Healthy Home Market Health and Wellness Fair this Saturday! This week at the Atherton Market? I’ve been giving more market tours recently, and I find that even participants who have been shopping at the market for a while learn something new. So this newsletter is dedicated to giving you the insider scoop on what you’ll … Continue reading
South End is home to the largest concentration of art galleries in Charlotte with over 12 galleries and more than 25 studios. The First Friday of every month, South End hosts a Gallery Crawl where the galleries offer receptions as they launch a new monthly exhibition. In addition to the Gallery Crawl, a new event … Continue reading
For those not familiar, Wilson’s World is a TV show that is part of Fox News Rising’s morning show. Wilson comes to interesting places around Charlotte and conducts live interviews with local people. He is no stranger to South End and we’ve done several shows with him on a variety of topics but on Thursday of this week we … Continue reading
With an unseasonably warm forecast with highs in the low 60′s we should have a nice evening for Food Truck Friday. Could be a little light rain at times but we always wait it out and we’ll have a couple tents for some temporary shelter if need be. See details on the trucks below.
I am excited to share with you that Carolina’s Got Art! Exhibition is returning in 2013 with a huge $15,000 purse!. This art exhibition and sale is a tremendous opportunity to showcase the incredible art work from both North and South Carolina. For all the details you can visit their website but I have listed details below … Continue reading
Gallery Crawl is also this Friday however with the holidays, most of the galleries are still closed. You can visit the ones below as well as several shops along Camden Rd. We’ll be back to full force for February! Charlotte Art Leagues - POINT OF DEPARTURE’ (Through January 25) Where will the new year lead you? … Continue reading
Join us this Saturday, Dec 29th, for our 2nd South End Walking Tour. The first tour we did almost a year ago had a huge turnout and you can see some highlight from this past blog post: Exploring South End By Foot. The tour is Free but you do need to register here. The current weather forecast … Continue reading
Three options for your Friday Night. Idea 1 The first ever bottle release of Triple C Brewing Company’s “Up All Night” Breakfast Porter. It’s a delicious beer collaboration with local coffee roaster, Magnolia Coffee. Supplies are limited and they begin selling today at 4pm. Idea 2 Food Truck Friday is a household name now in … Continue reading
Back by popular demand, we are hosting a 2nd South End Walking Tour. The first tour we did almost a year ago had a huge turnout and you can see some highlight from this past blog post: Exploring South End By Foot. South End is becoming a great urban neighborhood with eclectic shopping and restaurants all … Continue reading
What’s happening this week at the Atherton Market? This is the last newsletter until after Christmas, so before I continue let me say that we appreciate each and every one of you, and wish you peace and joy for the Season. The power of community is making itself known here as well as in many … Continue reading
Culture Initiative put together another great show for their 4 year anniversary at AKA Creative last Saturday night. The show was called Found and artists created using found objects. They had a tremendous turnout with over 400 people attending and I stopped in early to grab the images below. My picture phone feature can’t do justice … Continue reading
Culture Initiative is celebrating their 4-year anniversary this Saturday with another incredible show at AKA Creative called Found. I went to last years show and was blown away. Once I entered AKA Creatives space I asked myself several times, “Am I really in Charlotte?” The people, the art, the musicians, the dj’s, the space…all combined for … Continue reading
I’m sharing the following event hosted by the Charlotte Beer Club and Good Eats & Meets. Much of the event falls outside of South End but the final stop is our very own Triple C Brewing! All the details are below so sign up, dawn your Santa attire and get ready to enjoy SantaCon 2012! … Continue reading
It’s not every day you walk into a brewery and see a dog, sitting in a chair with a beer but that seemed about right for the start of the first South End Light Rail Beer Crawl. It was a huge success and thank you to everyone that attended! A complete recap from Charlotte Beer … Continue reading
