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Lyssikatos celebrates 5 years at Port City
In just five years, Port City Club has become a fixture in the Lake Norman dining scene. Owned by Nick Lyssikatos, who also owns the Brickhouse Tavern in Davidson, the 13,500 square foot space is one of the largest restaurants in Mecklenburg County. It was formerly the home of Midtown Sundries and Latitude 36, both […]
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In just five years, Port City Club has become a fixture in the Lake Norman dining scene. Owned by Nick Lyssikatos, who also owns the Brickhouse Tavern in Davidson, the 13,500 square foot space is one of the largest restaurants in Mecklenburg County. It was formerly the home of Midtown Sundries and Latitude 36, both […]
Oct. 13. Tonight is the fifth annual Belle Isle neighborhood party and it may be the first one without electricity. Residents are now in the midst of Day Three without power. “This will be quite interesting,” said NC Sen. Jeff Tarte, who hosts the party with his wife Dr. Nancy Tarte. Duke Energy’s Outage Map […]
Oct. 12. (3:15pm) There have been two more storm-related deaths from Tropical Storm Michael. A man and a woman died after their car hit a large tree that had fallen across a road in Marion. A 38-year-old Iredell County man died yesterday when a tree hit his vehicle. Meanwhile, power is still out in the […]
Oct. 12. Clean-up continues in Cornelius and Davidson, hours after Michael tore through Thursday afternoon. Power is still out near Belle Isle and Bethel Church. At 9 am a tree was still blocking Mountainview. Contractors will be spread thin for days. Continuum, the local cable provider, reports nine “nodes” are out in Cornelius, as […]
Oct. 11. By Dave Yochum. Michael came and went fast, but not without a lot of downed trees in its wake. Multiple trees went down on Green Dolphin, and a tree was still blocking nearby Mountainview at 6 pm. Interestingly enough, there were blue skies by 5 pm. Powerful gusts knocked down trees and limbs […]
Oct. 11. UPDATED 3:30pm. Continuum is reporting outages around Cornelius. High wind gusts have been reported in Cornelius and Davidson. With most schools closing, the Town of Cornelius has shut down as of 2 pm. Trees and large branches are down on Jetton, Green Dolphin and Mountainview. Republic Services has cancelled trash pick-up today, and […]
Oct. 11. It looks our tropical visitor is traveling medium-to-heavy in Cornelius, with rain and wind stepping up this afternoon. With most schools closing, the Town of Cornelius is shutting down too. There are forecasts of possible wind gusts early this afternoon. Town Hall will close down at 2 pm. Normal business hours will resume […]
Oct. 11. By Dave Vieser. The plan for dual roundabouts north and south of Catawba Avenue at Highway 21 in Cornelius continues to misfire with some residents and local businesses. Former Charlotte Mayor Richard Vinroot came to the Cornelius Town Board meeting to express concerns from the owners of the Bexley Apartments which he represents. […]
