Archive for February, 2007
New York Pizza in Charlotte
February 5th, 2007 Categories: Things To Do Charlotte
About a year ago, I had some Pizza guys here from Long Island, and they looked at the “offerings” here and found them, well wanting. What a difference a year makes, New Yorkers and other lovers of great pizza check this story out in today’s Observer: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/16624610.htm
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ACC Basketball Weekend
February 5th, 2007 Categories: Things To Do Charlotte
I know everyone is talking SuperBowl, butlike so many, it just wasn’t that Super. It was upset weekend in the ACC,with State beating UNC, Florida State over Duke at Duke, and my Terps finally winning an away game at Wake Forest. See a good sports page of college hoops at the Observer- http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/colleges/
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The Pursuit of Happiness|Charlotte Communities and Neighborhoods…
February 4th, 2007 Categories: FAQs About Charlotte
One of my recurrent thoughts through the years is that the newcomer’s greatest worry may be, “Will I, or my family, be happy here?” And of course it is the question I nor anyone else can answer for that individual or family… the corollary is “What’s Charlotte like?” is a little more answerable. To that I have several thoughts I’d like comments on:
Charlotte isn’t a stereotypical “Southern” city, there are too many “imports” for the Southern culture (that is still here in some places) to be dominant. Many neighborhoods are dominated from families from the northeast or Florida.
Folks who want to discuss their neighborhood are encouraged to Post, tell us about the people you’ve met on your street, and what “your” part of the Charlotte area is like… this obviously includes nearby Huntersville, Davidson, Mooresville and beyond to the north, and Matthews (where I live), Ballantyne, Weddingotn and Waxhaw to the South.
I’d also like your thoughts on Southern virtues that remain. After 14 years here I still appreciate that people are more polite and generally show more courtesy here. Certainly the kids are more respectful and you rarely hear a car horn honked in anger. I also think people care about the look and appearance of their properties more– from city streets that stay pretty clean all the time–there is not a lot of trash and grafitti Uptown, to the homes in their neighborhods, and wildflowers on our Interstate (can’t wait for spring to bring them back!) There are areas that are more trashy than others, and I read about them in the local paper… most places up North it wouldn’t deserve comment. I’ll be in NYC next weekend, I’ll update on a fresh look at the Big Apple. terry
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Relocation fears, tears and worries
February 3rd, 2007 Categories: FAQs About Charlotte
As many of you know, I have spent a good bit of my time helping familes relocate throughout the area, and I have tried many times to see what you see. I know, if you are coming from another area of the country, there is a fear that you won’t be happy here… I know there is a fear that comes with the unknown…Are there still a lot of sterotypes about the South? Those of you who live here, how often do you think of yourself in the South? But I’d like to put the question to you, what were your biggest fears? Your moments of highest stress? How were you able to put them aside? How has the move to Charlotte, Huntersville, Matthews, Weddington, Waxhaw or Lake Norman– how have the fears worked out, and how has the move worked out,for your family, for yourself?
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