CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Epicentre, long known for its collection of bars and restaurants, will abandon its entertainment theme and replace it with retail and office space, NBC Charlotte has learned.
In fact, the change is already underway. A number of bars and restaurants are already gone, leaving behind empty spaces for now.
NBC Charlotte has learned leases for bars and restaurants are not being renewed and ads are already running offering office space.
"I know they are going to be taking a look at who they lease to," said Charlotte City Council member and Mayor Pro Tem Julie Eiselt.
As far as a time schedule for the conversion, NBC Charlotte has been told it will not happen until after the Republican National Convention next August.
The EpiCentre is located right next to the Spectrum Center where the convention will be held, and convention delegates and dignitaries will likely be walking right by the spot where the latest shooting involving a CMPD officer occurred early Friday morning.
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