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The restaurant, opened in 2012, is operated by Charlotte Aufdem-Brinke and Dan Aufdem-Brinke. Dan is the son of novelist Nora Roberts, who with her husband Bruce Wilder, operates Inn Boonsboro across the street. A co-owner of the restaurant said previously that the accusations are "frivolous" and "beyond preposterous." In making the announcement "with a mix of sadness and frustration," the restaurant at St. Paul and Main streets in Boonsboro said in the post it's facing unforeseen legal and financial challenges and must close June 3. Tablets are a great way to remain productive if you don’t have a laptop and your mobile phone’s screen is too small.
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But the real scene is inside the garage, which has a long bar, a disco ball, and (on weekends) a DJ spinning vinyl. Most people come here to sip housemade IPAs and snack on masa-battered chicken wings during the day, but on Friday and Saturday nights, the dance floor is packed until 1am. Head there the next time you’re looking for a place to drink dry-hopped saisons and meet someone with a color-coordinated tote bag. LA's massive craft beer wave of the 2010s has long subsided, but there are still plenty of great places to drink a local pint.
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You’ll also usually find some kind of entertainment happening at any given time, from ping pong to pool to the occasional live DJ set. One of the smallest breweries on this guide, Frogtown feels a bit like you’re hanging out in your friend’s garage, except there’s an industrial brewing set-up instead of an unused homebrew kit. The Lites Out pilsner is ideal if you’re there in the daytime (it’s only 4.1% ABV), but there's also a good selection of hazy and milkshake IPAs if you want to kick things up a bit in the evening.
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Despite Ms. Aufdem-Brinke’s attempts to promote a public display of tolerance and acceptance, she said Dan’s Taphouse became a political target. I was staying at the Inn across the street and wanted to give them a try. It was not very busy and it took forever for someone to take my order, then forever...
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Staff members say residents can expect to see the pub showing more support for black lives everyday. However, staff members continued to show their support for the movement, and continued to be vocal about their support for the black community. I don’t have a link to the actual post at this time (on mobile), but will try to add one later. With the help of the Taphouse restaurant staff at the time, Charlotte Aufdem-Brinke promoted inclusion, tolerance, and acceptance.
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This all-Belgian brewery in Torrance was one of the first places on the West Coast to kick off the hazy/juicy IPA craze, with every brewery from here to Seattle following suit. Expect a rotating roster of food trucks in the evening, and a large selection of cans available to-go. All Season Brewing in Mid-Wilshire is geographically central, making it an easy place to bring together people who live on opposite sides of the city. Housed in a former car service station, All Season has indoor and outdoor seating, a row of skeeball machines, and a Chicas Taco window out back, so you don’t have to wander far for food. We also like that the short menu of draft beers is big on IPAs, including the citrusy Figure 8 that you can order by the pitcher. The giant patio is filled with wooden benches, tree stumps, and metal structures, achieving something that feels like a grown-up summer camp where people overuse the word "dude." Plus, food pop-ups operate most nights.
The pub hosted a podcast to discuss the racial injustice that is happening in society, but some community members did not agree with the pubs views. The menu for Dan's Restaurant & Taphouse may have changed since the last user update. Customers are free to download these images, but not use these digital files (watermarked by the Sirved logo) for any commercial purpose, without prior written permission of Sirved. Any place that sells marked-up bottles and bowls of olives can call itself a wine bar. Supporting Black Lives Matter in Boonsboro, a culturally conservative small town, caught the attention of local Trump supporters.
The lawsuit states Glessner said it shouldn't take that long to make two burgers and the server told him he ordered more than that. Glessner acknowledged ordering a salad, noting "tongue-in-cheek, that he did not believe it 'took that long to "cook" a salad,'" the lawsuit states. In its Facebook post, the restaurant is inviting its patrons to participate to a final gathering there on June 3 and "raise a glass to courage in the face of adversity."
