Y'all Weekly Roundup: The Ides of March
Y'all Weekly Roundup: The Ides of March
Rep. Jeff Jackson talks with Y'all; Becca Worthington shines in Theatre Charlotte's Misery; Project Enough hosts reproductive justice week; and Sarah finds rainbow sprinkles and joy at Bitty & Beau's
Welcome back to our weekly roundup!
Here’s what’s in this issue:
Sarah Sheldon reviews the coffee at the South End shop of Wilmington, N.C.-based coffee chain Bitty & Beau’s, and learns that rainbow sprinkles are free as she dispels myths about the service industry
Jesse Boykin Kimmel praises Becca Worthington’s performance in “Misery” at Theatre Charlotte
Guest writer Calla Hales previews reproductive justice events this week, noting their importance in the shadow of the Dobbs decision
Jesse also shares his interview with Charlotte’s newest Member of Congress, Jeff Jackson.
Coming this week:
Michael Cooper shares stories of his time with former President Jimmy Carter, who recently entered hospice care. Also be on the lookout for the first Y’all Weekly podcast in the coming weeks, with special guests Cooper and William E. Jackson, Jr., who served in the Carter Administration.
Free Stuff
Don’t miss Project Enough’s free screening of the Black maternal health documentary “Aftershock” at 6:30 PM on March 22 at the Independent Picture House, 4237 Raleigh St, Charlotte, NC 28213.
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Shoutout
Thanks to Tony Mecia and the Charlotte Ledger for their Y'all Weekly shoutout this week. Like Tony, Queen City Nerve & Y’all Weekly, there are tons of folks across our region working as hard as they can with limited resources to fill the local news vacuum in Charlotte. If you haven’t already, please support our work as a free subscriber:
On the Record
Each week, Y’all Weekly brings you exclusive on-the-record quote from a local leader about a big issue facing Charlotte or the Carolinas. Today’s quote is from Congressman Jeff Jackson, from his interview with Y’all Weekly’s Jesse Boykin Kimmel:
“When trust drops to zero, character no longer counts for much. It can’t be a disqualifier ... When character no longer counts, the only people you’ll trust are the ones who keep telling you that ‘no one here can be trusted.’ That ‘these are all your enemies.’ This is the con man paradise. Which is why we’ve seen an influx of especially obvious grifters in Congress.”
This Week’s Stories
Final Thoughts
On Saturday, March 18, Charlotte FC got their first win of the season after an 0-3 start. I pulled triple duty this week and wrote an article about Charlotte’s inauspicious start for Queen City Nerve.
This part of the article seemed prescient:
When Nerve caught up with [Kerwin] Vargas after the following loss to St. Louis, he said via a translator, “I bring a lot of intensity, and when I’m not in the game I try to keep my head in the game mentally … We feel the weight of the missed opportunities, but if we stay in it and keep trying, the goals will come.”
Vargas went on to score one of Charlotte’s two goals in their 1-2 win in Orlando yesterday. Special thanks to Y’all Weekly contributor Adrian Singerman for his help with French and Spanish translations this month.