The next time you're hanging out in Uptown Charlotte, you should get a hot dog with chili and cheese at Green's Lunch on Fourth and Poplar. It's been there for decades. Enjoy it while you can: if the city has its way, there will be a baseball stadium there soon.
Why can't the city have its way? An attorney named Jerry Reese is filing lawsuits to block the development. And here's where it's funny: he's not blocking it because he thinks the city shouldn't be pursuing this kind of project with taxpayer money—after all, the Panthers managed to build their stadium with private funds—but because he thinks a triple-A team is too small time. He wants major leagues or bust. Apparently the legal wrangling can't be over before next summer.
I have zero interest in baseball, and I'd love to see Green's stick around for another seven decades. While I'm sorry that so much tax money is going to fighting these court battles, I'm glad that I'll get to keep meeting my dad for lunch at Green's on the next few trips home.
Charlotte's a funny town.
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