ThriftCon, America’s largest traveling vintage market is coming to the Queen City next month. The massive massive traveling vintage and secondhand fashion market, is set to arrive in Charlotte on December 3. This unique event will take place at The Park Expo and Conference Center on East Independence Boulevard, featuring over … [Read more…]
If you’re not one of those people who don’t like fake Christmas trees, or pre-cut trees, there is still have a huge selection of cut-your-own trees all around the Charlotte region. Load up the kids, pack some saws, and take a trip to one of these southern farms; Vale, NC – Helms Christmas Tree Farm This is one of the … [Read more…]
With the expensive holiday shopping season coming up and nearly 1 in 4 people still working to pay off holiday debt from last year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2023 Holiday Budgets by City report. To help consumers avoid post-holiday regret, the site used several key metrics, such as income, … [Read more…]
A fire danger warning has just been issued by the National Weather service for the greater Charlotte region. Here is the full ‘Special Weather Statement‘ that was sent out this morning at 10:40am: Avery-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain- Haywood-Buncombe-Catawba-Rowan-Graham-Northern Jackson-Macon- Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston- Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union NC-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell- Burke Mountains-Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell- Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains- … [Read more…]
The USPS is now building a new $100 million ‘Regional Processing and Distribution Center’ (RPDC) as part of their $40 billion 10-year plan to streamline mail delivery plan across our nation. Located in the 365-acre NorthPoint Development industrial park between Gastonia and Lowell, this facility is set to be a cornerstone of a high-tech mail … [Read more…]
Spending time at an airport can be one of the most annoying aspects of a vacation…unless it’s an airport that offers a ton no dining, shopping, and activities to pass the time. USA Today just polled their readers, asking which large airport in America they hate the least, and Charlotte made … [Read more…]
On Tuesday, November 14th, more than 50 small business owners from across the country, including small business owners from North Carolina, are descending on Washington, D.C. with a clear message for policymakers and the Federal Reserve: Stop the Squeeze on Small Business. The mobilization of small business owners comes as the … [Read more…]
The Charlotte 49ers Men’s Soccer team just won their first American Athletic Conference championship after beating the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Mustangs yesterday in Dallas. This victory marks Charlotte’s first American Athletic Conference title in their inaugural season, having just joined the AAC this year. The 49ers, who were the No. … [Read more…]
Drought conditions are intensifying in both North and South Carolina, leading to the enforcement of a strict burn ban in 30 North Carolina counties, including Mecklenburg County. Our increasing drought conditions comes as wildfires continue to spread in several areas of the NC Mountains. Over half of the 22 counties in … [Read more…]
There are a lot of things that make this city great – our weather, our distance to the mountains, ocean, lakes, and rivers, our diversity of residents, having big city amenities and a small city feel, but I think our true greatness lies in our patriotism. In my opinion, no other city in this great nation even … [Read more…]