Top 10 Things To Do In Charlotte This Weekend

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Top 10 Things To Do In Charlotte This Weekend

This weekend is going to be truly incredible! There will be tons of food trucks, live music, and the Taste of Charlotte!

Here are the top 10 things happening around the Charlotte region this weekend;

#1 Taste of Charlotte

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Taste of Charlotte is a 3 day festival featuring over 100 samples from area restaurants along with Live Music and Entertainment, Interactive Children’s Activities, Cooking Demos, Street Performances, Unique Shopping and a large variety of coupons and free stuff!

For more info check out their website here.

#2 Warriors Boxing

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Warriors Boxing is put on by One Hit Promotions – a boxing promotional company out of Durham, North Carolina. They are registered under the North Carolina Boxing Commission and USA Boxing.  This coming Saturday at the Grady Cole Center they will be bringing some of the best boxing in the state starting at 2pm.

For tickets or more info click here.

#3 Miranda Lambert, Kip Moore & Brothers Osborne

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Miranda Lambert, Kip Moore & Brothers Osborne are all coming to Charlotte this coming Saturday (June 11th) at the PNC Music Pavilion.

Tickets are now on sale for $14 each – for more info or for tickets click here.

#4 Charlotte Knights vs. Norfolk Tides

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The Charlotte Knights will be taking on the Norfolk Tides for 4 days this weekend in Uptown’s BB&T ball park. Monday night the games will start at 7:05pm

For more information or for tickets to any of the games (starting at $14 each) click here.

#5 R Kelly

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R Kelly is coming to the Time Warner Cable Arena this coming Thursday evening starting at 8pm.

For more info click here.

#6 Get A Tan At Mecklenburg County’s First Beach

Mecklenburg County’s first beach at Lake Norman’s Ramsey Creek Park just opened 2 weeks ago and they’ve been having record crowds ever since. This weekend should be relatively calmer since it’s already been open for over a week and the weather won’t be quite as nice as last weekend.

Make sure to get their early and carpool (The beach fits up to 500 swimmers, but parking is only limited to 127 cars).

#7 The Jazz Workshop

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The second Sunday of every month, from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. jazz musicians, composers and listeners are invited to Petra’s Second Sunday Jazz Workshop with John Shaughnessy. Bring your instrument and sit in with some of Charlotte’s best jazz musicians, or sing a song with them. If you’re a composer bring your music charts and you can hear them performed.

For more info click here.

#8 Charlotte Hounds Vs. Ohio Machine

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Thursday night starting at 7:30 Charlotte’s very own professional lacrosse team, the Charlotte Hounds, will be taking on the Ohio Machine in an epic mach at Memorial Stadium.

For more info or tickets click here.

#9 Friday Night Festival at Unknown Brewing

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The Unknown Brewing Company has partnered with Craft Growler Shop to bring live music featuring the Nate Randall Band, 7 food trucks, and Back to The Future on the big screen to SouthEnd this coming Friday night at their main tap room (1327 South Mint St).

Family and dog friendly with craft beer and wine for sale outside.

For more info click here.

#10 Tour Charlotte’s 10 Local Farmers Markets

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As Charlotte continues to grow, so does it’s number and variety of local farmers markets. Here are the top 10 biggest farmers markets in the city of Charlotte – more info click here.

If you think other events should be on this list or future lists, let us know – Scott@CharlotteStories.com

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Owens Corning Opened It’s New $130 Million Plant in Gastonia – Hiring 110 New Employees By End of 2016

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Owens Corning Opened It’s New $130 Million Plant in Gastonia – Hiring 110 New Employees By End of 2016

Owens Corning just dedicated their new $130 million plant in Gastonia, NC – the largest single investment the Ohio-based company has ever made. The new plant will be primarily focused on growing the company’s non-wovens glass fiber market, particularly the North American construction segment.

The deal for the new Owens’ building, didn’t come without its kick-backs, however. They were given the 47 acres of land as well as $9.3 million in tax refunds from Gaston County. The state gave them $1.69 million as well as an additional $154,000 from North Carolina for training at Gaston College.

In exchange the company promised to create 110 jobs by the end of 2016 as well as significantly increasing their supporting companies footprints throughout Gaston County.

The entire company of Owens-Corning just reported net sales of $1.23 billion for the first quarter of 2016, a year-over-year increase of about 2 percent. They also just purchased roofing materials manufacturer InterWrap for $450 million.

The future is certainly looking bright for both Owens Corning and Gastonia (especially with the new Gaston Outside re-branding campaign).

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Charlotte Might Soon Host The Summer X Games

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Charlotte Might Soon Host The Summer X Games

Charlotte Motor Speedway Summer X GamesESPN just announced that they will soon be picking the host city for their 2017 Summer X Games.

Charlotte Motor Speedway has submitted the bit for Charlotte to be that city, and has stated that they’ve been in talks with ESPN about hosting the globally televised games.

ESPN noted that they will be looking for a host city for the next two years, so whoever they pick will receive massive exposure in both 2017 and 2018.

Last year, the Summer X Games were watched in over 440 million homes in 196 countries, and gave Austin, TX an economic boost of over $102 million according to ESPN.

The Charlotte Motor Speedway has a good chance of landing the contract, considering it’s one of the largest venues in the southeast, has an abundant amount of lodging, as well as being in a city that continues to attract other national competitions (including the NBA All-Star Game, MLB AAA All-Star Game, and Grand National Curling Championship).

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Trailer Carrying Bees and Hornets Just Crashed on i85 Backing Up Traffic For Miles

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Trailer Carrying Bees and Hornets Just Crashed on i85 Backing Up Traffic For Miles

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Several lanes of I-85 North are closed after a trailer carrying bees just crashed near the Mecklenburg-Gaston County boarder. Three lanes are now blocked, causing traffic to be backed up over a mile.

