76. By Design
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (704) 342-4600
Address: 2130 South Blvd.
Description: Thinking about updating your furnishings or bedroom set? By Design is a worthy choice. The stores offer sensible, contemporary furniture with an emphasis on European design. Neat furniture options are available for every room in the house, including the home office, which is important in the age of telecommuting.
77. Colony Furniture
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (704) 333-8871
Address: 811 Providence Rd.
Description: The area’s oldest complete interior design showroom features distinctive furnishings, period antiques, and handmade rugs. Located in the heart of Myers Park, the store was open weekdays only for several years before finally adding Sat hours from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also open by special appointment. Interior design by ASID-level designers and white-glove delivery are complimentary.
78. Metro
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (704) 375-4563
Address: 911 East Morehead St.
Description: Contemporary and unusual home furnishings and accessories, including Versace and Calvin Klein china, ultracool lighting, and hundreds of hard-to-find fabrics. Free gift wrapping.
79. Post & Gray
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (704) 332-2252
Address: 2139 South Tryon St.
Description: Located in South End, Post & Gray features over 35 merchants in 8,000 square feet of space. Shoppers can browse most anything home-related, including art, antiques, fine linens, furniture, lighting, and accessories from around the world.
80. Donald Haack Diamonds
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (704) 365-4400
Address: 4611 Sharon Rd.
Description: Owner Donald Haack once managed a diamond mining company in South America and has been involved in all phases of cutting, design, and jewelry manufacturing since 1954. His store maintains one of the largest diamond inventories in the Southeast and has an international reputation for dealing in quality gems. When looking for that perfect stone, this is the place to go.
81. Fink’S Jewelers
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (704) 366-3120
Description: Formerly Garibaldi & Bruns, Fink’s is a longtime favorite of many Charlotteans. Fink’s has two Charlotte locations and carries famous names such as Rolex, David Yurman, John Hardy, Di Modolo, Breitling, Cartier, and Tag Heuer. As a member of the American Gem Society, Fink’s is required to meet strict guidelines on quality, customer service, and business ethics. It shows through helpful and courteous salespeople, who never forget the names of their repeat customers.
82. Perry’S At Southpark
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (704) 364-1391
Description: Perry’s is one of Charlotte’s finest and most unusual jewelry stores. A specialist in fine, antique, and estate jewelry, it can buy, sell on consignment, trade, or repair your family treasures. Jewelry ranges from modern David Yurman to 1800s estate pieces.
83. Tiffany And Co.
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (704) 365-7773
Description: Simply wrapped in a little light blue box, gifts from Tiffany and Co. seem extra-special. The famous New York City–based jeweler opened in Charlotte a few years ago, and for shopping fanatics, the debut catapulted the Queen City’s reputation as an upscale destination. Tiffany does have jaw-dropping jewels, but in truth, you can also find reasonably priced gifts, china, and other baubles. The SouthPark location is the jeweler’s only North Carolina store.
84. Allegro Foundation
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (704) 412-5229
Address: 6600 Kirkstall Court
Description: The Allegro Foundation combines movement instruction with education and medical expertise to teach disabled children and enhance their quality of life. The program serves children who are mentally disabled, have Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, learning delays, emotional problems from abuse or neglect, and orthopedic challenges.
85. Charlotte Youth Ballet
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (980) 322-5522
Description: Founded in 1980, the Charlotte Youth Ballet provides performance opportunities of the highest artistic level to young dancers, offers a chance to perform with guest talent of national and international acclaim, and performs for a wide variety of audience ranges. Full-length classical ballets such as Alice in Wonderland are presented each spring, and The Nutcracker is performed each holiday season. Both are held at Halton Theater at Central Piedmont Community College. Charlotte Youth Ballet is the performing division of the Charlotte School of Ballet, led by Gay Porter.
86. Kinetic Works
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (704) 338-1533
Address: 1609 Nassau Blvd.
Description: Founded by contemporary choreographer Martha Connerton in 2000, Kinetic Works offers winter and summer professional concerts at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, preprofessional training through intensive workshops, and open classes for intermediate-level teens and adults at Spirit Square. Dance ensembles also perform in local schools.
87. Moving Poets Theater Of Dance
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (704) 527-6683
Address: 8116 South Tryon St., Suite B3-209
Description: This innovative professional performing arts company uniquely merges contemporary dance and theater with visual arts, music, and video to bring great works of literature to life.
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Shopping
Address: 622 E. 28th St., Ste. 113
89. Central Piedmont Community College (Cpcc)
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (704) 330-2722
Address: 1201 Elizabeth Ave.
90. Charlotte School Of Ballet
City: Charlotte, NC
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (704) 366-9675
Address: 627 South Sharon Amity Rd.