Neighbors

The people, pets, and stories that make Ballantyne home

Card: the Charlotte skyline at night behind a park lit with stage lights and event tents, beside the words Making a Difference, Light The Night, Saturday, November 14. White for survivors, red for supporters, gold for those lost.

Light The Night Returns to Charlotte on November 14

Light The Night, the evening lantern walk for Blood Cancer United, returns to Charlotte on Saturday, November 14. Three Stroll neighbors sit on its executive leadership committee.

Stroll Ballantyne Country Club·Oct 22, 2026

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Card: a gray and white cat named Eli looking at the camera, beside the words Precious Pets, Catering to Cats and Dogs, Dozens of rescue cats and dogs, waiting in foster homes for families.

Charlotte Rescue Cats and Dogs Wait in Foster Homes

Catering To Cats & Dogs has no shelter building. It can care for 70 to 80 cats and 90 to 100 dogs at a time, all in foster homes, and every new…

Stroll Ballantyne Country Club·Oct 22, 2026

Card: Brian and Katie Galbraith with their son and daughter sitting on a stone wall under autumn leaves, beside the words Meet Your Neighbors, The Galbraith Family, Happily settled on Brem Lane with two kids and Corby, their rescue pup.

The Galbraiths Found Their Place in Ballantyne

Brian and Katie Galbraith had their eye on Ballantyne Country Club for years. Now they live on Brem Lane with two kids, a rescue pup named Corby and…

Stroll Ballantyne Country Club·Oct 22, 2026

Cover of the October 2026 Stroll Ballantyne Country Club, the Galbraith family on their front steps among pumpkins.

Stroll Ballantyne Country Club October 2026 Issue

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…

Nell Thomas·Oct 1, 2026

Card: Pita and Omar del Toro holding naturalization folders and small American flags among costumed reenactors, beside the words Around the Neighborhood, A Journey Worth Celebrating, An Independence Day naturalization ceremony, and a second Fourth of July.

Pita and Omar del Toro Became U.S. Citizens on July 4

Pita and Omar del Toro say they were two of just twenty candidates selected for an Independence Day naturalization ceremony at the Charlotte Museum…

Stroll Ballantyne Country Club·Sep 15, 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

Card: two 2026 Ballantyne Country Club championship winners each holding a plaque, beside the words Club News, The 2026 Club Champions, Ten honors across five championships, and a hole in one on the third.

Ballantyne Country Club's 2026 Champions, Plus a Hole in One

Rick Kingston made the second hole in one of his life, on the third. Plus ten honors across five championships at Ballantyne Country Club.

Stroll Ballantyne Country Club·Sep 11, 2026

Card: guests talking across a vendor table under blue and silver balloons, beside the words Photos, Stroll Into Wellness, The Stephenson Room at Ballantyne Country Club filled up on Sept. 3.

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

Card: golfers on a green at Piper Glen, beside the words Making a Difference, Giving on the Green, The tournament in Steve Baune’s name has raised more than $500,000.

Bloody Marys on Five Golf Tournament Is Sept. 28

The 2026 tournament on September 28 benefits Families Forward, Feeding Charlotte and Beds for Kids, a charity Steve served on the board of.

Stroll Ballantyne Country Club·Sep 10, 2026

Card: a brown and white guinea pig taking a piece of cucumber from a hand, beside the words Precious Pets, Meet Cinnamon and Pearl, Two guinea pig sisters, and the 11-year-old who tells their story.

Cinnamon and Pearl, Guinea Pig Sisters

Two guinea pig sisters needed a new home when another Charlotte family could no longer keep them.

Stroll Ballantyne Country Club·Sep 6, 2026

Cover of the September 2026 Stroll Ballantyne Country Club, the McAlister-Sazama family outside their Lederer Avenue home.

Stroll Ballantyne's September Issue Is Here, Free Online

The September 2026 edition of Stroll Ballantyne Country Club is out and free to read online.

Nell Thomas·Sep 1, 2026

Card: Nicole McAlister, Zachary Sazama and their son Rowan sitting in an autumn field, beside the words Meet Your Neighbors, Living Fully in Ballantyne, They signed up to climb the height of Everest. They are not hikers.

McAlister and Sazama Sign Up to Climb the Height of Everest

Nicole McAlister and Zachary Sazama have signed up to climb 29,029 vertical feet in 36 hours, the height of Everest.

Stroll Ballantyne Country Club·Sep 1, 2026

Stroll Into Wellness featured image: the official Stroll event flyer framed beside event details, Thursday, September 3, 6 to 8 p.m., Ballantyne Country Club, free and all welcome

Stroll Into Wellness: Med Spas, Massage and Smoothie Bowls

Stroll Into Wellness fills the Stephenson Room at Ballantyne Country Club next Thursday, September 3, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Nell Thomas·Aug 26, 2026

Coffee With a Cop Skips August, Returns September 11

The August 14 Coffee with a Cop at Ballantyne Summit Coffee was called off that morning. The meetup resumed September 11, and organizers have added a…

Nell Thomas·Aug 15, 2026

Split editorial feature card with Charlotte sports headline beside an engraved night illustration of soccer, baseball and stock-car racing.

Charlotte Sports This Week: FC, Knights and NASCAR

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

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Sip & Stroll 2026 Drew 300-Plus Neighbors to Ballantyne Country Club (May): The second annual Sip & Stroll brought more than 300 neighbors to the BCC event lawn on May 28. Browse all 154 photos.
Meet Your Neighbors: The Thevaos Family (June): Dean and Norelle Thevaos and their daughters have called Ballantyne Country Club home for nearly four years.
From Endhaven to Anderson: Meet Cassidy Prosch (May): Cassidy Prosch, a 10-year-old Endhaven Elementary fourth-grader and model, is the May 2026 Young Achiever cover.
Inside Tifa: The Sibners' Ballantyne Living Room: Cheri and Russ Sibner took over Tifa Chocolate and Gelato in Ballantyne Village in 2023, and are now eyeing a second location.
The Dog Formerly Known as Rocky: Meet Tobe Solosky (May): Tobe, a mini goldendoodle the Soloskys brought home in 2020, is the May 2026 Precious Pet.
From D.C. Runways to BCC Block Parties: Meet the Hightower Family: Kevin and Jessica Hightower have become the connective tissue of Ballantyne Country Club since moving to Charlotte four years ago.
The June Issue Is Here (June): The June 2026 edition of Stroll Ballantyne Country Club is free to read online, with the Thevaos family cover story and this month's Precious Pet.

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