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James Beard-nominated chef revives Mattie's Diner

Sam Diminich will reopen it as Grey's Diner, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Food and Drink

Mattie&#x27;s Diner on The Plaza, which <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="closed last summer" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/08/04/matties-diner-closing-the-plaza" data-vars-content-id="130cf239-0fe2-4989-94ef-e65b6c9bcfb2" data-vars-headline="James Beard-nominated chef revives Mattie&#x27;s Diner" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/08/04/matties-diner-closing-the-plaza" target="_self">closed last summer</a>, will reopen this spring as Grey&#x27;s Diner. Why it matters: In buying Mattie&#x27;s, James Beard–nominated <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="chef Sam Diminich" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2022/02/22/chef-sam-diminich-is-opening-a-restaurant-a-mile-from-where-he-used-to-be-homeless-285932" data-vars-content-id="130cf239-0fe2-4989-94ef-e65b6c9bcfb2" data-vars-headline="James Beard-nominated chef revives Mattie&#x27;s Diner" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2022/02/22/chef-sam-diminich-is-opening-a-restaurant-a-mile-from-where-he-used-to-be-homeless-285932" target="_self">chef Sam Diminich</a> and the team behind <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Your Farms Your Table Group" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/01/07/restaurant-constance-your-farm-your-table-hopeway-mental-health-facility-meals" data-vars-content-id="130cf239-0fe2-4989-94ef-e65b6c9bcfb2" data-vars-headline="James Beard-nominated chef revives Mattie&#x27;s Diner" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/01/07/restaurant-constance-your-farm-your-table-hopeway-mental-health-facility-meals" target="_self">Your Farms Your Table Group</a> want to provide Michelin-level hospitality in a space where families, neighbors and regulars can grab a booth without a reservation.<ul><li>The approach aims to challenge the perception that farm-to-table dining is exclusive.</li></ul>

Weekender: 30 things to do in Charlotte this weekend including live music and a street market

Events happening Feb. 20-22 include Jurassic Quest, a bridal show, Hornets game, food truck rodeo and indoor skating.

Things to Do

This weekend is filled with family-friendly activities from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Jurassic Quest" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/14/interactive-jurassic-quest-event-comes-to-concord-this-february" data-vars-content-id="7354553f-52b9-4f01-b302-71c83bcd96cc" data-vars-headline="Weekender: 30 things to do in Charlotte this weekend including live music and a street market" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/14/interactive-jurassic-quest-event-comes-to-concord-this-february" target="_self">Jurassic Quest</a> to a South End street market.

Ballantyne 2026 event guide: Festivals, concerts and markets

Ballantyne's event calendar is filling up for 2026, with returning festivals, outdoor concerts and even more to experience at The Bowl.

Neighborhoods

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Ballantyne&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2021/03/10/guide-to-ballantyne-including-bowl" data-vars-content-id="dbc446dd-d3c0-4760-b827-793745e0f292" data-vars-headline="Ballantyne 2026 event guide: Festivals, concerts and markets" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2021/03/10/guide-to-ballantyne-including-bowl" target="_self">Ballantyne&#x27;s</a> event calendar is filling up for 2026, with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="returning festivals" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/03/31/ballantyne-event-guide-2025" data-vars-content-id="dbc446dd-d3c0-4760-b827-793745e0f292" data-vars-headline="Ballantyne 2026 event guide: Festivals, concerts and markets" 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/ballantyne-event-guide-2025" target="_self">returning festivals</a>, outdoor concerts and even more to experience at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Bowl" data-vars-click-url="https://thebowlnc.com/?utm_source=2060digital&amp;utm_medium=localseo&amp;utm_campaign=gbp" data-vars-content-id="dbc446dd-d3c0-4760-b827-793745e0f292" data-vars-headline="Ballantyne 2026 event guide: Festivals, concerts and markets" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://thebowlnc.com/?utm_source=2060digital&amp;utm_medium=localseo&amp;utm_campaign=gbp" target="_blank">The Bowl</a>.Why it matters: As the area keeps growing, its mix of live music, buzzy dining spots and green space is turning this once-corporate corner of south Charlotte into one of the city&#x27;s go-to hangouts.

The evolution of Bank of America Stadium

From site selection in 1989 to what the stadium will look like in 2030, here's a timeline of Bank of America Stadium.

Sports

By 2030, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Bank of America Stadium" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/06/03/nfl-stadium-renovations-panthers-bank-of-america-tepper" data-vars-content-id="e78b5e93-6f6a-4540-af79-e5ade529995b" data-vars-headline="The evolution of Bank of America Stadium" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/06/03/nfl-stadium-renovations-panthers-bank-of-america-tepper" target="_self">Bank of America Stadium</a> will have a fresh look. Why it matters: An $800 million renovation will transform the 30-year-old venue, which is among the oldest in the NFL. Tepper Sports &amp; Entertainment&#x27;s deal with the city also keeps its teams — the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC — here through 2045.

See inside: Three new businesses to open in Brevard Court ahead of Charlotte FC season

A bodega bar, a country dive and a glow-up of a longtime lunch favorite are coming to the historic Uptown courtyard.

