Remaining tenants must vacate the site by June, and a property broker is now advertising the historic landmark as an “extremely rare” development opportunity.
Ethiopians and Eritreans will ring in the year 2015 this weekend. The date isn’t a tribute to the past. It’s the official new year, based on the Ethiopian calendar.
The clock is ticking for tenants at the Midwood International and Cultural Center on Central Avenue. The nonprofits housed there have a year left before they must hand over the keys of the historic landmark to property developers.
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It’s time to check in on what’s up for the weekend in Charlotte and nearby areas. There are several comedy shows, including the Queen City Comedy Spotlight. The Stargazer Music Fest is on tap and will allow attendees to catch a musical festival under the stars, local entertainment troupe Nouveau Sud Circus Project returns this weekend, and the 2021 Queen City Summer Festival kicks off this weekend. QCity Metro senior writer Katrina Louis joins us for Weekend in Entertainment to help sort it all out.
Gwendolyn Glenn: Hi, Katrina.
Katrina Louis: Happy Thursday, Gwen.
Glenn: The same to you. So, Katrina, let s start with the Stargazer Music Fest, which is on Saturday. You can hear one of the performers, Phoenix Down, in the background. Now, Katrina, this music festival is billed as a multidimensional cosmic journey. What does that mean? Describe it.