Bankruptcy hearing set in failed Panthers-Rock Hill project
The real estate company started by Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper in a now-failed attempt to build a team headquarters in Rock Hill will meet with creditors and a bankruptcy judge this week.
GT Real Estate Holdings filed for bankruptcy earlier this month after a dispute with Rock Hill over funding for the $800 million, 240-acre facility.
Attorneys representing GT Real Estate, the City of Rock Hill and other parties listed in the case met with a bankruptcy judge for two hours on June 6. They agreed to another virtual hearing — set for 10 a.m. Wednesday — with Judge Karen Owens.
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4th of July fireworks
America’s birthday is next week, but some places around Charlotte are starting the celebrations early.
Here are just a few:
▪ Carowinds plans firework shows next Saturday, Sunday and on July 4.
▪ Optimist Hall will have live music and fireworks at its free Star Spangled Saturday.
▪ The Town of Matthews will host a holiday celebration next Saturday, beginning with food and live music by Next Level Band at Stumptown Park, followed fireworks at MARA fields and Matthews United Methodist Church.
▪ The Charlotte Symphony will perform a patriotic-themed concert at Lake Park in Pineville at 7 p.m. Thursday, followed by fireworks.
▪ Fort Mill, South Carolina, and Belmont also will hold July 4th celebrations next Saturday. Each town will have fireworks.
▪ The Whitewater Center will host two days of music races and other activities July 3-4. However, the center canceled its fireworks displays this year, citing “multiple abrupt changes” in the permitting process set by Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte. A county spokeswoman told The Charlotte Observer last month that no changes had been made recently to the permit process.
Look for a list of July 4th events this week at CharlotteFive.com.
Bond referendum on City Council agenda
The $3.2 billion budget for fiscal year 2023 approved last month by Charlotte City Council included a $226 million bond referendum that voters would need to approve in November.
The referendum includes $146.2 million in street bonds, $29.8 million for neighborhood improvement and $50 million for housing. The orders will be introduced at Monday’s council meeting. Council members will then vote to set a public hearing on each of the bond orders for July 11.
The council will meet at 4 p.m. Monday. The meetings will be broadcast on the Government Channel and the city’s Facebook and YouTube pages
Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners: The board’s public policy meeting will not be held Tuesday. Commissioners are next scheduled to meet Wednesday, July 6, at 5 p.m.
From CharlotteFive
▪ Explore the mysterious world below the sunlit surface of the world’s oceans at Discovery Place Science’s exhibit, “Unseen Oceans.” 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday. Purchase tickets online. Discovery Place Science, 301 N. Tryon St. https://bit.ly/3bdVqfW
▪ Watch NASCAR champions, including Chase Elliott and Joey Logano, battle in Legend Cars and Bandoleros on the front stretch quarter-mile at Cook Out Summer Shootout. 5-9 p.m. Tuesday. Charlotte Motor Speedway, 5555 Concord Pkwy. S. https://bit.ly/3MZtbyI
▪ Join the Feetures First Timers Club, a community running training program to get you ready for the annual Around the Crown 10K, kicking off Wednesday. RSVP online. NoDa Brewing, 2921 N. Tryon St. https://bit.ly/3nd4wMA
Sports in Charlotte
▪ Charlotte FC gets a rare weeknight match Thursday against Austin FC at Bank of America Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. on WAXN.
▪ The Charlotte Knights host the Durham Bulls in a six-game series beginning Tuesday (11:05 a.m.). Among the promotions this week are Splash Day (water slides and misting stations) and three nights of fireworks.
Don’t Miss
▪ This week’s concerts: Def Leppard/Mötley Crüe/Poison/Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Tuesday, Bank of America Stadium); Train (Thursday, PNC Music Pavilion); Chicago and Brian Wilson (Friday, PNC Music Pavilion); 5 Seconds of Summer (Sunday, Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre).
Compiled by Rogelio Aranda