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Meet Your Neighbors

Chastain Family Finds Home in Dilworth, Years in the Making

Chapman and Blaire Chastain spent years around Charlotte hoping to land in Dilworth. Just over a year after they did, with four children, cousins around the corner and Latta Park out the door, Blaire…

Nell Thomas·Oct 1, 2026

Blaire and Chapman Chastain walking hand in hand down a tree-lined path, beside the words Chastain Family Finds Home in Dilworth, Years in the Making.

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The Mannering Family Found Dilworth Before Moving In

Michele and Matt Mannering were already spending their days in Dilworth, at school and on the ballfield, before they moved here in 2024.

Nell Thomas·Sep 1, 2026

The Mannering family of five, two adults and three children, seated on brick front steps beside a white railing, beside the words The Mannering Family Found Dilworth Before Moving In.

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The Areskog Family Found Their Place in Dilworth

Andrea and Cris Areskog met on her first night in Charlotte, built their lives around Dilworth United Methodist Church and moved into the neighborhood in late 2023 with three children and a rescue…

Nell Thomas·Aug 1, 2026

Andrea and Cris Areskog standing in a parking area in front of hedges and a wooden building, captioned as their 10th anniversary in Sonoma and Napa. No children in it, beside the words The Areskog Family Found Their Place in Dilworth.

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Oliver Badir, Myers Park Grad, Heads to Florida

Lifelong Dilworth resident Oliver Badir graduated from Myers Park High School after balancing the IB program, varsity soccer, student government and an after-school job.

Nell Thomas·Jul 1, 2026

Oliver Badir alone, in a striped polo and white pants, leaning on a white stair railing in a school hallway with colored chairs mounted on the wall, beside the words Oliver Badir, Myers Park Grad, Heads to Florida.

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Meet Your Neighbors: Peter and Hannah Hall

Peter and Hannah Hall were set up on a first date by mutual friends in 2018, retired in 2023 and now play golf together several times a week at Providence Country Club.

Nell Thomas·Jun 1, 2026

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Cheryl and Sam Little, 14 Years on McDonald Avenue

Cheryl and Sam Little met in high school outside Greenville, S.C., followed Bank of America to Charlotte and bought on McDonald Avenue in 2011.

Nell Thomas·Jun 1, 2026

Rosie, the Littles' goldendoodle, sitting on grass, beside the words Cheryl and Sam Little, 14 Years on McDonald Avenue.

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Meet Your Neighbors: The Murray Family

David and Jade Murray moved to Providence Country Club in late 2023, run a law firm together, and roll through the neighborhood in a Carolina blue golf cart called the Murr-Mobile.

Nell Thomas·May 1, 2026