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There's usually a food truck on-site most evenings, but you can also bring in food—on weekend afternoons our move is to walk over to Wax Paper right up the block for a post-pilsner sandwich. Paperback Brewing has very good beer, especially if you’re a hazy IPA connoisseur, but the biggest reason we love this Glendale brewery is its space. Located in an old 1940s-era airplane hangar, drinking at Paperback feels like you’re in line for Soarin’ Around The World at California Adventure, except the only ride here is sitting and relaxing for a few hours. Even during peak weekend hours, you’ll always be able to find an open table, and when you get hungry, you’ll find a food truck or two parked out front.
They’ve got around 12 different beers on tap ranging from Belgian-style pilsners to a sour ale, but we tend to go for the Bigger Dreams, a hazy IPA with heavy notes of tangerine and grapefruit. If you’re looking for a quick drink before dinner, Creature Comforts is a great low-key option. If you think you took a wrong turn and ended up in a warehouse yard, you’re at the right place. Boomtown Brewing is the most fun thing happening on this extra-industrial block of the Arts District, and somewhere you can fit a lot of people on a weekend afternoon. Between an alleyway and two giant warehouses, there’s plenty of seating. Expect nearly 20 beers on the menu including crisp rice lagers, fruity sours, and a tasty California IPA humorously called the Nose Job.
Don’t miss the top-selling Dog Ate My Homework—a purplish, juicy blackberry saison—or Popfuji, a malty, refreshing unfiltered pilsner. Though HPB is technically no longer in Highland Park, their warehouse-y Chinatown space is twice the size as the original, with plenty of tables for big groups, a dog-friendly front patio facing the park, and a wraparound bar with lots of taps inside. There's a solid menu of bar snacks menu with things like burgers and wings to fish sandwiches and kimchi, all way better than they need to be. This is where you should be drinking hoppy pilsners before a Dodgers game. Originally from Georgia, Creature Comforts is a Downtown brewery in the same complex as Rossoblu and Dama. The industrial space has a large interior with plenty of TVs, plus a giant wrap-around front patio ideal for getting a little red on a Saturday afternoon.
There are plenty of sprawling warehouse breweries in LA, but Browuerji West in San Pedro beats them all in square footage. This brewery on the docks of Port of LA occupies a WWII-era naval warehouse so large it could host a regulation flag football game. Aside from the huge indoor taproom, there’s a big outdoor courtyard with food trucks and live music on weekends, and a marketplace selling local crafts across the street.
As the protest happened, Charlotte Aufdem-Brinke was doing an interview with podcast host Ryan Miner about racial injustice, the business's stance, and the reaction they have received. Michael told the manager that if he wanted to ban him, he should call the police. The complaint alleges the server headed toward the kitchen "in an angry fashion" and returned several minutes later with Glessner's order. Skinner said a little more than 30 people work at the restaurant, and efforts are underway to find employment for them. Skinner said there has been some interest from a couple entities about possibly buying the restaurant, which might open some opportunities for the workers. Reached by phone Friday, Mike Skinner, the restaurant's general manager, said he's been instructed not to comment on the lawsuits.
Open since late 2023, Solarc is one of the newer breweries in LA—and one of the most unique, too. Rather than a typical line-up of IPAs and lagers, this Glassell Park brewery specializes in gruit, a medieval style of beer made with bittering agents other than hops. At Solarc, that means beer flavored with things like wormwood, black tea, and turmeric, and fermented with wild yeasts collected around Los Angeles. The whole operation is bordering on being a Portlandia sketch, but there’s no denying that hanging for a few hours in their quirky, colorful space (the walls are literally covered in aluminum foil) is a great way to spend a Sunday. There’s a pleasant patio out front where you might spot a couple of toddlers with their tattooed parents.
