June 19, 2007
Charlotte NC Lake Norman, Lake Wylie, South Park
Lake Norman Real Estate if close to Charlotte, South Charlotte and Lake Wylie.
There are many Lake Norman Subdivisions to chose from such as The Peninsula, The Point and many more.
January 16, 2007
Lake Norman and South Charlotte Info
Shopping
Carolina Place Mall opened in the early 1990s and is located about 12 miles south of downtown in suburban Pineville, North Carolina. Carolina Place offers over 1.1 million square feet of retail, and its proximity to the South Carolina border draws many shoppers from the Palmetto state.
Concord Mills is a sprawling retail and entertainment outlet mall about 10 miles northeast of uptown. Concord Mills has over 200 outlet stores and a 24 screen theater within its nearly one-mile interior circumference and is North Carolina's largest tourist attraction.
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Eastland Mall was constructed in the mid-1970s as an alternative to then five-year-old SouthPark Mall, its claim to fame being an indoor skating rink in its central atrium. While SouthPark flourished and transformed itself into the region's source for high-end merchandise, Eastland experienced a general decline over the years with many stores vacating the mall. Efforts to reinvigorate the mall and surrounding area are currently being discussed.
Northlake Mall opened in 2005 and is located 8 miles north of Uptown. Northlake was built to serve the population of rapidly growing north Charlotte and University City, as well as the nearby suburbs of Davidson and Huntersville. Northlake features a variety of both upscale and conventional retailers.
SouthPark Mall, the region's most upscale shopping center, is located about 5 miles south of uptown. SouthPark has over 125 stores, many of which are unique in the Carolinas, including Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Neiman Marcus, and Kate Spade.
Sites of interest
* The Carolina Renaissance Festival
* Afro-American Cultural Center, preserves, promotes and presents African-American art, history and culture
* Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers
* Benedictine College and Monastery, on the historic registry for the college, the monastery and grotto
* Blumenthal Performing Arts Centre
* Carolinas Aviation Museum, dedicated to the preservation of historic aircraft
* Carolina Raptor Center, dedicated to the conservation and rehabilitation of birds of prey
* Charlotte Bobcats Arena
* Charlotte Convention Center
* The Charlotte Museum of History
* Children's Theatre of Charlotte, one of the top youth theatres in the country
* Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, a 111 acre (0.5 km²) botanical garden located just west of Charlotte in Belmont
* Discovery Place, a science museum and IMAX Dome theater
* Historic Latta Plantation, a cotton plantation turned living history farm
* Historic Rosedale Plantation
* Historic Rural Hill Farm
* ImaginOn, cutting-edge educational children's library and theater
* Kings Mountain National Military Park, the site of a decisive Revolutionary War battle, located approximately 30 miles (50 km) west of Charlotte in Blacksburg, SC.
* Levine Museum of the New South
* Lowe's Motor Speedway
* The Mint Museums, two separate facilities, one dedicated to fine art and the other to craft and design
* Paramount's Carowinds, regional amusement park located on the border of North and South Carolina
* Reed Gold Mine, site of the first gold find in the United States
* U.S. National Whitewater Center, state of the art facility opened in August 2006.
* University of North Carolina at Charlotte Botanical Gardens
* Wing Haven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary
Charlotte RFC Rugby Union 1971 USA Super League Skillbeck Athletic Grounds
Charlotte Knights Baseball 1976 IL Knights Stadium, Fort Mill
Carolina Panthers Football 1993 NFL Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte Checkers Ice Hockey 1993 ECHL Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Charlotte Eagles &
Charlotte Lady Eagles Soccer 1993 USL-2
W-League Waddell Stadium
Charlotte Bobcats Basketball 2004 NBA Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Charlotte is home to the NFL's Carolina Panthers, which debuted in the league in 1995. The Panthers play in Bank of America Stadium, located in Uptown. The team won the NFC Championship of the 2003-2004 NFL season when it beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 14-3, in Philadelphia. In Super Bowl XXXVIII on Feb. 1, 2004, the Panthers were defeated, 32-29, by the New England Patriots. They have been in two other NFC Championship games: in 1996 (their second year) and 2006.
Charlotte was home to the World Football League's Charlotte Hornets during 1974 and 1975. The city has also been home to two Arena Football League teams, the Charlotte Rage and Carolina Cobras. The NCAA football Meineke Car Care Bowl is played annually in December at Bank of America Stadium.
Charlotte briefly had a Major Indoor Lacrosse League team in 1996, the Charlotte Cobras. The team did not fare well, however, and after a single 0-10 season, the Cobras folded.
In 2004, Charlotte was awarded its second NBA expansion team named the Charlotte Bobcats. The team plays in the Charlotte Bobcats Arena, which opened in fall 2005 in downtown Charlotte.
From 1988 to 2002, Charlotte hosted an NBA franchise named the Charlotte Hornets. The franchise relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana in 2002 after bitter animosity between the team's fans and principal owner George Shinn led to slumping attendance and ill feelings towards the Hornets.
The WNBA Charlotte Sting had played in Charlotte since 1997 and left in 2006. Charlotte is home to the Charlotte Eagles of the United Soccer Leagues and plays host to the annual Wachovia Championship, an increasingly prestigious stop on the PGA Tour.
Charlotte is the hub of stock car racing, with major races being held at nearby Lowe's Motor Speedway, considered by most fans and participants in the sport to be NASCAR's 'home track'. A vast majority of NASCAR teams and race shops are located within 40 miles of Charlotte, and most NASCAR drivers maintain a residence in or near the city. Seventy-three percent of American motorsports employees are based within two hours of downtown Charlotte. The NASCAR Hall of Fame is set to open in Charlotte in early 2009.
Baseball has a long, rich history in the Queen City, dating back to 1901 when the Charlotte Hornets were formed. The Triple-A Charlotte Knights, the top minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, currently call the Charlotte area home (the team's stadium is located in nearby Fort Mill, South Carolina).
Charlotte is on the list of cities that the Florida Marlins are considering for relocation; team officials are expected to visit the city in late February or early March 2006 to discuss a move with city leaders and consider a plan to build a privately-funded stadium downtown. But city leaders stated as of April that they would not fund or support any attempt to bring the Florida Marlins to Charlotte.
Via the Hartford Wolf Pack and Binghamton Senators of the AHL, the Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL are a farm team for the NHL's New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators respectively. The Charlotte Checkers now play at the new Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Additionally, Charlotte is also home to a professional inline hockey team, the The Charlotte Outlawz.
Charlotte is home to the headquarters of the Big South Conference despite having no schools playing in the Big South (although near-by schools Winthrop University, from Rock Hill, South Carolina (full), and Gardner-Webb University, from Boiling Springs, North Carolina (football only) are members).
January 10, 2007
Northlake Mall REI is coming this spring
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Outdoor gear retailer Recreational Equipment Inc. has plans to open a second store in Charlotte region, the company said today.
The store is expected to open in spring 2008 and will be located in the NorthCrest development adjacent to Northlake Mall.
The 26,000-square-foot store will employ about 55.
Outdoor gear retailer Recreational Equipment Inc. has plans to open a second store in Charlotte region, the company said today.
The store is expected to open in spring 2008 and will be located in the NorthCrest development adjacent to Northlake Mall.
The 26,000-square-foot store will employ about 55.
www.rei.com
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