asheville
Does anyone know anything about Asheville, North Carolina?
I've basically been trying to move to Philadelphia since I graduated from college. However, it's not worked out yet and and I don't feel particularly drawn to the place, despite my best friend living there. After (another) frustrating evening of Craigslist searching, I got to thinking ( Read more... )
I've basically been trying to move to Philadelphia since I graduated from college. However, it's not worked out yet and and I don't feel particularly drawn to the place, despite my best friend living there. After (another) frustrating evening of Craigslist searching, I got to thinking ( Read more... )
I actually live in the Chapel Hill area, but am in Carrboro daily, and I worked for the museums as a docent in the area for a while, although these days I'm a barista over in Asheboro part time (which is about an hour away ... I know ... crazy!)
We own our own home, but a good way to find apartments in the area is the following link:
Carrboro Apartments ... find one today ...
The following links will also be very helpful:
Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough Visitor Information
www.carrboro.com and Carrboro
Carr Mill Mall
A great place to work if you can get hired there is The Spotted Dog Restaurant ... owned by a lesbian couple who are the most amazing people. Great food, great atmosphere.
There is a great bus system in place in the Carrboro/Chapel Hill area, so you can bus anywhere with standard routes for FREE. That includes going to the HUGE Streets at Southpoint Mall (which has an outdoor area that is BIG like a theme park). You could take the bus out there daily and work there at one of the many shops, so it would be easy for you to live in Carrboro and work in Durham or anywhere else. ;)
The beaches are 1 1/2 hours away (which sounds far, but really isn't), and makes for a great day-trip out to the coast any time. You would also be only 1 1/2 hours away from Concord Mills Mall, which is the largest shopping center in N.C. over by Charlotte, N.C., and home of NASCAR racing for N.C.
You would only be 2 hours from Charlotte, N.C. and 30 to 40 minutes away from Raleigh, N.C. depending on traffic. Both are great towns for bigger nightlife, although you'd never even need to go to either place with everything that Carrboro has to offer at Cats Cradle, which offers the best in concerts. You would also only be 20 minutes from Burlington, N.C. (which has Alamance Crossing ... a great shopping area), and only 40 minutes from Greensboro, N.C. (which has The Friendly Center, and Asheville is 3 hours away to the mountains and the famous Biltmore Estate. Living in Carrboro would put you right in the middle of the state, within a close proximity to everything between the mountains and beaches. ;)
There are always ways to take Shuttles and Tarheel Taxi's all over the area or you could (rent a car for the day/weekend/week), so you'll find that there is a lot to see and do all around the area easily without ever owning your own car. This area is set up so you never need to own your own vehicle. In fact, Carrboro is known as a bicycle town. ;)
I wish you all the best with your possible move. It's a great area, and I'm sure you will find what you are looking for. :)
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