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Cable digging starts next week in Davidson
July 7. The Town of Davidson is taking a proactive approach to the disruption Spectrum may cause during fiber installation work that begins on Monday. Much of the work will occur in the public right of way in front yards. Public agencies and utility companies have the right to work in your front yard provided […]
Graduating from 5th grade is one more milestone
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show July 7. The Blonde Bomber had her fifth grade promotion ceremony last month. We commemorated the occasion by asking her to take a family picture and she refused to smile because we’re embarrassing. Her school administrators and teachers put on an amazing event with slideshows, songs, a flash mob […]
Weekend Weather
July 7. The National Weather Service is forecasting pretty typical summer weather this weekend into next week, with slightly cooler temps possible on Sunday. It will be a great lake, pool and splash-pad weekend with humidity to spare. Friday: Sunny, high near 91, possible T-storms into the evening. Saturday: Mostly sunny, high near 90, possible […]
Local eateries will be part of ‘Queen’s Feast’
July 6. Six restaurants in Cornelius and Huntersville are participating in “Queen’s Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week” July 21 through July 30. Three-course, prix fixe dining deals range from $30 to $50 per person. North Mecklenburg Dressler’s in Birkdale Firebirds Wood Fired Grill in Huntersville Firebirds Wood Fired Grill in Northlake Hunter House, Circa 1913 in […]
Total Wine uncorks Cornelius location July 11
June 6. By Dave Vieser. The Total Wine store at Birkdale Village will permanently close July 10, and the larger Cornelius store opening at 10 am the next day, complete with cigars and more parking. The new Total Wine is in the old Steinmart space in the Shops at Fresh Market on Torrence Chapel Road […]
Weekender July 6-9: Music, movie and more
Calendar Sponsors Friday, July 7 Food Truck Fridays 11:30 am-1 pm | July 7. The town Parks & Rec will have games onsite to enjoy while you wait for your order or after your meal from Journey Pizza, so come on your own or bring your friends, family and coworkers along. Smithville Park, 19710 S. […]
Cornelius PD registering for National Night Out sponsors and vendors
July 6. The Cornelius Police Department and Cornelius Parks & Recreation Department will be hosting National Night out on Tuesday, August 1, at Smithville Park. This free public event from from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm will promote community safety and crime prevention. Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy local community safety vendors, children’s […]
Letter: Good job Chief Davidson
[Letter to the Editor] July 5. A big thank you to Davidson Police Chief Kim Davidson for his response to the recent use of the n-word in local vandalism. The chief, and the officers who serve with him, showed great professionalism in responding to this angry, senseless, awful act. Both the police and town council […]
Eggs Up Grill open on W. Catawba
July 5. Eggs Up Grill has opened in Turnberry Place, in the former Matt’s Chicago Dogs space. The 2,500-square-foot restaurant is owned by husband-and-wife team Chris and Sofia Mendoza and business partner Alfonso Segura. It’s a half-block from the old Waffle House which closed two years ago; a month later, Cook House closed. As far […]
Sewage spill in cove adjacent to Jetton Park
July 5. There’s been another sewage spill in Lake Norman, this time in a cove between Jetton Park and Halyard Pointe/Double Eagle in The Peninsula. A pipe failure on July 4 caused the overflow, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services (CMSW). It’s the third spill in five weeks in Cornelius waters. The new spill is […]
