Charlotte's now-bankrupted Epicentre to be auctioned: Tuesday, April 26

The Epicentre, a once-thriving entertainment hub stretching the entirety of a Charlotte city block, will be auctioned off as a result of its bankruptcy, court documents obtained by WCNC Charlotte Monday confirmed.In an auction scheduled for May 12 at 10 a.m., the highest bidder will walk away as the owner of the complex.The Epicentre was built in 2008 on the site of the old Charlotte Convention Center. It grew into a popular nightlife spot. “When I was younger there was a lot of businesses a lot of people come and go but It’s been closed down for a long time now," Charlotte resident Caniyah Asbury said.Matt Ragona, the original architect for the site and current operator of Ragona Architecture & Design, said his team sought to create an urban town center utilizing the negative space as outdoor public spaces.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/epicentre-auction-bankruptcy-uptown-charlotte/275-c861f8a9-c339-4aa6-ac1e-22ec47d8b3e8Former cadet and now current firefighter Elliot Bishai pleaded guilty to his involvement in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.Bishai appeared in front of Magistrate Robin Meriweather in D.C. District Court Monday morning to enter a guilty plea to entering or remaining on restricted grounds. It carries a maximum one-year prison sentence.Bishai and another cadet, Elias Irizarry, were arrested in 2021 after the FBI received a tip from a witness who positively identified Bishai and Irizarry from video and photos of the attack.A photo showed Bishai, Irizarry with one other person inside the U.S. Capitol. The third person was later identified as Grayson Sherill. He was arrested on March 1.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/capitol-riot-fort-mill-guilty-elliot-bishai/275-20ee9e39-23a8-45e2-bba7-5e90e2d6699c