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Ballantyne Real Estate Market - Are Foreclosures Hurting Your Home’s Value?

Ballantyne, NC – Ballantyne Scoop would like to welcome their newest contributing partner Josie Mazzaferro. Josie is a licensed Realtor® with Allen Tate’s Ballantyne office. She lives in the Touchstone neighborhood and loves walking on the Four Mile Creek Greenway with her little black poodle, Pepe le Piu, and her beagle/basset [...]

Ballantyne Public Policy Update - What Will Be the Outcome of the Montgomery Trial?

Ballantyne, NC – There will be three bonds on the ballot this November. The new city bonds were one of the hot topics at the August 27th morning meeting at the Ballantyne Hotel. There will be no city council meeting this coming Monday, August 30th, 2010. The Neighborhood Improvements [...]

Ballantyne Public Policy Update - City/County Consolidation?

Ballantyne, NC – The hot topic for this August 6th morning meeting was cutting budgets. Former School Board member, Ken Gjertsen was talking about C.M.S. and ideas to save money. Can schools be used as community centers? What about using libraries as community centers? Several people talked about ideas on consolidating local [...]

Ballantyne Public Policy Update - Funding Approved For First Phase Of New Street Car

Ballantyne, NC – Locally, The City of Charlotte has received $24.99 million dollars from federal stimulus money to fund a portion of a new street car project in the uptown. This first phase is a one and a half mile stretch from the transit center to Presbyterian Hospital. The buses will still [...]

Ballantyne Public Policy Update, Affordable Housing Back on the Agenda and CMS Updates

Ballantyne, NC – July 2nd, 2010: The opening discussion was of the new North Carolina State budget that just passed in Raleigh on July 1st, 2010. The old formula would have given Mecklenburg County $20 million dollars and the new formula gives $11 million to the county. Unfortunately for our county, [...]

Gold Rush Sprint Trithlon In Ballantyne Area

Ballantyne, NC – Mecklenburg County-South Rotary will host the first Gold Rush Sprint Triathlon at Charlotte Latin School and SwimMAC on Saturday, June 26, 2010, 6:30am. The race will begin with a 500 meter swim at the nationally recognized SwimMAC facility followed by a 12 mile bike through picturesque neighborhoods and paralleling golf [...]

LearningRx Charlotte Taking Part In Man & Woman Of The Year Campaign Sponsored By The Leukemia And Lymphoma Society To Raise Money For Charity

Ballanyne, NC – The Learning Rx, a brain training center on Pineville-Matthews Road that works with both children and adults, is taking part in the fundraising campaign of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Dr. Vicki Parker of Learning Rx speaks about the emerging field of brain training and what she does at her center. [...]

Ballantyne Business Incubator Competition. Your Chance to Win $5000

Ballantyne, NC – Do you have a business idea that needs help gaining traction? For the right idea Ballantyne Quad will help with as little or as much as it takes to get your business plan off the ground. A $5000.00 cash prize will be awarded to the person with the best idea [...]

4th Annual Spring 2010 Mix at Six Outdoor Music Series, Benefiting St. Jude

Ballantyne, NC – Mix at Six is Ballantyne Village’s annual live outdoor music series that has become a staple event in the Ballantyne community. It attracts employees of the Corporate Park, visitors at the local hotels, residents from the surrounding area as well as residents from the metro area.
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Join Charlotte STYLE Magazine & The Ballantyne Hotel To Support The American Heart Association And Celebrate The 25 Most Stylish People In Charlotte

Ballantyne, N.C.– After reviewing hundreds of nominations, the Charlotte STYLE staff has compiled their list for Charlotte’s 25 Most Stylish individuals within the fashion, business and civic communities. With so many fabulous nominees, the decision was not a simple one. “Charlotte has so many interesting people, it was tough just to pick [...]

Ballantyne Breakfast Club Hosts County Manager Harry Jones & Hugh Hattabaugh, COO of CMS On April 10

Ballantyne, NC – The Ballantyne Breakfast Club will host Mecklenburg County Manager Harry Jones and Hugh Hattabaugh, COO of CMS on Saturday, April 10 at 9:00am in the Ballantyne Hotel Fairway Ballroom. Jones and Hattabaugh will discuss “Our Budget Crisis…where are we and what are we doing about it”. School Board representative [...]

The Blue Taj Opens In Ballantyne Village

The Sister Concept to One of Charlotte’s Most Popular Restaurants Has Opened in Ballantyne

Ballantyne, NC – The Blue Taj, an eclectic restaurant featuring Indian, Thai, Chinese and Latin foods, with an exotic atmosphere just as diverse as its menu, has opened here in Ballantyne Village.

The Blue Taj is located at 14815 [...]

Ballantyne Scoop Business Profile: Kilwin’s Chocolate, Fudge & Ice Cream

This morning I met the mother of all bunnies, who weighs in at a whopping 22 pounds. A very lucky winner in the drawing this week will take the bunny home on April 3rd. After I met and registered for the bunny, I chatted with George Click who, with his wife Pam, operates [...]

Business News: Taste & Trade Event At CPCC Matthews Well Attended | Video Highlights

Matthews, NC – The Matthews Taste & Trade Event at CPCC Matthews was well attended yesterday afternoon by area business owners and visitors. The event was sponsored by the Matthews Chamber of Commerce. Attendees had an opportunity to speak directly with businesses who had display boots set up.

It was a great atmosphere [...]

State Farm Agent Wil Brooks Moves to Toringdon Business Park in Ballantyne, NC

Ballantyne, NC – Local Ballantyne State Farm Insurance agent, Wil Brooks, has relocated his office in the Toringdon Business Park, a move that will provide better access for policyholders. Brooks, a 16-year State Farm veteran, moved his agency to the Ballantyne area 10 years ago. An active Ballantyne community leader, Wil is a [...]