Location, location… location?

— “Dempster traveled… to perform at the Piccolo Spoleto International Festival in Charlotte, S.C.” (July 9, New Orleans Times-Picayune)

— “Conroy’s first novel since ‘Beach Music’… looks at a group of long-time friends who first meet as teens in 1969 Charlotte, S.C.” (May 31, New York Post)

— “Tiger Woods seemed to have a pained look on his face during the final round of the Quail Hollow Invitational…in Charlotte, S.C.” (May 5, Woodstock Sentinel-Review, Ontario, Canada)

— “Wells Fargo & Co. bought St. Louis-based Wachovia Securities…as part of its acquisition of Wachovia Corp. of Charlotte, S.C.” (May 1, The Business Review, Albany, N.Y.)

— “Second-seeded Venus Williams struggled to advance at the Family Circle Cup…in Charlotte, S.C.” (April 16, Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville)