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Axios
01-04-2025
- Business
- Axios
New Charlotte Sports Foundation CEO eyes organization's future
The Charlotte Sports Foundation's Will Pitts era has officially begun. Why it matters: CSF's new CEO's first day was April 1, but he's been running day-to-day operations since being named chief operating officer in 2023. Now the Charlotte Country Day School alumnus is leading the organization, whose events generate millions for Charlotte. This includes everything from longstanding events like the Duke's Mayo Bowl to pitching Charlotte as a host city for a future NFL Draft. By the numbers: CSF's five 2023 events generated $79.7 million, per CSF and Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority data. Data for 2024 events is expected to be released this spring. Context: CSF hosted seven events in 2024, adding the Meck Mile and the Charlotte Invitational to its lineup. The Meck Mile, which is open to runners and walkers of all ages, returns to American Legion Memorial Stadium on May 10. The inaugural event featured 1,100 participants. The Charlotte Invitational, which featured some of the best tennis players in the world, was such a success they're hoping to bring more tennis to Charlotte. The Jumpman Invitational will not return, as its contract is up. A new men's basketball event could be in place within the next couple of years, if not by the end of the year. As for women's basketball, the Ally Tipoff contract runs through 2026. The event expanded from a single game to a doubleheader last year. Ally Tipoff has consistently drawn more than 15,000 people, garnering support for women's sports. The Duke's Mayo Classic is a longstanding annual event at Bank of America Stadium at the beginning of the college football season. This year's matchup features the Charlotte 49ers and Appalachian State on Aug. 29. Other college football events CSF oversees at Bank of America Stadium include the Duke's Mayo Bowl and the ACC football championship. The big picture: Pitts has been with CSF since before it officially became CSF in 2013. He joined Charlotte Collegiate Football, which oversaw Charlotte's bowl game, in 2010. He's been managing high-profile sporting events in Charlotte ever since. Now he's looking ahead to how CSF can continue to grow its portfolio of events, he tells Axios. That includes in June, when the popular Savannah Bananas play two nights at Bank of America Stadium. It will be the first time baseball will be played at the stadium and an example of the types of creative ways he envisions CSF using sports facilities in Charlotte, whether it's baseball at Bank of America Stadium, tennis at Spectrum Center, or people running around Charlotte's oldest stadium. What we're watching: Pitts declined to share specific events CSF will be announcing in the future, but you can expect updates in the coming months.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
‘Dear Lord Baby Jesus,' That's a price cut: Ex-NASCAR driver sold Charlotte home for $10M
Retired NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick and his wife, DeLana Harvick, have sold their south Charlotte mansion for $10 million — $2.5 million less than their original asking price, according to its listing. The mansion is located on nearly 4.5 acres in the 1900 block of Bent Branch Drive, off Carmel Road in the SouthPark community. The Harvicks paid about $3.34 million in 2014 for the home, according to public records. The buyer wasn't disclosed and is not yet listed in public tax records. The Harvicks are still listed as the owners of the property. Its listing, handled by Realtor Heather Gibbs of Corcoran HM Properties, shows the property sold last month. The home is within walking distance of the Charlotte Country Day School. The home and land had a total 2024 appraised value of $8.485 million, according to Mecklenburg County tax records. That includes an assessed value of nearly $4.5 million for the land, $3.9 million for the home and $38,700 in various features, the records show. The 9,157-square-foot gated villa has six bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and three half-bathrooms. The grounds include pool and guest houses and a 3-acre turfed rear yard with a putting green and multiple tee boxes. The pool house includes a full kitchen and indoor-outdoor dining areas; the guest house has a private gated entrance, a gym, arcade, golf simulator, kitchen and an office, according to the listing. The mansion includes five guest suites; a home theater; a play room; and a primary suite with a porch, lounge, dual baths and multi-level closet. In 2023, the Harvicks paid $6.75 million for a Cornelius mansion, the house where the famous 'Dear Lord Baby Jesus' dinner scene was filmed for the classic 2006 Will Ferrell sports comedy, 'Talladega Nights.'
