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Weekender March 15-17: Lots of Irish and more
Friday, March 15 Socks in the Frying Pan 8 pm | March 15. Socks in the Frying Pan are a multi-award-winning trio from County Clare on the West coast of Ireland, the universal hub of Irish traditional music. Their dynamic vocal harmonies, virtuosic musical ability and their onstage wit has captivated audiences the world around. […]
Police blotter: March 6-12
Incidents, arrests and citations reported by Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 240306040 Larceny 19815 N Cove Rd 13:09:22 03/06/24 ASN Harris Teeter 240308020 B&E Vehicle 20619 Torrence Chapel Rd 06:41:04 03/08/24 ASN Stiff, Olivia 240308021 B&E Vehicle 20619 Torrence Chapel Rd 05:20:00 03/08/24 ASN Obrien, Mary 240308022 B&E Vehicle […]
$100 million senior living complex opens next month
March 14. By Dave Yochum. When the Symphony Park opens in April, the luxury senior living resort complex will have 100 employees and a $300,000 monthly payroll. Not to mention a concierge who was a footman for Princess Diana. As well as groundskeepers, chefs, dishwashers, drivers and a water fitness instructor. Like a luxury hotel […]
Latta Place will reopen in 2026 after redevelopment starting winter 2024
March 13. Latta Place, the former Huntersville plantation that became the subject of controversy in 2021, will reopen to the public in 2026 after being redeveloped during the winter of 2024-2025. Background “Historic Latta Plantation” planned to hold a controversial Juneteenth event in 2021 but it resulted in the site’s closure as well as a […]
Branch out with Arbor Day celebration March 23 in Davidson
March 13. Arbor Day was launched in the United States in 1872 by J. Sterling Morton in Nebraska City, Neb. By the 1920s, each state in the United States had passed public laws stipulating a certain day for observances. —National Arbor Day is celebrated every year on the last Friday in April; other states have […]
Cornelius Home Sales
March 13. These property transactions were recorded by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds. 1/26/2024 $585,500 Weekley Homes to Kathleen Walsh, 9043 Charles Francis Ln. 1/29/2024 $262,500 Brian & Nancy O’Neal to Patti & Olan Goodnight Jr. and Elizabeth Goodnight, 19992 Deer Valley Dr. 1/30/2024 $631,000 Weekley Homes to Jennifer Ziegler, 8032 Houser St. 1/31/2024 […]
A Downtown Master Plan one step closer
By Dave Vieser. An important meeting between consulting firms and town officials regarding the creation of a downtown Cornelius Master Plan will take place next week. Seven different consultants, all from the metro Charlotte area, responded to a request for proposals (RFP) on the development of a master plan to guide development on a 137 […]
Pickleball tournament March 24 benefits scholarship preschool
March 13. Cornelius Early Scholars is kicking off its spring fundraising campaign with a pickleball tournament on Sunday, March 24 from 1 pm to 4 pm at Torrence Chapel Park. The cost is $50 per person to play in this double-elimination format. For more information or to register to play, please email corneliusearlyscholars@gmail.com. The tournament […]
Downtown will change dramatically with new development
NEWSMAKERS BREAKFAST | Story by Erica Batten, Photos by Jason Benavides March 13. In a room full of business leaders, it’s understood that any development project has constraints: time, cost, quality, and scope—even when the project is a partnership of public and private, even when the “project” is a town. So when two developers and […]
Cornelius Police asking for feedback
March 12. As part of the nationwide Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), the department invites members of the public to offer comments through an online public portal. The comments can be in the form of commendations or concerns. The overall intent, according to a CPD press release, is to provide the participating […]
