What We Do
We blog the blog that blogs the Queen City: its posts, tweets, photos, videos, code upgrades, design, past, and future. Our columnists range from people who are currently writing for CLT Blog, to people who probably will in a day or two, sharing their insight on CLT Blog.
CLT Blog Blog is a hundred blog posts about a CLT Blog post where others might give you two; video of CLT Blog bloggers blogging where some might give you just descriptions; instantaneous updates where many would wait till the next issue.
This is the next generation of local meta media, multiplied by a close-knit group of passionate journalists and artists.
Come back soon, come back often. We’re just getting started.
Who We Are
Justin Ruckman
I’ve lived in Greensboro, Raleigh, and Greenville, NC — but Charlotte and the surrounding area has always been my home. I’m currently finishing up a degree in mass media at UNCC and working as a freelance designer & consultant. Useless/awesome facts about me: I play clarinet, suck at tennis, and am a member of the Carolina Ballooning Association. That’s right ladies.
I blog at my personal site, Centripetal Notion, and at Metrolina Biofuels.
Matthew Tyndall
After living in Charlotte for three years, I have grown to love the uniqueness of the city. The design, nightlife, and the creative culture are simply amazing here. Each passing day I find something new and exciting around the corner and want to go tell all my friends about it. This is a big change from Fayetteville, NC (where I grew up), but it is a change I embrace and love. I look forward to being able to use CLT Blog as my way to show a mass audience what Charlotte has to offer, and as a way to connect people like me, who did not know what Charlotte was all about, to the thrilling culture it has to offer.
Justin Ritchie
I love Charlotte because of its dynamic neighborhoods and strong communities. Local music and local policy are two of my primary interests. Check out my photography (much of it in NC and Charlotte) at jritchphotography.com and on my personal blog jritch.net. You’ll find me around the city at festivals and events or on twitter.
James Willamor
I moved into Charlotte after graduating college in 2006, having spend most of my life in the surrounding counties. I work as a network technician for a local community college, but my real love is photography and exploring Charlotte’s diversity. Urban planning, skyscrapers, transit, and cultural events spark my interest, and I’ve recently taken up bicycling around the city. I’m a newlywed, reside in the Derita neighborhood, and occasionally record music for Derita Studio.
Erik Button
Why hello there! My name is Erik Button, but everyone calls me Erik. I have lived in Charlotte for less than a year. I film things for CLT Blog and will occasionally write a thing or two. In my free I make films, and try and get into film festivals so I can be the next Uwe Boll. Besides that, I enjoy watching movies, reading, and debating.