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Seaboy opens tomorrow on N. Main
March 25. Seaboy Restaurant and Bar opens tomorrow on North Main in Cornelius, focusing on “good food, community and sustainability.” The cozy—and hip at the same time—eatery is in the former DanielSan space at 20822 North Main. There are 10 tables in the dining room, with more seating on the patio. Owner Jonathan Cox, the […]
Update: Power restored at 3:05 pm
March 25. Power went out around 8:15 am for about 1,600 Duke Energy customers in areas on either side of Jetton Road, inbound from West Catawba. Power was restored shortly after 3 pm. The original estimated time of restoration was 11:15 am and then it was revised to 5:30 pm. The cause of the outage […]
New Rector will be installed at Good Shepherd Anglican
March 24. Bishop Terrel Glen will install the Reverend David Libbon as Rector of Good Shepherd Anglican Church at 10 am March 30. All are welcome to attend with a small reception to follow. The church, part of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). is located at 18745 W Catawba Ave. in Cornelius.
Downtown Master Plan community meeting is March 26
March 24. The Town of Cornelius will host a Downtown Master Plan community meeting on Wednesday, March 26 at Town hall from 5 pm to 7:30 pm. The goal of this meeting is to share progress on the Downtown Master Plan, and hear from the public on the draft core area, branding and transportation designs. […]
Weekly calendar March 24 – 30: Theater, music and more
Tuesday, March 25 Armour After Dark: Lake Town Stories 7:30 pm | March 25. Inspired by the legendary organization The Moth, Lake Town Stories will be a live night of community storytelling. Anyone who is interested in performing can bring a 5-minute personal narrative that relates to the evening’s theme. Storytellers will be selected in […]
Happy Hour Rotary group raised $40K for non-profits
March 24. Lake Norman Men That Cook raised $40,000 to be split between 15 local charities. Challengers in the food competition cooked for Westmoreland Wheelhouse, The Huntersville Police Emergency Relief Fund, Yay Day Foundation, Lake Norman Kiwanis, Bridge of Hearts, Angels & Sparrows, Hinds Feet Farm, Mababu Live, Hough High School JROTC, Feed-NC, Lydia’s Loft, […]
Spring cleaning? Don’t forget to check attics and chimneys for bats
March 24: The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) recommends that homeowners check now for bats that may be getting into their home and evict them responsibly before pup-rearing season begins on May 1. Bats are highly beneficial, offering free pest control by devouring nearly their own body weight in insects each night. Their hunger for insects peaks during pup-rearing season, which […]
Weekend Weather: Cool start, sunny and breezy
March 21. Sunny, breezy weekend starts cool, ends warm. Friday: Sunny, high near 63. West wind around 8 mph. Saturday: Sunny, high near 74. Wind 7 to 13 mph, gusts as high as 28 mph. Sunday: Sunny, high near 75. Winds up to 22 mph. Monday: 50 percent chance of showers, high near 70. Tuesday: […]
EarthTalk: What should we do with old electronics?
Dear EarthTalk: Can we do a better job repurposing outdated technology instead of trashing it? —R.T Smith, via e-mail March 21. The annual production of “e-waste”—electronic products that have reached the end of their useful life and tossed—is rising by 2.6 million tons globally, on track to reach 82 million tons by 2030. While recycling […]
Latta Place: ‘All people to feel welcome’ at former plantation where 65 were enslaved
March 21. Mecklenburg County unveiled plans for Latta Place that include a new interpretive trail, a new visitor center and updates to the plantation farmstead that will uncover the “entangled stories of the people and cultures” who lived there. That includes enslaved people, Indigenous people, tenant farmers, artisans and historic landowners. The county closed the […]
