Charlotte Observer

If you ever watch late-night television, you've seen those real estate ads: A guy in a polo shirt, with a swimming pool glittering behind him, describing how you can buy...

Charlotte's 24-story Carillon office tower-a copper-roofed building with the art gallery in the lobby-might be too valuable to hang onto, the owners say. Hesta Associates Limited Partnership is interviewing investment...

The Charlotte Hornets have joined a campaign to help revitalize central city neighborhoods and promote home ownership among low- and moderate-income families and minorities. The Hornets and the Federal National...

Picture a Domino's Pizza shop, its fluorescent lights burning in an anonymous strip mall with all the character of a plain cheese pie. Charlotte, N.C., architect Bob Gunn had a...

Welcome to Zoeland, the world's only Bible-based theme park. Come ride "Heaven & Hell," a 12-minute roller coaster journey through the Afterworld. Pass through the Gates of Glory. Listen to...

Stock-car racing fans probably get more enjoyment out of their sport than do the faithful of any other sport. Some of them, of course, get more than others, like those...

Flexible scheduling, high earnings potential and ease of entry into the industry has boosted the presence of women in the real estate business. The National Association of Realtors report women...

Federal investigators in Charlotte have seized $57,000 from a convicted cocaine dealer in a golf betting case. But James ''Slim'' Bouler, a Union County businessman, says the money didn`t come...

Agriculture officials are baffled by an alarming drop in the North American turkey population. Hundreds of thousands of turkeys are reported gone from farms across the country. ''We can`t account...

Black balloons hover over a co-worker`s desk. It`s our society`s way of saying happy 40th birthday. In the comic strip ''For Better or Worse,'' Elly celebrates her 40th birthday while...