Cornelius News
New on the big screen: Lights, Camera, Birkdale
Feb. 15. Family friendly movies will take over Birkdale Village’s jumbo screen during the second Saturday of every month, April through October. Movie night at The Plaza is free. Seating is first come, first serve. Attendees are encouraged to bring additional blankets and chairs. All movies start at 7:30 pm Saturdays, except in October. There’s […]
Fishing tournament and family expo coming in March
Feb. 15. Major League Fishing (MLF) will be hosting its catch, weigh and release Redcrest Championship, March 8-12, on Lake Norman. Blythe Landing in Cornelius will be home for the Wednesday-to-Sunday tournament. Sally Ashworth, executive director of Visit Lake Norman, said ot’s the most prestigious fishing event Lake Norman has ever hosted. MLF will also […]
Birkdale big screen revs up season with Daytona 500
Feb. 14. By TL Bernthal. The Daytona 500 this weekend kickss off the lineup of games, series and tournaments being shown on the 10-foot 18-foot LED screen at Birkdale Village. Screenings are free for all visitors and seating is open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. The screen went dark while the ice skating […]
Cain Center wins regional award
Feb. 14. The Cain Center for the Arts has been awarded Centralina’s Region of Excellence of Award in the category of Improving Quality of Life. The Cain Center received the award for expanding recreational services that encourage community participation. Centralina noted the ‘new addition to Cornelius was created in response to a need the Town […]
Weekly calendar Feb. 13-19: Music, lectures, dancing and more
Calendar Sponsors Monday Feb. 13 Huntersville Black History Month Celebration 2:30 pm | Feb. 13 – Storybook reading by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library at Dellwood Center, 508 Dellwood Drive, Huntersville. The program is free, and all ages are welcome to participate. Organ at Davidson 7:30 pm | Feb. 13. Jerrick Cavagnaro performing. Free; donations accepted. Davidson […]
Budget season begins
Feb. 13. By Dave Yochum. A Town Board budget planning meeting held last week in the new Cain Center board room with the mayor, commissioners and department heads surfaced a wide range of pressing needs, all in the context of budget limitations and the possibility of a recession. Come budget season, the town faces capital […]
Charlotte Ballet comes to the Cain Center for the Arts
Feb. 13. In March, Charlotte Ballet will make its Cain Center for the Arts debut with two performances of Under the Lights. Set to the iconic music of Johnny Cash, this 40-minute piece is a tribute to the life and legacy of Cash and his beloved wife, June Carter Cash. The ballet is choreographed by […]
Valentine’s Day: How much are you spending?
Feb. 13. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner and America’s sweethearts expected to spend billions on the holiday this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2023’s Best Places for Valentine’s Day. Charlotte came in 27. The top places were the West Coast cities of San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington; San Diego, […]
Hospital on track for May groundbreaking
Feb. 13. By Dave Vieser. There’s progress on the new Atrium hospital planned for Cornelius, both on the ground and at Town Hall. Here’s where the project stands as of Monday Feb. 13: At the site There has been some land cleared recently at the future hospital’s site west of Statesville Road/Hwy. 21 just south […]
If Cornelius were a port on a cruise, here’s what I’d do
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show. Feb. 10. The New York Times recently brought back its “36 Hours” travel column after pausing it for two years due to COVID. The longtime weekly feature suggests to readers how to spend 36 hours in destinations throughout the world like the Matterhorn, Majorca and Tbilisi (yes that’s an […]
