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PHOTOS: Diamond Rio kicks off new season at the Cole
HAMLET — Award-winning country music group Diamond Rio kicked of the 2024-2025 Performing Arts Series at Cole Auditorium Friday evening. The band, founded in 1982, catapulted to fame in 1991 with the release of their first hit single, “Meet in the Middle.”. Other songs on the set list...
Why South End's Rail Trail Clean Up should be your next social outing
There's another way to meet new people in Charlotte and no, it's not a run club. Why it matters: With more than 100 people moving to the Charlotte area every day, many are eager to make connections. Enter South End's Rail Trail Clean Up — a way to socialize and keep our growing city looking its best. How it works: The clean-up is made up of all volunteers and runs from 10am-1pm on the third Saturday of each month. Participants check at the New Bern St. Light Rail Station between 10am-11am to grab cleaning supplies provided by Keep Charlotte Beautiful.What...
La Lima to open in South End by Viva Chicken and Yunta co-founders
La Lima, a fast-casual Peruvian sandwich restaurant, will soon bring international fusion flavors to South End.Why it matters: It's by the same owners as Yunta Nikkei, a Peruvian-Japanese fusion spot that Axios named the best restaurant in 2024, as well as Viva Chicken, a popular fast-casual rotisserie chicken chain."We're bringing Peru's most iconic sandwiches to Charlotte, but with the fusion that Peruvian cuisine is known for, including Peruvian-Italian and Peruvian-Spanish and Peruvian-Japanese," co-owner and chef Bruno Macchiavello tells Axios.Dig in: Peruvian "sánguches" are typical street food fare and popular in the South American country for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The...
Cine en los Barrios brings Latin American films to Charlotte neighborhoods
A new program is bringing free Latin American film screenings to neighborhoods across Charlotte, giving everyone a front-row seat to different cultures and experiences. Puerto Rican native Giovanna Torres moved to Charlotte in 2015 and soon found out there were no screenings of Latin American films in the area. So, she decided to create Cine Casual.
Mom will help guide son who's legally blind during Charlotte airport 5K
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One of the city’s most popular races is this weekend and will include two runners with a very special story. A fifth grader who is legally blind will CLT Runway 5K at Charlotte Douglas International Airport with the help of his mom who won the race back in 2019.
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