the list of honorees: charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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Some stories are just a joy to write. This is one of them — chronicling @CLTsymphony conductor Kwame' Ryan's journey as he made his @MetOpera debut in a year like no other for the maestro. charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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Huge breaking news. First in @theobserver: Mayor Lyles announces surprise resignation
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles plans to step down less than halfway through her latest term leading the nation’s 14th-largest city. Lyles will not run for another term in 2027, according to a news release. charlotteobserver.com/news/p…
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Here's our inside look at @CLTballet's upcoming show choreographed by artistic director Alejandro Cerrudo, and the eclectic inspirations behind it: charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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The @BlumenthalArts Blumeys-to-Broadway pipeline continues to thrive in Charlotte and NYC. Ahead of this year's show, we talked to Bryson Battle, now knocking them dead in the knock-out revival of "CATS: The Jellicle Ball" as Jellylorum @jellicleballnyc. charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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There are lots of boffo shows coming to Charlotte in the new @BlumenthalArts 2026-27 Broadway tour season. You'll meet characters from a frantically frustrated Mary Todd Lincoln to a rejuvenated Phantom of the you-know-what. Here's our inside look: charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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The theme to this year's Charlotte Latino Film Festival from @cinecasual is "joy in resistance." During challenging times, the festival's leader explains how she came upon that theme, and what audiences can expect from this year's program: charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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Happy book publishing day to @theavettbros Bob Crawford. We explore what it took for him to write a thoroughly engaging book about John Quincy Adams of all people, and the lessons he learned along the way: charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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I really enjoyed speaking with @theavettbros Bob Crawford about what it took to write his first book... about John Quincy Adams. "America's Founding Son" publishes 3/10. As Crawford said, “I’m a historian, but I’m not your average historian.” charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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And I also wrote about some fun facts I learned about @theavettbros Bob Crawford and John Quincy Adams in the new book: charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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In breaking brewery news: Petty Thieves Brewing in Charlotte has been sold. @CatMuccigrosso has the details. charlotteobserver.com/news/b…
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Our story has been updated with comments from the new owner of Petty Thieves Brewing in Charlotte: charlotteobserver.com/news/b…
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Patrick Page, the Broadway star visiting @unccharlotte soon, explains how Shakespeare created the villain. In our Q&A, he said he can always find Shakespearean ties in the bad guys he's played on stage, from the Green Goblin to Scar in "The Lion King." charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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Here's everything you need to know about the new @CLTsymphony, including the return of star violinist Joshua Bell and big plans that stretch across the pond for America's 250th birthday: charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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And we chat with Levi Taylor, who is creating a piece for the @CLTsymphony & @TheCBSO for #America250. He was inspired by civil rights icon John Lewis' "good troubles" and feminist author bell hooks' message of love as a radical practice of resistance: charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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Charlotte's newest art gallery is in an unassuming house in Dilworth. But inside are gems from the likes of Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent and Winslow Homer. Our @CatMuccigrosso has the details: charlotteobserver.com/charlo…
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Big news from one of the Charlotte area's largest employers — Over 600 job cuts in corporate and other roles: charlotteobserver.com/news/b…
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