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Pita and Omar del Toro say they were two of just twenty candidates selected for an Independence Day naturalization ceremony at the Charlotte Museum of History, and as America marks its 250th they have a second Fourth of July worth marking.
Nell Thomas·Sep 15, 2026
The monthly mixer for local business owners is on Wednesday, September 16, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the lobby bar at the AC Hotel Charlotte Ballantyne. Drinks are available at the bar; the point is the chance to…
Nell Thomas·Sep 12, 2026
Tacos Las Catrina's is parking outside Summit Coffee Ballantyne for the September 25 gathering, with birria tacos on the menu.
Nell Thomas·Sep 11, 2026
Rick Kingston made the second hole in one of his life, on the third. Plus ten honors across five championships at Ballantyne Country Club.
Nell Thomas·Sep 11, 2026
Stroll Into Wellness filled the Stephenson Room at Ballantyne Country Club on Thursday, September 3. Photographs by Charisma of A Brew & You.
Nell Thomas·Sep 10, 2026
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wellness·Aug 26, 2026
Stroll Into Wellness fills the Stephenson Room at Ballantyne Country Club next Thursday, September 3, from 6 to 8 p.m.…
community·Aug 25, 2026
CMS opened the 2026-27 year on August 25. Here is the one-page version for families: every break, workday and early…
community·Aug 15, 2026
The August 14 Coffee with a Cop at Ballantyne Summit Coffee was called off that morning. The meetup resumed September…
government·Aug 11, 2026
Charlotte Council did not vote on the curfew. It sent cumulative traffic impacts toward committee, while a $425 million…
Steve Baune set up a table by the fifth hole so passing golfers could take a Bloody Mary. He died in 2014. The tournament his Rotary club built in his name…
Nell Thomas·Sep 10, 2026
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…
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…
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.…
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
community·Aug 10, 2026
Charlotte FC has not allowed a goal, the Knights have some awkward math to explain and two NASCAR drivers left Iowa with…
business·Aug 10, 2026
The monthly Community Connections meetup brings Ballantyne business owners together at the AC Ballantyne Hotel Lobby Bar…
