Our Staff

Publisher's notes, community features, resident spotlights, and print-to-digital content

Ashley Grimm is the publisher of Strolling Ballantyne and Strolling Firethorne. She and Nathan Grimm produce the monthly print editions that land in Ballantyne and Firethorne mailboxes, and her community features bring the warmth and familiarity of the print magazines to the web. She knows the residents, the businesses, and the rhythms of life in these neighborhoods.

Covers Mecklenburg County government, state politics, transit, and zoning as they affect south Charlotte and Ballantyne

Jack Beckett covers government and civic affairs as they touch south Charlotte and Ballantyne: Mecklenburg County Commission decisions, zoning, transit, and state-level Raleigh news that lands on the neighborhood's ledger. Direct, reportorial, primary-sourced. A Mercury Local cross-publication byline, also writing for The Charlotte Mercury, The Farmington Mercury, and Fourth Ward Charlotte.

Community writer and features editor for Strolling Ballantyne, covering local businesses, wellness, dining, and neighborhood life in the Ballantyne area of south Charlotte.