Developer Raising Impact Fund To Save Live Music Venues Through Real Estate
Joe Argabrite was expecting a record-breaking 2020 at his 750-seat live music venue in Louisville, Kentucky. But Argabrite and his co-owners at Headliners Music Hall were forced to cancel every show after March and found themselves struggling to stay in business.
Headliners has a deep connection to the Louisville music scene. Since opening in 1998, the venue has hosted the Black Keys, Ice Cube, Kings of Leon, My Morning Jacket and comedian Patton Oswalt. Bands like Wolf Mother, Strfkr, The Lone Bellow and Bikini Kill were booked and likely to sell out Headliners, Argabrite said. The shows didn t go on.
Uptown Charlotte is seen from Novant Presbyterian Medical Center in November 2020.
It’s the last day of the year. Most are ready to forget 2020 and not look back. But for the next few minutes, we are going to look back, specifically at the year in Charlotte business news.
Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter is here to help us sort it out.
Marshall Terry: Tony, happy New Year.
Tony Mecia: Same to you, Marshall.
Terry: So, obviously, most of our conversations this past year have focused on the challenges businesses have faced because of the pandemic. But let s start with some of the big business news unrelated to the pandemic in 2020. What comes to mind?