Charlotte offers many options for inexpensive shopping, services and entertainment. Here are a few suggestions for discovering the best that Charlotte has to offer without going broke.
Taste of Europe, a Polish restaurant in Matthews, opened in 2013 and serves traditional Polish cuisine. The husband and wife team, Michal and Agata Przyk are both originally from Poland and opened the restaurant to share their home-country's food with Charlotteans.
Shelton Vineyards is a family owned company in Yadkin County. It is owned by brothers Ed and Charlie Shelton who started the business in 1999. Today the vineyard boasts tours, festivals, and an excellent restaurant on top of their award-winning wines.
Gerald Henderson, a shooting guard for the Charlotte Hornets, responds to questions on various opinions about the team, his personal style, and his personal life.
The east Charlotte neighborhood, Oakhurst, was established in 1915. Now over 100 years old, the neighborhood continues to grow and maintain its sense of history.
Virginia Brown reviews what it was like to go to First Ward when busing was instituted in Charlotte. The long bus ride was difficult, but the exposure to people different from herself made the experience well worth the ride.
Black Mountain College’s creative environment, nurtured by John Dewey’s educational philosophies, produced world-renowned professionals in art, music, and dance. Open for two dozen years, the college’s progressive spirit lives in North Carolina along the educational spectrum, from Charlotte’s Open Door School to Swannanoa’s Warren Wilson College.