Four restaurants coming soon + local introduces her build-your-own bouquet flower cart
Indian Land lost a staple business this month. The Carolina Country Store closed its doors for good on May 1st citing that their land was sold. The store updated their marquee to say simply, “20 Years, Thank You.”
Not surprisingly, land sales and their asking prices have increased in our area. The Herald did a great job breaking down big land sales in the area. See their recent article in our Talking Points section.
With all the growth, we are excited to announce the addition of four new restaurants coming soon. The first one set to open is Prime Fish on May 22. Read our article below. We also have a feature on the new woman-owned business, Gather Flower Studio. You might have seen owner Jessica Paroda and her pop-up flower cart around town at Rendezbrew. Get to know her and her offerings in our second feature below.
Lastly, we couldn’t send out the newsletter today without a small mention of gas. The Colonial Pipeline resumed operations two days ago. Judging by the lines and traffic we had over the last few days, it looks like everyone in the area now has a full tank. I will join the voices in saying don’t panic, more gas is coming soon.
We hope you enjoy what is looking to be a beautiful weekend!
- Casey
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FEATURES
Four restaurants opening soon
Four new restaurants are coming soon to Indian Land and Ballantyne.
Residents of Indian Land will have four more restaurants to enjoy this year. See our list of the new eateries expected to open their doors—most of them by this summer. We look forward to keeping you in the loop on the openings.
Gather Flower Studio offers build-your-own bouquet flower cart
Build your own bouquet with a new pop-up flower cart. Plus, try these three tips for a healthier arrangement.
There’s a new mobile merchant in Indian Land bringing fresh and sustainable blooms to an event near you. Gather Flower Studio offers a build-your-own bouquet flower cart for private events and local business partners.
TALKING POINTS
Timeline: The latest on the awful smell along the N.C./S.C. line [Way/Axios Charlotte]. A persistent stench of rotten eggs and sewage has lingered along the South Carolina-North Carolina border for months, leaving residents complaining of migraines, nausea, and sore throat. All fingers point to the New Indy Containerboard plant as the culprit.
EPA issues emergency order to stop odor that residents near NC-SC line says sickens them [Marusak/The Herald]. Federal environmental officials on Thursday issued an emergency order against a South Carolina pulp and paper mill to stop an odor that’s sickened residents in the Carolinas for many months, including Rock Hill and parts of south Charlotte.
Homebuilder kills plan for neighborhood near racetrack [Summers/Lancaster News]. A residential subdivision won’t be built beside Lancaster Motor Speedway after all.
It’s game on in Sun City [Bolling/Charlotte Business Ledger]. It’s been a long year at Sun City Carolina Lakes, a community of 5,000 active seniors just over the border in Indian Land, S.C., that until Covid was an energetic hotspot with Saturday night dance parties, cooking demonstrations, clogging clubs, and tai chi. Residents say in the last few weeks, life as they used to know it has started to reemerge.
See the 11 most expensive April land sales in York, Lancaster and Chester counties [Marks/The Herald]. Almost a dozen April land sales in York and Lancaster counties topped the million dollar mark. Some several times over. Included are hotel, restaurant, apartment, home and other properties. County land records show 11 sales at $1 million or higher total more than $20 million.
VOCO investing $3.2M to expand HQ [Summers/Lancaster News]. VOCO America Inc. is expanding its North American headquarters in Lancaster County with a $3.2 million investment that will more than double its local workforce. VOCO America is currently leasing space at Rosemont Business Park off S.C. 160. It has purchased property there and will build a 16,000-square-foot corporate center and training facility.
Bright future ahead for Van Wyck [Banks/Carolina Gateway]. The town of Van Wyck has released a roadmap showing how it wants to develop – and not over-develop – during the next decade.
HAPPENINGS
Markets at 11 in Ballantyne. Local businesses are bringing their craft to the South Charlotte community to shop and enjoy! Browse specialty beauty, health, and home products on Ballantyne’s former golf course. Grab bites from local food trucks and brews from Sycamore Brewing. Post up on your picnic blanket and get your groove on with musical artists all day long! Markets at 11 will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month. The next event will be on June 12th.
PawQuest scavenger hunt benefitting the Humane Society of Union County. PawQuest is a unique vehicle-based scavenger hunt that takes participants through Weddington, Waxhaw, Indian Trail, and Monroe. The event is from June 11 - 13th. The cost is $100 per vehicle and includes a “Kibble Kit” with clues to different locations.
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