August South End Gallery Crawl “Carolina Stories” Special Screening Food Truck Friday What: South End Gallery Crawl Where: Galleries listed below When: Friday, August 3, 2012 Gallery Crawl is 6-9 p.m. Kick off August with the South End Gallery Crawl taking place Friday, August 3. Come explore and experience the many galleries South … Continue reading
Excited for Charlotte B-cycle to launch all 20 stations this Wednesday. There are 2 bike share stations in South End. The one pictured above at the Bland St station and one at East West Station! See the release below for more details. Charlotte B-cycle made possible by BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina Go Live … Continue reading
Temporary Closure of A Portion of LYNX Multi-Use Trail Staff Resource: Tina Votaw, CATS, 704.432.3013 or tvotaw@charlottenc.gov Ashton Watson, CDOT, 704.432.4638 or abwatson@charlottenc.gov A portion of the City’s multi-use trail, between Remount Road to just south of Tremont Avenue that parallels the LYNX Blue Line, will be closed for approximately four (4) weeks beginning in … Continue reading
So many great reasons to make a trip to Atherton Market a part of your Saturday morning….great produce and proteins, fresh breads and baked goods, and today starting around 11am we will be churning some homemade ice cream in preparation for the South End Churn Off next Saturday, Aug 4th. We’ll be giving away free … Continue reading
Ask anyone in South End what is missing in their neighborhood and one of the top three answers is… a park. Well, I am pleased to share that we are one huge step closer to making that desire become a reality. The Mecklenburg County Park and Rec Dept recently acquired land at the corner of Kingston Ave … Continue reading
Food Truck Friday is tonight and we are pleased to have a new food truck joining us Turkey And. If you guessed that their menu focuses around turkey then you would be correct. They have a lot of great side dishes and you’ll have to come check them out and experience this new truck. We will … Continue reading
The following is the weekly newsletter from Lynn Caldwell, Manager of the Atherton Market. It’s an incredible feature to have a year round, in-door market in South End, and I appreciate all the hard work from Lynn and the vendors to make this happen! To subscribe to the Atherton Market Newsletter click here. Check out … Continue reading
The South End Neighborhood Association (SENA) is hosting “Summer Sippin” this Tuesday, July 24th from 6:30 to 9pm at Vin Master Wine Shop at Atherton Mill. It’s a great way to meet your South End neighbors, learn what’s happening in your neighborhood and more importantly enjoy good food and wine! Mark your calendar and come join us Tuesday!
Who doesn’t love ice cream and if you’ve never had homemade ice cream then you are in for a real treat. South End and the Atherton Market are bringing you the first South End Churn Off on Saturday, August 4th at the Atherton Market. Details to compete are below and we will have a few … Continue reading
Make certain to bring a chair or blanket tonight!
You may have heard some buzz about a bottle shop opening in South End, and I want to confirm those rumblings are true and welcome Good Bottle Company to South End. Good Bottle is under construction at the corner of Remount and South Blvd and plans to be open late summer. I stopped in yesterday to talk with owner, … Continue reading
The South End Neighborhood Association (SENA) is hosting “Summer Sippin” next Tuesday, July 24th from 6:30 to 9pm at Vin Master Wine Shop at Atherton Mill. It’s a great way to meet your South End neighbors, learn what’s happening in your neighborhood and more importantly enjoy some food and wine! Mark your calendar and come join us next Tuesday!
There are only a few times when I actually enjoy a “week” being more than 7 days. Charlotte Craft Beer Week (11days in 2012) is one and the other is Charlotte Restaurant Week (10 days), which kicks off this Friday. It’s a simple yet genius concept where restaurants put together a menu with several 3 course dinners for $30. A … Continue reading
The following is the weekly newsletter from Lynn Caldwell, Manager of the Atherton Market. It’s an incredible feature to have a year round, in-door market in South End and I appreciate all the hard work from Lynn and the vendors to make this happen! To subscribe to the Atherton Market Newsletter click here. Check out … Continue reading
If you’ve not been to All American Pub yet in the old Jillian’s space next to Greek Isles, then you are going to have 10 opportunities in the next 9 days to check them out as they have brought in 500,000 pounds of sand for Beach Week! It’s going to be a great series of … Continue reading
You probably heard about the launch of North Carolina’s first bike share program in Charlotte yesterday, but in case you did not hear, Charlotte launched the first bike share program in North Carolina yesterday. It’s a huge win but gets even better as two of the 20 bike share stations will be located in South End! One will be at … Continue reading
There are so many great design and furniture stores in South End and you have to do a little searching to find them as they are not often in clean, flashy buildings but converted industrial warehouses. Post & Gray is one of those stores that’s a little off the beaten path being at 2139 S Tryon Street but they carry … Continue reading
News Story from News 14 A little over a month ago, thanks to the joint efforts of dilligent CATS employees, Allied Barton and CMPD, we were able to arrest three of the most prolific graffiti taggers in Charlotte. Graffiti taggers have caused tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage in South End alone to … Continue reading
South End is excited to be the host for Charlotte in 2012 to debut ”Carolina Stories” this Friday at Common Market and Food Truck Friday. “Carolina Stories” is a collection of 30 videos from three local production crews that highlights the regions unique attributes. Each video is 2 minutes in length and Friday’s showing will be the first full showing of … Continue reading
The July 4th celebrations continue into the weekend with the South End Gallery Crawl and Food Truck tonight, Friday July 6th. South End is Charlotte’s home for local art galleries where you can experience a wide range of exhibitions showcasing canvas, photography, mosaics, pottery, sculpture and upcycled artwork. Galleries feature new artwork each month and most … Continue reading
I love to have guest bloggers post about their South End experiences and am pleased to share the following post from my summer intern Sarah Young. Sarah is an App State graduate and spent last summer in New York working at the Guggenheim. Enjoy! Savory Spices: Clever Solutions & Clever Gifts I first visited Savory … Continue reading
The July 4th celebrations continue into the weekend with the South End Gallery Crawl and Food Truck Friday on July 6th. South End is Charlotte’s home for local art galleries where you can experience a wide range of exhibitions showcasing canvas, photography, mosaics, pottery, sculpture and upcycled artwork. Galleries feature new artwork each month and … Continue reading
July 4th falls on Wednesday this year and if you are new to Charlotte or just looking for new ideas on places to celebrate and watch the fireworks then here are a few recommendations. One of the beauties of South End is if you can get to a roof top pool or deck, then you will have a great view … Continue reading
