CLT Blog

I consider myself a native Charlottean since I have eclipsed 11 years living in the Queen City. I have lived up and down the east coast, from New York to Charlotte and several stops in between. Back when I lived in the northeast, I succumbed to the peer pressure of purchasing my first home in the NYC suburbs. I could have lived in Manhattan but instead chose the 3-bedroom starter home with the white picket fence located in the burbs. The ‘living in the city” itch finally overcame my wife and I six years ago when we sold our South Charlotte home and moved to Fourth Ward Uptown. Some would say we did it backwards since we made the move at the time with a 3 and 1-year old. But raising a family in the city has been a blast and will likely be the source of many of my Blog entries. I continue to stay engaged with the city by serving on the Board of Charlotte Center City Partners and leading Uptown Walking Tours from the Green Market on Saturdays in the summer. I guess you could say I live-work-play (and eat, jog and tour) within the confines of the 277 loop.