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Susan B. Komen for a Cure, Charlotte is fighting to raise money to help find a cure for cancer. Auston Woods Apartment Homes, apartments in Charlotte, NC would like to share some fund raising events with you.

March 8 - Beautiful Bling from Perry's of South Park, Sassy Via Spiga Wedge Boots, Private Dance Lessons at Piper Glen Ballroom are just some of the fabulous auction items awaiting your bid at Laugh for the Cure! Seats are limited - don't miss out on food from area restaurants, silent & live auctions, and a hysterical PG-13 comedy show!

April 29 – Pink Sunday. Provide life-saving tips to your family and friends at church. Free breast health educational materials provided to churches registered before March 30th. Did You Know: Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among African American women?

Did you know that in 2010-11 Komen Charlotte Grantees from our nine-county service area:

• Provided:  3,500+ mammograms  ~ 1,500+ diagnostic services  and 1,400+ clinical breast exams
• Distributed 40,000+ breast health education materials
• Served 220 lymphedema patients
• Diagnosed more than 40 women with breast cancer
• Assisted approximately: 2,000 Caucasians, 2,000 African-Americans, 1,400 Hispanic-Latinas, 270 Asians

Go to komencharlotte.org to help.

This weekend will be the perfect time to get out of the apartment in Charlotte and take a little road trip. Enjoy the scenery as you drive to Albemarle to enjoy the Stanly County Winter Wine Festival.
 
The Stanly County Winter Wine Festival, an hour East of Charlotte,  will feature several of North Carolina’s finest wineries and vineyards. North Carolina has great wine, and here you can taste the best vintages. An excellent chance for learning about  North Carolina's Wine or just a great afternoon with Wine & Friends!

The event will be full of entertainment, food and wine sampling and 1,500 attendees are expected to be there! Saturday, Feb 25 12:00 to 6:00p at Market Station, Albemarle, NC.

Everyone in North Carolina is a basketball fan these days with our famous Tar Heels. But sometimes those games are hard to get to if you live in an apartment in Charlotte. Well, it you love basketball and can’t get to a Tar Heels game, here is the answer.

The CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament has come to Charlotte. Celebrating the conference's 100th anniversary this year, the CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament brings more than 150,000 fans to town for action on the court and the non-stop celebrations off of it.  

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is the oldest African-American athletic conference in the nation. Along with the tournament February 27 – March 3, step shows, a major centennial celebration and more will take over Center City.  To fire up the fans, the Toyota Fan Experience returns to the Charlotte Convention Center with free concerts, celebrities and interactive games, just to name a few.  

More couples are saving cash by opting to rent rather than buy. That dream of walking down the aisle and buying the perfect home is becoming a thing of the past. According to Zillow.com, apartment vacancy rates have fallen from 8% in 2009 to just 5.6% at the end of 2011.

Jay and Jessica Masanotti have been married for 5 years. During their first year of marriage they bought a house South Carolina in hopes of following the traditional American Dream, “You get married, buy a house, have kids, that’s the American dream; buying a house was the next step."
 
They figured the home would be a good investment, but now admit that they didn’t know what they were getting into.
 
But a new job in the Charlotte area put that newlywed home in an unsettling market. No matter what happens going forward, they will lose money on the house, "We bought it in 2 days and in 6 months, and we got nothing. It’s a great house but we will have to take a hit just to sell it and just to get it out from under us so we don't have that financial burden any longer."
 
If young couples are thinking about buying a house that they need to be prepared to make a long-term commitment. If buyers cannot commit to settling down in the area they are looking to buy, you’re better off renting. Renting offers flexibility and freedom to walk away and you can call someone else if something breaks or goes wrong.
 
Charlotte is seeing a big uptick in people renting. Rentals is this economic climate offer some big opportunity. Renting an apartment in Charlotte, NC  is a way to have what you want right now without having to wait until you can afford it.

For Jessica and Jay, renting in Charlotte has done just that, “It afforded us an opportunity to live in an area where we could never afford to purchase a house."
 
For more information on renting an apartment in Charlotte, NC,  contact Abberly Green.

Original article – Fox Charlotte

If you live in an apartment in Charlotte, NC and are looking for a way to beat the winter, head on over to the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden's Orchid Spectacular.  

The Orchid Conservatory displays a collection of 5000 orchids from around the world in this annual showcase of orchids.  On display in a tranquil glasshouse with peaceful waterfalls and winding paths, The Orchid Conservatory will be transformed into a 19th century orchid hunting ground so that guests can feel as if they are on an orchid expedition.

On February 11, grab a date and head to the gardens for a  Reflexology for Couples session to relax the senses with sweet aromas.  Throughout Valentine's weekend February 13 – 14, the first 250 guests to visit will receive a free red flower in honor of Cupid's big day.