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Charlotte Being Eyed for Google Fiber
In Belmont, Biddleville, Brightwalk, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte North End, Charlotte Real Estate, Cherry Neighborhood, Dilworth, Downtown Charlotte, Elizabeth, Elizabeth II, First Ward, Fourth Ward, Myers Park, NoDa, North Carolina Info, Plaza Midwood, Plaza Shamrock, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Sedgefield, Shamrock Gardens, SouthEnd, The Arts District, Third Ward, Wesley Heights, Wilmore, Windsor Park onGoogle has added Charlotte to a list of nine metro areas it is exploring as its next Google Fiber deployment.…
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Grant Awarded to Plaza Shamrock
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Plaza Shamrock, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onWow! Just when you think Charlotte neighborhoods couldn’t get any better, word comes that Plaza Shamrock has won a grant…
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Plaza Midwood Wins $25K Grant
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onJust a week after being named one of Charlotte’s hippest neighborhoods, Plaza Midwood has won a $25,000 grant from the…
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Where’s the Hippest Spot in Charlotte?
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onUrban Dictionary defines hipsters as “a subculture of men and women typically in their 20’s and 30’s that value independent…
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Park Road Shopping Center Getting an Update
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Sedgefield, SouthEnd, Things to Do in Charlotte, Walkable Neighborhoods onResidents of Sedgefield, Dilworth and SouthEnd, rejoice! Park Road Shopping Center is getting an update! Park Road Shopping Center, which…
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Could The Gold District Be Coming to SouthEnd?
A portion of SouthEnd could be getting a new name. A 46-acre area bordered by South Church Street, Morehead Street,…
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Yin & Yang – Energy Efficient Home Renovation Update
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onIt’s time for an update on the energy efficient renovation. Just when I thought I was going to have to…
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Shop Small Business Saturday in Charlotte
In Charlotte Events, Charlotte Neighborhoods, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd, Things to Do in Charlotte onSmall Business Saturday, an annual event sponsored by American Express, is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses across the…
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Are You Spending Thanksgiving in Charlotte?
In Charlotte Events, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Downtown Charlotte, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Things to Do in Charlotte onThanksgiving has long been known as a holiday for surrounding ourselves with loved ones and filling our bellies with delicious…
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Brevard Court – A Hidden Gem in Uptown Charlotte
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Downtown Charlotte, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onSo there I was, enjoying a Bird Song Free Will IPA, at an awesome authentic Irish pub, Courtyard Hooligans, with…
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Marvelous Metal – Energy Efficient Home Renovation Update
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onThis week I’m so very excited to introduce the new metal roof on our energy efficient home renovation project. Why…
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New Addition to the Charlotte Breweries Scene
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, NoDa, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Things to Do in Charlotte, Walkable Neighborhoods onEarlier this year, I did a post about craft beer in Charlotte and the breweries you can find around town.…
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Color Me Happy – Seeing Fall Foliage Around Charlotte
In Charlotte Events, Charlotte Parks and Greenways, North Carolina Info, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Second Ward onAccording to all the weather forecasters, fall foliage is at its peak in the mountains and is creeping its way…
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Spooktacular Halloween Events in Charlotte
In Charlotte Events, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Dilworth, Downtown Charlotte, Elizabeth, Festivals, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd onHalloween is upon us, and Charlotte has a lot to offer those looking for a hauntingly good time. Here’s just…
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Sexy Cool – Energy Efficient Home Renovation Update
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, energy efficient home renovation, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onCome on…would you have kept reading if I had titled this post “High efficiency Heating and Cooling”? I know it’s…
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Hit the Roads with the Plaza Midwood Tuesday Night Ride
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onEvery Tuesday night, the Common Market in Plaza Midwood becomes a cyclist’s Mecca. That’s because at 8pm, Center City Charlotte’s…
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The Charlotte Arts Scene – A Lot to Offer
In Charlotte Arts, Dilworth, Downtown Charlotte, Elizabeth, Myers Park, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, The Arts District onOne of the things I love about Charlotte is the way we have a lot of big town opportunities while…
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The Latest on the Energy Efficient Home Renovation
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, energy efficient home renovation, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onSo many things have happened on my energy efficient home renovation in the last couple of weeks, it’s been hard…
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Concrete & Windows Never Looked So Good – Energy Efficient Home Renovation Update
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, energy efficient home renovation, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onEnergy Efficient Home Renovation, Week number…um…I’ve forgotten. If you remember, we had to go back to the drawing board because…
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Charlotte’s Growth + the Real Estate Market = ???
