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5-mile hike less than three hours from Charlotte boasts 360 mountain views

A 5-mile Roan Highlands hike offers sweeping views and an summer escape.

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Less than three hours from Charlotte is a roughly 5-mile hike with stunning views of the mountains in North Carolina and Tennessee. Why it matters: If high flight prices have you rethinking your summer travel plans, there&#x27;s plenty to do in and around North Carolina.

4 insanely extra things inside Charlotte's first Wegmans

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Northeast grocery chain Wegmans expects fans to line up when its massive Ballantyne store opens Oct. 14 at 9am.Why it matters: This isn&#x27;t just any supermarket. It&#x27;s what Wegmans calls an &quot;animated&quot; shopping experience, with workers cracking cheese wheels and rolling sushi for an audience.

Weekender: 31 things to do in Charlotte this Memorial Day weekend

Events happening May 22-25 include the Water Lantern Festival, Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Cup Series, Charlotte FC game, Soul Food Festival, concerts and parties.

Whether you&#x27;re headed to The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Coca-Cola 600" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/04/30/charlotte-biggest-may-events-2026" data-vars-content-id="ac4ba7d7-531c-4280-b13f-e6fa63731293" data-vars-headline="Weekender: 31 things to do in Charlotte this Memorial Day weekend" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/04/30/charlotte-biggest-may-events-2026" target="_self">Coca-Cola 600</a> or planning to check out the Water Lantern Festival, plenty is happening to keep you busy all three days of the holiday weekend.

50+ of the best indoor activities in Charlotte

Whether it’s too hot, cold or rainy, this is the guide for you.

Whether it’s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="too hot" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/06/20/charlotte-hottest-weekend-humidity-heat-wave-advisory" data-vars-content-id="0bd07521-b01a-4015-afb7-fce72218acdb" data-vars-headline="50+ of the best indoor activities in Charlotte" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/06/20/charlotte-hottest-weekend-humidity-heat-wave-advisory" target="_self">too hot</a>, cold or rainy, this is the guide for you.Here&#x27;s a list of more than 50 things to do inside in Charlotte to escape the elements, listed in no particular order.

Why supermarkets keep flocking to rich Charlotte and avoid everyone else

As Wegmans debuts, Charlotte's grocery divide deepens

South Charlotte is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="getting" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/05/21/ballantyne-wegmans-opening" data-vars-content-id="a1002bff-23cf-4d28-9cd6-6854f3ddda39" data-vars-headline="Why supermarkets keep flocking to rich Charlotte and avoid everyone else" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/05/21/ballantyne-wegmans-opening" target="_self">getting</a> yet another grocery store as Wegmans prepares to open an upscale shopping experience, with a sushi bar, expansive cheese selection and a sprawling parking lot for hundreds of cars.<ul><li>In west Charlotte, volunteers have spent years seeking funding for food co-ops, so residents won&#x27;t have to haul grocery bags down narrow sidewalks as far.</li></ul>

Media veterans Ted Williams and Chace Black launch paid media agency

South Mint agency aims to fill a gap in Charlotte marketing industry.

Charlotte Agenda <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="founder" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/08/andy-smith-print-shop-charlotte-magazine" data-vars-content-id="f4126869-3970-4ae2-8d8d-b9d714aecf0c" data-vars-headline="Media veterans Ted Williams and Chace Black launch paid media agency" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/08/andy-smith-print-shop-charlotte-magazine" target="_self">founder</a> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Ted Williams" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/09/17/1-fun-thing-to-go-ted-is-back-in-your-inbox" data-vars-content-id="f4126869-3970-4ae2-8d8d-b9d714aecf0c" data-vars-headline="Media veterans Ted Williams and Chace Black launch paid media agency" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/09/17/1-fun-thing-to-go-ted-is-back-in-your-inbox" target="_self">Ted Williams</a> and marketing veteran Chace Black are launching a new local agency called <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="South Mint." data-vars-click-url="https://southmint.co/" data-vars-content-id="f4126869-3970-4ae2-8d8d-b9d714aecf0c" data-vars-headline="Media veterans Ted Williams and Chace Black launch paid media agency" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://southmint.co/" target="_blank">South Mint.</a>Why it matters: South Mint aims to fill a gap in Charlotte&#x27;s marketing sphere by hyper-focusing on digital media, from TikTok and Google ads to streaming TV and podcasts.

