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Two guinea pig sisters needed a new home when another Charlotte family could no longer keep them. Brigid Daley, 11, tells the story of taking them in, renaming them, and learning how much work they actually are.
Nell Thomas·Sep 6, 2026
Perspire Sauna Studio is hosting a private open house for Ballantyne Country Club residents on Tuesday, September 8, from 6 to 8 p.m., with complimentary trial sauna sessions. The team is also at the club's Health and…
Nell Thomas·Sep 2, 2026
Nicole McAlister and Zachary Sazama have signed up to climb 29,029 vertical feet in 36 hours, the height of Everest. They are, by their own account, not hikers. It fits a household that runs on one rule: plan for…
Nell Thomas·Sep 1, 2026
The September 2026 edition of Stroll Ballantyne Country Club is out and free to read online. Inside: the McAlister-Sazama family on the cover, Precious Pets…
Nell Thomas·Sep 1, 2026
Stroll Into Wellness fills the Stephenson Room at Ballantyne Country Club next Thursday, September 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. Free and open to all, with med spas,…
Nell ThomasAug 26, 2026
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community·Aug 8, 2026
Coffee with a Cop brings neighbors and CMPD officers together over a cup of coffee at Ballantyne Summit Coffee, the…
wellness·Aug 6, 2026
Stroll Into Wellness returns to the Ballantyne Country Club Stephenson Room on Thursday, September 3, 6 to 8 p.m. An…
community·Aug 4, 2026
La Paz Global connects Charlotte and coastal Costa Rica through education. Its Charlotte-based Let's Rock benefit raised…
lifestyle·Aug 2, 2026
Meet Bruno and Benji, the Munford family's German shepherds who followed them from England to Charlotte. Two English…
CMS opened the 2026-27 year on August 25. Here is the one-page version for families: every break, workday and early release day, plus what actually changed this…
Nell Thomas·Aug 25, 2026
The August 14 Coffee with a Cop at Ballantyne Summit Coffee was called off that morning. Organizers say the monthly meetup resumes Friday, September 11, 9 to 11…
Nell Thomas·Aug 15, 2026
Charlotte Council did not vote on the curfew. It sent cumulative traffic impacts toward committee, while a $425 million bond package moved closer to the…
Jack Beckett·Aug 11, 2026
Charlotte FC has not allowed a goal, the Knights have some awkward math to explain and two NASCAR drivers left Iowa with wins. Here is the useful part.
Nell Thomas·Aug 10, 2026
The monthly Community Connections meetup brings Ballantyne business owners together at the AC Ballantyne Hotel Lobby Bar on the third Wednesday of each month, 5…
Nell Thomas·Aug 10, 2026
community·Aug 1, 2026
The neighbors behind Ballantyne Country Club's Pink Bow Campaign: more than 20 street captains who line the streets with…
community·Aug 1, 2026
The August 2026 edition of Stroll Ballantyne Country Club is out and free to read online. Inside: the Pink Bow Campaign…
