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Bright picture for Cornelius arts includes theater, exhibit space, plaza
Oct. 6. A community-based arts center and arts district in downtown Cornelius took a big step forward this week after Greg Wessling, head of the Arts Center Working Group, outlined plans to launch, staff and fund a $4 million facility that would provide focus to the cultural scene in 28031. The Town of Cornelius has […]
Got gas? Indigestion for cars may last four or five more days, expert says
Sept. 21. By Dave Yochum. Look for Charlotte-area gas supplies to get back to normal in four or five days, says one of the leading oil industry analysts in the United States. Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at Oil Price Information Service, said the Colonial Pipeline, despite repairs that are expected to be […]
Life of Pie: Cornelius is a smorgasbord of pizza
Pizza. Even the word sounds delicious. Believe it or not, there were something like 75,000 pizza establishments in the United States in 2015, up 4 percent from 2012, according to Statista.com. That works out to 4,200 Americans for every pizza parlor in all 50 states. Cornelius is under-pizzaed any way you slice it: Ten places […]
Rusty Rudder loses lease; no word from landlord on plans for property
Sept. 6. An institution in lakefront entertainment in Cornelius is closing after more than 15 years. Rusty Rudder will close in October due to the non-renewal of their lease. The Rudder staff was informed today of the news. Rudder owners Eric Paul and Brian Johnston said the landlord has decided not to renew the lease. The […]
Fast-growing app design studio Tapity moves to Cornelius
By Dave Yochum. Jeremy Olson faced a choice in 2012 while he was still a student at UNC-Charlotte: He could continue with his studies and graduate or devote himself full time to the app design studio he had started three years earlier. Olson, the lead designer at Tapity, which he incorporated in 2011, said it was […]
Aug. 24 workshop to help job-seekers navigate NC Works
Aug. 23. Lori Carlson of the NC Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services will present a workshop Wednesday, Aug. 24, on how to navigate the online job search resource NC Works. The workshop, sponsored by Helping Other Help Themselves, will take place from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Lake Norman Chamber Conference Room, 19900 W. Catawba Ave., […]
Tapity, an app design studio, moves to Cornelius
By Dave Yochum. A nationally recognized app design studio has moved into 3,500 square feet of space in a historic brick building in downtown Cornelius. Tapity—a word play on ‘tap into the possibility’—has six full-time employees and between three and five part-timers working at any given time, says founder Jeremy Olson. He is the lead designer […]
Go around the world without leaving 28031
By Dave Vieser. Sampling worldwide cuisines is easier than it used to be in Cornelius. From Japan to Ireland to Cuba, there’s something sure to please the adventuresome diner. It’s a far cry from the days when the old Ham and Eggs restaurant—it’s mentioned in Chuck McShane’s “A History of Lake Norman: Fish Camps to Ferraris”—was […]
New projects planned for Antiquity, Kunkleman Drive
Aug. 9. Look for still more growth to come in Cornelius. Even as officials and residents begin to digest the possibility of a 12-story hotel on West Catawba Avenue, two other projects are on the drawing boards: Antiquity Woods on the Davidson-Cornelius border, and Watermark on Kunkleman Drive near Goodwill. According to Senior Planner Will Washam, […]
Community meeting on hotel Wednesday
Aug. 8. A community meeting on the hotel and convention center proposed for West Catawba Avenue and Waterview Drive in Cornelius will be held at 6:30 pm Wednesday Aug. 10 at Town Hall. As proposed, the hotel would have 14 stories and 302 rooms. While planning board chair Brian Simmons said the project “would be […]