But hanging out in an LA brewery means more than just drinking good beer—it's about having a good time, too. From tiny tap rooms in the South Bay to sprawling warehouses in DTLA filled with games and dance floors, these are the 15 best breweries in LA. Aufdem-Brinke and Dan’s Taphouse support Black Lives Matter, the decentralized political and social movement protesting against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence against black people. About a dozen people walking along Main Street and several vehicles driving past the pub held signs and honked their horns to demonstrate that do not agree with the pub supporting the black lives movement. Dan’s Pub and Restaurant is known greatly in the area, but when staff and friends orchestrated a protest in support of black lives, many community members did not approve. Aufdem-Brinke said at the time that since organizing a peaceful demonstration in the town square to bring awareness to the issue of racism in small towns across America, the restaurant has gotten a lot of love and support, but also some backlash on social media.
This indoor-outdoor taproom in an industrial section of the Valley is less "dark and cozy pub" and more "low-key loading dock with brewing equipment" but we love that there are lots of tables, lots of dart boards, and a welcoming crowd of locals. The beers here are brewed and poured in cask, which means robust flavors and little-to-no carbonation (it's a little odd to get used to, but quite tasty). If you’ve spent much time in the South Bay, you’ve probably driven past LA Ale Works' taproom in Hawthorne, a few blocks from SpaceX (and right across the street from another solid brewery, Common Space). Ale Works is a good spot to host a party when you don't know how many people will show up.
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Open since late 2023, Solarc is one of the newer breweries in LA—and one of the most unique, too. Rather than a typical line-up of IPAs and lagers, this Glassell Park brewery specializes in gruit, a medieval style of beer made with bittering agents other than hops. At Solarc, that means beer flavored with things like wormwood, black tea, and turmeric, and fermented with wild yeasts collected around Los Angeles. The whole operation is bordering on being a Portlandia sketch, but there’s no denying that hanging for a few hours in their quirky, colorful space (the walls are literally covered in aluminum foil) is a great way to spend a Sunday. There’s a pleasant patio out front where you might spot a couple of toddlers with their tattooed parents.
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Staff members say residents can expect to see the pub showing more support for black lives everyday. However, staff members continued to show their support for the movement, and continued to be vocal about their support for the black community. I don’t have a link to the actual post at this time (on mobile), but will try to add one later. With the help of the Taphouse restaurant staff at the time, Charlotte Aufdem-Brinke promoted inclusion, tolerance, and acceptance.
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The lawsuit states Glessner said it shouldn't take that long to make two burgers and the server told him he ordered more than that. Glessner acknowledged ordering a salad, noting "tongue-in-cheek, that he did not believe it 'took that long to "cook" a salad,'" the lawsuit states. In its Facebook post, the restaurant is inviting its patrons to participate to a final gathering there on June 3 and "raise a glass to courage in the face of adversity."
As the protest happened, Charlotte Aufdem-Brinke was doing an interview with podcast host Ryan Miner about racial injustice, the business's stance, and the reaction they have received. Michael told the manager that if he wanted to ban him, he should call the police. The complaint alleges the server headed toward the kitchen "in an angry fashion" and returned several minutes later with Glessner's order. Skinner said a little more than 30 people work at the restaurant, and efforts are underway to find employment for them. Skinner said there has been some interest from a couple entities about possibly buying the restaurant, which might open some opportunities for the workers. Reached by phone Friday, Mike Skinner, the restaurant's general manager, said he's been instructed not to comment on the lawsuits.
But hanging out in an LA brewery means more than just drinking good beer—it's about having a good time, too. From tiny tap rooms in the South Bay to sprawling warehouses in DTLA filled with games and dance floors, these are the 15 best breweries in LA. Aufdem-Brinke and Dan’s Taphouse support Black Lives Matter, the decentralized political and social movement protesting against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence against black people. About a dozen people walking along Main Street and several vehicles driving past the pub held signs and honked their horns to demonstrate that do not agree with the pub supporting the black lives movement. Dan’s Pub and Restaurant is known greatly in the area, but when staff and friends orchestrated a protest in support of black lives, many community members did not approve. Aufdem-Brinke said at the time that since organizing a peaceful demonstration in the town square to bring awareness to the issue of racism in small towns across America, the restaurant has gotten a lot of love and support, but also some backlash on social media.
