I attend Winston-Salem State, but have fam in Charlotte...make sure you check out SouthPark Mall..They have an Urban Outfitters there and it is
.....ButSouthPark Mall is for straight ballers (its out in the burbs) Just like dude said above, Carowinds (theme park) is on the NC/SC border..And hit up Tryon Streetin Charlotte (downtown), always stuff to do down there and plenty of good eats....
Plus, right before you come into Charlotte is Concord, NC...They have a shopping center called Concord Mills..The polo outlet there is freakin bananas......Madpolos for decent prices....and they also have SAKS 5th, Banana Republic, Nike Outlet, etc...
Charlotte will be the next metro city like DC, Chi, or NY....just watch.
And the women are nice...Black, Asian, White, Indian, everything you could ever want...
Schools -UNC Charlotte, Queens University
and an HBCU- Johnson C. SmithUniversity...
There is also some school downtown by the Carolina Panthers Stadium..Johnson and Wales (Culinary School)