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It seems that we're all rediscovering some low-key activities these days, and a visit to the CLT Airport Overlook fits right into that plan.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport is one of the few airports in the United State that... Read the whole entry...» We are starting to add in-person events to this list, but it still has a lot of virtual events. This list will be a combination of in-person and virtual events for some time. Also during this time we're including some events that are more... Read the whole entry...» Charlotte Motor Speedway is bringing drive-in movies to the community! The events will benefit Speedway Children's Charities. The movies will be shown on the 16,000 square foot HDTV screen. Families can listen through their FM radio. Guests... Read the whole entry...» Photo from Good Karma Ranch Alpaca Facebook Page Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, at 1041 Brevard Place Road, Iron Station, is offering farm tours. Iron Station is about 28 miles to the northwest of Charlotte, before you get to Lincolnton. It's... Read the whole entry...»
Krispy Kreme is breaking the tradition of giving teachers a shiny red apple. The doughnut shop is showing its sweet appreciation for educators with its “Educator Appreciation Week,” including a FREE limited-time “Straight A Dozen.”
On Aug.... Read the whole entry...» Outdoor movies are a staple of summer entertainment for families. Normally there are at least 10 outdoor movie series throughout the Charlotte area. They're a fun night out, usually including kids' activities, like face painting,... Read the whole entry...»
Face masks protect other people around you, especially if you have the virus and don't know it.
By increasing the percentage of people wearing face masks, and continuing to practice social distancing, we can slow the spread, protect our... Read the whole entry...» Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is committed to CMS students having healthy meals each day, even with remote learning. They've announced that they'll be providing Meal Bundles to eligible students starting September 1st, 2020. Meals during... Read the whole entry...» Dunkin' is giving Mondays a little jolt and is making Fridays a little bit sweeter in August, 2020. Both of these deals are for DD Perks members only. Free Coffee Mondays On August 3rd, August 14th, and August 21st, Dunkin' DD Perks... Read the whole entry...» Whether your idea of Halloween fun is being chased through the woods by a serial killer with a chainsaw, or taking a zombie-less hayride to the pumpkin patch, there is something this fall in the Charlotte area that will meet your needs. This... Read the whole entry...» U.S. National Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Parkway, offers free Yoga through September. It takes place at South Ridge. (Scroll down for a map.) Parking is $6 per car, but you can buy a parking pass for $50 and that will get you into... Read the whole entry...»
The Metropolitan Opera has closed, but it's offering nightly streams of encore presentations from its Live in HD series.
The streams will begin on Monday, March 16th, 2020. Each will begin at 7:30 p.m. on the date listed below, and will... Read the whole entry...» This is the first of our series of video tours of bike rides, with a special focus on Mecklenburg County Greenways. Keep reading to see the video, as well as more information and pictures. The Mecklenburg County greenway system is a set of linear... Read the whole entry...» Historic Rosedale, at 3427 N. Tryon Street, has been part of Charlotte's history since 1815, when the house was completed by Archibald Frew, a tax collector and postmaster for the town of Charlotte. The last people to live in the house were... Read the whole entry...» City of Concord Parks & Recreation is presenting some pop-up programs in parks the week of August 10th to 13th, 2020. All of these programs are free, are for all ages, and don't require registration. Face coverings and social distancing... Read the whole entry...» Fireworks are in short supply this year, but you could say that sunflowers are nature's fireworks, and they are definitely not canceled! On this page we will be updating the inside scoop on sunflower fields that are a short drive from... Read the whole entry...» Story by Carolyn Erickson. Every time my family and I go camping, we talk about how we should do it more often. For us, the camping bug bit early on. My husband and I had both grown up spending summers outdoors, canoeing and fishing and stargazing.... Read the whole entry...» Tucked away in Reedy Creek Nature Preserve, an easy not-quite-a-mile walk from the Reedy Creek Nature Center, is the last thing you might expect to find in the woods — the ruins of a stone house built in the late 1700s. You might... Read the whole entry...» The Chinese Lantern Festival, at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, originally scheduled for August 28th to October 18th, has been rescheduled to October 15th, 2020, to January 3rd, 2021. Note: The pictures and video in this post are from the Chinese... Read the whole entry...» | 