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May events open up the outdoors with concerts, Bike Expo, festivals
Calendar Sponsors Tuesday, May 2 Paint & Pour 6-8 pm. $35 ticket includes all items needed. Enjoy painting your own pottery piece while sipping a craft cocktail. Things, 21234 Catawba Ave. Thursday May 4 Heart Breaker 6:30-9 pm | May 4. A Heart Tribute Band. LangTree Lake Norman 401 Langtree Rd., Mooresville. Senior Dance 3:30 […]
Tommy’s appliance tips
May 2. 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. Starting this month, Tommy will offer the community his advice for various appliances. Dryers are like us in a way, we have to inhale and exhale. If either process […]
Cornelius contestant will be on ‘Great American Baking Show’
May 1. By Dave Yochum. Nine amateur American bakers will be featured on The Great American Baking Show including one from Cornelius. Contestant Karis Stucker, a Davidson College graduate who lives in The Junction at Antiquity apartments, says she learned to bake from the Great British Bake Off, this inspiration for the Great American program. […]
Cool Fish will be featured on America’s Best Restaurants
May 1. Cool Fish will be hosting a visit from America’s Best Restaurants (ABR) May 15. The restaurant, located in Antiquity, is owned by Alex Atkins and Mona Chen and going on four years old. The Cool Fish menu offers casual dishes such as cold and hot bowls and sushi. There are craft cocktails and […]
Commissioner Denis Bilodeau will run for mayor of Cornelius
May 1. By Dave Yochum. Three-term Town Commissioner Denis Bilodeau says he will run for mayor this fall, setting up the first time there has been a two-way race for mayor in 15 years when Richard Stillwell ran against incumbent Jeff Tarte, who later went on the the NC Senate. Bilodeau is a former president of the Peninsula […]
Weekly calendar. May 1-7: ‘The Gruffalo,’ Bark Fest, Wildflowers & Bluegrass, concert and more
Calendar Sponsors Tuesday, May 2 Paint & Pour 6-8 pm. $35 ticket includes all items needed. Enjoy painting your own pottery piece while sipping a craft cocktail. Things, 21234 Catawba Ave. Thursday May 4 Heart Breaker 6:30-9 pm | May 4. A Heart Tribute Band. LangTree Lake Norman 401 Langree Rd., Mooresville. Senior Dance 3:30 […]
Would 4-year Town Board terms be better than 2?
May 1. By Dave Yochum. The Cornelius Town Board will take a first look at the process for changing elected officials’ term lengths from two years to four, as well as staggering which seats are open for election during each election cycle. Right now the mayor and Board of Commissioners are elected for two-year terms […]
Cornelius police officer arrested by CMPD; resigns from local force
[Update April 29] Cornelius Police this afternoon issued this update on the Cornelius police officer arrested: Officer Erickson Douglas Lee resigned from his position as a Cornelius Police Officer effective immediately on April 28, 2023. According to the Mecklenburg Sheriff’s website, Lee, 25 remained in county jail Saturday afternoon, with the description of the charge […]
Huntersville shapes up as winner of Mayors’ Fitness Challenge
April 28. The 6-week Mayors’ Fitness Challenge is over and the Top 3 winners are Huntersville, Davidson and Cornelius. Not that anyone came in last, but it looks like Cornelius scored a strong 3rd in total participants, total minutes and average minutes per participant. The challenge ran six weeks. The town with the highest average […]
Hold on conditional zoning requests may be lifted at May 1 Town Board meeting
April 28. By Dave Vieser. The hold on conditional zoning requests for residential projects may be lifted at Monday’s Cornelius Town Board Meeting. “If the Town Board chooses to adopt the Planning Board recommendations regarding the Land Use Plan Growth Management Task Force draft Monday evening, we have also placed a request for the Town […]
