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WheelPrice Previews BBS's First-Ever Truck and SUV Wheel

WheelPrice's founders previewed BBS's first-ever truck and SUV wheel for a NASCAR Sundays crowd, the first time the storied German manufacturer has built for trucks and SUVs, and a measure of how far…

Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026

BBS performance wheel — illustration for Charlotte Mercury business coverage

WheelPrice Turns Used Wheels Into a Real Marketplace

WheelPrice, built by college friends, has spent three years making the enthusiast wheel trade less sketchy, bootstrapped, five people, and an industry-first AI fitment tool.

Jack Beckett·Jun 3, 2026

Watch Love Grow Delivers Flowers to Widows and Mothers

Ashley Manning's Charlotte nonprofit began in 2021 with about 125 Valentine's Day bouquets for widows. This year it planned 2,000 deliveries and 1,500 volunteers, and its Stories that Inspire…

Stroll Quail Hollow·Jun 1, 2026

Five guests at the luncheon holding pink tumblers, beside the words Watch Love Grow Delivers Flowers to Widows and Mothers.

Seasonal Porch Stylist Dresses Front Doors Year-Round

Christine Davies found Waxhaw on YouTube, moved from Brooklyn in 2017 and turned a porch-decorating habit into The Seasonal Porch Stylist, with handmade garlands, about 20 clients at a time and…

Stroll Quail Hollow·Jun 1, 2026

A spring porch: wood front door with a boxwood wreath, a floral garland arch, topiary bunnies and an 'every bunny welcome' doormat, beside the words Seasonal Porch Stylist Dresses Front Doors Year-Round.

Peter and Hannah Hall Found Each Other Before Retirement

Peter and Hannah Hall were set up on a first date by mutual friends in 2018, retired in 2023 and now play golf together several times a week at Providence Country Club.

Stroll Providence·Jun 1, 2026

Hannah Hall in a white dress holding hands with Peter Hall on a garden path, beside the words Peter and Hannah Hall.

Jackie Haenlein Coaches 200 Swimmers at Beverly Woods

Jackie Haenlein started on the Beverly Woods East swim team at 4. Now 34, she teaches first grade by school year and runs a summer program of more than 200 swimmers that has won five straight…

Stroll Quail Hollow·Jun 1, 2026

Jackie Haenlein in a floral navy dress and Daniel Russell in a gray polo standing on a sidewalk in front of trees and a brick building, beside the words Jackie Haenlein Coaches 200 Swimmers at Beverly Woods.

Three Berry Mocktails for a Charlotte Summer Afternoon

A strawberry basil cooler, a raspberry rosemary fizz and a blueberry mint no-jito: three hydrating, alcohol-free drinks built on seasonal berries and fresh herbs.

Stroll Quail Hollow·Jun 1, 2026

Two tall glasses of iced strawberry drinks with fresh strawberries on a wooden surface, beside the words Three Berry Mocktails for a Charlotte Summer Afternoon.

Simply Granola: a Nut-Free Recipe From Kanku Michelsen

Six ingredients, one bowl, two sheet pans and a low oven. Dilworth resident Kanku Michelsen's nut-free granola is the batch she makes for her own kitchen and gives as gifts.

Stroll Dilworth·Jun 1, 2026

Finished granola in a metal pan with a wooden spoon, on a plaid cloth, beside the words Simply Granola: a Nut-Free Recipe From Kanku Michelsen.

Mabel and Max, the Sims Family's Lab and Rescue Cat

Mabel, a 6-year-old English black Lab, dives into every puddle, pool and bathtub she finds. Max, an 11-year-old rescue cat, hunts by day and snuggles by night, and may have a secret Instagram account.

Stroll Providence·Jun 1, 2026

Mabel, a black Labrador, resting her head on Max, an orange-and-white cat, in the back of a car, beside the words Mabel and Max, the Sims Family's Lab and Rescue Cat.

Hank, a Golden Retriever Who Never Meets a Stranger

Hank Brewer, a 4-year-old golden retriever, came home with Meghan and Merritt Brewer in Denver and now makes friends on every coffee walk in Dilworth.

Stroll Dilworth·Jun 1, 2026

Hank, a golden retriever, lying in bed with his head poking out from under a white waffle-weave blanket, beside the words Hank, a Golden Retriever Who Never Meets a Stranger.

Debbie Rose of Coldwell Banker Realty

Debbie Rose came to real estate after 24 years as a full-time homemaker and five moves in twenty years. Three years in with Coldwell Banker Realty, she sells calm guidance and no pressure.

Stroll Providence·Jun 1, 2026

Debbie Rose smiling and holding a blue SOLD sign outdoors, beside the words Debbie Rose, Partner Spotlight.

