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By Ted Williams |
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Hello Thursday. Over Labor Day Weekend, we attended “Family Camp” at Camp High Rocks in the NC mountains. It was our fifth time doing it.
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My kids love it. I do too. It’s refreshing to leave my phone in the cabin and go crush archery, climbing, disc golf, tennis, riflery, and a rope swing! So damn fun.
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Candidly, I’m not sure I like my phone. It’s an odd feeling for a guy that’s worked in digital media for 20 years. Anyways.
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My family’s cabin at High Rocks, not quite Blackberry Farm!
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đź’ĽÂ Hot job:Â Philanthropy Services Manager at Charlotte Prep. Own the Pre-K-8 school's donor database. 440 students. 8:1 student-teacher ratio. Kindergarten $25,800. Hiring manager Katie Keels.
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🧇 Now open: DaBaby's No Knife Chicken & Waffles restaurant opened to 3-hour lines in north Charlotte. 10 waffle options, most $25.
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👨 Shout-out: Ben Simon, Windsor Jewelers mogul, for securing an exclusive Panthers partnership. Blackstone bought Diamonds Direct for $490M in 2021 and they’re likely trimming costs, thus opening the slot!
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MARKETS: YEAR-TO-DATE
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S&P 500 |
7,636 |
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Nasdaq |
26,253 |
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BULLISH
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Joe and Katy Kindred open New Orleans-style steakhouse serving $89 Prime bone-in filets
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Waiters looking dapper in their white coats and black ties
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Now open: Last night, I drove 36 minutes to downtown Mooresville for friends-and-family night at Joe and Katy’s new modern steakhouse named Deepwell. Bullish!
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Don’t forget, the restaurant power couple also owns Albertine, Milkbread, Hello Sailor, and Kindred.
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Layout: Deepwell is stunning. 14-seat bar. 8 chic bar tables. L-shaped dining room with about 75 seats. Bourbon Street lighting. Indoor-outdoor bar opening up to downtown. Tasteful patio.
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Menu: Perfect date night order at this New Orleans-inspired steakhouse👇
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Hot reservation: Deepwell releases reservations 30 days in advance. Only 12 reservations available right now before 9:30pm. Hype level is high!
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Side note: I’m a big downtown Mooresville fanboy now. I had never been. Super cute.
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PRESENTED BY MOOD HOUSE
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Mood House surpasses 2,300 members — but you don't need to be a member to book
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Palm Springs vibes! Fall at Mood House Oakhurst
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Awards: Congrats to Mood House for making it on Yelp's Top Local Businesses List!! Only 3 North Carolina businesses made the list.
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Voted "No. 1 Best Massage" in Charlotte in back-to-back years.
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Surpassed 2,300 massage members ($92/mo) across their Dilworth and Oakhurst locations — but you don’t need to be a member to book.
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Book it: Use code “TINY20” at checkout for 20% off services or gift cards (code valid for next 24 hours). It’s the best.
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HIDDEN GEM
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Inizio owner Grant Arons creates new hit with Finale Pizza in Ballantyne "exceeding capacity"
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Grant is a dough nerd. "It took a long time to source and develop the perfect dough”
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Hidden gem:Â Finale Pizza is tucked away in a random Ballantyne strip mall. It opened 1.5 years ago.
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Idea: "As a pizza connoisseur, I recognized our city needed a contrasting style to Inizio’s softer, elastic, and fragrant crust," owner Grant Arons told me. "Finale brings a firmer texture."
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Must try: $14 Cheese Bread. It's a pillowy focaccia with a crispy cheese edge and a melty top. "Think of the best Detroit-style pizza you’ve ever tried."
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Other non-pizza best sellers are Finale's caesar salad, buffalo wings, penne alla vodka, and spaghetti with meatballs.
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Investment: "No private equity or investors, so we have no problem growing two brands in the same city. Gives our team more opportunities."
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MONEY TALKS
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36-year-old strategist making $191K plans to pay for her younger sister's grad school tuition
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Catalina, this strategist’s No. 1 favorite spot with “phenomenal pastas”
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Money Talks is a weekly series showcasing how real people in Charlotte approach money. Participate.
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Living situation: “Own. I sold my townhome in 2024 for $255K. I purchased it in 2017 for $119K. Got married and moved into my husband's townhome. 2.2% interest rate, $1,100 a month mortgage, $250 HOA.”
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Job: “Strategy Consultant. $151K, plus about $40K in bonuses. My husband makes $90K with a $15K bonus. So all-in, our household income is $296K. We are extremely blessed.”
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Side hustle: “I make $40 a week as a group fitness instructor. The money is terrible, but the free membership and the number of people I get to meet make it worth it!”
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Budgeting: “I used to budget, but stopped when I got married. Now that we have 2 incomes, a low mortgage, and no children, we are finally living and not tracking expenses.”
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Splurge: “Annual girls’ trip with my friends from grad school. We are on Year 11 and have done Greece, Spain, and Costa Rica.”
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Money mistake: “Picking stocks. In 2020, I bought Peloton and lost $5,000. I never picked stocks again. You will lose 99.99% of the time. Slow and boring index funds.”
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Rich in Charlotte: “Being able to afford townhomes in Dilworth and SouthPark with HOAs over $500 per month. Absolute madness!”
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Full story: 36-year-old builds $735K net worth, plans to retire at 55 with $2.5M
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MONEY SNACKS
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5 other financial headlines I’m snacking on
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Panthers ticket prices skyrocket for Sunday’s home opener against the Bears. Upper deck starts at $146. Lower bowl starts at $340.
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9-unit pizza franchise for sale asking $2.9M. Revenue $6.6M. Cash flow $645K. Owner moving from Charlotte. 80 employees.
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Huckleberry quietly opens in NoDa near The Goodyear House. It's a cute cocktail and wine bar inside a restored 1913 Mill House. Chill patio.
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Custom Myers Park estate asks $8.9M on Forest Drive. New England curb appeal. Architect Garrett Nelson. Builder Ted Thompson.
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After-school chess program for sale asking $175K. Revenue $498K. Cash flow $165K. No physical footprint. 3 employees.
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HOUSEKEEPING
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Candyroot sells out of “Preview Play” tee times in 72 minutes with just 1 email generating $308K
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Amazing drone shot of Candyroot from my buddy Ryan Barnett
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Hot start: Candyroot Lodge, a new 1,210-acre golf destination 1 hour 15 minutes from Charlotte, dropped "Preview Play" tee times Tuesday morning at 8am.
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The $175 day passes sold out in 72 minutes! $308K in revenue.
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A true marketing clinic from Candyroot CMO Ashley Mayo, who helped launch Cabot.
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Vision: Think love child of Streamsong and Blackberry Farm. Over the next 7 years, the Sandhills golf destination will build 4 courses, main lodge, cabins, restaurants/bars, and a wellness center.
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Founder: Aaron Oberman, who splits his time between Chicago and Kiawah after selling a media business. Great dude.
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Happy Thursday! I've got a power-packed weekend which includes teeing it up at MPCC, coaching my U6 and U12 Charlotte Junior Soccer teams, and attending the Panthers football game!
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– Ted
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MONEY POLL
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Do you approve of the job billionaire David Tepper has done with the Panthers, Charlotte FC, and Stadium?
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Last week’s poll results: Should married couples combine all of their financial accounts? (14,605 subscribers)
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