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Community Connections: The September Meetup at the AC Ballantyne

The monthly mixer for local business owners is on Wednesday, September 16, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the lobby bar at the AC Hotel Charlotte Ballantyne. Drinks are available at the bar; the point is the chance to network.

Nell Thomas·Sep 12, 2026

Local business owners talking at the monthly meetup in the AC Hotel lobby bar.

community

Ballantyne's Coffee With a Cop Gets a Birria Taco Truck

Tacos Las Catrina's is parking outside Summit Coffee Ballantyne for the September 25 gathering, with birria tacos on the menu.

Nell Thomas·Sep 11, 2026

community

Making a Difference: Giving on the Green

Steve Baune set up a table by the fifth hole so passing golfers could take a Bloody Mary. He died in 2014. The tournament his Rotary club built in his name returns to Piper Glen on September 28, having raised more than…

Nell Thomas·Sep 10, 2026

Tyrion, the Reiter family's Boston terrier and cavalier mix.

lifestyle

Precious Pet: Tyrion, Small Dog, Big Personality

The Reiters picked the name first and went looking for a dog to match it. Ten years on, Tyrion has one ear that stands up and a groan he deploys whenever…

Nell Thomas·Sep 7, 2026

Nine Pink Bow Campaign volunteers in pink, holding bows on the steps at the Country Club of the Carolinas.

community

Meet Your Neighbors: Tied Together by Pink Bows

Every October, Firethorne turns pink. The neighborhood is one piece of a wider campaign that has sent more than $130,000 to Go Jen Go since 2021, more than…

Nell Thomas·Sep 1, 2026