Blog & Book Club

Concord Community Book Club selects The Violin Conspiracy as March’s book club pick. Brendan Slocumb composes a bildungsroman cleverly contained within a gripping literary thriller. A rising star on the classical music scene discovers his violin is stolen just days before the International Tchaikovsky Competition. For Ray, the Slocumb’s protagonist, the loss of his instrument […]

While our shops and restaurants often take center stage, Downtown Concord is home to an array of local businesses and organizations. We decided to share some of our not-so-obvious attributes and if you’re late to the resolution party, keep reading! A new year means a new start or new attempt at something for many people […]

Concord Community Book Club selects Hell of a Book as February’s book club pick. Jason Mott is a North Carolina-based writer with many accolades. He’s the winner of the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction, nominee for the Purshcart Prize, nominee for the Carnegie Medals for Excellence, and most recently, he has been named winner of the […]

With all the doom and gloom that seems to be lingering from 2020 we decided it’s high time we share some exciting news from Downtown! While the Novi projects and the new Union Street Streetscape projects are taking center stage, and rightly so, we are also thrilled for our latest additions to downtown: Table 11 […]

The January 2022 selection for the Concord Community Book Club is Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie We decided to shake things up in 2022. Usually, we feature a book that is new to the literary scene. However, this month’s pick is a classic crime novel. Death on the Nile features Christie’s most famous detective, Hercule […]

The November selection for the Concord Community Book Club is Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews Alexandra Andrews, author of Who Is Maud Dixon?, was inspired to write a novel by the ever-present angst that stalks the Millennial Generation. Andrews looked around at her friends and felt envious of their success. Andrews, a copywriter, took to the […]

The October selection for the Concord Community Book Club is When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash. When selecting a book for the spookiest season of the year, we chose to go a rather unpredictable route. We chose a thriller set along the coast of North Carolina. Rather than a tale of monsters and mayhem, […]

Enchanted Kitchen – These folks are a favorite during fall but also have the best and most unique items when it comes to gift-giving! What did staff pick? A pendulum that “sways our way” on decision-making. But in all seriousness, they have fine teas, crystals, oils, and more for both the fun and homeopathic needs; just […]

“Trick-or- Treat” or “Trick-or-Drink”? – Why not both?! We’ve compiled some of our favorite downtown fall-inspired treats and drinks this season! Fall doesn’t have to mean pumpkin spice latte. Check out Press & Porter’s fall line-up to level up your latte game. Latte Flavors: Maple cinnamon S’mores Chai-der Carmel apple cider Pumpkin pie A holiday […]