What Bank of America
As I was working out at the gym, I started scrolling through my Twitter page and rolled across a post by the Charlotte Business Journal announcing that Bank of America had named it’s new CEO to replace...
View Article2009-2010 New Year
Looking to spend New Years out on the town? Here are a few New Year’s Eve celebrations happening in the area: First Night 2010 New Year’s Celebration 3pm – Midnight Uptown / Center City First Night is...
View ArticleMatthews Alive Kicks Off Labor Day Weekend
Matthews Alive is one of the largest festivals in the Southeast featuring a mix of music, art, and entertainment. Matthews Alive will toast the thousands of volunteers who make the Town of Matthews...
View ArticleProposed Charlotte Mecklenburg School Closings
On September 7, 2010, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools announced a list of schools they are considering closing for the upcoming school year. Here are the now 10 schools which could face closure:
View ArticleReal Estate Property Tax Revaluations Headed to Mecklenburg County. What You...
The Mecklenburg County Tax Assessor's office is set to release it's reassessed real estate tax value for every home in Mecklenburg County starting this month. Tax values were last set in 2003 in...
View ArticleMecklenburg County Real Estate Revaluation: How Will It Impact You
This week, real estate tax revaluation notices started landing in the mailboxes of Mecklenburgcounty real estate owners. Condo owners will get their notices in March 2011. Some homeowners are angry by...
View ArticleHAUNTED: Uptown Charlotte’s Bootlegger House
I cannot tell you how many times I’ve walked passed this Pink Eastlake-style house in Fourth Ward and wondered about the story of this home. Part of what makes Fourth Ward in Uptown Charlotte so...
View ArticlePreview the New Squirrel Lake Park in Matthews
Last February, Squirrel Lake Park was closed for renovations which lasted throughout the entire summer and are nearly complete. Squirrel Lake Park, located on Pleasant Plains Road in Matthews,...
View ArticleNorth Carolina in Top 5 For States People Are Relocating To
As I move about town, I always notice out of state tags license plates. Some could be rental cars but others are folks that are considering or have recently called the Carolinas home. The most...
View ArticleMad About Modern Mid-Century Home Tour Hits Charlotte May 11
I’m a huge fan of modern architecture. The homes that we refer to today as “mid-century modern” were designed to be a balance between function and nature. They blended into their landscape so that...
View ArticleWhere is Pinevillie? #RoadSignFail
Good news! The new fly-over ramp for I-485 from Johnston Road is finally open! Now, homeowners living and workers in Ballantyne will not have to endure the long left turn light to access the highway....
View ArticleHot Day and A/C Not Cooling At Home? It May Not Be Broken
There is nothing worse than your home’s air conditioning not working on a hot day. The fear of an expensive repair is nothing compared to sweating through yet another hot evening with a tepid a/c...
View ArticleRelief Coming to North Mecklenburg and Iredell Commuters to Charlotte
The towns north of Charlotte have some of the best qualities of life, attractive neighborhoods, and of course, there’s Lake Norman. However, traffic on I-77 headed north starts to bottleneck after...
View ArticleIt’s Official: Google Fiber is coming to Charlotte!
In an announcement made today, Google will be bringing it’s ultra fast fiber optic internet service to Charlotte: Google Fiber. This will require a major infrastructure to lay over 6,000 miles of...
View ArticleJohn Crosland Sr’s Former Home Up For Sale: 3021 Belvedere Ave
There isn’t a bigger name in post war real estate development in Charlotte than Crosland. Recently, Crosland has developed notable Charlotte area projects like Birkdale Village, Alpha Mill Apartments,...
View Article5 Places You Should Eat At While Visiting Charlotte This Week
It’s a big week for my hometown. This week, the Wells Fargo Championship and the NASCAR All-Star Week kickoff, both culminating in an exciting weekend of action. If you’re in from out of town, you...
View ArticlePlaces to Check Out: Red Clay Ciderworks
Charlotte is becoming a destination for lovers of craft beers thanks to such notable breweries as Olde Mecklenburg, Birdsong, Heist, and NoDa Brewing Company just to name a few. Here’s another to add...
View ArticleIt’s National Cheeseburger Day! Where to Grab a Burger in Charlotte
Yesterday was National Cheeseburger Day and somehow I didn’t get the memo until this morning. How did this happen that I missed consuming a cheeseburger on National Cheeseburger Day. More...
View Article4 Things That Makes Living in Matthews NC Great
Matthews North Carolina, located in southern Mecklenburg county, is great place to call home. However, there are 4 things that makes calling Matthews home all the better. Here is my list: Killer...
View ArticleThe Female Paul Revere Lived on S Tryon?
If you’ve traveled down S Tryon St, past the intersection with Beam Road in Charlotte’s Steele Creek area, you have driven by one of the most significant remaining historic homes in Charlotte’s...
View ArticleCharlotte’s River District – The Next Ballantyne?
In west Charlotte’s Dixie-Berryhill neighborhood, outside of I-485 and sandwiched between Charlotte Douglas Airport and the Catawba River is what Crescent Communities and Lincoln Harris home will be...
View ArticleCity Council Approves Phase 2 of the Streetcar. Which Neighborhoods Benefit...
Tonight, the Charlotte City Council approved the constructing phase 2 of the Charlotte City Lynx Gold Line light rail. This was expected as the Lynx Blue line has shown itself to be, not only...
View ArticleWith #snOMG headed to Charlotte, Where Can You Get a Sled?
The Charlotte area is buzzing with Winter Storm Helena set to blanket the south with the first snow of the season. While the North Carolina mountains are blanketed with snow for much of the late fall...
View ArticleHave You Visited the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market?
The other day on the radio, I heard a story about how the farmers markets in the Charlotte area weren’t doing that well (I know, riveting). However, if you’ve ever visited the Charlotte Regional...
View ArticleThe Top 9 Most Walkable Neighborhoods in the Charlotte Area
Major cities in the southeast grew in density much later than cities in the northeast and upper northwest and, as a result, are usually fairly car dependent. While Charlotte first boomed around the...
View ArticleNew Charlotte Apartment Complex to Allow Pet Horses
Millenials are known for killing lots of things like Applebees, Toys-R-Us and driving their own car. However one unexpected growth industry, that a local apartment developer is seeking to take...
View ArticleThe Charlotte Restaurant Review Show
Today, Jonathan is joined by Kristen Wile from the UnPretentiousPalate.com, Chrissie Nelson Rotko from OffTheEatenPath.com, Wynee Bermudez from WyneesWorld.com, and Greg Sisto from Vivino Selections to...
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