CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Today we were joined by Jack Vandertoll and Maria Delgado, the City Editors from our "content partners" at CLTtoday - the online newsletter you can subscribe to! Here with more is editors,. “CLTtoday is a newsletter subscription that tracks the pulse of ‘What is going on in the Queen City’” says Delgado. She adds “there is so much to do this memorial day weekend, everything from Drinks , food and remembering those who protect our freedoms.”
Here is what you need to know:
OMB – Ballantyne
Charlotte’s Olde Mecklenburg Brewery may soon get hundreds of new customers. Olde Mecklenburg Brewery will start pouring beers at its second location this spring at Northwood Investors' new mixed-use development. This will be Ballantyne's first brewery. The two-story brewery and 1-acre beer garden will host OMB's popular events, such as Mecktoberfest and the Christmas Market.
OMB is located in the Bowl in Ballantyne, a 20-minute drive south of Uptown. The Bowl is bound to make the golf course community feel hipper with tenants like OMB and Flower Child.
Flower Child
At the heart of The Bowl, Bowl Street is a stretch of closed-off road providing a culinary epicenter for visitors with a wide variety of food + drink options — all within walking distance. Chock full of nourishing goodness our made-from-scratch menu caters to all lifestyles from vegetarian and vegan, to meat-eating and gluten-free to keto and paleo. With a customizable menu of bowls, wraps, salads and a variety of mix-and-match veggies, grains, fruits and healthy proteins. Flower Child is more than your typical healthy eatery - it is a place where you can come and fill your soul.
Memorial Day Weekend Events
Memorial Day weekend is widely considered the unofficial start to summer. Before you head to the lake or savor that burger at the cookout, consider attending an event to remember our fallen US military personnel. Where you can pay your respects:
Memorial Day Ceremony 2024
Monday, May 27 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Gethsemane Cemetery and Memorial Gardens, 504 W. Sugar Creek Rd., Charlotte | Free | Gold Star wife and author Krista Rystrom Emmert will speak at this tribute honoring fallen members of the US Armed Forces + a special presentation by the CMPD Honor Guard.
Memorial Day Ceremony — Fort Mill
Monday, May 27 | 10 a.m. | Unity Cemetery, 303 Tom Hall St., Fort Mill | Free | Fort Mill Mayor Guynn Savage will lead a ceremony followed by a program from American Legion Post 43 — including Posting of Colors, Laying of the Wreath, Rifle Volley, Taps, and Retirement of Colors.
Memorial Day Ceremony — Huntersville
Monday, May 27 | 11 a.m. | Veterans Park, 201 Huntersville-Concord Rd., Huntersville | Free | The Town of Huntersville and American Legion Post 321 will conduct a ceremony honoring fallen members of the US Armed Forces.
“This weekend is loaded with great things to do” says Vandertoll. For more great information be sure to subscribe to our newsletter by visiting CLTtoday.6amcity.com.