The beloved event returns Friday with festivities from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., offering music, vendors, family activities and the ...

You know it’s coming. The most vexing question posed by visiting out-of-town guests: “Why does Charlotte refer to its downtown as … Uptown?” I asked several notable Charlotteans what they thought.

Charlotte is the only major city in the U.S. where its central district is referred to as “uptown.” Alex Slitz FILE PHOTO Most cities have an area called downtown where businesses and retail are ...

Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller, right, looks to shoot over Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Sunday, Feb.

An August 1965 report in the Charlotte Observer — “This Could Be Charlotte’s Center in The Future” — was the first glimpse Charlotteans got at an ambitious new plan for revitalizing uptown, then still ...

Many Charlotteans know Concord, North Carolina, as the location of the Charlotte Motor Speedway and Concord Mills, but Downtown Concord, just 10 miles east of Charlotte, is a vibrant area with retail, ...

Charlotte's central business district is uniquely called 'uptown,' not 'downtown.' The name 'uptown' reflects the area's historic elevation and 1974 city branding move. Trade and Tryon crossroads mark ...

Listener Jeff Moen moved to Charlotte about three years ago, and has never really figured out this one quirk of his new hometown. While nearly every city in the nation calls its central business ...

Listener Jeff Moen moved to Charlotte about three years ago, and has never really figured out this one quirk of his new hometown. While nearly every city in the nation calls its central business ...