The following in the weekly newsletter from Atherton Market. Enjoy! What’s happening this week at the Atherton Market? We’ve delivered your newsletter a little early this week so that you are sure to know that our “winter hours” begin today. It won’t mean any drastic changes, and we are still open 5 days a week. … Continue reading
What’s happening this week at the Atherton Market? Now that we are officially into December it’s looking and sounding like the holidays around here! We’ve turned on the holiday music, decked the halls, and we’re hustling around to get ready for the weekend events, though we also love the weekdays. It’s a little quieter, … Continue reading
Wanted to pass along this opportunity through Civic By Design and hope you’ll take the time to attend and engage. The following is the email notification sent out by Tom Low. RAISE BAR How can we “raise the bar” for development in South End and greater Charlotte? South End is considered by many as Charlotte’s premium urban neighborhood … Continue reading
Ever have a great idea for making where you live better but not certain how to share that idea or if others might be thinking the same thing? I have and several months ago I stumbled upon a progressive way that makes use of social media platforms to get ideas from people on how to … Continue reading
Ton’s happening this First Friday in South End. Lots of good food from the food trucks. Christmas Tree lot in case you still looking for that perfect one. Holiday Market at Atherton Market. First Friday Gallery Crawl. Dilworth Artisan Station Holiday Open House and keep an eye out for the House of Prayer Shout Band! … Continue reading
Come to South End for our FINAL Gallery Crawl of 2012 taking place this Friday, December 7th. Art is always a great gift idea so come explore and experience the many art galleries South End has to offer this Friday. Home to the largest number of galleries in Charlotte, you will find unique paintings; … Continue reading
South End is full of hidden treasures and one that I’m willing to guess you aren’t aware of is the Dilworth Artisan Station (DAS). Don’t let the name fool you…it is actually in South End although technically what runs up to the light rail tracks on the east side was Dilworth, hence the name. If … Continue reading
What’s happening this week at the Atherton Market? I’m just back from Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., and you may know that when I travel I explore markets and embark on culinary adventures. In D.C. we dined at “The Pig,” and had a true whole animal experience… pigs’ ears on a salad, and various organ meats … Continue reading
Some of you may recall a previous post about new development happening in South End around the South Blvd and Remount areas titled South End is Growing. I want to continue that tour north in South End but first a few figures. We are anticipating 1872 new units and the current construction reflects a conservative … Continue reading
Mark you calendars and make certain to RSVP for South End’s First Light Rail Beer Crawl!! Check out Charlotte Beer Blog for more details…information below is from Charlotte Beer Blog site! The event will showcase local breweries and the craft beer focused restaurants and bars along historic South End’s LYNX Light Rail. The crawl is free for … Continue reading
The 3rd Annual Small Business Saturday exceeded expectations in South End on November 24th. We featured over 71 Ideas for Shopping Small in South End. Some of those key highlights were as follows: - Reading of the Mayor’s Proclamation by City Councilwoman LaWana Mayfield at the Atherton Market - Two Free Trolley Shuttles in South … Continue reading
What an incredible Saturday! South End has been participating in Small Business Saturday since it’s inception in 2010. We have definitely seen the momentum build over the years and each year keeps getting better. To have so many people talking about Small Business Saturday showed that the day between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is truly … Continue reading
Hopefully you have taken advantage of the Black Friday deals and are gearing up for round two with Small Business Saturday. We have a whole lot (71 to be precise) of fun options for you on Saturday in South End and to make it a bit easier we’ll have 2 FREE Holiday Trolleys available to … Continue reading
9 AM to 1PM on Saturday, November 24th, join Common Market South End for a Beer Breakfast Buffet! On tap will be 2011 AND 2012 Founder’s Breakfast Stout along with 2011 Foothills Sexual Chocolate and Triple C’s Up All Night Breakfast Porter. There will be a breakfast buffet as well as Mimosa’s and Bloody Beer!
