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The Serve gets green light from Planning Board
March 12. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Planning Board gave The Serve—a proposed 16-court pickleball facility and restaurant on Chartown Drive—a thumbs up at their March 11 meeting. The positive recommendation comes with a number of conditions, which will be reviewed by the Town Board as soon as April 1. Details DB Entertainment is seeking […]
Green with Envy: Don’t miss out on these ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!
Birkdale Village Birkdale Commons Pkwy & Sam Furr Rd., Huntersville. (704) 895-8744 March 16, 5-8 pm | Luck of the Village Enjoy an evening full of live music kicking off with the Loch Norman Pipe Band and ending the night with The Hit Men Party Band of Charlotte. The Connick-Reid Academy of Irish Dance will […]
Letter: ‘Turning one’s life around: Better late than never.’
[OPINION] MARCH 12. Your article is truly inspring! Rafford Miller’s story is a testament to the power of God’s grace and the ability to turn one’s life around at any time. It’s so moving to see how Rafford was able to honor his mother’s memory by giving back to his community. His story is a […]
Kitten season is here. Interested in fostering?
March 12. Kitten season has started early this year at Lake Norman Humane and the group needs fosters. On any given day, Lake Norman Humane receives dozens of intake requests for animals in need. “The number of requests far exceed our in-house capacity for care. Loving foster homes allow us to provide care for many […]
Sneaky CATS: Bus downgrade caught local officials by surprise
March 11. By Dave Vieser. An unannounced transition to smaller buses on a popular Cornelius to Charlotte express bus route caught town leaders by surprise, according to comments at their March 4 Town Board Meeting. “We did not receive any advance information about the change of equipment on the express bus route,” said Town Manager […]
Weekly calendar March 11-17: Organ at Davidson, Senior BBQ, more start the (St. Pat’s) week
Monday, March 11 Organ at Davidson 7:30 pm | March 11. Free and open to the public in-person and live streaming. Davidson College Presbyterian Church, 100 N. Main St., Davidson. A Million Alien Gospels: Christian Theology and Life Beyond Earth 6:30 – 8:30 pm | March 11. Davidson Forum Speaker Andrew Davison is the Sturbridge […]
Speaking like a native is overrated
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show March 8. The Mother of Dragons and I go on vacation every year or so without the children. We save up credit card, hotel and airline points and usually find a really cool hotel somewhere that is so nice we can’t afford the drinks in the bar. Our first […]
Last call: RSVP for Newsmakers Breakfast on new hospital in Cornelius
March 8. The Newsmakers Breakfast March 12 at The Peninsula Club will feature Bill Leonard, the executive behind the new Atrium hospital that is coming to the former Augustalee site in Cornelius. The hospital, originally valued at $153 million, now represents a “significantly larger” investment in the community, Leonard said. Leonard will take questions directly […]
Police Blotter: Feb. 28 to March 5
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 240228083 Larceny 18635 Old Statesville Rd 19:22:02 02/28/24 CLO Circle K 240229081 Fraud 19706 One Norman Blvd 17:49:00 02/29/24 ASN Rice, Harold 240229101 B&E Vehicle 16440 Sedgebrook Ln 20:27:00 02/29/24 ASN Stitt, Ricardo 240301025 Larceny Vehicle 8301 Dunmore Dr 07:31:34 […]
Timely advice: Spring forward Saturday night
March 8. Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 10, giving us longer, sunnier evenings until Nov. 3. Think about it this way: An hour of daylight moves from the morning to the evening, so it’ll likely be dark when you rise on Monday. Or, more simply: Spring forward, fall back. Be extra careful on the […]
