Coding Across America

Basic stats

Mostly consulting firms focused on providing services to large companies in the area
Some product firms again focused on products for the B2B market

Amelie's French Bakery. Two locations in Charlotte, but the one at 2424 N Davidson St. is the one to go to. Open 24/7.
Smelly Cat Coffeehouse
Cluck n Cup. Chicken pot pies and coffee. Interesting combination. Recommended by my friend Alex McClain.
Dilworth Coffee.
The Coffee Shop Economy. Relevant article.

Hackerspace Charlotte. Thursday, March 14 there will be a meetup for "Green Hacking" - renewable energy. Also it's open build night (Contact Mark at inventor42@hotmail.com or inventor42 on the irc with any questions). Another article on Hackerspace.
Queen City Forward.
Packard Place. Meetups around entrepreneurship.
RevTech Labs. Start up incubator.