Tax Reval – How Will New Tax Values Be Assessed?

Ballantyne, NC – Ballantyne Hotel was the site of a flurry of activity. An over flow crowd was in attendance for the January 27th property revaluation meeting. Ballantyne Breakfast Club was the host for the discussion and drew the largest attendance thus far for this series of public sessions taking place county [...]

School Resource Officers to Leave CMS?

Ballantyne, NC – Will the new tree ordinance impact the carbon footprint of the city? The September 24th breakfast meeting opened with talk of the upcoming Monday night dinner meeting for the city council. First on the agenda is the design/build concept for the ‘McAlpine Water Treatment Plant Filter Upgrade Project’. This is [...]

Drama Surrounds City Manager’s Pay Increase

Ballantyne, NC – Why does the city manager need a pay increase? Several hot topics were contemplated during the September 17th breakfast meeting. The first topic is the city manager’s questionable pay increase. The next topic is the veto power of the mayor. This coming Monday, the city council will have a zoning [...]

Ballantyne Breakfast Club Set For August 21 – Dr. Peter Gorman to Speak

Ballantyne, NC – The Ballantyne Breakfast Club will host CMS leader Dr. Peter Gorman on Saturday, August 21. School Board representative Tim Morgan, City Councilman Warren Cooksey and Michael Barnes are also expected to attend. The meeting will be at the Ballantyne Hotel in the Fairway Ballroom on the second level. Presentations [...]

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 governments. [...]

Susan Burgess Gives Emotional Goodbye

Ballantyne, NC – Susan Burgess, Charlotte City Council, said an emotional goodbye at last Monday’s council meeting. Councilman Burgess stepped down from Charlotte City Council due to health problems. The question now is, whom will the city choose to replace Susan Burgess? Two city council members recently flipped on which way to vote [...]

Ballantyne Breakfast Club To Feature Chief Rodney Monroe

The Ballantyne Breakfast Club Community Forum will hold its next meeting on Saturday June 12th at 9 AM in the Fairway Ballroom at the Ballantyne Hotel. Our featured guest speaker will the CMPD Chief Rodney Monroe who will provide an update on the police department efforts to further reduce criminal [...]

Susan Spaulding’s Ballantyne Policy Update

The breakfast meeting opened with talk of the county board meeting last night, June 3rd. The county board of commissioners “found” more money by increasing their estimation of the sales tax revenue. Some wonder if this is a good idea. Disappointment might follow in a few months if all of this sales tax [...]

Pictures From Ballantyne Lodge Dreamcatcher Society Party

Ballantyne, NC – Ballantyne Lodge recently hosted a party for the Dreamcatcher’s Society to support the Levine’s Chidren’s Hospital. The Lodge provided a sampling of southern foods from shrimp and grits to pimento cheese ravioli. Smokey Bissell of the Bissell Company spoke of his commitment to this organization for all of the wonderful [...]

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 25 [...]

Ballantyne Breakfast Club Hosts County Manager Harry Jones & Char-Meck Schools COO, Hugh Hattabaugh

Ballantyne, NC – The Ballantyne Breakfast Club hosted Mecklenburg County Manager Harry Jones and the COO of Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, Hugh Hattabaugh, on Saturday April 12 at the Ballantyne Hotel. The video below is a recording of the live internet stream.

The BBC has been an integral part of the Ballantyne Community [...]

Ballantyne Hotel Hosts Charlotte Tweetup

Ballantyne, NC – Members of the social media group CLTweetUp met Wednesday at the Ballantyne Hotel and Gallery Restaurant for an evening of networking and socializing.

Over 40 people from all over the Charlotte region were on hand for the monthly “tweetup” with the group CLTweetup. A tweetup is a meeting of people [...]

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 Tim [...]

Ballantyne Hotel “Gallery Restaurant” Hosts The Ballantyne Arts Forum

On Friday night Gallery Restaurant, located in the Ballantyne Hotel, hosted an art show for the Ballantyne Arts Forum. This event was co-sponsored by Ballantyne After Dark and was a great success. A variety of paintings, jewelry and other types of media created by local artist were on display and available for sale. [...]

Ballantyne Hotel | Gallery Restaurant Hosting Scotch Dinner On Friday October, 23 2009

The Ballantyne Hotel Scotch Dinner at the Gallery Restaurant is sure to be a wonderful evening of dining in Ballantyne. Make your reservations now. $75 inclusive per person.

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