Park Road Shopping Center adds Charlotte Running Co.

The longtime Dilworth location is moving into a larger Park Road Shopping Center space with coffee and recovery options.

Charlotte Running Co. will relocate its longtime Dilworth location to Park Road Shopping Center this fall in the former Bruegger&#x27;s Bagels and Caribou Coffee space.Why it matters: CRC&#x27;s new spot will feature the traditional aspects of a running store, plus recovery options and coffee.

New Spark by Hilton opens near Charlotte's airport

A former Hampton Inn near CLT was fully renovated into a new 121-room Hilton property.

A former Hampton Inn has been transformed into a new Hilton Hotel called Spark by Hilton near <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Charlotte Douglas International Airport" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2022/05/24/charlotte-clt-douglas-airport-food-skip-lines-guide-297974" data-vars-content-id="89ce919d-ed0c-43cb-8182-6f93028907b9" data-vars-headline="New Spark by Hilton opens near Charlotte&#x27;s airport" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2022/05/24/charlotte-clt-douglas-airport-food-skip-lines-guide-297974" target="_self">Charlotte Douglas International Airport</a>.Why it matters: The hotel was fully gutted and completed in April 2026, giving Charlotte another hotel option.

University renovates former Uptown hotel into dorms

The West Trade building will become permanent student housing.

Johnson &amp; Wales University is embarking on a $42 million renovation of its former hotel-turned-residence hall in Charlotte&#x27;s Third Ward.Why it matters: It&#x27;s another prominent Uptown building conversion in the works, joining projects like <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Brooklyn &amp; Church" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/05/29/brooklyn-church-uptown-office-conversion-housing-construction-redevelopment" data-vars-content-id="157aacde-1c79-4c31-8a3c-41276bbbf394" data-vars-headline="University renovates former Uptown hotel into dorms" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/05/29/brooklyn-church-uptown-office-conversion-housing-construction-redevelopment" target="_self">Brooklyn &amp; Church</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Johnston Building" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/10/24/office-market-jobs-vacancies-conversions" data-vars-content-id="157aacde-1c79-4c31-8a3c-41276bbbf394" data-vars-headline="University renovates former Uptown hotel into dorms" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/10/24/office-market-jobs-vacancies-conversions" target="_self">The Johnston Building</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the former Two Wells Fargo Center" data-vars-click-url="https://x.com/alexsands_/status/2047685999149363622?s=20" data-vars-content-id="157aacde-1c79-4c31-8a3c-41276bbbf394" data-vars-headline="University renovates former Uptown hotel into dorms" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://x.com/alexsands_/status/2047685999149363622?s=20" target="_blank">the former Two Wells Fargo Center</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="400 South Tryon" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/04/03/uptown-charlotte-400-south-tryon-conversion" data-vars-content-id="157aacde-1c79-4c31-8a3c-41276bbbf394" data-vars-headline="University renovates former Uptown hotel into dorms" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/04/03/uptown-charlotte-400-south-tryon-conversion" target="_self">400 South Tryon</a>.

Charlotte City Council will vote on 150-day data center moratorium

The vote is coming. But the AI boom isn't waiting

Charlotte <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="City Council" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/05/08/city-council-data-center-moratorium-construction" data-vars-content-id="b80cd8cc-0db3-4955-9bd1-4b71ec4ae076" data-vars-headline="Charlotte City Council will vote on 150-day data center moratorium" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/05/08/city-council-data-center-moratorium-construction" target="_self">City Council</a> is moving toward a 150-day moratorium on new data centers, potentially giving the city until October to develop regulations before more <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="windowless warehouses" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/05/11/charlotte-data-center-boom-electric-bills-water-use-noise-concerns" data-vars-content-id="b80cd8cc-0db3-4955-9bd1-4b71ec4ae076" data-vars-headline="Charlotte City Council will vote on 150-day data center moratorium" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/05/11/charlotte-data-center-boom-electric-bills-water-use-noise-concerns" target="_self">windowless warehouses</a> pop up.Why it matters: Despite rising neighborhood opposition, data centers can currently be built &quot;by right&quot; in eight Charlotte zoning districts, including next to homes and in the heart of Uptown, without city approval.

