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nc real estate: Jonas Brothers coming to Charlotte - 03/21/09 11:45 PM
It's official, the Jonas Brothers have announced their tour dates for the next few monts as they embark on their three continent tour. They've chosen June 15 to stop in Charlotte, their only tour stop in North Carolina. The Jonas brothers have already seen fit to make a stop in Charlotte a few months ago, when they promoted their new movie by showing up at Regal Theaters at Stonecrest in South Charlotte, near Ballanytyne Real Estate.
The Jonas Brothers have become one of the biggest pop groups in the nation over the past couple of years. They come from the Disney … (0 comments)
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nc real estate: Creative loafing is charlotte's free paper - 03/14/09 11:55 PM
Charlotte NC has a ton of different things to do and different people with different interests.
Creative Loafing is the free paper that serves the community. The idea is to create a publication that serves readers who don't necessarily care about the stuff that goes on at the city council meetings.
The paper is aimed at younger people who go out to bars and art shows. The paper doesn't mind being edgy and doesn't censor much. They print curse words and go after subjects that would never make it in the Charlotte Observer, the daily paper.
I'm not endorsing it. But … (6 comments)
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nc real estate: ImaginOn a center for Children in Charlotte - 03/14/09 11:37 PM
ImaginOn is a building in uptown Charlotte on 7th street that hosts shared events for young people. There were two competing service groups who came together to share this facility to teach children.
The public library and the childrens theater of Charlotte joined together to make this happen.
I've already posted about an event going on at the venue, but I wanted to write about what the space is all about.
It is named after Joe and Joan Martin, two people who gave to their community. Joe was an author who published two books.
The building was finally completed in 2005 … (0 comments)
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nc real estate: ACC tournament in full swing - 03/14/09 10:35 PM
The Atlantic Coast Conference, one of the best college basketball conferences, is close, along with just about every other basketball conference, to finishing the end of its post season tournament. In many cases around the country, the outcome of the tournament will affect how the teams are seeded for the NCAA tournament, the big end of season tournament that people like to call March Madness.
The ACC tournament is a big deal in North Carolina because there are four universities from NC in the tournament. Many of those graduates find their way back to Charlotte NC.
This year finds Duke and … (0 comments)
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nc real estate: St. Patricks Day Parade set for next week - 03/07/09 11:49 PM
Everyone better figure out what shade of green they are going to be wearing next week. The Charlotte North Carolina St. Patrick's day parade will be held on March 14. It starts at 10 am, which is a really early start, if you ask me. The parade will be full of bands and drill teams and other cool people. It will also feature the superintendant of schools as the Grand Marshall, which is kind of a downer. When I think of St. Patrick, I really don't want to be thinking about education. But I'm sure he's swell guy and will marshall … (6 comments)
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nc real estate: Charlotte Bobcats look for a seventh straight win - 03/07/09 11:38 PM
You may not know it, but I think the Charlotte Bobcats are on a path to the playoffs. They have won their sixth straight game, according to the Charlotte Observer.
The Bobcats beat the Knicks for their sixth straight win.
Some say that the franchise was named for their founder Bob Johnson, who also owns the BET Television network. Or they could be named for the mountain lion. Who knows.
The stadium they play in is relatively new and sits right in the heart of downtown. I think some dining establishments have sprung up around the stadium, although I can't name … (0 comments)
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nc real estate: Carbon Motors looking at Charlotte for new plant - 03/07/09 11:33 PM
A new car company that makes futuristic police cars is looking at Charlotte NC for their new home, the Business Journal says. The idea is to take some of the people in the Charlotte area who have been idled by the downturn in the motor sports industry around Charlotte Motor Speedway and put their skills use building the police cars of the future.
Carbon Motors is a homeland security company, they say, whose goal is to build, service and recycle the world's first purpose built police car. The law enforcement equipment will be fully integrated into the car instead of bolted … (2 comments)
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nc real estate: Wachovia championship has a new logo - 03/07/09 11:29 PM
The golf tournament formerly known as the Wachovia Championship has gotten a new face. Wachovia started the tournament at Quail Hollow Country Club in South Charlotte in 2003. After Wells Fargo bought Wachovia, the fate of the PGA Tour event was up in the air. But Wells announced a while ago, and I blogged about it, that the show would go on, but the tournament would be given a new name.
But, now, it's sure, the show will go on. It is a full fledged tour event that is covered on television and everything. Sometimes a lot of big names show … (0 comments)
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nc real estate: New building downtown completed - 03/07/09 11:18 PM
A new building downtown has been completed and just had a topping out ceremony, according to the Business Journal. The ceremony is one of the first ceremonies that happens after a construction is completed. The building is 15 stories and will house almost 400,000 square feet of office space in uptown Charlotte Real estate.
The building is located at 440 South Church Street in uptown Charlotte.
According to the Charlotte Business Journal, the building will be applying to become a green building from an organization that certifies these things.
This is actually the building I just blogged about a few weeks … (0 comments)
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nc real estate: Duke power moves into Wachovia's building - 03/07/09 11:10 PM
Duke energy has decided that it wants to be a tennant in Wachovia's building. This is great news for Charlotte NC Real Estate. Not only will a building be full downtown, but Duke Energy, a major employer in town will now have more of a presence downtown. Wachovia was building a new building, but after it was bought by Wells Fargo, it was up in the air as to whether it would occupy it.
