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Milly, Dilworth Elementary's Therapy Dog, Remembered

For more than a decade, a golden retriever named Milly listened to Dilworth Elementary students read and visited patients at local hospitals. She died January 5.

Stroll Dilworth·Aug 1, 2026

Close-up portrait of Milly, a golden retriever, sitting on grass and looking at the camera, beside the words Milly, Dilworth Elementary's Therapy Dog, Remembered.

Myers Park High School Turns 75 With a Reunion Week

Myers Park High School opened in 1951. For its 75th anniversary the school's foundation invited alumni back for a week of events Sept. 22–26 and launched a $2.5 million endowment campaign.

Stroll Dilworth·Aug 1, 2026

The Myers Park High School building with a 'WELCOME MUSTANGS!!' banner over the entrance and a mosaic horse sculpture at right, beside the words Myers Park High School Turns 75 With a Reunion Week.

Legal Custody Explained: Who Decides for Your Child

Joint legal custody, joint custody with a tie-breaker, or sole legal custody: Tiffany Byrd of Modern Legal walks through how courts assign decision-making for a child after a separation.

Stroll Quail Hollow·Aug 1, 2026

Four women of the Modern Legal team standing outdoors in autumn light, beside the words Legal Custody Explained: Who Decides for Your Child.

Feeding Charlotte Rescues Food Before It Hits the Dumpster

Feeding Charlotte moved more than 1.3 million pounds of surplus food last year, turning it into over 1.1 million meals across three counties at about 25 cents a meal.

Stroll Quail Hollow·Aug 1, 2026

Volunteers in red shirts and hairnets packing food at tables in front of a screen reading 'Fighting Hunger, Reducing Waste ... FEEDING CHARLOTTE', beside the words Feeding Charlotte Rescues Food Before It Hits the Dumpster.

La Paz Global Links Charlotte to a Costa Rican School

La Paz Global funds scholarships at a bilingual school in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. A Charlotte board president turned her family's year there into Let's Rock, a house-party fundraiser that raised more…

Stroll Dilworth·Aug 1, 2026

Three adults at the front of a living room during the Let's Rock fundraiser, one man speaking into a microphone, beside the words La Paz Global Links Charlotte to a Costa Rican School.

Corcoran HM Properties Marks 20 Years in Charlotte

Valerie Mitchener started the brokerage that became Corcoran HM Properties in 2006, just before the housing recession. Twenty years on it has more than 150 brokers and offices from Charlotte to the…

Stroll Dilworth·Aug 1, 2026

Valerie Mitchener in a purple pleated dress, seated in a white outdoor chair with pink flowers behind her, beside the words Corcoran HM Properties Marks 20 Years in Charlotte.

The Areskog Family Found Their Place in Dilworth

Andrea and Cris Areskog met on her first night in Charlotte, built their lives around Dilworth United Methodist Church and moved into the neighborhood in late 2023 with three children and a rescue…

Stroll Dilworth·Aug 1, 2026

Andrea and Cris Areskog standing in a parking area in front of hedges and a wooden building, captioned as their 10th anniversary in Sonoma and Napa, beside the words The Areskog Family Found Their Place in Dilworth.

Smithsonian's Latino Baseball Exhibit Opens in Charlotte

The Smithsonian's "¡Pleibol!" opens Saturday at the Charlotte Museum of History, in partnership with the Charlotte Knights, and runs through October 18.

Jack Beckett·Jul 17, 2026

An illustrated news graphic announces “¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues,” a Smithsonian exhibition on Latinos and American baseball opening July 18 in Charlotte, beside a baseball and red and blue ribbon shapes.

The Book Rack: 50,000 Secondhand Books, Almost None Over $8

Fifty thousand secondhand books, almost none over eight dollars, and a trade that keeps them moving reader to reader. Inside The Book Rack, the Johnston Road shop that has kept south Charlotte…

Jack Beckett·Jul 1, 2026

The Book Rack, a secondhand bookstore on Johnston Road in south Charlotte.

Sip & Stroll Draws Neighbors to Ballantyne Country Club Lawn

The second annual Sip & Stroll brought Quail Hollow neighbors to the lawn at Ballantyne Country Club on May 28 for live music, partner tables and an evening of conversation.

Stroll Quail Hollow·Jul 1, 2026

Guests walking among vendor tents on the lawn, a man in a yellow shirt in the foreground, beside the words Sip & Stroll Draws Neighbors to Ballantyne Country Club Lawn.

Sip & Stroll 2026: A Toast to the Community

Photos from the second annual Sip & Stroll on May 28: neighbors at high-top tables on the lawn at Ballantyne Country Club, a band on the patio and partner tables from local businesses.

Stroll Providence·Jul 1, 2026

Two men at the Velocity Golf partner table under a green tent on the lawn, one holding a golf club, beside the words Sip & Stroll 2026.

Phoenix Dental Built for Patients Who Dread the Dentist

Zachary Williams, DMD MS, got interested in dentistry from the patient chair in Bessemer City. His Old Ardrey Kell Road practice is designed around people who have put off care out of fear.