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The restaurant was also at the center of controversy in 2020 that stemmed from the establishment's vocal online and offline support of the Black Lives Matter movement and social justice following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Shortly later, a restaurant manager approached Michael at the bar and told him to "tell your friend" he's no longer allowed at Dan's, the lawsuit alleges. The pub began recieving hate mail and some people began telling everyone to boycott their restaurant. Charlotte Aufdem-Brinke is the co-owner of Dan’s Restaurant and Taphouse, a decade-old Boonsboro, Maryland restaurant. The hostess was very kind and inviting as she put up the OPEN flags and told us to come in. As a result, there was a "counter protest" which consisted of around a dozen people walking along Main Street and several vehicles driving up and down the street repeatedly.
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The massive warehouse tends to be full of 30-somethings gathered to discuss cryptocurrency or watch sports, and there's a great collection of IPAs, lagers, stouts, and sours to carry everyone through the night. There’s no food inside, but there’s usually vendors selling pizza, tacos, and burgers out front. When it’s warm, take advantage of outdoor picnic tables spread across the astroturf lawn. They also have a smaller tasting room in Culver City right next to the metro.
This all-Belgian brewery in Torrance was one of the first places on the West Coast to kick off the hazy/juicy IPA craze, with every brewery from here to Seattle following suit. Expect a rotating roster of food trucks in the evening, and a large selection of cans available to-go. All Season Brewing in Mid-Wilshire is geographically central, making it an easy place to bring together people who live on opposite sides of the city. Housed in a former car service station, All Season has indoor and outdoor seating, a row of skeeball machines, and a Chicas Taco window out back, so you don’t have to wander far for food. We also like that the short menu of draft beers is big on IPAs, including the citrusy Figure 8 that you can order by the pitcher. The giant patio is filled with wooden benches, tree stumps, and metal structures, achieving something that feels like a grown-up summer camp where people overuse the word "dude." Plus, food pop-ups operate most nights.
You’ll also usually find some kind of entertainment happening at any given time, from ping pong to pool to the occasional live DJ set. One of the smallest breweries on this guide, Frogtown feels a bit like you’re hanging out in your friend’s garage, except there’s an industrial brewing set-up instead of an unused homebrew kit. The Lites Out pilsner is ideal if you’re there in the daytime (it’s only 4.1% ABV), but there's also a good selection of hazy and milkshake IPAs if you want to kick things up a bit in the evening.
Despite Ms. Aufdem-Brinke’s attempts to promote a public display of tolerance and acceptance, she said Dan’s Taphouse became a political target. I was staying at the Inn across the street and wanted to give them a try. It was not very busy and it took forever for someone to take my order, then forever...
Don’t miss the top-selling Dog Ate My Homework—a purplish, juicy blackberry saison—or Popfuji, a malty, refreshing unfiltered pilsner. Though HPB is technically no longer in Highland Park, their warehouse-y Chinatown space is twice the size as the original, with plenty of tables for big groups, a dog-friendly front patio facing the park, and a wraparound bar with lots of taps inside. There's a solid menu of bar snacks menu with things like burgers and wings to fish sandwiches and kimchi, all way better than they need to be. This is where you should be drinking hoppy pilsners before a Dodgers game. Originally from Georgia, Creature Comforts is a Downtown brewery in the same complex as Rossoblu and Dama. The industrial space has a large interior with plenty of TVs, plus a giant wrap-around front patio ideal for getting a little red on a Saturday afternoon.
Here’s everything you need to know about the show, from viewing options to celebrity guests. Rocket Club members will have access to an exclusive pre-sale beginning on Friday, June 25 in North America and Monday, June 28 in Europe. He is set to perform at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour will kick off in Frankfurt Germany next May, ending with two performances in Los Angeles in November 2022. You can check out the new run of shows in full below, ahead of tickets going on sale here from June 30.
