Category Archives: City of Charlotte

Charlotte NC’s 2010 Southern Spring Home and Garden Show is March 3-7!

By Diane Aurit | Published: February 25, 2010
    After such an unusually cold and snowy winter here in the Lake Norman area the mere mention of the words “spring” and “garden” brightens my day.  Combine them with the announcement of the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Southern Home & Garden Show  being held at The Park (the old Charlotte Merchandise Mart) on March 3rd – 7th and I [...]
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Charlotte’s 62th Annual Carolinas Thanksgiving Day Parade is HUGE!

By Diane Aurit | Published: November 25, 2009
    Coming from Pasadena CA, home of the Rose Parade, you would think I might know that Charlotte has been hosting the fourth largest Thanksgiving Day Parade in the US since 1947.  I truly don’t know how this exciting annual gathering of both Carolinas that is said to touch up to half a million people from [...]
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Lake Norman Real Estate: Water Restrictions Lifted in Mecklenburg County!

By Diane Aurit | Published: April 8, 2009
      Thanks to our consistent rainfall this past winter and early spring, Mecklenburg County has lifted its 19-month restrictions of water use and the rest of the Lake Norman area counties are expected to follow.  Yes, it is now legal to water your lawns and wash your cars according to today’s article in the Charlotte Observer.  [...]
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Lake Norman Real Estate: How “Green” is your home?

By Diane Aurit | Published: March 15, 2009
  The more I study about “green”, energy efficiency and “high performance homes” the more ways I have discovered for making serious upgrades to existing homes.  While you may not be able to attain a LEED  rating for your Lake Norman home, you can make significant improvements today!     Evaluating the Existing Structure The very first thing a homeowner should [...]
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Greater Charlotte Home & Landscape Show is Coming!

By Diane Aurit | Published: January 17, 2009
Maybe it’s the fact that it is 17 degrees here in Lake Norman this morning, but the thought of going to the 5th Annual  Greater Charlotte Home and Landscape Show  on January 23 – 25 sounds really good! This Home and Landscape show incorporates just about everything I love about real estate and selling homes: Gardens and Landscaping Building and [...]
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