MARCH 29, 2023

Weekly lifestyle e-newsletter covering where to eat, drink, shop, and play in Cabarrus County.

Walk2WIN EARLY BIRD SPECIAL! Register by April 15th for only $20.

🥤 ☀️ Healthy Shakes and Teas Served with a Side of Sunshine

With all the hustle and bustle going on in downtown Concord, we all just need a place to chill and relax… Welcome to Union Street Nutrition! ✨ Serving healthy shakes, energizing teas, and good vibes.

What’s happening in April?

🎉 USN (owner Megan Baranko) will be celebrating its 1 Year Anniversary with a different decade theme each week. There will be discounts and other fun stuff happening so follow her Instagram and Facebook profiles for all the latest news.

👕 For Autism Awareness Month, she will donate 50% of the sales from her T-shirt to Ian Howard, an autistic entrepreneur and motivational speaker who owns Fire Clothing in downtown Concord.

Learn more about this radiant business owner, what she puts into her healthy creations, and why she’s thrilled to be operating out of downtown Concord.

Farmer’s Market Season Is Here!

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Tipsy Hare Ciderworks is bringing a new Spring and Summer Farmer’s Market to Downtown Kannapolis every Saturday morning from April 15th through August 26th.

Learn more about all the farmers markets opening this spring, a spring plant sale, and what else you can plan to find in downtown Kannapolis during their market.

🎮 🚗 Former Video Game Developer Advances to Next Level with Family Business

Ward worked on Guitar Hero and Skylanders before returning home to start a family and work alongside his Mom at Ben Mynatt Family of Dealerships.

What were your dreams as a kid? Astronaut, Pro Athlete, Car Dealer?

For Ward Childress, it was Video Game Developer. Unlike many who dream of careers that never quite pan out, he has definitely lived his dream…working on the creation of extremely popular video games while living in Albany, NY.

Why did he return home? Family. To be near his and to start his own with his wife, Marcella.

And to continue his family's commitment to their car dealership and community since 1976.

Get to know this self-proclaimed introvert who Danced for the Arts, chairs the Chamber board, and is raising a family in his hometown.

🌲🚶 March 30th Is Take a Walk in the Park Day

Spring fever and great temperatures are spreading across Cabarrus County just in time for Walk in the Park Day! In fact, 2023 is the NC Year of the Trail so there are lots of events taking place.

📖 Kannapolis is celebrating Year of the Trail with a series of Story Walks® installed along Kannapolis trails. They allow families to enjoy reading while walking, riding, or running along our greenway trails in Kannapolis.

Visit the Explore Cabarrus website for lots of outdoor activity ideas or the Where to Walk section of Walk Cabarrus’ website to find distances and difficulty levels of trails and greenways by all the towns and cities in Cabarrus County.

Be sure to Register for Walk Cabarrus to log those steps and be a part of the upcoming Get Moving campaign where you can earn prizes starting next week.

Noteworthy Nuggets

Country-themed Bubbas Bunkhouse featuring blue collar gourmet food opened last week in Harrisburg and is getting great reviews on social media! Their soft opening continues this week leading up to their grand opening party on April 6th! Their 🍤🌮 Firecracker Shrimp Tacos have us salivating!

🍺 Buzzed Viking has teamed up with other local small businesses for their 2nd Annual Easter Keg Hunt. Hints to where each of the 5 kegs are located will be dropped on their Facebook page throughout the week of Easter April 2-8th. Winners who retrieve 1 of the lucky 5 kegs will receive $20 for gas plus one of 5 additional prizes. All kegs must be turned in by Easter Sunday, April 9th, to retrieve your prize.

🎤 The Swanee Theatre is taking you back to the year 2000 with their Y2K Club Night on Friday, March 31st. The evening will feature DJ Double Bass, airbrush and hair glitter vendors, full bar, concessions, and a 360 photo booth. Cover charge is $12 and you can order tickets online.

🏃🏼‍♂️ The Rhythm & Run 5K on April 1 at 8 am includes the “Half Note,” a ½-mile kids fun run for children 12 & under! Part of the Run Kannapolis Series, this event benefits the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame & Museum.

🌟 Ashley and Tania (aka CabCoMoms) are hosting their Springtime Pop-Up Market at Cabarrus Brewing Company on Sunday, April 2nd from 10 am-2 pm. This dynamic duo is proud to support fellow moms who own their own businesses and give them an opportunity to promote their products and services.

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