Rachel Sutherland Communications

04/03/2026

🚨🚨 Collab dinner loading! 🚨🚨

Chef Troy Guard of the upcoming Guard and Grace (opening this fall at Queensbridge Collective) is teaming up with Chef Chayil Johnson for a special dinner at Community Matters Cafe on April 14. Proceeds from the evening will support the Life Skills Program at Charlotte Rescue Mission.

🍽️ Five-course menu
🍹 Four paired handcrafted mocktails
🗣️Open seating to encourage connection and conversation

Tickets are $125 per person and available through Tock. Click through to communitymatterscafe to buy.

02/24/2026

Who knew when we hung her art on our office walls and drew inspiration from her affirmation deck that queenloany would one day join ? 🔮

We are beyond fired up to welcome Saloan Dunlap to Rachel Sutherland Communications as a communications specialist.

Saloan is a public relations professional with a background in journalism and a creative foundation in art and photography. A graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, where she earned her degree in Journalism and Mass Communications with a concentration in Public Relations, she brings experience across entertainment, hospitality, and cultural initiatives, supporting media outreach, press coverage, event coordination, and artist publicity.

With both a strategic mindset and a creative eye, Saloan contributes to campaigns that are thoughtful, visually compelling, and rooted in authentic storytelling. She values collaboration and relationship building, helping clients connect with audiences in ways that feel genuine and impactful.

02/16/2026

get ready: ’s Jewish deli classics are back on the lunch menu, starting this week!

The beloved pandemic-era pop-up will open for lunch service on Wednesday, Feb. 18, inside .kitch West End. Hours are 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, with pick-up orders and delivery available via Toast.

Reopening Meshugganah is deeply personal for owner Rob Clement. After his wife, Franki, died in 2025, he stepped away from the kitchen – the part of his life that had always defined him – to take care of his two children.

He said bringing the deli back honors the vision he and Franki shared.

“Coming back now feels like stepping into the part of my life I have missed – cooking, leading a team, and making food people enjoy,” Clement said.

The menu will feature longtime favorites, such as scratch-made pastrami sandwiches, potato knishes, and matzo ball soup. Desserts, including black-and-white cookies and rugelach, will come from Meztger’s Bakery, a partnership Rob has developed through his consulting work.

Clement wants each dish to serve as a nod of gratitude to the community that supported him during the pop-up era and the hardest moments of his personal life.

His way of saying thank you—with food.

“This isn’t your average deli,” he said. “People can taste the difference, and that is what makes Meshugganah special.”

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01/10/2026

New year
New sticker
Same vibe

11/20/2025

What an honor to plan and execute the visit of a special guest at last night.

Concord resident , who played Rolf Gruber in the 1965 film, visited Belk Theater for a night of reminiscing and celebration, including a well-attended pre-show talk, joining the cast on stage and sharing time with the ensemble backstage.

Seeing the joy and surprise in guests’ faces when they saw or met (or posed for photos) with Daniel was a true bright spot in these troubling times, and a welcome reminder of the power of art and human connection.

10/13/2025

The recipe for a perfect night at : fall temps, low humidity, a slight breeze and with friends. 🍂🍁🍂

Thanks to for the VIP treatment at the sold-out show!

07/04/2025

🔮 We’re hiring! 🔮

We’re looking for a contract content creator, based in Charlotte.

Do you have:
⚡️ A knack for making content that actually stops the scroll.
⚡️ On-camera confidence and storytelling chops.
⚡️ Experience creating TikToks, reels, and/or shorts — especially for brands or as a paid creator.
⚡️ Strong understanding of trends, sound selection, editing apps, and content hooks.
⚡️ The ability to work independently, hit deadlines, and take creative feedback like a champ.
⚡️ Experience in hospitality, food & bev, lifestyle, or nonprofit sectors.
⚡️ Your own audience or proven ability to spark engagement.
⚡️ Past collaboration with agencies or brand teams.

Send your resume and portfolio (TikTok, reels or sample links welcome) to [email protected] with a quick note on why you’re a fit. Got a 30-second pitch? Even better. Show us what you’ve got.

Impress us. Surprise us. But don’t call us or DM us. 💀 Make us want to follow you.

Full details: https://www.rachelsutherland.net/blog/were-hiring-contract-content-creator

06/25/2025

Anniversary? What?

Time flies when you’re in the center of a creative hub, apparently.

🚍 We have been tenants at Camp North End since June 2018, setting up shop in the silver Airstream on the Raceway when there wasn’t much happening at Camp, tbh. We joked about being the perfect setting for a zombie apocalypse, but we knew then — as we do now — that there were big, DIFFERENT, things on the horizon.

🗓️ April 1, 2020 (right?) we moved into Bunkhouse after outgrowing the trailer and have loved every moment ever since. Ok, mostly every — we don’t get princess parking outside the front door as often anymore.

🎉 We have worked with Camp as a client, including the opening of the Keswick food stalls in June 2020, and much more.

It’s wild (truly — the landscaping in front of our office is taller than most of our team), non-traditional and unpredictable in all the best ways. Example: When we inquired about an old door to use as a conference table in our office, we were hustled into a secret storage room full of the most amazing historical salvage and offered a chance to pick from a literal pile of options. That’s weird and we love it.

06/18/2025

We're !

We're looking for a contract content creator.

Full details: https://www.rachelsutherland.net/blog/were-hiring-contract-content-creator

Send your resume and portfolio (TikTok, Instagram Reels, or sample links welcome) to [email protected] with a quick note on why you’re a fit. Got a 30-second pitch? Even better. Show us what you've got.

Impress us. Surprise us. But don’t call us or DM us. Make us want to follow you.

LOCATION: Charlotte-based  TYPE: Contract; as needed RACHEL SUTHERLAND COMMUNICATIONS We’re not your average public relations agency: we’re small, sharp, and we move fast. Our clients are the kind people talk about — for all the right reasons. From emerging hospitality brands, to bo

03/16/2025

Please take a moment to read this well-reported Bloomberg piece by Shawn Donnan on Charlotte’s progress on economic mobility.

RSC client Leading On Opportunity is focused on leveraging data to align funding and strategy to create impact.

LOO is honored to be mentioned in league with gamechangers like Brian Collier, Erin Barbee, Victoria Watlington and DreamKey Partners, an organization that is doing the work to create housing and wealth-building opportunities that change lives.

A Harvard study spurred Charlotte to give more support to first-time homebuyers as a way to drive social mobility.