Several local dining and drinking establishments will host fundraising events this month to benefit Autism Speaks. They include a wine dinner at Toast Cafe in Davidson and a wine-tasting night at Lake Norman Cottage,, both this Saturday, and an “LKN Summer Soiree” at The Palace in Cornelius. Those plus other restaurant notes below: Read the full story

J.J. Roberson works the grill at Char-Grill on opening day Tuesday. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Char-Grill opened its doors to a big crowd at lunchtime Tuesday in the Harris Teeter shopping center off Griffith Street, becoming the Raleigh-based hamburger-chain’s first Charlotte-area location.

Some customers familiar with the popular college-town hangout drove from well beyond Davidson to sample the shop’s cooked-to-order hamburgers, chicken, fries, milkshakes and other fast food. Read the full story

Davidson Commons (Harris Teeter shopping Center)
624 Jetton St.
Davidson
Phone: 704-896-8710
Fax: 704-896-8711
www.chargrilldavidson.com
Hours: Daily, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
(hours subject to change)

RELATED COVERAGE: April 19, 2011, “Char-Grill opens in Davidson Commons.”

Kids play, parents sip coffee and shoppers browse at a recent Davidson Farmer's Market. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Over the past two years, the Davidson Farmer’s Market has become much more than just a place to buy local food. It has become a Saturday morning gathering spot for Davidsonians and Davidson-lovers. Beginning this week, some market goers are hoping to start a new tradition of Saturday morning picnics at the market. Also below, this week’s market schedule and confirmation that a Char Grill restaurant is coming to Davidson.

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