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Where to See the Christmas Lights In and Around Charlotte This Year
One of our favorite holiday activities is scoping out...
Cut Your Own Christmas Tree Farms Near Charlotte. Choose & Cut This Year!
Did you know that you can choose & cut...
The Art of the College Visit: Making the Most of Your Campus Tours
Ah, the college visit – that rite of passage...
Tips for Family Photos from Popular Charlotte Photographers
Fall is definitely family photo season, and many of...
Pirate Invasion, Dilworth Jubilee, #CLTFreeWorkout ~Things to Do with Family this Week
One more week of summer for those with CMS students...make the most of it with fun events at the library, community festivals, family workouts, pirate invasions and more. Make this last week one to remember.
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Locations in Dilworth,...
HS Football Kick Off, Game Night, Cookie Crumble – Things to Do with Family this week
So much to see and do in these last fleeting weeks of summer (if you're not already BACK to school). Super excited about high school football kicking off Saturday in style thanks to OrthoCarolina (see details below). High school...
24 Hours in the Life of MICHELLE IN THE MIDDLE
Earlier this year, local mom Michelle Icard went viral after writing a note to a group of girls who were trashing fellow classmates as they sat near her at the Cotswald Starbucks.
The note read:Â "Hi Girls! I sat near you today...
What’s the Scoop on The Little Free Libraries?
Have you seen these tiny houses popping up around town? They may look like birdhouses, but instead of eggs, they're full of books. They're called Little Free Libraries and they're the latest way The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation Friends Council and Neighborhood Matching...
Things to Do with Family this Week – August 8
If you're not squeezing in one last summer trip this week, you'll have lots to choose from for winding down from summer break in Charlotte. Some "back-to-school" activities are popping up this week too, but we're still undecided on...
Shop Back To School at Swoozies with our 15% discount.
Book buying and ordering are upon us. Supply lists are online. And those doggone medical and sports forms. Every. Single. Year.
Before you know it, we'll be back to waking up at 6 am every day to make breakfast, maybe...
3 FREE ways to try AIR CHARLOTTE for Indoor Fun & Fitness in August
The dog days of summer are here and with 100+ temps in the month of July we are downright fearful of the weather August may bring.
AIR® CHARLOTTE owner Kerri Flanagan has come to the recue and hooked scoopcharlotte up...
Preparing Your Family for School to Start
by Rebecca Glavin, MBA, MSW, LCSW
If you are anything like me, 4th of July festivities are a distant memory. The family’s red, white and blue outfits that I spent most of June picking out will not be worn again...
Consignment Sales, Orchard Opening, Dragonflies & Bike Rides – Things to do with Family this week
How is it already August? Depending on where the kids are in school, there are less than 3 weeks until the school year kicks off. If you're a CMS family, you have ALL MONTH left to savor the summer,...
Free Haircuts for Kids this August at Pinnacle Institute in Mooresville
Heading back to school each fall can be an expensive proposition. New clothes, new school supplies, new backpacks and lunch bags ... it all adds up.
Since 2013, Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology in Mooresville has offered the community a break. Each August,...
The Best Kids Consignment Sales this Fall, and a mega giveaway for VIP & Pre-sale entries.
It's that time of year again for BIG savings at Children's Consignment Sales through Charlotte and Lake Norman. The consignment sale season kicks off the first weekend of August and is not to missed. Great deals on clothing, toys,...
College Bound – Sending Them Off to School in Style
ATTENTION: Calling all moms with college bound guys and gals. Their new adventure (and yours) is approaching as we quickly shift into August.  Believe it or not,  for most it's already back. to. school. time.
Let's look on the bright side, this can be...