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Elton John has announced a final run of dates on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour for 2022. Become a Rocket Club member and exclusive news will make its way directly to your inbox. Be the first to know where Elton will perform next and get your hands on pre-sale tickets. The final stretch will kick off on May 27, 2022 in Germany, then move to North America, beginning in Philadelphia in July, and will wrap in November with a pair of dates at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, the site of an iconic Elton performance some 47 years earlier.
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But set to join him onstage are a few of his famous friends — including his “Cold Heart” collaborator Dua Lipa, his “Simple Things” collaborator Brandi Carlile and, of course, his longtime “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” duet partner Kiki Dee. “No gossip, just news.” The latest stories in entertainment and lifestyle, with exclusive celebrity interviews. The new dates kick off at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on July 15th and culminate with a two-night stint at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on November 19th and 20th. Tickets go on sale on June 30th, with presale tickets available to American Express card members beginning on Wednesday at noon local time. The Spears collaboration “was a brilliant idea because having watched the documentaries and all the news footage about her horrible time with her family and conservatorship, I wanted her to feel appreciated by music fans again,” John told AP. For the US, Canada and UK dates, American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public.
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The legendary musician will be bringing his farewell tour to the Queen City on September 18, 2022. John also announced dates in North America, kicking off those shows on July 15, 2022, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. He will also perform at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey; Soldier Field in Chicago; Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta; Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee; and Minute Maid Park in Houston. He will wrap the North American trek with two shows at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on November 19 and 20, 2022.
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Concerts in San Diego, Santa Clara, CA, and Tacoma, WA, have also been added.
"I'm going to go out in the biggest possible way, performing at my very best, with the most spectacular production I've ever had, playing in places that have meant so much to me throughout my career," John said in a statement announcing the 2022 tour dates. "Whether it's next summer in Frankfurt or at the legendary Dodger Stadium for the grand finale in the United States, I can't wait to see you all on the road one last time." “Whether it’s next summer in Frankfurt or at the legendary Dodger Stadium for the grand finale in the United States, I can’t wait to see you all on the road one last time. This has been an incredible tour so far, full of the most amazing highs, and I look forward to making more wonderful memories with you at these final shows.
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The full list of newly announced dates is below; see the rescheduled 2020 dates here. 2023 kicks off with two shows in Auckland, New Zealand on January 27 and 28, and soon-to-be-announced dates in Australia before the epic 5-year tour formally concludes in Stockholm, Sweden on July 8, 2023. Elton John has announced the final North American leg of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which takes place in 2022. Dates in 2019, John took a moment to shout out former Times pop music critic Robert Hilburn, whose effusive review of John’s 1970 residency at the Troubadour — another gig memorably dramatized in “Rocketman” — brought the music industry’s attention to a then-obscure act. With his Dodger Stadium swan song behind him, John is gearing up for the epilogue of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour — which will resume abroad next year and conclude in Stockholm in July. Hordes of fans across generations arrived early to the ballpark to beat traffic, which was predictably nightmarish ahead of Thursday and Saturday’s shows.
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“In 1975, my next guest was here and sang with me, and we sang this song,” John said before introducing Dee. Christi Carras reports on the entertainment industry for the Los Angeles Times. She previously covered entertainment news for The Times after graduating from UCLA and working at Variety, the Hollywood Reporter and CNN Newsource. Get our big stories about Hollywood, film, television, music, arts, culture and more right in your inbox as soon as they publish. John’s forthcoming concert at Dodger Stadium will cap the marathon North American leg of his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour, which launched in September 2018 and was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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One of music’s greatest living showmen returned to the site of perhaps his most famed concert as part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. The legendary performer let the sun go down on Los Angeles one last time as he stepped back onto the stage that catapulted him to superstardom nearly 50 years ago. At Sunday’s performance of the North American leg of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, John was joined by collaborators Dua Lipa, Brandi Carlile and Kiki Dee.
