Towns
SouthPark’s walkable future is 12 percent built
A 99 percent occupied mall, the highest Walk Score in south Charlotte, no light rail, and a three-mile trail plan…
Towns
Town by town guides to daily life in South Charlotte: what each town charges in taxes, what it provides and what a normal week looks like. Weddington, for one, has no police department of its own.
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Towns
Belmont NC Is Not South Charlotte: What That Changes
Belmont is a Gaston County city 12 miles west of Charlotte, across the Catawba River, with its own school district…
Towns
Wesley Chapel NC: What a 2.25 Cent Town Tax Buys
Wesley Chapel charges 2.25 cents per $100 and its elementary school is a split feeder, not a guaranteed Weddington path.…
Towns
What surprises people who just moved to Weddington NC
Weddington's smallest allowed lot is 18,000 square feet, not an acre. The lot rule, the town line and the split…
Towns
Matthews NC is rebuilding itself for people on foot
A $17.4 million federal grant, a 1879 downtown, and a mailing address that does not tell you which county you…
Towns
Ballantyne NC Daily Life: No Town Hall, and What Follows
Ballantyne is an area of Charlotte, not a town of its own. Here is what that means for police, permits,…
Towns
Inside Marvin NC: lot rules, tax rate and new trails
Marvin does not have the one-acre minimum it is famous for. What the ordinance actually says, what the tax bill…