Big changes are coming to Brevard Court, just in time for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="soccer season" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/02/17/where-to-watch-charlotte-fc" data-vars-content-id="adafbfc9-c190-477a-954a-d2118a1e545d" data-vars-headline="See inside: Three new businesses to open in Brevard Court ahead of Charlotte FC season" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/02/17/where-to-watch-charlotte-fc" target="_self">soccer season</a>.Why it matters: Ahead of Charlotte FC&#x27;s home opener, and the chaos of March Madness and St. Patrick&#x27;s Day, the team behind <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Valhalla" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/10/28/valhalla-pub-reopens-uptown" data-vars-content-id="adafbfc9-c190-477a-954a-d2118a1e545d" data-vars-headline="See inside: Three new businesses to open in Brevard Court ahead of Charlotte FC season" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/10/28/valhalla-pub-reopens-uptown" target="_self">Valhalla</a> is opening three new spots in the historic Uptown courtyard.

NCDOT says no to tunnels, will build elevated I-77 toll lanes through Uptown

I-77 toll lane plan advances with above-ground highway

News

Following &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="extensive" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/11/06/i-77-south-toll-lanes-express-black-neighborhoods" data-vars-content-id="abf150ff-8b63-4695-87de-7a0ae92e4738" data-vars-headline="NCDOT says no to tunnels, will build elevated I-77 toll lanes through Uptown" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/11/06/i-77-south-toll-lanes-express-black-neighborhoods" target="_self">extensive</a> community engagement,&quot; the N.C. Department of Transportation is planning to build elevated highways through the Uptown area as part of its $3.2 billion I-77 express lanes.Why it matters: The agency says this plan reduces impacts on historic Black neighborhoods, McCrorey Heights and Wesley Heights, as well as Frazier Park and avoids Pinewood Cemetery.

Sadler Square in Davidson now fully leased after major facelift

Novant Health will join a slate of restaurants, retailers and wellness spots this fall.

A Novant Health primary care clinic will complete the tenant lineup at Sadler Square, a redeveloped shopping center in Davidson that was once the longtime home of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="grocer" data-vars-click-url="https://www.charlottemagazine.com/the-end-of-healthy-home-market/" data-vars-content-id="aa6249a9-8b37-44d9-bd6e-a0fd268f6b14" data-vars-headline="Sadler Square in Davidson now fully leased after major facelift" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.charlottemagazine.com/the-end-of-healthy-home-market/" target="_blank">grocer</a> Healthy Home Market. Why it matters: Following a multimillion-dollar renovation, the now-fully leased center blends restaurants, retail, wellness and health care.

$2.4B in new construction planned for Charlotte's center city by 2027

$4.4B in development is changing Uptown, South End, midtown

Within <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the next few years" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/12/16/developments-construction-groundbreakings-2025-anticipated" data-vars-content-id="b59e9695-8e5f-4a8f-a5c4-03f47107122d" data-vars-headline="$2.4B in new construction planned for Charlotte&#x27;s center city by 2027" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/12/16/developments-construction-groundbreakings-2025-anticipated" target="_self">the next few years</a>, Charlotte&#x27;s urban core — consisting of Uptown, South End and midtown — will get another 4,866 apartments, 1,246,000 square feet of office, 1,501 hotel rooms and 257,045 square feet of storefronts.Why it matters: It all adds up to $2.4 billion worth of new construction expected to start or be underway by 2027. Each year, Charlotte Center City Partners tallies this number for its yearly &quot;State of the Center City&quot; report, which it uses to attract employers, investors and developers.

Brookhill Village redevelopment will add short-term rentals, festival grounds to South End

After years of uncertainty, Brookhill overhaul begins

After years of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="failed plans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2020/01/23/brookhill-how-one-of-charlottes-most-complicated-and-misunderstood-developments-could-end-up-a-success-story-193571" data-vars-content-id="1ef4d9a8-1267-48ae-b464-0be953bd7df4" data-vars-headline="Brookhill Village redevelopment will add short-term rentals, festival grounds to South End" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2020/01/23/brookhill-how-one-of-charlottes-most-complicated-and-misunderstood-developments-could-end-up-a-success-story-193571" target="_self">failed plans</a> that <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="induced anxiety" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2022/06/06/part-of-brookhill-will-be-torn-down-after-years-of-failed-plans-299301" data-vars-content-id="1ef4d9a8-1267-48ae-b464-0be953bd7df4" data-vars-headline="Brookhill Village redevelopment will add short-term rentals, festival grounds to South End" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2022/06/06/part-of-brookhill-will-be-torn-down-after-years-of-failed-plans-299301" target="_self">induced anxiety</a> among legacy residents, the historic Brookhill Village in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="South End" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/01/12/uptown-south-end-developments-office-construction" data-vars-content-id="1ef4d9a8-1267-48ae-b464-0be953bd7df4" data-vars-headline="Brookhill Village redevelopment will add short-term rentals, festival grounds to South End" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/01/12/uptown-south-end-developments-office-construction" target="_self">South End</a> will finally undergo a transformation that preserves the few remaining low-income homes, while adding short-term rentals and festival grounds to Charlotte&#x27;s trendiest neighborhood.Why it matters: Griffin Brothers Companies has already renovated 89 of the rare affordable housing units in Brookhill, located at the corner of South Tryon and Remount. Now it plans to build amenities to enliven the surrounding 25-plus-acre <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;blank canvas,&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.charlottenc.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/1/growth-and-development/planning-and-zoning/rezoning/documents/2024-petitions/community-meeting-reports/2024-129-cmr-2.pdf" data-vars-content-id="1ef4d9a8-1267-48ae-b464-0be953bd7df4" data-vars-headline="Brookhill Village redevelopment will add short-term rentals, festival grounds to South End" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.charlottenc.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/1/growth-and-development/planning-and-zoning/rezoning/documents/2024-petitions/community-meeting-reports/2024-129-cmr-2.pdf" target="_blank">&quot;blank canvas,&quot;</a> which some have considered an &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="eyesore" data-vars-click-url="https://qcnerve.com/forest-park-displacement-decision/" data-vars-content-id="1ef4d9a8-1267-48ae-b464-0be953bd7df4" data-vars-headline="Brookhill Village redevelopment will add short-term rentals, festival grounds to South End" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://qcnerve.com/forest-park-displacement-decision/" target="_blank">eyesore</a>.&quot;

