I am sitting in Dilworth Coffee Shop, drinking great coffee and accessing the internet for free and just realized that I failed to mention the free internet access earlier. What triggered this memory was watching some geese walk through the parking lot. I sometimes see traffic pause in Greensboro and Charlotte to let geese cross [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A new HGTV show is being filmed in Charlotte NC. It is being
hosted by Kristin Wells, a Greensboro North Carolina native
and former cohost of HomeMakers, an all female renovation
show on Turner South. The show will begin airing within the
year on HGTV.
Would you like to have Kristin Wells remodel your home.
Applications for home remodeling are being [...]
The Fed has cut the discount rate by .75. The stock market is sharply down. This latest cut by Bernanke and the Fed brings the Federal Funds Rate to 3.50 percent. The reason for the cut was, according to the Fed, “in view of a weakening of the economic outlook and increasing downside risks to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Center Pointe, in downtown Grensboro NC, is a new high rise condo, shop and restaurant project. The construction is moving along well and there are rumors that Roy Carroll, the developer, is planning another high rise project in Greensboro. The condos range in price from $180,000 plus to over $500,000 plus and are located at 201 N Elm Street [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )A great historical building in downtown Greensboro NC is for lease at 121 South Elm St. William Clarkson Porter, a druggist, built the building in 1873. O’Henry worked for his uncle. Later, Lunsford Richardson, the inventor of Vicks Vaporub, bought the building. The building is composed of 2 stories of over 9,000 square feet of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )From time to time I see or hear a discussion about the pros and cons of paying off a home mortgage early, making extra payments and 30 year versus 15 or 20 year mortgages. There was an article in the Charlotte Observer Sunday morning, January 20, 2008. The artcle presented for and against positions. This [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )We were in Greensboro Tuesday, January 15 2008, when Skybus Airlines began their first hub flight from Greensboro NC to Portsmouth NH. The flight took off at 5:45 AM and was about half full. 750 passengers were scheduled to fly out of Greensboro Tuesday. The Portsmouth NH airport is just north of Boston MA. We [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )North Carolina and Florida have had a strong connection for many years. Many Floridians spend the summer in NC in such places as Asheville and Hendersonville. Now there is another connection. Many Floridians are moving to North Carolina to escape hurricanes, high taxes and traffic. Many of these people originally lived in places like New [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I have been shopping at Office Depot for many years due to the fact that I have bought a lot of computer equipment over the years, they seemed to have what I wanted and appeared to be the lesser of evils. I have been shopping for a notebook computer recently and going to the Office [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Terri Bennett, former WCNC Charlotte NC weather forecaster, has a new weather site. Terri, due to a non compete clause in her contract with former employer WCNC news in Charlotte North Carolina, cannot work for a competitor. Her new weather site provides timely forecasts for Charlotte and North Carolina with the same professionalism she exhibited on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )News and information about North Carolina visit: NCrealestateforum.com
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