The August Print Edition Has Landed
Check your inbox, today's the day the August print edition of Strolling B arrives, piping-hot like the first pour-over of the morning. If you prefer to flip pages digitally, dive straight into the full magazine here: August 2025 Issue PDF. Brew a cup and read on for a quick guided tour.
What's Inside This Month
- Cover Neighbors – The Gallo Family
Page 14 reveals how Peggy, John and crew turned Hilton Head vacations and Vespa rides in Tuscany into family lore. - Precious Pets – Jack & Bailey
Two Bernedoodles who moonlight as golf-ball bandits (p. 18). - Yard of the Month – Karla Williams' Hidden Eden
Stone paths, heirloom ferns and a brand-new walkway worth borrowing ideas from (p. 40). - Athlete of the Month – Cohen Bettencourt
Charlotte Christian's record-setting catcher on grit, grits and future digs at High Point U (p. 28). - Voices of Freedom
Triplet scholars Mariah, Mariella & Marcella remind us the more you read, the more you succeed (p. 50). - Tour & Travel – Lexington, NC
Barbecue, vineyards and retro arcades make the perfect day-trip (p. 56).
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- [Pets](</lifestyle) • four-legged fame
- [Politics](</government) • power plays, local-style
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- [Ballantyne-Only Feed](</) • hyper-local hits
- About Us • mission & mischief
- Privacy Policy • night-table reading
- Contact • pitch us your scoop
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About the Author
Nell Thomas writes with one hand and balances a steaming hazelnut latte from Einstein Bros. Bagels Ballantyne in the other. When she's not hunting stories for Strolling Ballantyne , you'll find her filing deep-dive features for The Charlotte Mercury or debating whether the turkey-sausage egg-white is superior to the classic bacon on asiago (it is, fight her).
☕️ Crumbs & Clicks
For more sharp local coverage, plus pets of the month, partner profiles and recipe rabbit holes, bookmark StrollingBallantyne.com and our big-sister site CLTMercury.com. Fresh links drop daily; our editors never sleep (though we do refuel at Einstein's).
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This article, "Strolling Ballantyne August Issue Lands in Your Inbox," by Nell Thomas is licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0.
"Strolling Ballantyne August Issue Lands in Your Inbox"
by Nell Thomas , Strolling Ballantyne (CC BY-ND 4.0)