This is definitely a great thing for Charlotte. Because if the building had sat empty, it would have affected corporate real esate, which would have been a … (1 comments)
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nc real estate: Season 8 of the Biggest Loser casting to Charlotte - 02/28/09 11:55 PM
The hit netowrk show is looking for contestants in Charlotte North Carolina this week. Five hundred people showed up to see if they had what it takes to be on the show. It happened on Saturday, and everyone had to wait out in the rain to see if they would make it to the next round.
As Charlotte NC grows into a larger city, there are more casting calls like this for big shows. I'm sure Americal Idol has been out here recently or will be soon if it hasn't been. I don't really keep an eye out for stuff like … (5 comments)
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nc real estate: Tar Heels turn it around - 02/28/09 11:21 PM
Heading into the final weeks of the regular season, the North Carolina Tar Heels Men's basketball team beat Georgia Tech after Maryland beat them in overtime last week.
The loss to Maryland was not a good loss because Maryland wasn't ranked. Maryland seems to find a way to win at home against ranked ACC teams though. It is part of what makes the ACC a difficult conference to be in.
All of the problems that Carolina had last week seemed to be ironed out. All of their top producers on the court like Danny Green and Tyler Hansbrough both had big … (0 comments)
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nc real estate: Raptor Center in Charlotte NC - 02/28/09 11:10 PM
On the west side of town in Latta Plantation Park, there is a center that takes care of birds. It is dedicated to envirnmental preservation and providing education about birds of prey and their habitat.
This may seem weird, but this center is located inside the city. It kind of tells you how suburban and green Charlotte the city is. When you fly into the city from somewhere more urban, you really see the difference.
The raptor center is a favorite place for elementary and middle schools to send their children for field trips. They provide a home to a variety … (0 comments)
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nc real estate: Winter Storm in Charlotte, Huh? - 02/28/09 10:57 PM
Forcasters are predicting six inches of snow for Sunday in Charlotte NC during the day and some at night. It might make for a snowy drive on Monday in a place where many people are not used to snow and ice.
Many of you northerners out there might think that being unfamiliar with snow and ice is a good thing. You would probably be right. It also makes snow and ice much more special when it does come.
But it is funny here because when there is snow and ice, it seems like everyone in Charlotte rushes to the grocery store … (1 comments)
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nc real estate: Jonas Brothers Come to Charlotte NC movie theater - 02/28/09 10:48 PM
I read in the Charlotte Observer today that the Jonas Brothers, the ubiquitous musical group that is taking America by storm, visited a bunch of movie theaters to promote their new movie this weekend. They stopped by Regal Cinemas in Stonecrest, near Pineville and Ballantyne.
Nick, Joe and Kevin are surprising all kinds of people this weekend on their tour, which will take them all over the place on a private jet. They are met by screaming teenagers wherever they go.
They only jumped out of their car for a second before jumping back in and heading off to Atlanta. They … (0 comments)
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nc real estate: CIAA Basketball comes to Charlotte - 02/28/09 10:15 PM
The CIAA is an athletic conference that consists of historically black colleges from Pennsylvania to North Carolina. Their annual tournament was held in Charlotte this weekend, and is always a lot of fun.
The teams play in Division II, so that means that none of them are playing to get into the NCAA tournament starting in March. Several North Carolina Universities participate, including Johnson C. Smith, a University in Charlotte NC. It took place at the Time Warner Cable Arena downtown, home of the Charlotte Bobcats professional basketball team.
In fact, this year, Johnson C. Smith won the whole tournament. They … (0 comments)
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nc real estate: Pasta and Provisions carbs up Charlotte - 02/21/09 11:56 PM
So let's say you're doing a 5k next week and really want to eat as much carbohydrates as you possbily can, but you don't want to just eat any old pasta.
Pasta and Provisions, in the Elizabeth neighborhood is the place to do it. It's one of the stores that makes that neighborhood in Charlotte NC sing.
Pasta and Provisions is a family owned grocery that stocks high end pasta products and makes their own pasta.
If you've never had fresh pasta, you have to try it sometime. Not only does it cook in a few minutes, but it really different … (10 comments)
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nc real estate: Shooting near Charlotte - 02/14/09 11:09 PM
Like I've posted before, Charlotte offers quick and easy ways to get out for the weekend, or for a week off. There is so much to do around Charlotte, that it would take a long time to do it all.
If you're into hunting, please don't do it in Charlotte. There are a ton of people around and, I just don't think it will end well. Even though you can see deer inside the city limits, just don't do it. There are all kinds of places to hunt outside of Charlotte though. And if you don't like to hunt, but just … (2 comments)
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nc real estate: Mountains vs. the shore from Charlotte - 02/14/09 09:23 PM
Oh dear, how to decide.
Charlotte is right in the middle of North Carolina, from east to west. That makes it really easy to get to the beaches of North or South Carolina or to the Appalachian mountains.
Which is better.
It's a good problem to have to ask that question. In terms of drive time, it is much quicker to get to the mountains from Charlotte. It is only about two hours to Asheville. It can be done mostly on interstates or divided highways.
However, the drive to Wilmington is four hours and much more difficult. It follows roads which … (0 comments)
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nc real estate: Carolina Duke Game in Charlotte NC - 02/14/09 08:26 PM
It has come and gone. I'm talking about the first of two Carolina-Duke games this year. Each year, ESPN goes overboard to bring us a basketball game between two schools that really, really dislike each other.
This year's game saw the seniors of carolina sweep the Blue devils at their home stadium for the fourth year in a row. Carolina also scored more than 100 points on Duke, which is a feat nobody has acomplished in quite some time.
This year's matchup was particularly strained because it is Tyler Hansbrough's last year playing at Chapel Hill and because both teams are … (0 comments)
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