The Victory Grill is one of the oldest African-American nightclubs in the country, and one of only a select few stops on the “chitlin’ circuit” to still be functioning in 2012. Of course it sometimes books rock bands these days, and the front has become an excellent coffee bar called the Purple Bean. But it is very much still in operation, and during SXSW sponsored a daylong tribute to the memory of Miles Davis.
Smelly Cat Coffee (@smellycatcoffee) in NoDa, Charlotte
Almost any trendy neighborhood or arts district will have at least one coffee bar, and Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood is no exception. What is a little …