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October 2026 issue · Read it online
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Charlotte Council did not vote on the curfew. It sent cumulative traffic impacts toward committee, while a $425 million bond package moved closer to the November ballot.
Jack Beckett·Aug 11, 2026
The I-77 toll lanes the regional board killed in May are up for a revival vote on September 23, under a state budget with a $64 million penalty attached.
Nell Thomas·Jul 16, 2026
Starting July 1, a new regional authority takes over Charlotte's buses and trains, and the one-cent tax that funds them. Here is the short version for the Ballantyne area, with the full account at…
Nell Thomas·Jun 29, 2026
The bill now moving through Raleigh does not change the I-77 South commute: it freezes the killed toll project until 2027 and hands the region an estimated $60 million invoice.
Jack Beckett·Jun 17, 2026
The region's biggest transportation decision this month: CRTPO withdrew support for the I-77 South toll lanes, ending a $3.2 billion expansion, sending an estimated $700 million in state funding…
Jack Beckett·May 23, 2026
Charlotte Water's voluntary drought restrictions are being replaced with mandatory rules on Friday, May 15. Ballantyne's irrigation schedule is now two days per week, overnight only, and fines start…
Jack Beckett·May 10, 2026
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles will resign June 30. The Charlotte Mercury has the full appointment-process story; this is the south-Charlotte read, five decisions the next mayor inherits that touch this…
Jack Beckett·May 8, 2026
North and South Carolina are both hands-free states now, NC's Hands Free Act took effect December 1, 2025, and SC's law went live September 1, 2025.
Stroll Ballantyne Country Club·May 2, 2026
Charlotte Water moved to its first voluntary water restrictions since 2023 on Monday, April 20. Here's what the schedule looks like in Ballantyne, and what the basin-wide trigger means for HOA common…
Nell Thomas·Apr 26, 2026
After a grease-clogged pipe burst, over 1,200 gallons of sewage spilled into a Ballantyne creek. Nell Thomas digs into what went wrong, and what you can do to help.
Nell Thomas·May 2, 2025
