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Population: 2,491,650 USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 Major Airport: Charlotte Douglas International Airport Companies With a Major Presence Here: Bank of America, Wachovia, NASCAR, Belk Department Stores,…   Read the Article

In uptown Charlotte, NASCAR's new Hall of Fame is going up just a few blocks from the tower that is home to Bank of America, the nation's No. 2 bank. The ultimate symbol of stock car racing is also…   Read the Article

Outsiders know about banking and NASCAR. But locals know it all starts with faith. With some 700 churches and growing, Charlotte prides itself as a city of diverse spirituality.Evangelist Billy…   Read the Article

THE ARTS DISTRICT This is, hands down, the funkiest neighborhood in Charlotte. Bankers and other buttoned-down sorts are following the artists and musicians who first reclaimed homes and…   Read the Article

Best Place to Buy Groceries Harris Teeter was founded here, and the original store still stands at Central Avenue and The Plaza in the Plaza-Midwood neighborhood. H-T is widely considered the most…   Read the Article

THE SLANG Get to know these terms and you'll blend right in. Halfbacks: Those would-be folks from the Northeast who moved to Florida, decided they didn't like the heat or the hurricanes, and moved…   Read the Article

The story sounds familiar enough: local businesses present a plan to create a district for design, industry and rail. City government chips in cash to get the project started. The area grows beyond…   Read the Article

In recent years, Charlotte’s growth has changed many of the traditional development patterns of its past. Once-neglected and overlooked areas have become more desirable because of the migration of…   Read the Article

Charlotte is seeing massive growth in center city. Buyers are indulging in the remerging low-rise, high-rise, mixed use and residential units. According to Doug Smith of The Observer, there are 14…   Read the Article