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Weekly calendar Oct. 9-15: Business Expo, Jewish Deli fest, more food and music
Calendar Sponsors Monday, Oct. 9 Organ at Davidson 7:30 pm | Oct. 9. Free and open to the public in-person and live streaming. Davidson College Presbyterian Church, 100 N. Main St., Davidson. Tuesday, Oct. 10 Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce Business EXPO 11 am – 5 pm | Oct. 10. Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce […]
Weekend Weather
Oct. 6. With a cold front coming in, look for cooler temps this weekend—with no rain in sight—followed by a warm-up by Tuesday. Friday: Gradually becoming sunny, high near 80. Saturday: Sunny, high near 70. Wind around 11 mph. Overnight low: 44. Sunday: Sunny, high near 64. Overnight low: 44 Columbus Day: Sunny, high near […]
Police Blotter: Sept. 27 to Oct. 3
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 230928091 Fraud 20733 Lagoona Dr 20:25:49 09/28/23 ASN Demarco, Erin 231002066 Fraud 1321 Jacemans Way 15:44:53 10/02/23 ASN Wright, Janet 231003100 Larceny 20125 N Main St 16:55:03 10/03/23 ASN Food Lion 231003101 Larceny 21500 Catawba Av 16:58:00 10/03/23 ASN Walgreens […]
Carolina Renaissance Festival: Special guests this weekend for 30th anniversary
Oct. 6. The Carolina Renaissance Festival is celebrating its 30th year with special guests on Saturdays and Sundays now through Nov. 19. There are special guests this weekend for the Big Three-Oh: —Ned Alleyn’s Comedy Witch Trials: Famed tragedian Ned Alleyn flips the script on the classic witch trial by putting silly men on trial […]
CATS has a new bus from Uptown to North Meck
Oct. 6. The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) has added a new afternoon bus to its popular North Mecklenburg Express Route 77x, which will leave Charlotte at 3:20 pm weekdays. This is the bus route which serves the Cornelius Park and Ride lot on Jetton Road Extension/Sefton Road. The change follows customer survey results whereby […]
Lakeside Lawn Party, a free community event, benefits BBBS
Oct. 5. Stop by the end-of-summer party to enjoy live music, games, face painting and boat rides on Saturday, Oct. 7. The Lakeside Lawn Party is free to the public and will include live music from Ashes and Arrows from 2-5 pm at North Harbor Place in Davidson. Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Carolinas benefits […]
Weekender Oct. 5-8: Oh, the places you’ll go! (apologies to Dr. Seuss)
Calendar Sponsors Thursday, Oct. 5 Davidson College Choirs & Stile Antico: The Byrd & The Bees 7:30pm | Oct. 5. Commemorating 400 years since the death of William Byrd, our choirs are joined by a professional London-based ensemble, Stile Antico. Together, they present this season’s InChoir series concert, a program of Renaissance polyphony alongside contemporary […]
Tommy’s appliance tips: Buying appliances
Oct. 4. Cornelius resident Tommy Walker had more than 50 years experience in appliance repair and operated Tommy’s Appliance Service until retiring a few years ago. Tommy will offer the community his advice for various appliances monthly. What a tough challenge it would be to purchase new appliances today. Even having the knowledge that I […]
‘Riversweep’ to clean up Lake Norman this Saturday
Oct. 5. Catawba Riversweep, a community cleanup of the Catawba-Wateree River Basin, will take place on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 9 to noon. Volunteers and organizations from 26 counties across North and South Carolina will convene at more than 50 locations across the basin for the one-day cleanup led by the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation. In […]
Live like you never know what’s next
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show Oct. 6. You don’t really get to have adventures as an adult. I don’t mean adult adventures like traveling to another country or eating weird food. I mean like Tom Sawyer adventures. The kind of adventures where you never know what’s next. When you’re an adult, there’s no grabbing […]