Author Archives: CarolinaWeekly
Area’s county commissioner worries leaders will push for tax hike to pay some $22M in refunds
South Charlotte’s representative on the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners said this week a reserve fund should be established to pay off future property tax refunds caused by the flawed… Read more
Sabres’ Koch among the nation’s best backstops
If Logan Koch could identify a single mantra that’s defined his development as a baseball player, it’s one his father, Donn – a former catcher in the Chicago White Sox… Read more
Following knee injury, Mustang star hopes to pick up where he left off in 2012
To the casual observer, Myers Park’s first win of this 2013 boys lacrosse season probably didn’t appear to be much different from any of the 2012 campaign, when the Mustangs… Read more
Searching out milestones is a family affair
It all began at Yosemite National Park in California. Ballantyne’s Goldstein family was visiting friends and decided to drive over and see what the park was like. That’s when they… Read more
CMS boss talks budget cuts, safety at forum
Parents and educators at a recent school town hall event said they’re worried about what impact federal budget cuts will have on their students. Working to provide better communication with… Read more
MetLife could bolster Ballantyne home prices
Homes are selling quickly in Ballantyne. And if MetLife opts to bring 1,300 jobs to south Charlotte in the near future, the few houses on the market in the area… Read more
Residents eager to see park’s impact on traffic
Neighbors living near the Morrison Family YMCA learned a little more recently about what the expansion of the Ballantyne Community Park will do to traffic when the park opens in… Read more
Apartment expansion gets board’s support
Plans to expand and improve an aging apartment complex near the corner of Providence and Fairview roads has gained the support of Charlotte’s zoning board, though the project would add… Read more
Parallel paths finally cross in south Charlotte
Tracy MacIntyre Raykovicz and Charlene Henderson are two of a kind. Both hailing from Canada, it was quite the coincidence to find each other in Charlotte – both optometrists, the… Read more
Resilient Charlotte Latin boys swim team wins first state title since 2007
It wasn’t as if Patty Waldron needed a boost of confidence or something. As a longtime coach with internationally known SwimMAC Carolina, Waldron had been a part of 57 championships,… Read more
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