Strolling Firethorne
June
2026
Summer Issue
In This Issue
Welcome to Strolling Firethorne, your digital home for everything happening in and around our neighborhood. From the clubhouse to the Village of Marvin, from Union County schools to the trails along Twelve Mile Creek — this is where Firethorne’s stories live.
Whether you’re a longtime resident or just moved in, we’re glad you’re here. Explore the guides, meet your neighbors, and stay connected to what matters most close to home.
— Ashley & Nathan Grimm
New here? Start with our Firethorne guide →Sister-publication territory: the 2nd Annual Sip & Stroll lands at Ballantyne Country Club tonight, Thursday May 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. — fifty-plus local vendor tables, live music, and food and drinks…
Nell Thomas·May 28, 2026
CRTPO withdrew support for the I-77 South toll lanes on May 20, ending a $3.2 billion expansion, sending an estimated $700 million in state funding elsewhere, and leaving no funded replacement.
Stroll Firethorne contributing writer Lynn Hankins on her trip to Kenya with Zoe Empowers — a Raleigh-based three-year…
Tanya and Logan Reiter both became dentists, met at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, opened practices a…
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Strolling Firethorne is a Mercury Local publication.
Jack Beckett·May 23, 2026
Six takeaways from a heavy week at city hall: Stage 2 water restrictions, a unanimous data-center moratorium, a $4.5 billion budget hearing, the NC state-budget framework, the CMS budget reversal, and…
Jack Beckett·May 16, 2026
Charlotte Water moves to mandatory restrictions Friday, May 15, under Stage 2 of the Low Inflow Protocol. Firethorne's irrigation window drops to two days a week, overnight only.
Jack Beckett·May 11, 2026
Jack Beckett·May 7, 2026
Stroll Firethorne contributing writer Lynn Hankins on her trip to Kenya with Zoe Empowers — a Raleigh-based three-year empowerment program that has served 231,415 orphans across 12 countries since…
Ashley Grimm·May 2, 2026
Sarah Hutchings is the Charlotte branch manager of PRP Wine International — an in-home tasting company since 1989. She brings the wines to your living room, walks you through them, and leaves you with…
Ashley Grimm·May 2, 2026
Hemant Patel started Universal Stone in February 2003 with two employees. Twenty-three years later, the company runs a 35,000-square-foot slab warehouse plus a Ballantyne design center, holds…
Ashley Grimm·May 2, 2026
Gabby Starr of Transamerica Agency Network shares her three-point checklist for Firethorne families: get portable life…