Certainly one of the most interesting sections of Charlotte -the North Davidson neighborhood was once a mill town (and one of the buildings that were converted was a mill. Made into apartments it was closed due to discovered termite damage). Artists attracted to the cheap rents in the area opened art galleries. Now the gallery crawls are very popular. Now there is also a thriving music community as well. The Neighborhood Theatre books many name acts (Robert Cray and Delbert McClinton are coming soon according to the signs) and provide a place for smaller acts to perform up close and personal.
The Dog Bar in NoDa is unique....a bar where you can enjoy a drink with your best friend....Charlotte's only dog friendly bar! You don't have to have a dog with you to go there, but think it is really neat. Richmond would enjoy this place a great deal (though I would not be surprised that dogs are welcome at some bars in the city-Richmond is a very dog friendly city! NoDa is also home to a brewery (and makes a very tasty product I might add). There are a number of bars and pubs in the area, and many of them have live music during the week and on weekends.
The area is famous for its art galleries, and has a number of popular gallery crawls. Of course the art and music has attracted a lot of people, and I have been reading that with the success of the area a lot of development has gone up-so have rents in the area as well. Still, many of the old buildings have been converted in the re-birth of this area and it is also (as is seen at left) a great place for outdoor art. Every city needs a place for its creative people to create-and NoDa is the center of that activity in Charlotte. It is a fun place to park the motorcycle and to walk around.
Sort of a NoDa institution is "Cabo Fish Taco". This is the first place I ever had a fish taco (but not the last) as I had to check that out a while back. There are a lot of good restaurants to explore in the NoDa area, and even a few good coffee shops (Smelly Cat is my favorite in NoDa).
Charlotte has a lot of fun neighborhoods, for one thing it is a big city in area and takes a long time to cover it all. For another thing, as I have noted, it changes a great deal in a relatively short time. It is a fun city to explore, and very different from Richmond. That makes this period in my life very, very interesting much of the time spent in "my two homes". Coming up next week, an interesting part of the Richmond area will be featured on this page. Thanks for visiting here!
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