The newly announced final dates include 30 stadium shows, with a run of performances in Europe from May to June before he heads to North America. Tickets to those dates sold out quickly but there are seats available through VividSeats.com. He’s preparing for three final shows in Los Angeles, the city that launched his career. Ahead of the stadium run, Elton will mark his return to the stage this Fall in Europe on September 1st at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Berlin, then later to North America on January 19, 2022 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. More details on the previously announced arenas dates on sale now are available on /Tours.
Tickets for John’s 2022 Dodger Stadium concerts — which will follow stadium shows in Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville and Houston, among other cities — are set to go on sale June 30. Before saying his final goodbyes, John still had a few more tricks up his sparkly sleeves. Near the end of the show, he welcomed to the stage his longtime songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin, who embraced his friend and gave a warm shout-out to John’s band.
Sunday’s Dodger Stadium concert will mark John’s final show in North America (at least as part of a traveling tour) — but he’s not done yet. In January, the Rocket Man will take his show to Australia and New Zealand before heading to the United Kingdom and beyond. “To feel the energy from the best fans, not only in Dodger Stadium again, but this time around the world from those watching live at home, will be truly extra special for me,” the “I’m Still Standing” hitmaker said last month in a statement. Elton John joins a growing list of events other than Panthers games at BofA Stadium. A slew of college football games, high school football games, and concerts including Garth Brooks and Billy Joel have already been booked.
And there’s not a single point where you have to cross a public street or contend with a motor vehicle (other than the occasional park employee trundling past in a golf cart). The City of Charlotte is partnering with Mecklenburg County to create a 30+-mile trail and greenway facility that will stretch from the City of Pineville through Center City and on to the UNC Charlotte campus and Cabarrus County line. Once completed, the Cross Charlotte Trail will allow residents to travel seamlessly from one end of Charlotte to the other. Approximately 140,000 residents and 130,000 jobs will be within walking distance of the proposed trail and the adjacent greenways that connect to it. Construction has been underway on a section of the trail that’s near Archdale Park in south Charlotte. That’s in addition to work happening between 7th and 10th Streets in Uptown.
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I’ve been on these greenways a lot, too, so I know well that their low-lying boardwalks and asphalt sections also flood easily; then, for days, they remain places where new running shoes go to be soiled by mud stains. The portion of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway that dips under East Morehead Street and runs almost at creek level past Atrium Health’s main hospital to Freedom Park is famously one of the most active segments of greenway. It’s also infamous for flooding after astonishingly brief downpours that lead to exasperatingly long “temporary” closures.
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So we made the 3.5-mile return trip back to Kirk Farm Fields via UNC Charlotte, loaded the bike back in my SUV, and drove south. But we wanted to make a beeline toward uptown, and to do that, we had to hook a left onto the Toby Creek Greenway just a few minutes into our jaunt. Just a mile from the start, Toby Creek reaches the most scenic, most fitness-focused section of the campus of UNC Charlotte. If you follow Mallard Creek Greenway from Kirk Farm Fields and make no turns at intersections, you can head west for miles, under Tryon; beneath I-85; along the gravel trail that cuts through University Research Park; onto the Clark Creek Greenway that cuts north. You can park at Park Road Park in the middle lot, south of the duck pond, or at the tennis courts.
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I’m also a veteran of nearly three dozen marathons and a five-time Boston Marathon qualifier who has been excited about the prospect of an end-to-end jaunt for years. I recently set out to see how much of the XCLT was runnable (walkable, bike-able) as of right now. There were, literally, multiple detours; and, figuratively speaking, a variety of bumps in the road. See more information about the SouthPark trail projects here. Segment two of the Cross Charlotte Trail opened to the public this past July, and it lets you walk or bike from the Park Road Shopping Center all the way to the South Carolina state line. CHARLOTTE — An extension has opened with a new path from Park Road Park to the Cross Charlotte Trail.