Charlotte City Council to finally debate data centers freeze

Charlotte is "wild west" for data centers, with few rules.

Charlotte City Council could move Monday toward a temporary pause on new data centers amid <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="growing resident concern" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/04/29/charlotte-considers-data-center-moratorium-amid-growth" data-vars-content-id="847d2a6e-9301-4a72-98e5-358dd104c611" data-vars-headline="Charlotte City Council to finally debate data centers freeze" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/04/29/charlotte-considers-data-center-moratorium-amid-growth" target="_self">growing resident concern</a>s over noise, water use and electricity demand.Why it matters: Some Charlotte leaders are antsy to take action on data centers — <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="which require as much power as a small city" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/12/20/big-tech-capex-ai" data-vars-content-id="847d2a6e-9301-4a72-98e5-358dd104c611" data-vars-headline="Charlotte City Council to finally debate data centers freeze" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/12/20/big-tech-capex-ai" target="_self">which require as much power as a small city</a> — before more pop up without their approval or community input.

Sneak peek: South End's Market on Morehead opens soon

Market on Morehead also has skyline views and a spacious dog-friendly patio.

Food and Drink

South End&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="next buzzy" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/03/31/carson-station-market-morehead-south-end-restaurant-uptown-dogs-patio" data-vars-content-id="8a21e4fa-d529-48f6-a731-9760a30970ff" data-vars-headline="Sneak peek: South End&#x27;s Market on Morehead opens soon" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/03/31/carson-station-market-morehead-south-end-restaurant-uptown-dogs-patio" target="_self">next buzzy</a> restaurant and bar opens soon with a mega TV visible from the Rail Trail.Why it matters: Market on Morehead&#x27;s 25-foot outdoor screen, skyline views and spacious dog-friendly patio are anticipated to draw crowds to the restaurant, right next to Carson Station and just blocks from Uptown.

New day-to-night venue opening soon in former Slingshot space

The day-to-night concept will bring DJs, dancing, cocktails and games to the massive Bland Street venue.

South End Hideaway <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="opens" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/03/20/charlotte-new-business-openings-2026" data-vars-content-id="dbc4a784-9814-4e1b-810f-f731dd926fa8" data-vars-headline="New day-to-night venue opening soon in former Slingshot space" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/03/20/charlotte-new-business-openings-2026" target="_self">opens</a> Thursday, May 14, in the former Slingshot space on West Bland Street.Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new day-to-night concept" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/southendhideaway/" data-vars-content-id="dbc4a784-9814-4e1b-810f-f731dd926fa8" data-vars-headline="New day-to-night venue opening soon in former Slingshot space" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/southendhideaway/" target="_blank">new day-to-night concept</a> revives one of South End&#x27;s most recognizable entertainment venues, just weeks after <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Slingshot closed" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wbtv.com/2026/03/31/its-been-an-honor-popular-south-end-charlotte-nightlife-spot-announces-permanent-closure/" data-vars-content-id="dbc4a784-9814-4e1b-810f-f731dd926fa8" data-vars-headline="New day-to-night venue opening soon in former Slingshot space" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wbtv.com/2026/03/31/its-been-an-honor-popular-south-end-charlotte-nightlife-spot-announces-permanent-closure/" target="_blank">Slingshot closed</a> and months after neighboring Resident Culture South End <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="shuttered last summer" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/08/05/resident-culture-brewing-closes-south-end-taproom" data-vars-content-id="dbc4a784-9814-4e1b-810f-f731dd926fa8" data-vars-headline="New day-to-night venue opening soon in former Slingshot space" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/08/05/resident-culture-brewing-closes-south-end-taproom" target="_self">shuttered last summer</a>.

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