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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BALLANTYNE | wire menu features a variety of soups, sandwiches and fresh salads. Dine in, take-out, patio seating and delivery. Open Monday to Wednesday 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday to Saturday 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Details: 980-819-8067. Ballantyne Corners Adds Nail Salon Bubbly Nails has opened in Ballantyne Corners in Suite 206. The full-service nail salon offers manicures, pedicures and solar nails as well as lip waxing. Open Monday to Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Closed Sunday. More info: 704-542-3112 or email bubblynailsinc@yahoo.com. Scholarship recipient Shantell Kelty (left) and scholarship founder Susan Anderson. Charlotte-Area Moms Receive College Scholarships The Answer Scholarship Endowment, a Ballantyne- based charitable endeavor founded by Susan Anderson, has awarded college scholarships to seven area mothers for the 2011-12 school year, aiding them in earning a four-year college degree or associate degree in nursing. Anderson created the fund as a way to strengthen local families. Recipients must be raising school-age children, show demonstrated financial need and be earning their first college degree. Most recipients work either full-time or part-time while attending college. Recipients this year include Erica Frazier, mother of three, studying for a management degree from the University of Phoenix; Kanetra Jamison, mother of two, seeking a social work degree from Johnson C. Smith University; Shantell Kelty, mother of one, earning a business administration at Pfeiffer University; and Katrina Mitchell, mother of two, studying to be an elementary school teacher at Belmont Abbey College. Jamille White, mother of two, will graduate soon with a business degree from the University of Phoenix. Alison Thornburg, who has one daughter, was in the mortgage business but is now re-training to Department Store Opens in Marvin Town Centre Kohl's Department Stores recently opened in the Marvin Town Centre (Rea Road at Tom Short Road). In this store Kohl's debuts the exclusive Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony collections. Kohl's also carries Simply Vera Wang, LC Lauren Conrad, Bobby Flay Cookware, ELLE Contemporary Collection, ELLE Decor, Dana Buchman, Candie's, Mudd, Tony Hawk, Apt. 9, Chaps, Jumping Beans and Sonoma life + style. The store prototype received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (best known as "LEED") initial certification at the silver level from the U.S. Green Building Council. More info: 704 841- 0201 or visit www.kohls.com. SWEET CHARITIES Keller Williams Helps At-Risk Kids Keller Williams Realty in Ballantyne held an Octoberfest 20 BALLANTYNE MAGAZINE become a registered nurse at Carolinas College of Health Sciences. Racine Totten, mother of three, is studying for an English degree at Johnson C. Smith with plans to attend law school. Totten is Answer's Levine Scholar, an award made possible with a gift from The Leon Levine Foundation. Since the fund began in 2005, it has given out 30 scholarships. The endowment is housed at Foundation for the Carolinas, which provides financial oversight and administrative support. To learn more or make a contribution, call 704-544-1988 or visit www.answerscholarship.org. cookout to raise funds for its charitable arm, Keller Williams Cares. According to Shari Marcus, the past two years' monies from KW Cares have supported the Kennedy Charter Public School, run by Elon Homes and Schools for Children, which provides foster care services for children from birth to 21 years of age. In 2010, KW Cares also supplied playground mulch, planted flowers and shrubs, pulled weeds and debris in the gardens, washed windows, painted the middle school wing and gave 300 library books. In 2011, the group provided plants and flowers again, and brought books, clothes, calculators, games and puzzles, as well as gifts for the school's treasure chest to give children as incentives for good behavior. KW Cares also donated money in 2010 to Camp Cares for children with cancer, Ace & TJ's Grin Kids. In addition, KW Cares provides assistance for company associates and their immediate families experiencing hardship due to a sudden emergency, such as Katrina. In the past two years the charity gave $5,000 to several agents to help defray medical costs. Keller Williams Ballantyne fundraising events in 2011 brought in $8,000 to support KW Cares. More info: 704-614-3270 or www.kw.com. Cool Beans! Park, Tenants Win Award Ballantyne Corporate Park received the Community Partnership Award from Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in October for its 2011 BCP (Beans, Corn and Potatoes) Food Drive for the organization. AXA Equitable and Carlisle Cos. were honored for their donations during the drive, which helped double the park's original goal, bringing in 45,000 pounds of food. Park employees also collected 16,195 packs of markers for Classroom Central. AXA Equitable collected 11,000 markers as part of its third annual Color the Park drive, while the Remi Group collected more than 1,000 markers. continued on page 22 WINTER 2011-2012