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It’s GaribaldiFest In Belmont Saturday!
From Brenda Matthews with K 104.7 in Charlotte, N.C.: "Yay! There’s nothing like a little small-town celebration! This one, is the annual spring festival called 'GaribaldiFest' and it’s taking place this Saturday, May 16 at Stowe Park from 11am-5pm! What to expect?"...
Charlotte suburb claims a ‘Great Main Street’ title
From Kristin Zachary with the Charlotte Business Journal: "Downtown Belmont was recognized this week as having a 'Great Main Street' by the 2015 Great Places in North Carolina awards program. The program, sponsored by the N.C. chapter of the American Planning...
Who’s got a great Main Street? Belmont does, experts say.
From Lauren Baheri with the Gaston Gazette: "Belmont residents will be the first to tell you they have an impressive Main Street. Just to reassure them, the American Planning Association has named Belmont one of its four greatest Main Streets in North Carolina....
Belmont’s Main Street named among best in NC
From Joe Marusak with the Charlotte Observer: "Belmont’s Main Street has been recognized as a 'Great Main Street' by the North Carolina chapter of the American Planning Association’s Great Places Initiative. Belmont’s nomination highlighted the role its Main Street...
Around Town: Belmont
From Jen Tota McGivney with Charlotte Magazine: How a tiny city along the railroad tracks became the coolest, newest old mill town around "One photograph changed Allen Millican’s life. In it, the 1951 Belmont Christmas parade marches down Main Street. It’s one of...
Art & Orchids at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
From Hope S. Philbrick of Getaways for Grownups: "Winter giving you the shivers? Feel the warm promise of spring at an exclusive new exhibit at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in Belmont, North Carolina. Step inside the tropical Orchid Conservatory, peel off your...
10 Best Small Towns for the Holidays
From Dara Continenza of Smarter Travel: "Town squares lit with strings of sparkling lights. Christmas carolers in bonnets and tails. Horse-drawn carriages and snowcapped roofs. If you want a holiday experience straight out of It's a Wonderful Life, then you need to...
The wackiest, tackiest and happiest holiday events
From Susan B. Barnes, Special for USA Today: "The holiday season is in full swing now, and in the midst of getting everything ready – decorating, shopping, fête-ing with family and friends, it's important to have some fun, too! Here's a look at some fun, funny and...
[PRESS RELEASE] Warm Your Season With Lights, Memory-Making In Belmont
Small-town holiday charm? The glow of Christmas lights? Seasonal shopping? Belmont is bursting at its seams for festive families. From the shimmering beauty of nature alongside contemporary displays at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden’s Holidays at the Garden to one of...
[PRESS RELEASE] Belmont Welcomes Criterium for Second Year
More than 400 cyclists will pedal through the streets of downtown Belmont this April, some vying for precious tenths of seconds, many competing for prize money and Olympic dreams. Amateur, professional and Olympic cyclists will participate this spring in the Belmont...