Hilton Head Island is about to kick off one of it's largest festival experiences to date. This weekend will be part music festival, part bacon-themed block party, mixed with a full-scale island experience. Many of Hilton Head's top restaurants will be joining the bands and food lovers to celebrate American traditions – Beer, Bacon & Music. The festival will feature bacon sampling and full-sized bacon cuisine, bacon...
Chicago-based Wilson Sporting Goods has just announced the purchase of the Slugger brand from Hillerich & Bradsby Co. The sale will give Wilson full ownership of the global brand, as well as all sales and innovation rights to the iconic wooden bat. H&B will remain as the exclusive manufacturer of Louisville Slugger-branded bats for Wilson. The Slugger bats will continue to be produced at Louisville's historic...
Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, now with 5 locations in the Charlotte region, has just announced they will be selling the entire company for $21 million. They are one of Charlotte's best burger restaurants, and the new owners are now hoping to make them one of America's best burger restaurants. Bad Daddy's founder and current owner, Frank Scibelli (who also started Mama...
Scientists have long theorized  that oil drilling can have negative consequences on the earth's crust, but now there is actual evidence; This collaborative study was conducted by researchers from Columbia University's Earth Institute, and a team from the US Geological Department. They found that the number of quakes has increased tenfold compared with just a few years ago. Most oil drilling rig...
Kern County has just issued an emergency warning against an increasingly popular IRS tax scam that is targeting the elderly all over the greater Bakersfield region. Every year thousands of senior citizens fall victim to phone scams and in some cases lose their entire life savings, or get roped into large monthly payment plans without any easy way to get out. The...
Kern County has just issued an emergency warning against an increasingly popular IRS tax scam that is targeting the elderly all over the greater Bakersfield region. Every year thousands of senior citizens fall victim to phone scams and in some cases lose their entire life savings, or get roped into large monthly payment plans without any easy way to get out. The...
Next week we will see the start of festival season in Uptown Charlotte with 2 separate annual festivals, both being held in Romare Bearden Park. The first is called The Hats Off to Parks festival and it will be held from 5-9 p.m. on Friday, May 1 The event will raise funds to build a fitness zone, walking trails, an updated playground in the...
Recently at TedX in Australia an inventor and musician named Linsey Pollak stunned the world with his simple creation. At first glance, his simple creation seems foolish, but once he starts playing it, everyone is speechless; Linsey has already recorded over 30 albums, toured his solo shows extensively in Europe, Nth America and Asia as well as performing at most...
During last night's game, the Charlotte Knights (9-6) officially became the best sports team in our city. The team traveled to Norfolk to beat the Norfolk Tides (9-7) by a score of 4-1. Former first-round Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Kyle Drabek joined the Knights on Thursday and helped them beat the Tides and secure the #1 spot in the International League South Division. The team is not...
An African American narcotics officer in Philadelphia was just arrested for making a false arrest and robbing white suspects. Federal authorities allege that officer Jeffrey Walker planted drugs in the target's car, then led an arrest of the individual, stole a house key, and then went to the target's home with a cooperating witness and stole approximately $15,000; Please share;   //...