Looking one year later at a Charlotte bar turned grocery store during COVID-19 pandemic Local restaurant survives pandemic by getting creative By Ron Lee | March 4, 2021 at 8:58 PM EST - Updated March 8 at 5:56 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - This week, North Carolina marked a grim milestone. It’s been one year since the first case of the coronavirus showed up in the state. We’ve been going back and checking in on people and businesses to see how they’ve coped over the past 12 months. You might remember their stories. We revisit a bar owner who turned his business into a neighborhood store.