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Americarna IGNITE car show goes virtual this year
Oct. 21.The 8th annual AmeriCarna LIVE car show, which benefits the Autism Society of North Carolina’s community centers for young adults with high-functioning autism or Asperger’s Syndrome, is going virtual this year. In past years, thousands of car enthusiasts have attended the AmeriCarna LIVE car show in Davidson to get a close-up look at celebrity […]
Link & Pin open in Northcross Shopping Center
Oct. 21. Link & Pin has opened in the Northcross Shopping Center in the former Mickey & Mooch space. The relatively new concept—the first Link & Pin opened in Charlotte’s South End last fall—from restaurateur Rob Duckworth is chef-driven and somewhat more elegant than his eponymous eateries. Duckworth, who opened the first namesake restaurant in […]
Voting early, voting easy ’til 7:30 pm weekdays
Oct. 20. There was a line out the door at Cornelius Town Hall to vote this afternoon, but it was moving quickly at around 3 pm. Cornelius residents Margaret and Blair Boggs said they waited about 30 minutes to vote this afternoon at Town Hall. Inside the Community Room there were more voting machines than […]
COVID-19 cases increasing, but at slower rate than last week
Oct. 20. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 1,578 new cases statewide of COVID-19, up from 1,144 new cases that were reported on Monday. Comparing the past seven days to the past 24 days shows an increase of 19.43 percent in the median number of new cases in the past […]
Hotel, mixed-use project proposed for Sefton Park Road
Oct. 20. By Dave Vieser. A mixed-use development on 10 acres of vacant land on Sefton Park near the CATS Park & Ride facility would include a hotel and conference center. To be known as Sefton Park, the plan includes four land parcels on both sides of Sefton Park, which connects Jetton Road to Liverpool […]
Hoke master plan public input session to be held via Zoom
Oct. 20. Taylor Morrison Homes – the project developer – proposes to develop the five and half-acre site with 78 townhomes located along Jetton Street, Catawba Avenue and Hamilton Street. This development will fill in a set of vacant industrial and occupied residential lots that comprised the old Hoke Lumber site and adjacent residences. The […]
Public hearing on new neighborhood of $500K homes
Oct. 20. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board conducted two brief public hearings Monday evening regarding the rezoning needed for 16 new homes in the area of the Forest at Bailey Glen. Neither hearing attracted any comments from the public. Builder Jake Palillo said the homes would have a price point in excess of […]
North American Properties buying Birkdale Village
Oct. 19. By Dave Yochum. Birkdale Village will be sold to North American Properties for an undisclosed amount, according to sources. The 66-year-old North American has developed more than $7 billion in properties, including 22 million square feet of commercial space and 19,000 residential units in 15 states. The mixed-use project in Huntersville is apparently […]
Increase in new cases down from yesterday; positive testing improves
Oct. 19. The NC Dept. of Health and Human Services today reported 1,144 new cases statewide of COVID-19, down from 2,303 new cases Thursday. Over the past seven days there has been a 17.7 percent increase in the median number of new cases compared to the median over the past 20 days. (On Sept. 25, […]
Virtually no wait to vote at Cornelius Town Hall this morning
Oct. 19. There was virtually no waiting in line this morning at Town Hall during the fifth day of Early Voting in North Carolina. Through Sunday, a total of 3,662 people voting early. Sunday was the least busy, with 384 votes cast; Thursday was the busiest, with 1,320. Hough High had a similar pattern: 300 […]