Stroll Quail Hollow·Jul 1, 2026

Portrait of Zachary Williams, DMD MS, smiling in a blue blazer with dental loupes around his neck, arms crossed, beside the words Phoenix Dental Built for Patients Who Dread the Dentist.

Hershey, Daisy and Lucy, the Padgett Dachshunds

Three dachshund sisters with three personalities: Hershey sleeps until 10, Daisy steals appetizers, and Lucy snorts at people she does not like.

Stroll Providence·Jul 1, 2026

Two long-haired dachshunds on a stone front step, beside the words The Padgett Pack.

4th of July Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe

A soft sugar cookie base, vanilla buttercream and a top of strawberries and blueberries. The July Resident Recipe makes 24 bars and comes courtesy of Your Cup of Cake.

Stroll Dilworth·Jul 1, 2026

Frosted sugar cookie bars topped with strawberries and blueberries, one lifted on a wooden-handled spatula, on a gray surface, beside the words 4th of July Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe.

Light The Night Walk Returns to Charlotte Nov. 14

White lanterns are carried by survivors, red by those walking in support and gold in honor of loved ones who have died.

Stroll Quail Hollow·Jul 1, 2026

Nighttime aerial of a stadium field filled with blue event tents and a crowd, light beams and the Charlotte skyline behind, beside the words Light The Night Walk Returns to Charlotte Nov. 14.

Reagan, a Setter-Poodle Mix Who Rules the Couch

Reagan came home to Lori Culicerto's family in 2017 after six years of begging from the youngest daughter. She sleeps on her back, walks with the neighbors and only gets up early for the beach.

Stroll Dilworth·Jul 1, 2026

Reagan, a curly-coated golden dog, standing on a beach with the surf behind her, beside the words Reagan, a Setter-Poodle Mix Who Rules the Couch.

Berry and Cream Crostini for a Fourth of July Board

Toasted baguette, a swipe of cream cheese, blueberries and raspberries, a drizzle of honey and a mint leaf: a five-step appetizer that comes together in minutes.

Stroll Quail Hollow·Jul 1, 2026

A hand holding a crostini topped with cream cheese and raspberries, bowls of blueberries and raspberries behind, beside the words Berry and Cream Crostini for a Fourth of July Board.

Oliver Badir, Myers Park Grad, Heads to Florida

Lifelong Dilworth resident Oliver Badir graduated from Myers Park High School after balancing the IB program, varsity soccer, student government and an after-school job.

Stroll Dilworth·Jul 1, 2026

Oliver Badir alone, in a striped polo and white pants, leaning on a white stair railing in a school hallway with colored chairs mounted on the wall, beside the words Oliver Badir, Myers Park Grad, Heads to Florida.

Jami Masters School of Dance Marks 37 Years

Jami Masters School of Dance held its 37th Anniversary Celebration of Dance at Queens University in May: 21 shows, dancers from 2 to 18, and 11 graduating seniors honored.

Stroll Dilworth·Jul 1, 2026

Four adults on a stage in front of a starry blue backdrop, one holding a broom, two holding a sign reading Jami Masters School Of Dance, Ltd. SPRING CONCERT, beside the words Jami Masters School of Dance Marks 37 Years.

Schreibman Family Found Their Forever Home in March 2020

Philip and Renee Schreibman met as teenagers through a Jewish youth group, spent nearly 15 years in Stone Creek Ranch and had an offer accepted on their Providence Country Club home two weeks before…

Stroll Providence·Jul 1, 2026

Ryder, the family's black, white and tan mini Bernedoodle puppy, sitting on grass in a circular portrait, beside the words Schreibman Family Found Their Forever Home in March 2020.

Fran Miller of Dickens Mitchener on Dilworth

Fran Miller moved to Dilworth in 2008 thinking it was temporary. Nearly two decades later, the Dickens Mitchener Realtor sells the neighborhood she still walks every day. A paid Partner Spotlight.

Stroll Dilworth·Jul 1, 2026

Phoenix Dental Builds a Practice Around Dental Anxiety

Phoenix Dental on Old Ardrey Kell Road was founded by a Bessemer City native whose interest in dentistry began in the patient chair.

Stroll Providence·Jul 1, 2026

A man in a blue blazer wearing dental loupes, arms crossed, in front of a stone wall, beside the words Phoenix Dental Builds a Practice Around Dental Anxiety.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Dream Center Gets $2M Grant

For 12 years, volunteers have shown up through Adopt-A-Block, a standing commitment to the same neighborhoods.

Stroll Dilworth·Jul 1, 2026

A group of about 16 adults posing with balloons behind a lighted marquee numeral 10 in a brick-walled room, beside the words Charlotte Mecklenburg Dream Center Gets $2M Grant.

Dream Center Gets $2 Million City Grant to Expand Program

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Dream Center, part of Jim Noble's Noble Food & Pursuits family, received a $2 million grant from the City of Charlotte to expand its year-long Discipleship Program for…

Stroll Providence·Jul 1, 2026

Volunteers walking down a residential street pulling a wagon of supplies, beside the words Dream Center Gets $2 Million City Grant to Expand Program.

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