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Development
The District Exchange to become a two-story market and dining hub
The downtown Concord marketplace is expected to open this summer and boast over a dozen retailers and two restaurants.
April 3, 2025
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Maria Adnado
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Food
Charlotte’s sister restaurants (without the sibling rivalry)
There’s no lack of options for dining across the Queen City, especially when so many restaurants are sister concepts.
April 3, 2025
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Maria Adnado
Hands hold forks and knives while cutting into plates of food on a decorated dinner table.
Restaurants
Charlotte restaurants react to Michelin Guide expansion into the Carolinas
Charlotte restaurants could soon be included in Michelin Guide’s upcoming Southern region.
April 2, 2025
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Jack VanderToll
A parking lot filled with cars outside the DOWD YMCA.
Travel and Outdoors
Uncovering Charlotte’s most difficult parking spots
We’re looking to find which Queen City parking spots may require planning (and patience).
April 2, 2025
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Jack VanderToll
Children and families mini golfing in a city plaza.
Festivals
Your guide to Charlotte SHOUT!
Celebrate the Queen City’s art, music, food, and more for the annual Charlotte SHOUT! Festival.
April 1, 2025
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Maria Adnado
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Music
The organizer behind Charlotte’s free concerts: Tosco Music
Tosco Music has hosted “music parties” across the Queen City for decades, making live music accessible for the community.
August 26, 2024
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Maria Adnado
Dr. Wes Bellamy smiling at a podium.
Sports
Charlotte to host HBCU March Madness-style tournament
The inaugural Black College Invitational Championship will fill Bojangles Coliseum in March 2025.
August 26, 2024
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Maria Adnado
The entrance of Camp North End beneath a blue sky.
Business
Camp North End: capturing the past and future
With upcoming shops and a new residential complex, Camp North End has no trouble finding an identity.
August 26, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
Fireworks going off on a baseball field in the middle of downtown Charlotte.
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Fitness
Amphitheater becomes a classroom for fitness
Spice up your physical routine by taking a class at The Amp, an amphitheater in the heart of Ballantyne.
August 23, 2024
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Maria Adnado
A person looking at a table of homemade wares and mini plant vases.
Small Business
New pop-up market coming to Charlotte
Organizers have planned pop-up markets in cities around the US + Argentina since 2017 before coming to the Queen City.
August 22, 2024
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Maria Adnado
Two people working out to a video playing on a projector.
Fitness
Break a sweat to classic workout tapes
VisArt Video hosts weekly workout events to bring the community together to break a sweat and share some laughs.
August 22, 2024
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Maria Adnado
A runner sprints up a forested hill.
Fitness
Charlotte running taken to the “Ultra” level
Races around the Charlotte area are providing runners an elevated test of speed and endurance.
August 21, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
A colorful sunset over the Uptown skyline.
Beauty
Places to take great photos in Charlotte
The Queen City is a photogenic place, offering photo opportunities from urban bustle to pristine nature.
August 21, 2024
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Jack VanderToll
A person sitting on an empty, kudzu-covered lot behind a sign that reads "we buy houses."
Culture
Interactive show addresses housing in Charlotte
The new show by Mixed Metaphors Productions allows the audience to walk through a home and face what it means to live in Charlotte.
August 20, 2024
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Maria Adnado