Area Information

About Charlotte
Easy to reach from interstate 85 and 77, Charlotte, North Carolina, embodies a progressive southern spirit. As the thriving financial center of the Southeast, Charlotte means opportunity for you. This ever expanding metropolitan city offers you:

• Cultural experiences
• An expansive variety of night life
• NFL Panthers, NBA Bobcats, WNBA Charlotte Sting, ECHL Charlotte Checkers
• Paramount's Carowinds Theme Park
• Top-quality shopping
• Joint enrollment opportunities at 20 colleges and universities.
• Warm water beaches within four hours.
• Blue Ridge Mountains within two hours.
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport and bus and train allowing easy access.

For more information on Charlotte, go to http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/

History of Charlotte:

Charlotte is the largest city in the Carolinas and the 20th largest in the United States, with a population of approximately 610,949 (2005 estimate). It is the county seat of Mecklenburg County,GR6 and is... more>>

Want to tour Charlotte? Try the Charlotte Trolley!

Trolleys built Charlotte's earliest neighborhoods—
moving people around town and bringing neighbors together daily in their community. Today, Charlotte Trolley, Inc., a volunteer-driven non-profit, continues to bring people together as neighbors, to connect with history, learn and have fun on Charlotte's favorite mode of transportation.
Click here to learn more: charlottetrolley.org

Transportation:

AIRPORTS	TRAIN
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport 5501 Josh Birmingham Parkway, Charlotte, NC (704) 359-4027 www.charmeck.org Concord Regional Airport 9000 Aviation Boulevard, Concord, NC (704) 793-9000 www.ci.concord.nc.us	Amtrak Rail Passenger Service Tickets & Reservations: 1-800-872-7245 Tour & Vacation Information: 1-800-321-8684 Group Sales: 1-800-872-1477 www.amtrak.com Amtrak Package Express Service 1914 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte (704) 376-4416
BUS
Charlotte Transit 901 N. Davidson Street, Charlotte (704) 336-3366 www.charmeck.org/CATS Charlotte Transportation Center 310 E. Trade Street, Charlotte (704) 336-3159	Greyhound Bus Lines 601 W. Trade Street, Charlotte (704) 372-0456 www.greyhound.com

Local Service Providers
Below is a comprehensive list of Charlotte area service providers:

ELECTRICITY	TELEPHONE	CABLEVISION
Duke Power S. Church Street (704) 594-9400 No Deposit Required www.duke-energy.com	Bell South 2801 Crisman Street (704) 780-2355 1-800-251-6122 Purchasing No Deposit Required www.bellsouth.com	Time Warner Cablevision 4606 Margaret Wallace Road (704) 377-9600 No Deposit Required www.timewarnercable.com
NATURAL GAS	WATER	NEWSPAPERS
Piedmont Natural Gas 1-800-752-7504 No Deposit Required www.piedmontng.com	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities 600 E. 4th Street, P.O. Box 35532 Charlotte, NC 28235 (704) 336-2211 www.charmeck.org $32 may be required. Must be deposited a minimum of 24 hours prior to service installation. Require SSN, driver's license, home and/or work phone.	The Charlotte Observer (704) 358-6000 www.charlotte.com The Charlotte Post (704) 376-0496 www.thecharlottepost.com La Noticia (Espanol) (704) 568-6966 www.lanoticia.com
AUTO REGISTRATION - License Plate Bureau
Independence Blvd- (704) 535-2525	South Blvd- (704) 525-3832	The person in which the car is already registered must either be present when applying or sign paperwork with notary signature--NO EXCEPTIONS! Inspection needs to be performed after tag is applied for at a licensed station.
Brookshire Blvd- (704) 399-8306	Hwy 49, S. Harrisburg- (704) 455-9517
DRIVER'S LICENSE - NC Dept of Motor Vehicles
N. 29 Hwy- ( 704) 547-5786 www.ncdot.org	Brookshire Blvd- (704) 392-3266 www.ncdot.org	W. Arrowood Rd- ( 704) 527-2562 www.ncdot.org
EMERGENCY NUMBERS		TIME/WEATHER SERVICE
Police- 911 Fire Dept 911 Ambulance & Rescue- 911 www.charmeck.org	Sheriff- (704) 336-2543 Highway Patrol- (704) 547-0042 or (704) 376-6711	(704) 375-6711 http://weather.charlotte.com

Entertainment
Below is a list of Entertainment Venues for the Charlotte area:
(go to www.charlottenclinks.com/Entertainment_and_Recreation/ for a more comprehensive list)

SPORTS
Carolina Panthers (Football) 800 South Mint Street Charlotte, NC 28202 (704) 358-7000 www.panthers.com	Charlotte Bobcats (Men's Basketball) 333 East Trade Street Charlotte, NC 28202 (704) 688-8600 www.nba.com/bobcats
Charlotte Sting (Women's Basketball) 100 Hive Dr Charlotte, NC (704) 424-4120 www.wnba.com/sting	Charlotte Checkers (Hockey) (704) 342-4423 www.gocheckers.com
Charlotte Knights (Baseball) 2280 Deerfield Dr Fort Mill, SC 29715 (803) 548-8050 www.charlotteknights.com
MUSEUMS
Discovery Place 301 N. Tryon St Charlotte, NC 28202 (704) 372-6261 www.discoveryplace.org	Levine Museum of the New South 200 E. Seventh Street Charlotte, NC 28202 (704) 333-1887
The Mint Museums 2730 Randolph Road Charlotte, NC (704) 337-2000 www.themintmuseums.org	Go to www.charlottenclinks.com for a more complete list of museums in the area.
AMUSEMENT PARKS
Paramounts Carowinds Theme Park P. O. Box 410289 Charlotte, NC 28241 1-800-888-4386 (704) 588-2600 (from NC) (803) 548-5300 (from SC) ww3.paramountparks.com/carowinds	Zuma Fun Center 104000 Cadillac St Pineville, NC 28134 (704) 552-7888 www.zumafuncenters.com/
Queen's Landing 1459 River Hwy. Mooresville, NC 28117 (704) 663-2628 www.queenslanding.com	Ghost Town in the Sky PO Box 369 Maggie Valley, NC 28751 1-800-GHOSTTOWN www.ghosttowninthesky.com
Tweetsie Railroad 300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane Blowing Rock, NC 28605 1-800-526-5740 www.tweetsie.com	Wet 'n Wild Emerald Pointe Holden Road (Exit 34 off of I-85) Greensboro, NC (336) 852-9721 www.emeraldpointe.com
NIGHT LIFE
Go to www.carolinanightlife.com for a complete list of bars, dance clubs, restaurants and other charlotte night life!
Top Hot Nightspots: Spring 2008 1. Uptown Cabaret   2. TILT  3. Stool Pigeons 4. Boardwalk Billy's
Top 5 Bars/Clubs 1. Verona Lounge 2. Cans of Charlotte 2. La Paz 3. The Pub at Gateway 5. Alley Cat	Top 5 Restaurants 1. Verona Lounge 2. Cans of Charlotte 3. Skyland Family Restaurant 4. La Paz 5. The Pub at Gateway