CHARLOTTE — Plans for an entertainment complex featuring eight pickleball courts (four indoor, four outdoor), a full-service restaurant, and two signature cocktail bars were unveiled Tuesday by Rally Entertainment.
Rally, the brainchild of Davidson College alumni Barrett Worthington and world-ranked pickleball professional Megan Charity, will span two buildings on a 1.9-acre site at the corner of Old Pineville Road and Southside Drive.
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The company expects to break ground this spring and open in early 2023.
“Charlotte is such a vibrant city that embraces active living and has a thriving experiential entertainment scene,” Worthington said in a news release. “We knew it would be the perfect place to launch the Rally brand and can’t wait to open in such a buzzworthy neighborhood as LoSo (Lower South End).”
The complex will also include private and semi-private event spaces along with several lounges and spectator seating to take in all of the pickleball action.
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Charlotte will be Rally’s first location. The company plans to bring the concept to more markets across the southeast and mid-Atlantic over the next few years.
For more information, go to rallypickleball.com.
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