Money talks
by acemj
Charlotte is a bit on the conservative side. Hard work is respected and people aren't too flashy with their money. You won't see a lot of eccentrics. Not too much purple hair and nose rings. Not too many Ferraris and Lamborghinis driving around. However, there is a lot of money in this town and most people earned it by traditional means like a big inheritance or the banking industry.
This house is located off of Dotger Street behind the Mint Museum of Art.
Mall mayhem
by acemj about South Park Mall
In my opinion, the best mall in Charlotte in terms of quality shops is South Park. You'll find Tiffany & Co., Pottery Barn, J. Crew, Ann Taylor and many other well-known retailers along with a newly designed interior and major department store anchors such as Sears and Belk. Nordstrom is under construction and will open in March of 2004. There is a new wing that is already open that leads to the new Nordstrom and in it are some cool new stores (Gymboree, a Provence-inspired collectibles store, a Sur La Table and a few others). They've got it all.
Wolfman Pizza
by MandaJ320
The pizza here is California style. I've only been to the location at University, but there are a few more in the Charlotte area.
The University area location is on the water, and it's a really, really nice view.
The pizza isn't bad, just different.... and I know people who absolutely LOVE it. You can get all sorts of weird toppings. I'm just used to a little more east coast style pizza :-)
Cheap eats!
by acemj about Sub Station II
Sub Station II is a chain that you can find all over the Southeast and there are four locations in Charlotte as well as a location in Matthews. The meats are cut fresh you can't beat it for the money. Turkey, banana peppers, tomatoes, honey mustard on wheat.
Lake Norman Boating Madness
by essexgirl
Lake Norman is growning by leaps and bounds!! It is a great place to hang out in the summer time and a nice place if you choose to live there. It's about 30 minutes from Charlotte (with I-77 traffic) The Catawba Queen is a old Mississippi boat that you can take up and down the lake.