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onIn June, Charlotte was listed by Forbes as #4 in the list of the top 10 fastest growing cities in…
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How Walkable Is Charlotte?
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Cherry Neighborhood, Dilworth, Downtown Charlotte, First Ward, Fourth Ward, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Walkable Neighborhoods onHave you heard of WalkScore.com? This site scores cities on a scale of 1 to 100 on how walkable they…
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Lots to Learn About Lots
In Biddleville, Brightwalk, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte North End, Charlotte Real Estate, Cherry Neighborhood, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth II, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Sedgefield, Shamrock Gardens, SouthEnd, The Arts District, Third Ward, Wesley Heights, Wilmore, Windsor Park onLet’s talk about lots, more commonly known as land or acreage. There really is much to know before considering a…
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Protest Petitions Ending?
In Biddleville, Brightwalk, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte North End, Charlotte Real Estate, Cherry Neighborhood, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth II, Myers Park, NoDa, North Carolina Info, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Sedgefield, Shamrock Gardens, SouthEnd, The Arts District, Third Ward, Wesley Heights, Wilmore, Windsor Park onNorth Carolina lawmakers may be making it harder for you to oppose rezoning cases. Right now, Charlotte residents have the…
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Energy Efficient Home Renovation Update – The Good, the Bad and the General Contractor
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onSo, one of my complaints about the social media realm, of which blogging is part of, is the superficial Polyanna…
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How Are You Celebrating Independence Day? July 4th Celebrations in Charlotte
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Festivals, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd onThis year, July 4th celebrations in Charlotte start early! Need to find some place (or places) to celebrate? Here are…
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Get Outside Already – Outdoor Seating in Charlotte
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd onThis time of year, when the evenings are the perfect temperature for sitting outside, it’s fun to gather a group…
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Energy Efficient Home Renovation – Month 1 Recap
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onThe point of this post is somewhat selfish. Yes, I want to share and teach through my experiences with our…
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Harris Teeter Reopens in Plaza Midwood
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onOn May 29, heaven returned to Plaza Midwood. That day, Harris Teeter reopened its location at The Plaza and Central…
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Energy Efficient Home Renovation – Week 2
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onSo, here we are 2 weeks into our energy efficient project home and I have already learned a ton and…
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Memorial Day Weekend Fun
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Parks and Greenways, Festivals, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onAs an 11-year Coast Guard Veteran, Memorial Day means a lot to me. Many of us get to take advantage…
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Energy Efficient Home Renovation – Week 1
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, energy efficient home renovation, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onSo, we closed on the house for our energy efficient home renovation project last week, and I am feeling like…
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Save the Funk Update – Follow Up to February Posts
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd, The Arts District onIn February, I did a couple of posts – Save the Funk and Save the Funk Part Deux – to…
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Here We Go – Our Energy Efficient Home Renovation
My partner, Kurt, and I are just about to embark on our first energy efficient home renovation. We have purchased…
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Shamrock Gardens – Charlotte’s Next Up-And-Comer
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Shamrock Gardens onShamrock Gardens, located in East Charlotte on the border of Plaza Midwood and Country Club Heights, is one of Charlotte’s…
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Find Your Zen – Charlotte Yoga Studios
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onAll of us have stress. Family. Work. Traffic. In Charlotte, we’re lucky enough to have yoga studios abounding to help…
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NoDa Run Club – Where Running Meets Beer
If you’re anything like me, when you hear that a local brewery has a hand in a run club, the…
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Fun in the Great Outdoors – Charlotte Parks and Greenways
Parks are prevalent in the Charlotte area. In fact, Mecklenburg County boasts 210 parks and facilities located on more than…
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Spring is in the Air – Spring Festivals in Charlotte
Yes, it’s been cold even though it’s technically spring. Yes, we all feel a little betrayed by a certain groundhog.…
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Get On Board with the New Charlotte Housing Market
The Charlotte housing market is changing, folks. Things are moving…and moving fast. It is now a perfect storm of cautious…
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Downtown Matthews: A Closer-Than-You-May-Think Gem
Depending on what side of town your work and schools may be, Matthews just might be the place for you.…
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Eat Local, Eat Fresh – Charlotte Farmers’ Markets
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Farmers' Markets, Myers Park, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd onSupport your neighborhood farmers’ markets! Eating local isn’t just good for you – it’s also good for the local economy.…
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Save the Funk – Part Deux
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd, The Arts District onSo as a follow up to last week’s post on City Council’s proposal to redefine entertainment as it relates to…
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Save the Funk!
