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July 27, 2025
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Dunbar Social by Topgolf Brings Virtual Golf and Craft Cocktails to The Ballantyne Hotel

Dunbar Social by Topgolf lands inside The Ballantyne Hotel this fall—five simulators, craft cocktails, and zero weather excuses.

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Top Chef Season 23 Sets Table in Charlotte: What It Means for the Queen City’s Culinary Scene

Bravo’s Top Chef parks its knives in Charlotte for Season 23, spotlighting the Queen City’s booming food scene—and giving local chefs a shot at culinary immortality.

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Sunday Recap: Charlotte Ballots Finalized, Lyles Plots Mobility Tax, Stein Swats Puppy‑Mill Clause

Ballots set, mayors plot, puppy‑mill politics bite back, and CMS loses its loudest trustee. A brisk, bipartisan trot through the week’s headlines—sprinkled with zoning drama and fresh Bagel buzz.

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Unicode’s New Emoji Set Lands in Ballantyne: Bigfoot, Orca, and More

Unicode’s new emoji set brings Bigfoot, orcas, ballet dancers, and one thing we can all agree on.

Ballantyne Drivers Could Save Big Under North Carolina’s New Towing Reform Bill
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Ballantyne Drivers Could Save Big Under North Carolina’s New Towing Reform Bill

Charlotte Planning Committee Greenlights 14 Community Area Plans After Gas‑Station Showdown
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Charlotte Planning Committee Greenlights 14 Community Area Plans After Gas‑Station Showdown

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👋 Hey Ballantyne—Ashley here!

Tillis Retires After Trump Clash, Setting Up 2026 North Carolina Senate Free‑for‑All
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Tillis Retires After Trump Clash, Setting Up 2026 North Carolina Senate Free‑for‑All

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Dunbar Social by Topgolf Brings Virtual Golf and Craft Cocktails to The Ballantyne Hotel

Nell Thomas1 day ago05 mins

Dunbar Social by Topgolf lands inside The Ballantyne Hotel this fall—five simulators, craft cocktails, and zero weather excuses.

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Top Chef Season 23 Sets Table in Charlotte: What It Means for the Queen City’s Culinary Scene

Jack beckett4 days ago4 days ago05 mins

Bravo’s Top Chef parks its knives in Charlotte for Season 23, spotlighting the Queen City’s booming food scene—and giving local chefs a shot at culinary immortality.

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Sunday Recap: Charlotte Ballots Finalized, Lyles Plots Mobility Tax, Stein Swats Puppy‑Mill Clause

Jack beckett1 week ago6 days ago07 mins

Ballots set, mayors plot, puppy‑mill politics bite back, and CMS loses its loudest trustee. A brisk, bipartisan trot through the week’s headlines—sprinkled with zoning drama and fresh Bagel buzz.

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Unicode’s New Emoji Set Lands in Ballantyne: Bigfoot, Orca, and More

Jack beckett1 week ago1 week ago03 mins

Unicode’s new emoji set brings Bigfoot, orcas, ballet dancers, and one thing we can all agree on.

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Charlotte‑Mecklenburg Schools Fight to Unfreeze $12 Million in Federal Grants

Nell Thomas1 week ago06 mins

Federal freeze puts $12 M CMS grant on ice, forcing Charlotte‑Mecklenburg Schools to choose between understaffed classrooms or fresh debt. Local board pleads for a thaw.

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Ballantyne Drivers Could Save Big Under North Carolina’s New Towing Reform Bill

Nell Thomas2 weeks ago2 weeks ago06 mins

A proposed NC bill would cap towing fees, limit mileage, and force new transparency, potentially ending predatory late-night tows in Ballantyne and beyond.

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USPS Audit Finds 74,000-Plus Undelivered Mail Pieces in Charlotte-Area Facilities

Nell Thomas2 weeks ago2 weeks ago05 mins

An inspector-general audit uncovered 74,000+ undelivered letters and packages clogging Charlotte-area post offices. Here’s why your birthday card never arrived—and what USPS says it will do next.

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Waxhaw Ringleader Gets 15 Years for $17 Million Charlotte Bank-Fraud Scheme

Nell Thomas2 weeks ago2 weeks ago05 mins

Waxhaw’s Kotto Paul gets 15 years for a $17 million loan-fraud spree that snared eight cohorts and 17 banks, rattling Charlotte’s financial core.

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Ballantyne Veterinary Clinic Puts Charlotte Pets — and Their People — First

Nell Thomas3 weeks ago4 days ago06 mins

Ballantyne Veterinary Clinic combines cutting-edge diagnostics with compassionate care, so Charlotte pets — and their owners — feel genuinely at home.

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How Alicia Charolle’s Copper & Thyme Brings Global Flavors Home in South Charlotte

Nell Thomas3 weeks ago05 mins

After 18 years on Wall Street, Chef Alicia Charolle swapped spreadsheets for sauté pans—now her Copper & Thyme personal-chef service brings global flair and local flavor to South Charlotte tables.

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