Briefing for Thursday July 23: Fried chicken to golf
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Hello Thursday.
I had to get blood drawn recently and I talked to the young guy doing my paperwork and taking my blood. It was just the two of us inside the entire Quest Diagnostic Center in Elizabeth, which was kind of creepy. I asked him where he went to school and he told me he started at ECU, but he wasn’t doing well and he didn’t see the value. So, he took the Phlebotomy track at CPCC and told me it cost about $2,000. This is why I freaking love CPCC. You get hard skills for an incredible value. I then asked him for his go-to order at Earl’s Grocery and he told me he’d never heard of it (even though it was 100 yards away). Shocked. I was going to yell at him, but I got kind of dizzy and left. Anyways.
VITALS
Today’s Weather: 88. Mostly sunny. 30% chance of t-storms.
Today’s Stat: $350 million. Investment cost of a movie studio being considered by the Catawba Indian Tribe on 124 acres of tribal land in York County [Worthington/Herald].
Today’s Job: Administrative Assistant at local non-profit Read Charlotte ($38,000 + benefits). Apply. Outstanding team with a great mission.
Today’s Charlottean: Susan Hansell, Executive Director of A Child’s Place, for creating a team with the mission to erase the imact of homelessness on children and their education.
ORIGINALS
Top 5 places to get fried chicken in Charlotte, ranked
It’s 5:50am and I’m craving fried chicken after looking at Joshua’s photos. I’m upset that Carpe Diem’s friend chicken entree isn’t on this list, but this is more of a lunch list. Shockingly, Price’s Chicken Coop didn’t take the crown.
A sophisticated, analytical approach to the 6,300+ banned NC license plates
I read this draft while walking my son around the neighborhood last night and I started crying because I was laughing so hard. Literally. The Observer ran an excellent story on the 6,300 custom license plates that are banned by the State of North Carolina – enjoy our eight category analysis of these plates.
The Charlotte streetcar: Y’all got it wrong
Op-Ed from Erin Chantry, an urban designer and planner. This well written argument has three main points: (1) The streetcar creates a market where there isn’t one, (2) The streetcar encourages the type of development that these neighborhoods need, and (3) The streetcar maximizes the infrastructure we have.
Charlotte welcomes Red Clay Ciderworks with open arms
I love that Jonathan wrote about the intricately-designed apple that showcases the names of this cidery’s Kickstarter campaign backers. Grand opening was packed on Saturday. Current hours: Wed/Thurs 4-9pm, Fri 3-10pm, Sat 12-10pm, and Sun 12-6pm. In-house offerings are priced at $6, with guest beer taps at $5
Beer, Bikes, and Architecture: A Conversation with the Spoke Easy
Bar? Check. Archtecture firm? Check. Bike shop? Check. Yoga classes? Check. Buster gets the details on this Elizabeth hangout from co-owner Kevin Kennedy. Including Kevin’s lunch order from neighboring Earl’s Grocery (salmon and Szechuan noodles).
The growth of soccer in Charlotte. A conversation with Matt Garner, leader of the Queen City Outlaws.
How intense is Matt about US soccer? His dog’s name is ‘Murica and he keeps a spreadsheet of games he has attended. Love that he’s trying to recruit general American sports fans.
Red Bridge Golf Club: The best greens you’ll play with a wine slushy
$53 on a Saturday. 38 minutes from Uptown. Hole #1 plays as the longest par 4 on the course, so warm up accordingly. Rocky River Vineyards sits to the right of #1 green ($5 wine slushies), seriously. Tully provides you with a course review and 10 photos.
The Weekender: July 24 – 26
20 Netflix killers this weekend. Duckworth’s Cellar now open to International Champions Cup soccer to Christmas in July at Romare Bearden Park and the Epicentre to VTGCLT to foosball tournaments at Unknown Brewing to Art Hole conversations to Graffiti Jam to poll dancing. Live here.
TALKING POINTS
Two-story, 3,000 sqft Starbuck’s is coming to Sharon Square [Thomas/CBJ].Developer Peter Pappas is bringing the heat to this mixed use complex: Dogwood, Corkbuzz (just opened), Whole Foods, Bar Method (under construction) and Rusty Bucket (under construction). I don’t know Peter, but Gary (owner of the Rusty Bucket) loves the guy.
Masked thieves crashed a minivan into Social Status and stole an estimated $7,000 in merchandise [Levans/Agenda]. Happened at 4 o’clock in the morning on Wednesday. Social Status is an apparel and footwear boutique on Central Avenue. View photos.
CEO Brian Moynihan shook up the Bank of America management team yesterday [Rexrode/WSJ]. CFO Bruce Thompson is leaving, David Darnell is retiring, Paul Donofrio will replace Thompson as CFO, Terry Laughlin will replace Darnell, Andrea Smith is promoted to Chief Admin Officer, and Sheri Bronstein will replace Smith as head of HR.
Uber is delivering King of Pops on Friday [Uber]. How it works: Open Uber between 11am – 5pm on Friday, July 24, set your location and request ICE CREAM. If connected, 5 frozen treats from King of Pops will be delivered curbside for $20 (it’s free if you have a Capital One credit card – use promo code).
It’s official, NoDa will likely be getting two new apartment complexes: 147-units and up to 525 units [Portillo/Observer]. City Council approved these new projects, looks like the light rail is spurring development.
Invite: Charlotte Soccer Academy invites you to swing by the OrthoCarolina Sportsplex Grand Opening this weekend (party on Sunday, July 26th, 4-7pm).
Have a excellent Thursday and it was exciting to see the Savage Way’s moss arthanging on the wall at last night’s fancy #skylineCLT food-focused event held by Crescent Communities in the old Goodyear building Uptown.