text: As with many things there is more than one way to look at this villagennOn its surface the place itself is quite decent An upscale strip mall is perhaps the best way to describe it do not tell any Ballantyne folk that they might run screaming in terror A nice selection of places to visit a theater on the upper level The Blue Taj A few others that tend to come and go now and again so I will not go into them as you get the idea it is a shopping center after allnnWhat makes this place interesting is that much of the parking here is actually not owned by the same people that own the center itself It is apparently owned by the guy who built the center and since he is no longer making any money from that he has blocked off the parking garage Understandable really why should he allow folks to park there when he is not getting any money from it I do not mean to be daft but it does make sense in a roundabout sort of waynnUnfortunately it means that it makes the village itself a bit of a pain to use especially if you are there in a time crunch like while eating lunch Apparently some of the tenants like Blue Taj have reported that said business has dropped off by as much as half for this very reasonnnSo if you have time to park elsewhere and walk or if you live nearby then by all means give them a visit Otherwise you might not have a great time