Move For Jenn Open: A Running Blade and a $27,000 Check

The fifth annual Move For Jenn Open at The Club at Longview on March 30 surprised a 12-year-old girl treated for osteosarcoma with a custom running blade and presented a $27,000 check for sarcoma…

Stroll Providence·Jun 1, 2026

Four adults posing at the golf event, one woman wearing a prosthetic leg, beside the words Move For Jenn Open: A Running Blade and a $27,000 Check.

Cheryl and Sam Little, 14 Years on McDonald Avenue

Cheryl and Sam Little met in high school outside Greenville, S.C., followed Bank of America to Charlotte and bought on McDonald Avenue in 2011.

Stroll Dilworth·Jun 1, 2026

Rosie, the Littles' goldendoodle, sitting on grass, beside the words Cheryl and Sam Little, 14 Years on McDonald Avenue.

B&B Pools: 35 Years of Building and Servicing Pools

Bryant Bedingfield and Troy Budenhagen started B&B Pools in 1991 to build pools the right way. Thirty-five years on, the company employs almost 40 people and services pools in Dilworth, Myers Park…

Stroll Dilworth·Jun 1, 2026

Two men in blue polo shirts leaning on the tailgate of a black pickup truck, beside the words B&B Pools: 35 Years of Building and Servicing Pools.

Secret Gardens of Fourth Ward Tour Returns May 16-17

Jack Beckett·May 7, 2026

Secret Gardens of Fourth Ward garden tour returning May 16 and 17

Atrium Moves to Take Control of WakeMed, Pledges $2 Billion

Atrium Health and WakeMed announced a strategic combination Friday that would make Atrium the sole corporate member of the WakeMed nonprofit. The dollars are large. The disclosures are not.

Jack Beckett·May 1, 2026

Charlotte Mercury graphic. The words Charlotte business. in large white type on a dark navy background, above the line: Who is hiring, who is building, where the money goes.

David and Jade Murray of Providence Country Club

David and Jade Murray moved to Providence Country Club in late 2023, run a law firm together, and roll through the neighborhood in a Carolina blue golf cart called the Murr-Mobile.

Stroll Providence·May 1, 2026

Sweetie, a tabby cat, standing up at a sunny window, beside the words The Murray Family.

Emerald School of Excellence, a Recovery High School

Emerald School of Excellence opened in 2019 with two students and one teacher as what it describes as North Carolina's first recovery high school.

Stroll Providence·May 1, 2026

A red brick school building with a white columned entrance, beside the words Emerald School of Excellence.

Move For Jenn Open Presents $27,000 Check for Sarcoma Trials

The fifth annual Move For Jenn Open at The Club at Longview gave a 12-year-old survivor a custom running blade and sent a $27,000 check to sarcoma clinical trials at Atrium Health Levine Cancer Center.

Stroll Quail Hollow·May 1, 2026

Four adults posed on the golf course at the Open, one woman wearing a leg prosthesis, beside the words Move For Jenn Open Presents $27,000 Check for Sarcoma Trials.

Farley Family: Nearly Four Decades in Charlotte

Now they travel to Turks and Caicos and Europe, take cooking classes in Charleston and fill the calendar with pickleball and golf.

Stroll Quail Hollow·May 1, 2026

Tom and Linda Farley standing beside a cannon in front of a castle-style hotel, beside the words Farley Family: Nearly Four Decades in Charlotte.

Hassell Family's Parakeets, Chiweenie and Munchkin Cat

Two chatty parakeets, a Chiweenie born in Charlotte and a Siamese Munchkin kitten with a taste for hair ties share the Hassell home.

Stroll Providence·May 1, 2026

Billy and Bob, a blue parakeet and a teal parakeet, on a perch inside their cage, beside the words Hassell Family's Parakeets, Chiweenie and Munchkin Cat.

Roasted Carrot Galette with Ricotta and Thyme

This one layers roasted carrots over lemon and thyme ricotta and finishes with a drizzle of honey and flaky salt.

Stroll Quail Hollow·May 1, 2026

A roasted carrot galette with thyme and ricotta on parchment beside a knife, beside the words Roasted Carrot Galette with Ricotta and Thyme.

Carolina Family Chiropractic: 26 Years of Hands-On Care

Dr. George Limbanovnos opened his first chiropractic office with his wife Jenny in 1999. Twenty-six years on, Carolina Family Chiropractic on Ardrey Kell Road still runs on personal attention and a 5…

Stroll Quail Hollow·May 1, 2026

The Carolina Family Chiropractic team of eight in matching navy shirts standing outdoors in front of a stone retaining wall, beside the words Carolina Family Chiropractic: 26 Years of Hands-On Care.

CS Property Solutions Builds Closets, Garages and Lighting

Sean Ilharramendy left a corporate marketing career after a cancer diagnosis and recovery, then launched CS Property Solutions with partner Chris Peters to build custom closets, pantries, garages and…

Stroll Providence·May 1, 2026

A house at dusk with landscape lighting along a walkway and across the front garden, beside the words CS Property Solutions Builds Closets, Garages and Lighting.

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