Partner Spotlight: Vive POP
Pita del Toro started by decorating her daughter's birthday in Texas. In Charlotte, friends kept asking, and the hobby became a balloon and draping business. A paid Partner Spotlight.
Nell Thomas·Oct 7, 2026
Partner Spotlight: Aviara & Co
Two friends kept failing to find clothes they loved at the boutiques they shopped, so they opened one. Aviara & Co sells online and at pop-ups, with pieces made just for Ballantyne Country Club events. A paid Partner Spotlight.
Nell Thomas·Oct 8, 2026
Partner Spotlight: Pumpkin Patch Patios
Two couples who are longtime friends saw porch pumpkin decorating catching on in other cities and asked why Charlotte did not have it. Now they design and set up fall displays for homes and businesses. A paid Partner…
Nell Thomas·Oct 6, 2026
Wegmans Opens on Community House Road October 14. Here's What to Know.
Charlotte's first Wegmans opens at 9 a.m. Wednesday, October 14, at 11550 North Community House Road. What opening day will look like, what's inside, and what…
Nell Thomas·Oct 5, 2026
The October Issue Is Here, and the Pet Page Has Dozens of Them.
The October 2026 edition of Stroll Ballantyne Country Club is out and free to read online. Inside: the Galbraith family on the cover, a rescue with 160-plus…
Nell Thomas·Oct 1, 2026
Partner Spotlight: Irena Violin
Violinist Irena Benak met her future husband at a concert in Serbia, came to Charlotte to visit him and stayed. Now she is building her name here from the…
Nell Thomas·Sep 25, 2026
Partner Spotlight: The Lorimer Realtor Team
With fourteen homes on the market in Ballantyne Country Club, the Lorimers kept a listing off the public system entirely and found a buyer anyway. A paid…
Nell Thomas·Sep 18, 2026
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Partner Spotlight: Heddy + Hinton Naturals
An Egyptian-born banker whose experience did not count when she arrived, and the doctor who treated her, now make tallow-based skincare together. A paid Partner…
Nell Thomas·Sep 17, 2026
Around the Neighborhood: A Journey Worth Celebrating
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,…
Nell Thomas·Sep 15, 2026
Community Connections: The September Meetup at the AC Ballantyne
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…
Nell Thomas·Sep 12, 2026
Coffee With a Cop Gets a Birria Taco Truck
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
Club News: The 2026 Club Championship Winners, and a Hole in One on the Third
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
Photos From Stroll Into Wellness at Ballantyne Country Club
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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