A neighborhood worth tasting.
Your restaurant, café or gathering place could be the next stop for someone exploring NoDa.
That to be human is to long for the divine while walking through a world that often feels like exile.
We are born with an ache for beauty, love, and connection—but placed in a world that breaks those things again and again.
Benches of NODA
Hanging wisteria Nests
Stone Gardens
Good Luck Tiki /Totems of NODA
Community Garden
Holidays in NODA
Planted Gardens of NODA
Wood Decorations in NODA
Street Cleaning Projects
Curb Painting Inititive
NoDa Nights · Sponsorship opportunities
Your business.
Part of the neighborhood.
Reach people exploring NoDa’s art, gardens, handmade work, neighborhood stories and local tours. Help keep community creativity visible.
Ask about the founding sponsor offer
The ads below are sample placements available for sponsorship. No business, college or organization shown here is a paying sponsor. Placement, creative, term and price are agreed before a listing goes live.
Local business showcase
Meet your next local customer.
Introduce your shop or service with a photo, a clear description and a direct link to your business.
Make a little room for discovery.
A place for studios, makers, venues and neighborhood experiences to share what makes them special.
History & education sponsor
Keep curiosity moving.
Introduce your museum, history program, college or educational experience to readers exploring Charlotte and the Carolina Revolutionary War landscape.
A NoDa business guide, built around the neighborhood
We’re developing a local directory concept with business profiles, categories, featured placements and annual sponsorship options. A business editing portal is planned; it is not available yet.
Interested in a founding listing? Tell us your business name, category, website and the audience you want to reach. We’ll discuss a placement and show you a sample before agreeing on a paid listing.
What we’ll agree together
- Where your listing or ad appears and the length of the placement.
- Your approved business description, image and destination link.
- The price, update arrangements and reporting that can actually be provided.
Paid placements will be labeled “Sponsored.” Sponsorship does not influence historical research or imply endorsement by a school, government agency or community organization. No traffic or sales outcome is guaranteed.
Six local-business sample ads
These 3:5 concepts are available to show business owners. Each is labeled as an unsolicited sample until approved.
Advertising inquiries: steve@networksmg.com
Founding sponsor: $1,000 prepaid
Pay before January 1, 2027. Your agreed placement starts immediately and runs through December 31, 2027, with ad creation and one update per month included.
From January 1, 2027, the rate for new sponsors is $125 per month. Founding sponsors retain their prepaid coverage through the end of 2027. Any renewal after that requires a new agreement.
The site’s audience is growing; no traffic, leads or sales volume is guaranteed. Placement, dates and cancellation/refund terms are confirmed before payment.
16 Years - +$150,000 Personally Invested- One Man’s Mission to make a difference - NODA — One Bench, One Totem - One Act of Kindness at a Time.
Meet the NoDa Mayor
Steve Chickillo
Building benches, creating handmade art, planting flowers and caring for shared neighborhood spaces are at the heart of NoDa Nights. Explore the community projects, take a NoDa tour, or get in touch with Steve.
That to be human is to long for the divine while walking through a world that often feels like exile.
We are born with an ache for beauty, love, and connection—but placed in a world that breaks those things again and again.
Welcome to NoDa Nights, a living love letter to the North Davidson community. For over a decade, I’ve poured everything I had into this neighborhood—building, cleaning, planting, and protecting it, not for praise, but because it matters. This site is here to share that journey and invite you to be a part of it.