Multiple NCDOT incident management units and a beekeeper were called to the scene.

Drivers heading into Gaston County should take an alternative route this evening.

The lanes aren’t expected to open until 7:15 p.m.

 

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2016 Panthers Tickets Just Went On Sale

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2016 Panthers Tickets Just Went On Sale

panthers playoffsLast year the Carolina Panthers surprised the football world with the best season in team history and one of the best in the history of the NFL with a 15-1 record – and amazingly they did it without their best wide receiver. Now take all of that success and add Kelvin Benjamin back into the mix – Superbowl 51 here we come!

Tickets to to the 2016 season just went on sale and to celebrate the upcoming season, Charlotte Stories is giving away 2 free tickets to the first home game against the New England Patriots at the Bank of America Stadium.

The winner was just selected! Congrats to the winner – Jennifer Stimberis (@TheRealStimShdy)!
 

Here is the full schedule for the Carolina Panther’s 2016 season (click on each date for more info or to purchase tickets):

 

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Axiom Youth Festival Coming To The US Whitewater Center This Month

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Axiom Youth Festival Coming To The US Whitewater Center This Month

The US National Whitewater Center is about to host one of the largest youth events of the year in the Charlotte region from June 21-22.

Axiom 2016 will feature the award-winning band Planetshakers out of Australia and Capital Kings from Washington DC. The Whitewater Center will also open all of it’s activities for the two-day event, including, zip lining, high-wire ropes coarse, rock climbing, paddle-boarding, and of course – whitewater rafting;

“Axiom 2016 is designed to help high school students find their calling.” commented Tyson Coughlin, director of Axiom and founder of UNCC’s C4 movement.

Groupon is now offering 33% off tickets to both days of Axiom 2016 – for more info or to buy tickets click here.

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CATS new LYNX Silver Line Plans To Extend Light Rail To Matthews

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CATS new LYNX Silver Line Plans To Extend Light Rail To Matthews

lynx going down to matthewsOur city’s public transit organization, or CATS for short, is now planning one of its most ambition projects in decades. They are now calling it the “Lynx Silver Line”, and they’re hoping it will add an entirely new arm to the light-rail system, extending the reach down to Matthews.

This week, Charlotte and Matthews will be hosting a series of public workshops to discuss options for the new corridor.

CATS is now focused on all the incredible growth taking place in Southend and NoDa, due to the Blue Line and Blue Line Extension. They are confident that the new Silver Line down to Matthews would also provide an incredible catalyst for growth as well.

CATS is now almost finished on their new extension up to University City. The fully extended Blue Line should be operational within the year;

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CATS also recently finished the first section of their highly controversial Gold Line streetcar recently.

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CPCC Plans To Tear Down The Historic Double Door Inn To Expand Their Campus

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CPCC Plans To Tear Down The Historic Double Door Inn To Expand Their Campus

double door in bought by cpccCPCC’s central campus now has plans to tear down the popular music venue in Elizabeth, along with several restaurants and a book store.

Negotiations on the Double Door Inn Venue are still being finalized between the college and the property’s current owner, Nick Karres.

CPCC has secured the adjacent property on the northeast corner of Elizabeth and Charlottetowne avenues – which includes several restaurants, a student book store, and a coffee house & pub – and the college does not plan on renewing any of the leases. They plan on using the land for future growth of the central campus.

The Double Door Inn is one of Charlotte’s last remaining historic music venues, having played host to some of the southeast’s greatest soul, jazz, funk, bluegrass and fusion bands over the past few decades.

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Skydiver Falls To His Death Near Rock Hill

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Skydiver Falls To His Death Near Rock Hill

skydiver dies near rock hillThis past weekend a skydiver tragically fell to his death after colliding mid-air with another diver just south of Rock Hill, SC.

Bond Springer, 32, of Boca Raton, Fla., went missing after his dive on Saturday evening.

His body was just discovered this morning in a wooded area near Skydive Carolina, near the Chester Municipal Airport;

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Springer and a second diver jumped from a plane in wing suits during the annual CarolinaFest skydiving festival, according to a statement from Skydive Carolina;

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A skydiving wingsuit (more info here) has ‘winged’ sections under the arms and between the legs to provide extra lift and better control the direction of the fall.

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Jonas Brothers’ Family Now Building A Southern Restaurant in Charlotte Region

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Jonas Brothers’ Family Now Building A Southern Restaurant in Charlotte Region

Nellies-exterior-jonas-brothers-restaurant The Jonas Brothers‘ family is about to open a new southern cuisine restaurant for the Charlotte region.

The trio’s father, Kevin Jonas Sr., is behind the 10,000-square-foot venture at the corner of Main and Catawba streets in downtown Belmont. That space was formerly home to an antique and consignment shop.

The new restaurant will be a permanent tribute to Jonas’ grandmother, Nellie, who passed away in 2011.

The Jonas Brothers originally grew up in the Charlotte region and now have about 60 relatives in the area. They can trace their roots in the Queen City back to the 1760s.

“When we open Nellie’s Southern Kitchen, it is a way to honor my family but also to re-invest in Belmont. Our hometown is thriving, and we want to help bring more visitors to town. Kevin, Joe and Nick have always loved visiting Belmont and look forward to their continued visits as we open the restaurant.” Jonas commented in a recent press release.

Get ready to see lot more of the Jonas Brothers in the Charlotte region.

The restaurant is now hiring most positions – you can visit nelliessouthernkitchen.com to download an application, and then submit it to jobs@nelliessouthernkitchen.com, or call 704.396.7169 to arrange a time to submit your application in person.

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