Celebrity bartenders including local TV broadcasters and area politicians will go head to head to see who can raise the most money in the annual Celebrity Bartender fundraiser supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte Thursday night. The event runs 5:30 to 9:30pm at Alton’s Kitchen & Cocktails, in Jetton Village at 19918 N. Cove Road.

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Hundreds of diners young and old tested out the soups at the ninth annual Souper Bowl, a fundraiser for the Davidson Housing Coalition at Davidson College on Saturday. After the last ballot was cast, The Brickhouse Tavern‘s Cream of Chicken and Wild Rice came out on top, as the day’s best overall soup. Story and photos on our FOOD & DINING page»

Cornelius Mayor Jeff Tarte can handle leading a town of more than 25,000, but can he handle tending a busy bar at cocktail hour?

Alton’s Kitchen and Cocktails welcomes Mayor Tarte and other “celebrity” bartenders Thursday for a fundraiser benefitting Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte‘s ‘Big Day at the Lake’ event this summer. The annual charity event, planned for July 16, provides children participating in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program and their mentors with the opportunity and means to visit Lake Norman for a day. Read the full story