Handicapped Accessible Parking Isn’t About Convenience--It’s About Necessity Having a disability license plate or parking pass displayed on a vehicle doesn’t always mean a disability is visible. That is the ONLY part of a post I saw this week that I fully agree with. The post went on to list doze
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02/22/2026
Spring Signals a Fresh Start in Charlotte Real Estate 2026 There’s something about spring that gets everyone excited — birds chirping, warmer sunshine, blossoms everywhere… and a real estate market gearing up to move! Well, as we say, “Spring doesn’t just bring flowers — it brings buyers!” That’s
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02/18/2026
Sunshine Citrus Crunch SaladA fresh, sweet-savory classic with a modern twistBright, crisp, and just a little nostalgic, Sunshine Citrus Crunch Salad is one of those recipes that disappears fast wherever it’s served. The combination of tender greens, juicy mandarin oranges and warm candied almond
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02/15/2026
Celebrating Our Weekly ActiveRain Zoom Family ☔I have been struggling, trying to find the 4 most deserving members so I can share one each week of Lew Corcoran & Patricia Feager's wonderful appreciation challenge this month. Because I simply cannot narrow it down, I decided to take a page out of
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02/14/2026
🌟 Honoring Dorie Dillard - A Heart That Serves, A Spirit That InspiresToday I want to shine a light on someone truly remarkable: Dorie Dillard Austin TX, a fellow Realtor®, longtime ActiveRain member and an inspiration to all of us in the community.Many of you know Dorie for her decades of experi
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02/08/2026
Enchanted Highway, Take II - Thanks to North Dakota TourismHere’s another reason to love our Zoom calls…Bob "RealMan" Timm recently presented some fascinating information to our Zoom group about his beautiful home state, North Dakota. He instructed us to do more research on The Enchanted Highway
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01/05/2026
New Year, Old Traditions: Celebrating Southern StyleHappy New Year, 2026A Charlotte foodie’s take on time-honored Southern traditionsLast evening—after an incredibly full Christmas week of hosting, nonstop cooking and a firm vow that I was done grocery shopping (my refrigerators were both already
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01/01/2026
The Realization That Love Has a Voice — An A-Ha MomentBefore I dive in, I want to extend a heartfelt thank-you to Lew Corcoran and Patricia Feager for hosting this month’s wonderful challenge. Their thoughtful prompt encouraged deep reflection and truly meaningful storytelling across the platform
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12/31/2025
The Enchanted Highway is Proof that Art (and Heart) Can Save a TownAccording to Bob "RealMan" Timm, during his wonderful presentation on his home state, North Dakota, we needed to learn more about the Enchanted Highway. So, I read as much as I could to discover a little more about it. In a nutshe
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12/28/2025
A Fun ‘Like Me’ Zoom Background Our assignment for last Tuesday’s Zoom call was to visit our favorite AI platform, giving it the following prompt: "Create an image for a ZOOM background the represents my personality." Well, of course I visited my favorite ChatGPT and was not the least bit disappo
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12/21/2025
