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Glug, Glug, Glug. Join Charlotte In The 60 Day No Fizz Weight Loss Campaign

Stacey Simms. WBT Radio

A bunch of folks in Charlotte, including me, are starting a challenge today. We’re trying to drink more water. A lot more water! It’s called 60 in 60. It starts today and you can get all the info here at NoFizzCLT (@NoFizzCLT). In a nut shell, they’re [...]

Bittersweet Back To School

It suddenly hit me when I opened the mail just a couple of days ago. I knew it was coming, but the official letter from the preschool along with the class roster, teacher’s name/contact info and supplies list made it all too real. It’s happening….in a matter of weeks.

This back to school season [...]

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 [...]

Inspire! Ballantyne Arts Festival

Ballantyne, NC – CHARLOTTE, NC. The Morrison Family YMCA in Ballantyne will host Inspire! Ballantyne, an art and culinary festival highlighting area artists, performers and restaurants, Saturday, October 23rd through Sunday, October 24th.

This is the 3rd year for this annual event. The YMCA hopes to make this festival a South Charlotte tradition that [...]

Ballantyne Public Policy Update - Which Areas of the County Will Be Annexed Next?

Ballantyne,NC – What will long city council meetings yield? The August 20th morning meeting started with talk of the next long agenda day for city council. Starting with a noon meeting, a 3:00 pm meeting, a dinner meeting, a regular meeting and a lastly a closed door meeting, Monday’s schedule will [...]

Red Cross Issues Urgent Need for Blood Donors

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 [...]

CMS Board Approves Guiding Principles

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Aug. 10, 2010 – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education adopted guiding principles at its Aug. 10 meeting. The principles were created and revised during the first phase of a comprehensive district review that began in June. Board members held work sessions and public forums to get input from the [...]

Video Interview with Tony Burrus, Local iPhone App Developer Of Blue Gestures

What is Bluegestures? Bluegestures is the glue that binds all of your favorite “must-haves” into one neat little application. In fact, Bluegestures can better be described as an emoticon. Merriam Webster defines emoticon; as a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters [...]

Weddstock Concert Series to Benefit Kids First

Ballantyne, NC – Starting Friday, July 23rd for 4 Fridays, come on out to Weddington’s newest summer concert series! WEDDSTOCK, featuring live music, have dinner with us, great food available! Tons of kids games, family event, local artists, and much more! Set on the beautiful and working Hunter Farm, WEDDSTOCK is a concert [...]

Part of Four Mile Creek Greenway Closed for Construction

Ballantyne, NC—A section of Four Mile Creek Greenway will be closed July 28 through Sept. 20, 2010, for construction of an asphalt trail. The section is at the Bevington entrance between Rae Road and Johnston Road near the bridge. There will be no access to restrooms or water fountains during construction.
Construction [...]

Ballantyne Public Policy Update

Ballantyne, NC – Time Management is always an issue for government officials. Charlotte is no different. The breakfast meeting on July 23rd started with talk of the Charlotte City Council Dinner Meetings. There are a large number of agenda items to cover in sixty minutes. The city council will be having [...]

Go For Blood Bike Tour & Road Race On Saturday August 7 At Cane Creek Park

Union County, NC – The Union & Anson County Red Cross are sponsoring the 2010 “Go For Blood” Bike Tour & Road Race on Saturday, August 7 at Cane Creek Park in Waxhaw, NC. There will be a cookout, music & fun. Register early by August 1 for a $10 discount on your [...]

Morrison Family YMCA holds 2nd Annual Ducky Derby to Raise Money for Teen Programs in East Charlotte

Ballantyne, NC – The Morrison Family YMCA at Ballantyne will host their 2nd Annual Ducky Derby event on Saturday, July 24th to benefit their Annual Giving Campaign. This Ducky Derby event will race several hundred rubber ducks across the pool to raise money for our Annual Giving Campaign and help to support [...]