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Ms. Repo and I will be new empty nesters in August with our youngest heading off to college. Due to a company relocation, we will be moving from Chicago to Charlotte in 2024. [more inside]
posted by repoman around Charlotte, NC at 9:08 AM - 7 answers

I'm going to be in Charlotte for 3 nights, yay! I won't have a car but my hotel is in Uptown. I'm looking for some suggestions on things to do not limited to Uptown and its surrounding areas. [more inside]
posted by signondiego around Charlotte, NC at 3:24 PM - 6 answers

Any suggestions on what to do outside the secure area of the Charlotte airport? I'd go to the whitewater center nearby, but I think it closes in an hour from now. I'm waiting for a relative to pick me up Relevant: I have a camera and enjoy photography.
posted by el io around Charlotte, NC at 2:04 PM - 4 answers

How could you find a building when all you know about it is what it looks like from above and roughly where it is (with a large margin of error, giving a triangle with an area of about 1,900 square miles)? Is there any tool/database/search that might help with this, or would finding it be a matter of putting the question to people who live in the area (or, for the less social, strictly a brute-force problem)? [more inside]
posted by johnofjack around Charlotte, NC at 7:14 PM - 21 answers

I am meeting up with some friends in Charlotte who have a long layover there Saturday morning. I live just a couple of hours away but have not spent much time there. Can you recommend a good breakfast spot and/or places we could hang out for a few hours that would occupy the kids (ages 7-9) and also give us adults some time to chat?
posted by something something around Charlotte, NC at 11:34 AM - 6 answers

I'm going to be in Charlotte, NC for the weekend of April 21-22 in preparation for a conference. What fun things can I do there? [more inside]
posted by chatongriffes around Charlotte, NC at 3:20 PM - 12 answers

How do I kill a few hours in Charlotte, NC on Sunday? [more inside]
posted by Dorinda around Charlotte, NC at 8:39 PM - 6 answers

How should I spend a few hours on Monday afternoon in downtown Charlotte, NC? [more inside]
posted by QuantumMeruit around Charlotte, NC at 9:49 AM - 7 answers

My meeting got flooded out of Nashville and moved to Charlotte, NC. Help me salvage my disappointment? [more inside]
posted by acrasis around Charlotte, NC at 4:40 PM - 20 answers

Driving to Charlotte from Philadelphia this weekend, looking for things to do en route, and while in Charlotte. [more inside]
posted by fonzie around Charlotte, NC at 4:54 PM - 4 answers

Show us around Charlotte. My wife and I are going to Charlotte from Thursday - Sunday. Our mission is to determine if Charlotte is a place we want to live. I am a I.T. project manager. My wife is a corporate accountant. We both work in banking. We have one young daughter and another on the way. You could consider us yuppies with a hippie / island twist. We love food, books, and shopping. We want to get a feel for what family life would be like in Charlotte. [more inside]
posted by jasondigitized around Charlotte, NC at 12:12 PM - 15 answers

Charlotte, NC filter: Boyfriend is visiting. What should we do? [more inside]
posted by unlucky.lisp around Charlotte, NC at 9:59 AM - 3 answers

Moving to Charlotte, NC. I want recommendations on finding some local businesses/services. [more inside]
posted by All.star around Charlotte, NC at 4:18 AM - 8 answers

Should I visit Charlotte, NC? [more inside]
posted by A189Nut around Charlotte, NC at 4:27 PM - 11 answers

What's a family of four to do in Charlotte, NC? [more inside]
posted by Terminal Verbosity around Charlotte, NC at 11:37 AM - 9 answers

My buddy and I are trying to find something to get away to, preferably next month, within easy driving distance of Greenville, SC or Charlotte, NC. A free IT-geek conference would be ideal. If we just get a (couple of) room(s) somewhere, our wives will think there's [more inside]
posted by phrits around Charlotte, NC at 3:25 PM - 7 answers

Fun things to do in the Charlotte Douglas Airport (or nearby)? [more inside]
posted by artifarce around Charlotte, NC at 4:20 PM - 3 answers

Charlotte, NC -- We'll be there for a long weekend and need recommendations for restaurants serving fresh/healthy grilled fish (or even fish tacos). Want someplace casual (not necessarily cheap, but where jeans are OK). Not interested in shrimp, crab or lobster. Thanks.
posted by nancoix around Charlotte, NC at 6:41 AM - 6 answers