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One year into this, statewide positivity rate falls to 4.2%
March 4. By Dave Yochum. The decline in the median number of new COVID cases during the past week (2,643) vs. the past month (3,227) is continuing in North Carolina. The new case volume is down 18 percent this past week compared to the past 31 days, based on data from Johns Hopkins University. But […]
Area behind Summit Coffee, Pickled Peach getting a makeover
March 4. That sweet community gathering area behind Summit Coffee and The Pickled Peach in Davidson is getting a makeover. The playground will be moved and improved, brick walkways will be expanded, and water hydrants will be installed for use by the Davidson Farmers Market. During construction the Davidson Farmer’s Market will move down into […]
Brown U president will discuss higher ed post-COVID
March 4. If you’re pondering the value of a college education in the 21st century, a Davidson College Zoom lecture on the evening of March 17 will be helpful, and it’s open to the public. Some of the problems in US higher education that existed before the pandemic have worsened over the past year. Dr. […]
‘Rounding Third’ up to bat
March 4. “Rounding Third,” a play about two Little League coaches where the audience is the stand-in for the team, will be held outdoors at Armour Street Theater 307 Armour St. in Davidson. Performances Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays March 25 to April 4, at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets, info at $15: http://www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org/
What’s new Dr. Brown? His book on Salvador Dali, eccentric genius
March 3. Cornelius art historian and surgeon Dr. Christopher Brown and literary partner Dr. Jean-Pierre Isbouts have published a groundbreaking new book on Salvador Dalí, one of the most prolific artists of the 20th century. In “The Dali Legacy: How an Eccentric Genius Changed the Art World and Created a Lasting Legacy” (Apollo Publishers, $26.99) […]
SAFER grant could fund Cornelius paid firefighters
March 3. Cornelius is seeking federal federal grants to pay for three additional full time firefighters. The funds come under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER). A resolution in support of this effort was unanimously approved this week by the Town Board. The SAFER grants were created to […]
Move over Beverly Hills
March 3. Nice job, Cornelius! Collectively, 28031 has a higher credit score than Beverly Hills 90210. So says a new national survey of more than 2,500 cities and towns across the country. With an aggregate credit score of 740, we beat not just Beverly Hills (722), but Huntersville (736) and Concord (675), according to WalletHub, […]
NCDHHS reports hospitalizations nearing 1,300, lowest in 3 months
March 3. By Dave Yochum. With additional frontline essential workers in Group 3 eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, including grocery store workers, law enforcement and firefighters, college staff and restaurant workers, some providers may not be ready There is still high demand for vaccines in Groups 1, 2, and 3. The new Johnson & Johnson vaccine […]
CEO of Allen Tate speaks at Chamber March 10
March 3. Pat Riley, CEO of Allen Tate, will provide an overview of the residential real estate market Wednesday, March 10. Due to COVID-19, seating will be limited to 15 people in person with other attendees joining via ZOOM. Participants must RSVP to the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce at 704-892-1922 or email sylvia@lakenormanchamber.org. Masks […]
Sefton Park: Apartments, offices/retail, hotel/conference center are planned
March 2. By Dave Vieser. No one commented during the first public hearing on the one of the largest mixed-use developments ever proposed for Cornelius—the Sefton Park mixed-use development between Sefton Park Road and West Catawba—but former Town Commissioner Dave Gilroy weighed in soon after. “This proposal needs reasonable balance, not an insane amount of […]
