Deborah Cox

Uptown Charlotte has witnessed many changes since I chose to make it my home in 1989. Many new restaurants and clubs have opened, creating a lively nightlife, where only a couple of establishments operated before. The Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Bank of America Stadium and the new Charlotte Bobcats’ Arena, draw audiences to a myriad of entertainments – from Opera Carolina and the Charlotte Symphony to the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Bobcats. Living Uptown has changed dramatically as well. Eighteen years ago, only a few thousand residents lived within the I-277 loop. There was no Gateway Village, no First Ward Garden District, no luxury condominium development in any of the four wards and high-rise condos were unheard of. Now the sky truly is the limit. New Uptown residents can select from a variety of housing types — flats, townhomes or single-family houses. Low-rise or ...