Please make plans to join us on Saturday, November 24th from 5:30 to 7pm for South End’s First Ever Holiday Tree Lighting. The tree is located at Atherton Mill on the corner of Tremont and South Blvd. The tree will be lit at 6pm and we’ll have the House of Prayer Shout Band, Spin Cycle … Continue reading
Many, many people have been asking and tweeting…”When is the crepe place opening!?!?” and I am happy to share that Crispy Crepe is NOW OPEN! Located at the corner of South Blvd and Rensselaer Ave at 1436 South Blvd and is open weekdays 6am to 9pm and weekends 7am to 9:30pm. I peeked in mid … Continue reading
Saturday, November 24th is Small Business Saturday, a day sandwiched between Black Friday and Cyber Monday to bring focus and sales to local small businesses. South End has participated in Small Business Saturday since it’s inception in 2010 by American Express. With over 870 businesses in South End and over 90% of those classified as … Continue reading
Below is the weekly newsletter from Atherton Market, South End’s year round, indoor farmer’s market. They have some great events this holiday season so make certain to add them to your calendar. What’s happening this week at the Atherton Market? Signs of the upcoming holidays are all around us. It is unbelievable that Thanksgiving is … Continue reading
We have lots of great shops and restaurants for you to enjoy during the holidays in South End. Here are the ads you’ll see running over the new few weeks. Feel free to share, post, tag, email, like, etc! If you have and event you are running in South End…please share. Ted Boyd tboyd@charlottecentercity.org.
The annual Thunder Road Marathon is happening this Saturday. It’s a great race for Charlotte and the course will wind it’s way through many of Charlotte’s neighborhoods. South End will be one of those neighborhoods with runners coming through around miles 14, 15 and 16. I’ll included details below for the course route and timing … Continue reading
It’s starting to get chilly but Food Truck Friday continues. Make certain to bundle up and come enjoy some warm and tasty treats. Also want to share with you our South End Holiday Promotion Ad. We’ll have lots of great events happening during the Holidays with a Tree Lighting on Saturday, November the 24th from … Continue reading
WBTV did a nice story about the growth and development happening in South End. I’ll link to both the print and video versions of the story. I’ve added a few more details to some of the points brought up in the story cause I know that everything can’t fit into a minute and a half … Continue reading
You may have read about it late last night in The Charlotte Business Journal or seen the news story on WBTV but Will Boye, Senior Staff Writer for the CBJ is reporting, “Publix Super Markets Inc. is planning a store in South End on a 4-acre site along South Boulevard, according to real estate sources … Continue reading
Tonight, Tuesday, November 13th, we will host a meeting for all South End Merchants to share our Holiday Promotion and Small Business Saturday details and how you can participate. The meeting will be held at the Atherton Market starting at 6:30pm for some light refreshments and holiday spirits with the meeting starting at 7pm. We have a Holiday Campaign … Continue reading
Spotlight on Hunger: ACE Mentoring and Second Harvest Food Bank Tonight, Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Time: 5pm – 7pm Location: All American Pub Event Website ACE Mentoring is a National mentoring program intended to increase awareness of high school students to career opportunities in architecture, construction, or engineering through mentoring. While it might not seem like it … Continue reading
Each week I re-post the Atherton Market weekly newsletter so you can see the events happening each week. Market is open year round, Tue-Sat from 9am to 2pm with extended hours on Tuesdays to 7pm. Lots of great things lined up for this week with a special book signing by Charlotte Observer Food Writer Kathleen … Continue reading
It’s great to see new businesses coming to South End but in no way does that diminish the businesses that have called South End home for years. Three Little Birds is one of those businesses that has been part of the community for a while and just celebrated their 5 Year Anniversary. The did a … Continue reading
Penn Station East Coast Subs is now open and great addition to South End. Located on Remount Rd near the intersection of Remount and South Blvd next to Canine Cafe and Good Bottle Co. I should have included some photos of their subs but every time I order I eat them so fast that I … Continue reading
