Ballantyne Magazine

FALL 2010

Ballantyne Magazine covers news, events, real estate, restaurants, shopping, health, schools and business in the upscale Ballantyne Area of Charlotte, NC.

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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED as we were putting together the latest installment of Date Night, our popular feature that explores Ballantyne's entertainment and dining scene. We'd selected the perfect local couple — Charlotte natives Colin Ricks and Debbie Hyde — and interviewed them to determine where they like to go for their ideal Ballantyne date. Bowling was on tap, as was dinner at Global Restaurant Bar & Lounge, the couple's favorite restaurant. As we were scheduling their special date, bowling fell by the wayside and the restaurant took front and center. "Why" on both counts becomes clear when you realize that Colin surprised everybody by asking Debbie to marry him. Not long before Date Night, he popped the question at none other than Global. "I had no idea that was coming," Hyde says. "It was a huge surprise." It was a surprise to us, too, at Ballantyne Magazine, but we know a good story when we see one. For this installment of Date Night, we decided to focus on the special evening that Colin orchestrated for the big proposal and re-enact a few of the key moments in the pictures you see with the story. Here's how Date Night became Engagement Night. The couple had been dating almost five years but had talked only casually about marriage. In fact, Colin Ricks and Debbie Hyde light up when they visit their favorite area restaurant, Global Restaurant Bar & Lounge. Colin Surprises Debbie with 'Will You Marry Me?' By Sean O'Connell FALL 2010 CELEBRATING TEN YEARS 2000-2010 BALLANTYNE MAGAZINE 49

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