Soon you’ll be able to drop $70K on a car - but it’s Earth friendly!
In development news …
The $70,000 Earth-friendly car: Tesla announced it is opening a dealership and service center on Independence Avenue in Matthews. The uber-expensive electric cars start at $71,000.
This will be NC’s second Tesla dealership; the first is in Raleigh.
MATTHEWS IS BLOWIN’ UP — TESLA COMIN! http://t.co/q6XaI0G93q
— Rick Johnston (@rgjohnston) March 4, 2015
Good night, old Knights: The old Charlotte Knights baseball stadium in Fort Mill is officially demolished. Fashion retailer Cato plans to build a distribution center and possibly a mixed-use development on the site.
Montford gets cooler: The most unexpected strip of coolness in South Charlotte – Montford Drive – now has Montford Billiards, with five tables, local beers and a jukebox. Just opened last weekend.
Montford gets its first billiards bar … just as another one up the street is closing its doors #cltbiz http://t.co/Cv5uiFoEIk
— Katie Peralta (@katieperalta) March 4, 2015
Skittles popcorn, anyone?: If you really love popcorn, you’ll love Tastebuds Popcorn, a speciality shop at the Metropolitan featuring a staggering 200 flavors of popcorn. Check out popcorn that tastes like champagne, Buffalo wings and Skittles. To open in mid-March.
Bought Grim Reaper popcorn from Tastebuds Popcorn. Made with the Carolina Reaper pepper – the hottest on Earth. Want? pic.twitter.com/Hcai1fMhiE
— John J. Questore (@JohnJQ224) January 12, 2015
Photos: John D Simmons / Charlotte Observer, Patrick T. Fallon / Bloomberg
This story was originally published March 5, 2015 at 1:13 AM with the headline "Soon you’ll be able to drop $70K on a car - but it’s Earth friendly!."