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Strolling Dilworth

Welcome to Strolling Dilworth

Neighbors, pets, recipes, causes and the businesses that support the neighborhood magazine, now online. Here is what you will find, and how to share your own story.

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Nell Thomas· Community Writer, Strolling Ballantyne
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Blaire and Chapman Chastain walking hand in hand on a tree-lined path, no children, beside the words Welcome to Strolling Dilworth.
Blaire and Chapman Chastain, from the October 2026 issue of Stroll Dilworth. Photo: Stroll Dilworth Design: Strolling Dilworth

Welcome to Strolling Dilworth, the neighborhood's stories in one place online.

Every month, Stroll Dilworth, which also goes by The Life in Dilworth, is paid for by the businesses that advertise in it. Most of what is in it comes from residents themselves: the magazine calls itself your neighborhood publication, and its masthead lists ten resident reporters. The families next door, their pets, their recipes, the causes they give their time to, the schools and the shows. This site puts those stories online, where they are easy to find and pass along.

What you will find here

Neighbors. Each month's Meet Your Neighbors story, starting with the Chastain family, whose Dilworth house was years in the making. Earlier issues introduced the Littles, the Areskogs and the Mannerings.

Pets. The Precious Pet page, which in October belongs to Goose, the foster kitten who never left.

Food. Recipes from neighbors' kitchens, beginning with World Peace Cookies for the holidays.

Causes. The Making a Difference page, from Art With Heart to La Paz Global.

What's coming up. A calendar of community events in and around Dilworth.

Partners. A directory of the businesses that advertise in the magazine and keep it coming to your door. Their Partner Spotlights run here too, always labeled as paid placements.

Share your story

Know a family who should be on the cover, a pet with a following, or a recipe the neighborhood keeps asking for? Tell us through Share Your Story or email hello@strollingdilworth.com. Photos are always welcome.

We are glad you are here, neighbor.

This story accompanies the October 2026 issue of Stroll Dilworth.

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Nell Thomas

Community Writer, Strolling Ballantyne

Community writer and features editor for Strolling Ballantyne, covering local businesses, wellness, dining, and neighborhood life in the Ballantyne area of south Charlotte.

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