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Spotlight on Black Women Owned Businesses in CLT: 1501 South Mint
In honor of the first black Batwoman, we shine the bat-signal on black women owned businesses in the Queen City
January 22, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. A powerful black woman is taking Gotham by storm. But in Charlotte, powerful black women have always been essential in shaping the city. To celebrate the first black Batwoman played by Javicia Leslie Sundays on Charlotte’s CW, we are shining the bat-signal on businesses run by black women in Charlotte.
A fire pit glows, crackling outside a cozy dining igloo nestled on the corner of South Mint Street and West Summit Ave. 1501 South Mint, a neighborhood game-watching hangout and dog bar, offers craft cocktails, wine, beer, bites and hookah. Since becoming the owner, Lezlie Briggs has seen regulars get engaged, have babies and has watched new puppies grow. Briggs, who has worked in the restaurant industry since college, joined Clyde Thomas i
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