Wanted to share the details for the 3rd Annual “Highest Design Contest” that the Design Center of the Carolinas is hosting. Great contest that supports local CMS schools! The Design Center of the Carolinas Announces Charlotte’s Third Annual “Highest Design” Contest The Winning Artwork Will Be Displayed on Water Tower Landmark Deadline for Entries March … Continue reading
I get a lot of requests for unique, creative places to host a company brainstorming session, a breakfast meeting, luncheons, or civic groups and the great thing about South End is that we have several great places to offer. Many folks are familiar with Byron’s in the Design Center of the Carolinas, which offers great indoor and outdoor options in what used to … Continue reading
The last couple of months have brought some new businesses to South End, bringing with them a little style and a little flavor. Two of these are Savory Spice Shop and The Benjamin Bear. Savory Spice Shop opened on Small Business Saturday but didn’t have their official Grand Opening until a couple weeks ago. I … Continue reading
South End hosts a First Friday Gallery Crawl each month and has hosted a couple Food Truck events but this past Friday we fused the two together and had a great turnout. Not only did most of the food trucks sell out of food, neighborhing brick and mortar restaurant Phat Burrito sold out of food and … Continue reading
South End is a very walkable neighborhood and this past Saturday I was able to participate in my first ever South End Walking Tour. Josie Mazzaferro with Allen Tate contacted me a few weeks back to share how she put together a walking tour of Dilworth and was received so well that she wanted to … Continue reading
This just in…Triple C Brewing Co has hired a brewer…read the bio below which was taken from their website. THE BREWER: SCOTT KIMBALL My love for craft beer first took shape in college, whenever I could afford the offerings of local Pennsylvania breweries like Troegs and Victory, I slowly introduced myself to the many styles … Continue reading
South End is Charlotte’s premiere design destination with hundreds of design oriented businesses represented by national and international brands like Ferguson, Walker Zanger, Wolf and Sub Zero to name a few. If you are looking to build, remodel, replace, furnish or redesign then a trip to South End should be on your list. A couple weeks ago I … Continue reading
The second phase of the South End Workshop is well underway with national and local experts working with city and county staff to help shape the next 5-10 years of South End growth and development. The first of this two day charrette began with a tour of South End. We met at the CTC Light … Continue reading
The second phase of the South End Workshop is taking place this week with national experts in urban design, retail, and development spending Wednesday and Thursday focusing on future planning for South End. These national experts will be working with City Planning, CCCP Planning, Local and Community experts to examine the South End Station Area Plan and make recommendations for the … Continue reading
You’ve probably already heard about them via Twitter or Facebook but World of Beer South End will be opening soon at the corner of Bland St and South Blvd in the Circle of South End. Live music Wed-Sat (note the elevated stage in the video), order from a menu portfolio of surrounding restaurants, over 500 … Continue reading
