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Weekender Feb. 23-25: Music and so much more
Thursday, Feb. 22 Davidson College Symphony Orchestra: Thorgy Thor 7:30 pm | Feb. 22. Drag performance artist and professional musician Thorgy Thor performs with the DCSO. For tickets, contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135. Duke Family Performance Hall – Davidson College. Steve Kantrowitz – Kelley Lecturer 7:30 – 9 pm | Feb. 22. Stephen […]
The Serve pickleball complex goes before Architectural Review Board Friday
Feb. 21. Members of the Cornelius Town Board got their first look this week at a proposal by DB Entertainment to build 16 new pickleball courts along with a restaurant on Chartown Drive. They liked what they saw, and with no opposition, the proposal moves on to the town’s Architecture Review Board on Friday this […]
Bartaco opens in Birkdale Village
Feb. 21. By Dave Yochum. The Birkdale Village menu change is closer to completion with Bartaco opening up for dinner service tonight. Known for upscale street food, coastal vibe and specialty cocktails, Bartaco’s 3,400 square foot location has a key spot in the old Corkscrew Wine Shoppe, which never reopened after being forced to move. […]
Town Board allocates $3 million to four projects
Feb. 20. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board approved spending $3 million on four different town projects. The money, from a one-time grant, must be used for capital improvements and equipment. The funds will be allocated as follows: —$1.2 million towards improvements at Bailey Road Park, including tennis and pickleball courts. —$900,000 for resurfacing […]
You can relax now: String lights legal year-round in Cornelius
Feb. 20. By Dave Vieser. Cornelius commissioners unanimously approved new regulations which will permit tubing and string lighting previously banned in the town. There was no opposition to the change which was ratified at the Monday Feb. 19 Town Board meeting. “Up until now, our town code had prohibited any illuminated tubing or strings of […]
No plans for Lake Pines-Chartown connection
Feb. 20. By Dave Yochum. It looks like there are no plans to extend Lake Pines Drive to Chartown Drive where there are a number of new businesses and more on the way. Lake Pines tracks north off Westmoreland just west of I-77 toward the southern tip of Chartown which runs parallel to I-77 from […]
Pickleball plan comes before Town Board at their meeting tonight
Feb. 19. By Dave Vieser. At this evening’s Town Board meeting, Cornelius commissioners will get their first detailed look at a proposal by DB Entertainment to build 16 new pickleball courts on Chartown Drive. “What DB is specifically looking to do is amend the zoning on approximately 6.39 acres of vacant property located at 20220 […]
Cornelius summer camp registration opens March 1
Feb. 19 The Cornelius Parks & Recreation Department will open registration to Cornelius residents for their 2024 summer camps at 7 am Friday, March 1. Registration will open to the general public one week later. Camp offerings include half-day sports camps for ages 6-14, mini sports camps for ages 4-6, and half-day recreation camps held […]
Planning Board vacancies remain unfilled
Feb. 19. By Dave Vieser. Cornelius Planning Board appointments, originally scheduled for February, have been delayed according to Town Manager Andrew Grant. “At this time, the Town is still going through the process of selecting members for the Planning Board,” Grant told Cornelius Today on Feb. 16. “I’ll have a better idea in the next […]
Weekly calendar Feb. 19-25: Thorgy Thor, Black History Month events, ‘Fun House’, & always music
Tuesday, Feb. 20 Community Awareness Event 6 – 7:30 pm | Feb. 20. The Davidson Police Department hosts a Community Awareness Event with the Charlotte FBI Civil Rights Division. The community is welcome to attend this educational presentation and Q&A session. Davidson Town Hall & Community Center Auditorium, 251 South St. Archaeology Lecture Series: Sarah […]
