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A setback for Mountain Island Village (access required)

By Rhiannon Bowman, contributing writer
Published: April 12,2011

Mountain Island Village has taken another hit. One of the most popular tenants of the 8-year-old, 14-acre mixed-use development in northwest Charlotte has closed without warning, boarding up one side of the building and removing signs overnight. “Our last day was Super Bowl Sunday,” Adam Hendrickson, district manager for Vinnie’s Raw Bar, said. “We made [...]


Controversial Mountain Island Promenade development in limbo (access required)

By Rhiannon Bowman, contributing writer
Published: January 11,2011

Whether you study a map of Charlotte or take a driving tour, you’ll soon realize the city is running out of empty space in the county it nearly fills. That’s why it’s projected, once the economy improves, that development will sputter to life in a big way in the northwest part of the city. In [...]