‘100 Things To Do In Charlotte Before You Die,’ 2nd Edition, Offers Many Ways To Enjoy The City Now

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The warmer spring weather means more outdoor activities in the Charlotte area. Sarah Crosland, author of 100 Things to Do in Charlotte Before You Die, 2nd Edition, has put together the definitive Charlotte bucket list, and it’s full of fun things to do in the coming months. Below are some suggested spring activities straight from the book itself: • Dig into food truck fare in South End’s Food Truck Fridays. • Practice your warrior pose with a view at NC Yoga Bar’s outside-the-box, experienced-based yoga events around Charlotte. You can join in weekly classes at spots like Advent Coworking in

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Instacart Ranks Charlotte #1 In U.S. For Alcohol Sales Via Their Service

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Instacart, a North American leader in online groceries, is sharing new data ahead of St. Patrick’s Day for the booziest cities in America, and it may not come as a surprise to you that Charlotte is ranked as the #1 city in the U.S. for alcohol sales via Instacart. Instacart dove into its 2018 data to determine which cities were the booziest based on the volume of their alcohol purchases via the service. The top 10 cities that purchase the most alcohol via Instacart in 2018 were: Charlotte Chicago San Francisco Miami Los Angeles Washington D.C. Seattle Dallas Richmond Austin

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Charlotte-Raleigh Partnership Brings New Group of Cleantech Entrepreneurs to Region

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Joint Venture Gets a Boost from U.S. EDA Innovation Grant Participants hail from San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Chicago, but the hope is they’ll find connections and customers in the Carolinas. Eight early-stage companies in the fast-growing clean technology sector will visit Charlotte and the Research Triangle from March 20-22, as part of a regional collaboration to grow cleantech jobs and investment here. This is the sixth year Joules Accelerator has brought companies to Charlotte but the first year of a formal partnership to expand its reach to the Research Triangle region and beyond. The joint venture between Joules Accelerator and

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City of Charlotte Launches Accessible Public Records Request Tracker

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The City of Charlotte announced on Monday, Sunshine Day 2019, the rollout of a public records request tracker on the city’s Open Data Portal.  This new feature, built for citywide use by the Office of Data and Analytics, informs the requestor and members of the public of the status of public records requests submitted to the city under state law and the Freedom of Information Act.  The city’s public records manager, Cheyenne Flotree, made the announcement during a Sunshine Day panel discussion hosted by the North Carolina Open Government Coalition and the Elon University School of Communications.  “I am pleased

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Charlotte Named One Of 2019 Top 100 Best Places To Live By Millennials

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Charlotte has been named one of the 2019 Top 100 Best Places to Live by Livability.com, outpacing more than 1,000 cities (with populations between 20,000 and 1,000,000) in this data-driven ranking. The 2019 rankings were guided by an exclusive study conducted by Livability.com in partnership with Ipsos. More than 1,000 millennials across the country were surveyed to determine what matters most to them when making relocation decisions. The top responses — affordability and job opportunities — were factored into this year’s ranking criteria, including, for the first time ever, a cap on housing costs. No city on Livability’s 2019 Top

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Pink Cactus Bar Kitchen to Open in SouthPark With Grand Opening March 30

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Pink Cactus Bar Kitchen will celebrate its opening day on Saturday, March 30, in the former Treehouse Whiskey and Fork location. Pink Cactus invites Charlotte to its Grand Opening party for live music, drink specials and fun. Not just another restaurant, Pink Cactus is intended to be a neighborhood gathering place. A newly expanded and covered patio will be ready for the Grand Opening party. Over the past few weeks the restaurant has undergone extensive updates and renovations in order to entirely change the look and feel of the space. The new brand, Pink Cactus, will offer 25 beers and

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Can Food Help Fight Cognitive Decline? Charlotte Area Doctors Say ‘Yes’

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Novis Heath doctors suggest five foods to feed your brain, keep you sharp Consider this: your brain is the engine driving the machine of your body. What you use to fuel that human machine impacts efficiency and overall health. It’s that simple, says Dr. Ruben Valdes of Novis Health, a functional health practice in Fort Mill. What you eat keeps your brain running and has the power to help fight off cognitive decline, if you make the right choices. Cognitive decline can be gradual, presenting as a slight but noticeable and measurable downturn inabilities such as memory and thinking skills.

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Winners Announced Among Charlotte Government Employees and Schools for 19th Annual National Arts Program

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Winners have been announced for Charlotte’s 19th Annual National Arts Program. The program recognizes the creative talents of City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools and Charlotte Mecklenburg Library employees, retirees and their family members. Entries were judged by three local art professionals. All winners’ artwork will be on display in the Government Center lobby through Friday, March 15 and can be viewed from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. The exhibit is free and open to the public. “The volume and content of this year’s entries are diverse and rich in statement, delivered from artists as

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Knight Foundation Grant To Help City Engage All Charlotte in 2040 Comprehensive Plan

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As Charlotte embarks on creating its first comprehensive growth plan in 45 years, a new $250,000 investment from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will help ensure residents from all neighborhoods will have a seat at the table. The funding will enhance community outreach in all neighborhoods, with a specific focus on engaging neighborhoods in the Historic West End and West Charlotte, to help create a plan to shape Charlotte’s future that includes input from residents across the city.   “We want to make sure our community engagement process is equitable, using strategies that keep in mind the impact

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