Charlotte Sports, Minus the Homework: What Matters This Week
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
A 9 P.M. Youth Curfew, a Traffic Referral and $425 Million: What Ballantyne Should Know
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Community Connections: The Monthly Meetup at the AC Ballantyne Hotel
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 to 6:30 p.m.
Nell Thomas·Aug 10, 2026
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