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Date Night in South End

We are so lucky to live close to South End where there are so awesome restaurants, and even more keep popping up weekly.  From the best BBQ, Tapas, Wine Bars to top notch Mexican, we have it all! One of our all time favorite date nights is starting at Dilworth Tasting Room for a glass

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It’s a Wonderful Life in Dilworth, Part 2

Beautiful parks, old oak trees and historic homes.. line our sidewalks.  We are so proud of our community, that we host one of Dilworth’s oldest and grandest traditions: The Annual Dilworth Home Tour.  It’s a true community collaboration!  We open our homes to our Charlotte neighbors and welcome them to tour our historic homes, complete

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Life As New Parents In Charlotte

Our beautiful son joined us almost a year ago now, and lucky for us, this city is bursting with kids!  We’ve settled into so many weekly activities all within a 5-10 minute drive of our house. A few of our favorite organized weekly activities are… Baby Story Time at the Myers Park library!  The babies

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Life in Matthews, Part Two

Matthews has lots of on-going activities to enjoy!  During the summer months, the Matthews Farmers Market is well attended by residents as well as local chefs purchasing fresh farm-to-table ingredients for their restaurants.  The Red Brick Partnership has established a “First Thursdays”.  This event includes both a “First Thursday Crawl” where you can stroll through

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Myers Park Market Report

Homes Sold Homes for Sale and Other News    Myers Park has been a favorite of Charlotte’s elites for nearly 100 years. Wide, tree lined boulevards are the norm.  The leaves are almost back, (Pic is a coming soon portrait!) and the real estate market is heating up.  For the Myers Park area, I’m going

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Life in Matthews, Part One

I have lived in the Matthews, NC area for over 25 years… and I LOVE my hometown!  Located just 11 miles from Uptown Charlotte, some people consider Matthews to be a “suburb” of Charlotte.  On the contrary, it is actually a historic town with lots of activities and a great quality of life.   Today, the

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Our First Two Years…

Our first two years have involved quite a bit of experimenting.   We have searched for all of our go to stores, restaurants, yoga studios and so much more.  It’s never easy finding your groove in a new area – so I will help you out!  Here are some of our go to spots! Grocery

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It’s a Wonderful Life in Dilworth, Part One

Charlotte’s Original Streetcar Suburb 2019 Hot Off the Press! Niche released its “Best Places to Live” in America rankings.  Out of about 6,000 neighborhoods, Dilworth has been ranked No. 35 best neighborhood to live.  In North Carolina Dilworth has been ranked 9th, 4th and 2nd respectively for best neighborhood for raising a family; best neighborhood

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