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2011-11-27 Historic BD Funderburk House a Symbol of Matthews NC Turn-of-the-Century Prosperity On November 29, 2011, the Town of Matthews will hold a public hearing to consider whether to designate the Benjamin DeWitt Funderburk house a historic landmark. The house was built in 1904 by BD Funderburk, a town merchant whose prosperity ...

The Matthews NC Lifestyle If you are looking for a small town with access to big city amenities, check out Matthews North Carolina. With approximately 27,000 residents and located at Charlotte’s doorstep, Matthews retains its friendly small town feeling. The quaint downtown with its historic buildings is the hub of the Matthews ...

Kick n’ Stitch Broom Shop Opens in Matthews NC The small historic building called the Renfro Hardware Annex in downtown Matthews NC now houses a shop called the Kick n’ Stitch. Mark Hernig, the proprietor, makes corn brooms on antique broom-making machines in the shop. Mr. Hernig learned his trade from a Mennonite broom ...

Matthews Alive Festival—A Great Place to Spend Labor Day Weekend Historic downtown Matthews hosts the Southeast’s largest Labor Day festival every year. It’s called Matthews Alive and 2011 festivities start Friday evening, September 2nd. Matthews Alive will fill the town center with fun activities for the whole ...

Matthews NC Farmers Market Celebrates Twenty Years of Offering Local Produce Is your mouth watering for a home grown tomato? Think you’ll have to wait until June or July for a good tomato?  Not true.  You can find local tomatoes at the Matthews Farmers Market this month.  They are greenhouse grown by a local farmer in ...

Matthews NC Adds New Greenway To Its Park System Historic Matthews NC has always been a great place if you want to live in a walkable small town.  Shops, restaurants, a farmers market, the library, the post office and community events are all a short distance from many Matthews neighborhoods. Now Matthews residents have a new option for ...

Celebrate the Christmas Season in Matthews NC The weather outside was frightful.  For Matthews NC, that is.  Forty degrees and sleet. The rain and the cold didn’t stop the Hometown Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting on Saturday.  The Matthews Village Green was decorated with Christmas wreaths and greenery.  A ...

The Christmas Season in Matthews NC Halloween isn’t even over yet, but perhaps you are dreaming of a home town Christmas this year.  If you are looking for a quaint small town to celebrate the Christmas season, consider Matthews NC.  Historic downtown Matthews as pretty as an old-fashioned postcard and the town sponsors several ...

Matthews NC Bluegrass Festival and Chili Cook-Off Historic downtown Matthews NC will be filled with runners, bikers, musicians and cooks on Saturday October 23rd.  What brings all this activity to the town?  The 6th Annual Bluegrass Festival and Chili Cook-Off in Stumptown Park.  There will be fun for everyone on ...

Matthews Community Center in Historic Downtown Matthews NC Are you old enough to remember a school room with creaking wood floors and big dusty blackboards?  How about tall windows reaching to the ceiling?  Wooden stairs carrying students from floor to floor?  If you can picture your school days in a building like this, ...