Get Great Deals From Creative Loafing
Charlotte's weekly free newspaper, Creative Loafing, offers a wonderful promotional deal if you know you'll be coming to Charlotte at least a week in advance. If you visit Charlotte Eats, you can purchase $50 gift certificates for featured restaurants for only $25. The featured restaurants are always interesting, new, independent Charlotte spots, and I've had some great experiences with restaurants like LuLu and Creation using these gift certificates.