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, SouthEnd onCity Council is proposing a new definition of “restaurant” in Charlotte. Currently that definition does not include having entertainment. Entertainment…
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Yard Art Day – Connecting Charlotte Through Art
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd, The Arts District, Yard Art Day onDo you remember that feeling of joy as a kid when you could be completely creative without restraint, without the…
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Everything Old Is New Again
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd onAs the economy took a downturn several years ago, the popularity of vintage and consignment shops rose. But now, even…
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Charlotte Coffee Houses to Get You Pumped
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd, The Arts District, Villa Heights onIn life, I’ve found where there is a great independent coffee house, there is usually a great neighborhood and great…
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Charlotte Breweries – Where Things Are Hopping
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Elizabeth, Myers Park, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd, The Arts District onCraft beer has seen an amazing growth over the last few years. And Charlotte’s brewery scene has grown with it!…
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All Aboard!
Charlotte’s light rail system has been a boon to the city. And with plans for expansion, its impact could grow…
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2013 Predictions for Charlotte’s Housing Market
Happy New Year! Let’s talk about the housing market for 2013. In 2012, we saw an incredible comeback in the…
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Get to Know Charlotte’s Eastover Neighborhood!
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Eastover, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onLocated just southeast of Uptown Charlotte, Eastover was first developed in the late 1920s as a competitor to nearby Myers…
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Sedgefield – Good Houses, Good Community
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Sedgefield onIn the 1940s, as Sedgefield was being developed, the sales brochure declared “GOOD houses in a GOOD community.” As we’re…
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Myers Park – The Heart of Charlotte
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Myers Park, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Westover Street Updates onDeveloped in the early 1900s, Myers Park lies just blocks from Uptown Charlotte. The area is bounded by Queens Road…
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Brightwalk – An Inspired Urban Neighborhood
In Brightwalk, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte North End, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onIn Charlotte’s North End, a new neighborhood is forming. The whole concept is around conserving your most precious resources –…
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Elizabeth – A Neighborhood Steeped in History
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Elizabeth, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Westover Street Updates onEstablished in 1907, the Elizabeth community is a beautiful, diverse and engaging historic neighborhood. The community takes its name from…
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Be One of the Windsors
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Windsor Park onWindsor Park is a fantastic neighborhood in east Charlotte. It is bordered by Kilbourne Drive and Eastway Drive on the…
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Historic Deals in Wesley Heights
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Third Ward, Wesley Heights onWow Wesley Heights! Wesley Heights is one of Charlotte’s oldest and most Historic neighborhoods, developed around 1920 on the 19th-century…
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Checking Out Biddleville
In Biddleville, Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onBiddleville rose on the outskirts of uptown after the Civil War, and for the most part escaped the bulldozers of…
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The Cherry Neighborhood, One of Charlotte’s Hidden Gems
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Cherry Neighborhood, Dilworth, Myers Park, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onMany of Charlotte’s neighborhood names are as famous as the city itself. Tucked away within those lesser-known neighborhoods, though, are…
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Meet Dilworth, Where Community Meets Tradition
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Dilworth, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onDilworth began as Charlotte’s first streetcar suburb, established by Edward Dilworth Latta in the 1890s. After slowly declining for a…
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Take a Look at Third Ward
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, Third Ward, Villa Heights onAre you looking for a quaint, diverse neighborhood in Charlotte’s Center City? Then Third Ward is for you! Third Ward…
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A Culinary Tour of Plaza Midwood
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Plaza Midwood, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews onDo you like to eat? Then head to Plaza Midwood. No matter what you want, this area has a spot…
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SouthEnd – History Meets Modernity
In Charlotte Neighborhoods, Charlotte Real Estate, Savvy + Co. Real Estate, Savvy eNews, SouthEnd onCharlotte’s historic SouthEnd truly has a lot to offer. From gallery crawls to food truck rallys to any kind of…
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NoDa – Charlotte’s Own Arts District Comes to Life
If food and fun are two of your passions, then NoDa has the life for you! Dig into the local…
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Craft Beer, Good Food, One Stop
In The Arts District, Villa Heights onThere is some fun, beer and great food happening just off N. Davidson. Take exit 3A off of 277 head…