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“Because we can’t gather to celebrate in person, let’s show our support and excitement by sharing how we’re using the trail,” added Fakhreddin. You have probably come across several recent news stories related to the Cross Charlotte Trail, and we wanted to address how this relates to and impacts the Carolina Thread Trail. For the latest breaking news, weather and traffic alerts, download the WCNC Charlotte mobile app and enable push notifications. Locked On is the leading podcast network for local sports and is owned by WCNC Charlotte's parent company TEGNA.Listen to Locked On here.
Once completed, XCLT will officially be the longest paved biking trail in North Carolina – you’ll be able to ride seamlessly from one end of Mecklenburg County to the other. The longest current trail is the American Tobacco Trail extending 22 miles from Durham to down to Wake County. This signature 31-mile greenway traversing Mecklenburg County is the epicenter of the Carolina Thread Trail and is critical to advancing regional trail development. The Cross Charlotte Trail is being completed through a partnership between the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
In all, there are 11 segments of trail, stretching 30 miles from Pineville all the way to Cabarrus County. The newest section of trail is just over a mile and a half, but officials say it fills a critical gap, completely connecting an 18-mile stretch between NoDa and the South Carolina state line. The trail combines transportation options with recreation amenities as a way to encourage residents to drive less and exercise more. The long-term project is a collaborative effort between Charlotte city government and Mecklenburg County government.
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Once the Brandywine-to-Tyvola segment is done, the Cross Charlotte Trail will be open from Pineville to NoDa. "That’s the best news I’ve heard today,” Huggins said with a smile. The trail, in its entirety, runs along with Little Sugar Creek from Brandywine Road at the north end of the city down to Tyvola Road in the southern portion. Shortly after passing the right-hand turn for the well-under-construction offshoot that eventually will take LSCG greenway-goers to the South Carolina State Line (it’s set to open later this spring), we ran into another dead end at the Polk home in Pineville. The next 6 miles — which run from just north of Park Road Park to underneath I-485 (behind Carolina Pavilion on South Boulevard), then all the way down to the President James K. Polk State Historic Site in Pineville — have a lot going for them.
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A gigantic improvement project is underway, and the result — according to the city and county — will be a widened greenway, better flood control and a restored stream bank. Until then, however, there’s a detour that runs along Kings on regular ol’ sidewalk. Last month, I spent a total of about four hours running a total of nearly 30 miles — roughly from the top of north Charlotte to the bottom of south Charlotte.
While the Cross Charlotte Trail is one part of the greater Thread Trail network of trails and greenways, we have a stake in ensuring this continuous greenway is built as promised and planned. The Cross Charlotte Trail will be a 30-mile-long trail through Mecklenburg County that expands Charlotte's greenways. We’ve pulled together details and an interactive map to show you its planned route, offer updates on which segments are built or under construction, and detail plans for future segments. Use the arrows to navigate from the southwestern end of the trail south of Pineville and continue all the way to the Cabarrus County line.
There are 11 total segments of the Cross Charlotte Trail, plus a bicycle boulevard that improves connectivity to the trail in North Charlotte. Freedom Park will always be the crown jewel of the county park system. It’ll always be one of the most attractive pit stops on the XCLT. But the brand-new section that starts a mile to the south is going to steal away a lot of attention this year.
City council expects the entire Cross Charlotte Trail to take roughly three to four years for completion. Creating more Cross Charlotte Trail continuity is speeding up after many were shocked in 2019 to learn the major project was underfunded by $77 million. To celebrate the opening of the South Charlotte Connector, the City is encouraging users to snap a selfie on the trail using the hashtag #XCLT on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Longer-term, the county still hopes to connect those two points via trail. I feel like I have to blame the maintainer of the XCLT map on the City of Charlotte’s website for this one. If you look at it (which I did, closely and several times, in the Polk parking lot), you’ll see green all the way from Tyvola to Rea Road. Green corresponds to “Cross Charlotte Trail Existing” in the map key. But I found zero evidence of the continuation of a trail, anywhere.
