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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

<p>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. </p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> 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.</p><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

<p>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. </p>

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

<p><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>.</p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> 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. </p>

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

<p>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. </p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> 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. </p>

Charlotte's Home of the Year 2024: Best Dining Design goes to this Myers Park home with a swanky speakeasy

This Myers Park home with "hidden surprises around each corner" is our 2024 Home of the Year pick for best dining room design.

Real Estate

<p>With hidden surprises around each corner, this south Charlotte home is our pick for Best Dining Room Design.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>We received several nominations for our seventh annual <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Home of the Year award" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/08/08/home-of-the-year-2024-nomination" data-vars-content-id="34024a26-6d3e-489f-b915-4fdf0624b671" data-vars-headline="Charlotte&#x27;s Home of the Year 2024: Best Dining Design goes to this Myers Park home with a swanky speakeasy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/08/08/home-of-the-year-2024-nomination" target="_self">Home of the Year award</a> highlighting the latest real estate projects in our area. The designers of this stunning property earned a well-deserved seat at the table for their colorful scullery and modern speakeasy.   </p>

Charlotte's Home of the Year 2024: Best Architecture goes to this coastal-inspired Cornelius mansion

This newly built modern Lake Norman mansion crafted with seamless indoor and outdoor transitions is our 2024 Home of the Year pick for best architecture.

<p>This newly built Lake Norman mansion is our 2024 pick for Best Architecture.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>Our seventh annual <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Home of the Year award" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/08/08/home-of-the-year-2024-nomination" data-vars-content-id="2e7c3c6b-367f-4aaa-a4e1-537c0f129cc0" data-vars-headline="Charlotte&#x27;s Home of the Year 2024: Best Architecture goes to this coastal-inspired Cornelius mansion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/08/08/home-of-the-year-2024-nomination" target="_self">Home of the Year award</a> highlights the latest real estate projects in our area, and this waterfront home&#x27;s craftsmanship is a prime example of seamless indoor and outdoor transitions<strong>.</strong></p>

Foster Flats: Modern living in the South End — save on rent and live more

Experience the perfect blend of privacy and community, whether you’re renting a private room or your own apartment.

<p>Moving is tough work but worth the effort, especially when a new community offers the perfect place to call home while you get settled — and throw open the doors to explore everything the Queen City has to offer.</p><p><strong>The story:</strong> Foster Flats is a new community in Charlotte, located in the thriving South End neighborhood.</p>

Peek inside NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin's renovated Lake Norman mansion

South Charlotte interior designers give an inside look at their latest design project for NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin.

<p>Earlier this year, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Netflix&#x27;s &quot;NASCAR: Full Speed" data-vars-click-url="http://v/" data-vars-content-id="16c734e3-fe19-424d-a3e3-7850a561a895" data-vars-headline="Peek inside NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin&#x27;s renovated Lake Norman mansion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://v/" target="_blank">Netflix&#x27;s &quot;NASCAR: Full Speed</a>&quot; highlighted massive mansions like Denny Hamlin&#x27;s. Recently, local interior designers gave the home a new look.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>Local race car drivers have been known to own some of the hottest real estate in the area — from the &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Talladega Nights" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/11/14/nascar-driver-buys-6-75m-lake-norman-mansion-from-talladega-nights-344177" data-vars-content-id="16c734e3-fe19-424d-a3e3-7850a561a895" data-vars-headline="Peek inside NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin&#x27;s renovated Lake Norman mansion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/11/14/nascar-driver-buys-6-75m-lake-norman-mansion-from-talladega-nights-344177" target="_self">Talladega Nights</a>&quot; mansion to an <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="equestrian estate" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2022/07/19/nascar-drivers-equestrian-estate-listed-for-record-setting-16m-303041" data-vars-content-id="16c734e3-fe19-424d-a3e3-7850a561a895" data-vars-headline="Peek inside NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin&#x27;s renovated Lake Norman mansion" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2022/07/19/nascar-drivers-equestrian-estate-listed-for-record-setting-16m-303041" target="_self">equestrian estate</a> in Mooresville.</p>

Home tour: See inside designer Ashley Ross’s globally inspired Airbnb

Home Tour

<h2 class="text-h6 !font-sans !font-normal !leading-[1.2em]">Designer Ashley Ross turned her one-bedroom guest house into a globally inspired <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Airbnb" data-vars-click-url="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/14072236?adults=1&amp;children=0&amp;enable_m3_private_room=true&amp;infants=0&amp;pets=0&amp;check_in=2023-09-20&amp;check_out=2023-09-25&amp;source_impression_id=p3_1695245369_gbrmB2jP6At5WQE2&amp;previous_page_section_name=1000&amp;federated_search_id=0e17e526-d23e-4bb3-9d44-2308391cc645" data-vars-content-id="1f5b40b8-29b5-4091-b3a6-c84bc9b11c1a" data-vars-headline="Home tour: See inside designer Ashley Ross’s globally inspired Airbnb" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/14072236?adults=1&amp;children=0&amp;enable_m3_private_room=true&amp;infants=0&amp;pets=0&amp;check_in=2023-09-20&amp;check_out=2023-09-25&amp;source_impression_id=p3_1695245369_gbrmB2jP6At5WQE2&amp;previous_page_section_name=1000&amp;federated_search_id=0e17e526-d23e-4bb3-9d44-2308391cc645" target="_blank">Airbnb</a> that feels miles from its downtown Gastonia address.</h2>

2023 Home of the Year: Revitalized colonial estate in Plaza Midwood

News

<h2 class="text-h6 !font-sans !font-normal !leading-[1.2em]">Our 2023 Home of the Year Award goes to an elegant example of how to reimagine history by combining traditional aspects with modern elements.</h2>

Best use of color: An eclectic Eastover home makeover

Best lake house: Modern mansion on Lake Norman

Best outdoor setup: Custom Cotswold home with a basketball court

Best new build: A custom Chantilly chateau