Our friends Scott Blackwood and Scott Sawhney have opened their long anticipated restaurant in Belmont, The Bottle Tree. The Bottle Tree serves up globally-inspired flavors made with seasonal Southern ingredients, along with craft cocktails, craft beer, and a world-class wine list.
You will have to get your burger fix elsewhere- Hwy 55 Burgers on Franklin Boulevard has closed.
The Belmont Cocktail Club has opened in the former Luna Hombre space in downtown Belmont. Yes they have gin with rose petals, and vodka in caramel coated glasses, but they have a great menu too. Video and article here...
See what the Kannapolis version of our FUSE project is going to look like. They expect to open their ballpark in April.
Feel like a trip? This family visited 41 North Carolina State Parks in 10 months for $246. see how
Sad news-Bill Withers has passed. If you have ever been to the Woodshed in Stanley he was probably there to greet you, and ask you "Was everything alright?" when you left. Definitely one of a kind, he led quite an interesting life..
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Local News You Can Use
Charlotte has 15 (mostly) cool new murals. A good idea for Gaston County? We already have a few, one in Stanley by Boyce McKinney.Garth Brooks is coming to Bank of America Stadium Saturday May 2nd. This will be Brooks first appearance since 1998. Tix went on sale Friday Dec 6 Info...Bountiful Blessings food pantry does great work, but they need help purchasing a refrigerated truck...so far they have raised about $12,000 of the needed $65,000. MoreWhiskey Mill Bar and Grill's Mike Cross says they hope to open by mid-January. They will be in the old Pizza Hut building on South New Hope.The Pita Wheel in Dallas is hoping to move to their new Gastonia location in the first quarter of 2020.
Ice Skating in Belmont?
Ice skating and more in the Belmont Christmas Village, December 5-7.
So Ron Rivera is gone, and Cam Newton is a question mark. What's next for the Panthers?
Gaston County Calendar
Today through December 26-McAdenville Christmas Lights are daily from 5:30-11:00
November 29- December 28. Toys, Games and Trains at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum. InfoDecember 11, Stanley Christmas Parade at 3 PMDecember 12, Christmastown (McAdenville) 71st annual Yule Log Parade, 5:30 PMDecember 14 Santa Hustle in Belmont, meet at Stowe Park. Info here...December 14 Christmas Enchantment in the Garden, Mount Holly, 4-8 PMNow through Dec 15, The Polar Express Train ride at the NC Transportation Museum.Weekends through Jan 25th-The Chutes At Crowder's Ridge