See inside: Luxury affordable housing opens in Uptown with rooftop pickleball and podcast studio

Inside Uptown's first affordable luxury apartments

Luxury apartments and public housing usually don&#x27;t mix. But that&#x27;s exactly what&#x27;s happening at a new 353-unit high-rise in Uptown, which is expected to welcome its first residents next month.Why it matters: Trella Uptown, at Eighth and North Tryon, sets aside 106 of 353 units as &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="affordable housing," data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/10/29/charlotte-housing-affordability-2025-report-supply" data-vars-content-id="d880741c-97e3-4fbd-b2d4-0c07bbd7ab60" data-vars-headline="See inside: Luxury affordable housing opens in Uptown with rooftop pickleball and podcast studio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/10/29/charlotte-housing-affordability-2025-report-supply" target="_self">affordable housing,</a>&quot; rented at income-based rates. And residents get the same access to all the glossy amenities, from the podcasting studio to rooftop pickleball courts.

Hello, Publix? Another Uptown grocery store is in the works

Publix, is that you? Another Uptown grocer is in the works

A third <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="major" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/11/21/charlotte-thanksgiving-feast-costs-2025-grocery-prices" data-vars-content-id="da7d8603-e7ca-4734-94c6-12902e141755" data-vars-headline="Hello, Publix? Another Uptown grocery store is in the works" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/11/21/charlotte-thanksgiving-feast-costs-2025-grocery-prices" target="_self">major</a> Uptown grocery store is in the works in Fourth Ward, permits filed this past summer with the City of Charlotte indicate.Why it matters: Publix has long planned a store at 111 W 10th St. as part of the Ten Tryon development, originally planned to be a 15-story tower comprising office space — &quot;anchored by a Fortune 100 company&quot; — and a rooftop restaurant.

5 of Charlotte's buzziest developments to watch in 2026

Charlotte's 5 buzziest developments of 2026

Uptown <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="and" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/12/08/queensbridge-collective-ey-lease-south-end-office" data-vars-content-id="a5e892f2-9e9d-43b5-a30d-c94a297e8f97" data-vars-headline="5 of Charlotte&#x27;s buzziest developments to watch in 2026" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/12/08/queensbridge-collective-ey-lease-south-end-office" target="_self">and</a> South End will quickly begin to feel like one cohesive neighborhood in the coming years, as some long-planned, massive developments get off the ground and blur the lines.Why it matters: New skyscrapers will expand the skyline, and blossoming mixed-use districts will replace the few remaining undeveloped pieces of land. Both are signs of the city&#x27;s growth and the region&#x27;s economic viability.Here are five of the biggest developments to watch:

Queensbridge Collective signs EY, adds two floors of office to meet rising demand

EY joins Moore & Van Allen at the two-tower Queensbridge Collective development.

The developers of the two-tower <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Queensbridge Collective" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/10/28/queensbridge-collective-pacific-life-south-end" data-vars-content-id="66d72ec0-6b9b-48ab-9a82-2d127046c1b1" data-vars-headline="Queensbridge Collective signs EY, adds two floors of office to meet rising demand" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/10/28/queensbridge-collective-pacific-life-south-end" target="_self">Queensbridge Collective</a> mixed-use development are swapping two floors of apartments in their second building for office space after signing yet another lease, this time with Ernst &amp; Young, signaling rising demand for new space in South End.Why it matters: Once booming, Charlotte office construction has mostly stopped due to lagging demand. But Riverside Investment &amp; Development appears to be reaping the benefits of offering some of the only under-construction space in the city&#x27;s hottest office submarket.

Development 🏗️

The evolution of Bank of America Stadium

See inside: Three new businesses to open in Brevard Court ahead of Charlotte FC season

NCDOT says no to tunnels, will build elevated I-77 toll lanes through Uptown

Sadler Square in Davidson now fully leased after major facelift

$2.4B in new construction planned for Charlotte's center city by 2027