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Down South on Main Is “Two Sweet” to Miss

Written by Brian Perry on February 14, 2023. Posted in Shopping.

Contributor: Jamie Richardson This winner of multiple Independent Tribune Best of Cabarrus County awards is helping make Downtown Mount Pleasant a must visit destination in Cabarrus County. The popular home décor shop, Down South on Main, is celebrating its two-year anniversary this weekend with a party you “donut want to miss!” Owner Melissa Lemmond and her employees (who are more like family) make this store a place that is warm, inviting, and full of laughter. Melissa grew up in Cabarrus County and went to Mount Pleasant High School where she met her husband Jeff, and the pair live...

🌳 Make a Date with a Trail This Month!

Written by Brian Perry on February 7, 2023. Posted in Things To Do.

Did you know that 2023 is the Year of the Trail in North Carolina? Our friends at Walk Cabarrus have an entire section of their website dedicated to Where to Walk, including all of the great trails around Cabarrus County. 🥾 Each month, there’s a theme for Year of the Trail, along with an activity to go along with it. For February, they want to invite you on a date on one of your favorite trails…and for you to invite a friend or loved one to join you! Share your “trail date” pictures on social media and be sure to tag the Great Trails NC on Instagram or Facebook and Walk Cabarrus...

National Bootlegger’s Day (January 17)

Written by Brian Perry on January 17, 2023. Posted in Food & Drink.

National Bootlegger’s Day is celebrated on January 17, every year, to mark several key events: Start of prohibition in the U.S. Distillation of Templeton Rye whiskey Infamous gangster Al Capone’s birthday What is most interesting is how all three events are interconnected. It was the onset of prohibition that prompted both Capone and farmers in Templeton, Iowa, to distill their own whiskey to sell. This was how the famous Templeton Rye whiskey was born, and its popularity spread like wildfire during prohibition… so much so that it became Al Capone’s favorite whiskey. On January 17, 1920, the...

🥃 Tour the Only Whiskey Prison in the U.S.

Written by Brian Perry on January 17, 2023. Posted in Food & Drink.

Contributor: Jamie Richardson Southern Grace Distilleries is America’s only distillery that’s housed in a former prison. The compound originally opened in 1929 as Mount Pleasant Prison, where it remained in operation until it was shut down in 2011. In 2014, North Carolina natives Leanne Powell and Thomas Thacker moved into the facility and founded Southern Grace Distilleries. In 2019, Leanne passed away, but the small staff that runs this company works hard every day to keep Leanne’s vision alive. Meet Sebastian Correa, MASTER DISTILLER, PRODUCTION MANAGER Sebastian is from Winston-Salem...

Habitat for Humanity Cabarrus County Women Build Kick Off 2023

Written by Avalin Inman on January 15, 2023.

The Women’s Build project is a community favorite and it’s BACK! Women Build events provide the opportunity for women to take a proactive step in serving their communities. A Positive & Powerful Message: Women helping Women and building a better community, one house at a time! What exactly is the Women Build? Women Build is a Habitat for Humanity of Cabarrus County initiative that empowers women to raise funds and build homes. We are encouraging women (and not excluding men) of all ages and from all walks of life to work together to build strength, stability, and independence for...