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Restaurants
Look for these new restaurants in 2025
These upcoming restaurants will provide a tasty flare to every dish in the Queen City.
December 09, 2024 12:32 PM
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Jack VanderToll
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Food
Grab food and stay a while at Optimist Hall
Charlotte’s first food hall offers a wide variety of tasty options + space for community that leaves guests coming back.
December 5, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
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Restaurants
Charlotte restaurants offer new menu options to ring in fall
Charlotte foodies can find brunch menus, wine parties, and tributes to Oktoberfest.
September 20, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
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Food
King of Fire closer to opening first stand-alone pizza restaurant in Uptown
The family-owned, brick-oven pizza food truck is expanding its reach (and menu) into a full-sized restaurant at The Green.
September 13, 2024
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Maria Adnado
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Live
Where to find lunch deals around $15 in Charlotte
Everybody loves lunch, but not always the prices. Not to worry, Charlotte offers plenty of wallet-friendly lunch deals from sandwiches to flavors from all over the globe.
September 11, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
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Tourism and Hospitality
Spend your day at Park Road Shopping Center
Park Road Shopping Center boasts open-air shops and dining options + coffee spots, an ice cream stand, and movie theater all in one location.
August 27, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
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Restaurants
“The Cut” above the rest: our evening at Dean’s Italian Steakhouse
Dean’s Italian Steakhouse in Uptown offers an intimate dining experience we had to savor for ourselves.
August 19, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
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Restaurants
Savor a steak fit for a queen
Charlotte has no shortage of sizzling steak options for a memorable night out.
August 13, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
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Restaurants
Ramble providing roaming cocktails across Charlotte
The roaming drinkery collaborates with local restaurants and business to create unique cocktails for a limited time before moving to a new temporary residency.
August 5, 2024
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Maria Adnado
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Restaurants
Where to savor the distillery experience in Charlotte
Visitors eager for a stronger glass have distillery options in neighborhoods across Charlotte.
July 25, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
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Sports
Annual Jumpman Invitational is a slam dunk for Uptown
The college basketball invitational will feature four returning teams, including the UNC Tar Heels.
December 6, 2024
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Maria Adnado
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Play
Date night ideas in Charlotte
Got a hot new fling? Hoping to spice things up with your longtime partner? We’re here to help plan your next date night in the Queen City.
December 5, 2024
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Emily Shea-Owen
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Sports
Charlotte Invitational brings wave of tennis hype to the Queen City
Some of the biggest names in tennis arrive in Charlotte to compete and share love for the sport.
December 5, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
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Events
Walk through a holiday-themed botanical wonderland
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is hosting its “Holidays at the Garden” through Sunday, Dec. 29.
December 5, 2024
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Maria Adnado
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City
“A Southern Christmas in Charlotte:" a holiday film, as told by ChatGPT
We asked ChatGPT to write a holiday, Hallmark Channel-inspired plot about Charlotte. It detailed a couple enjoying the holiday season in Uptown, packed with light displays and love.
December 4, 2024
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Maria Adnado
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Theater
Catch a movie in Independent Picture House’s new auditorium
The nonprofit cinema hopes to build a larger audience welcoming local filmmakers and movie lovers.
December 3, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
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Volunteer
How to observe Giving Tuesday in Charlotte
From donating time to paying it forward, there’s no shortage of ways to lend a helping hand on this Giving Tuesday.
December 2, 2024
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Maria Adnado
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Nonprofits
Nonprofit hopes to raise $650,000+ for families in Charlotte
Good Friends Gather, a women-led nonprofit, is hosting its annual luncheon to celebrate the small acts that can change a person’s life.
December 2, 2024
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Live
Find your zen at these yoga studios in Charlotte
Check out these 14 yoga studios around the Queen City, which offer beginner classes, hot yoga, memberships, and more.
December 2, 2024
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Maria Adnado
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Small Business
Shopping small in the Queen City
Charlotte is made up of so many wonderful small businesses, here are a few our readers love in honor of Small Business Saturday.
November 26, 2024
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Maria Adnado