Cornelius News
Weekender Aug. 17-20: Sacred Grounds program, concerts, food trucks and more
Calendar Sponsors Thursday, Aug. 17 LaLaCaboosa 6-9 pm | Aug. 17. Spiderwebs perform. A food truck and beverage vendor will be onsite with food and drinks for purchase. Veterans Park at Main & Maxwell, 201 Huntersville-Concord Rd., Huntersville. Friday Aug. 18 Food Truck Fridays 11:30 am-1 pm | Aug. 18. The town Parks & Rec […]
Expert: Neither candidate for mayor is a nincompoop
Aug. 17. Former Cornelius Mayor Jeff Tarte says he will not be endorsing any candidates municipal or county roles, including mayor of Cornelius. He will, however, host “meet and greets” with both candidates for mayor. Incumbent Woody Washam faces an opponent—Commissioner Denis Bilodeau—for the first time in four campaigns for mayor, having run unopposed three […]
Boos & Brews is looking for writers
Aug. 16. Are you a writer, frustrated or otherwise? Davidson Community Players‘ seventh annual “Boos and Brews” festival is all about horror-ific short plays conceived for a small stage. If you’ve got zombies in your oeuvre—or scary stories with pumpkin ale—this is the right place to tell your most ridiculously macabre story as quickly as […]
A demolition celebration by the book
Aug. 16. What do you do when you’re going to demolish a library? You celebrate, according to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. “We wanted to celebrate this demolition to mark the start of a new beginning in Uptown Charlotte,” library CEO Marcellus Turner said. The demolition of the Main Library in Uptown Charlotte will be methodical, […]
NC is 10th most impacted state by natural disasters
Aug. 16. With the deadliest US wildfires ever estimated to have caused $5.5 billion in damage and claimed more than 100 lives in Hawaii, a new WalletHub study says North Carolina is No. 10 on the list of states most impacted by natural disasters. Hawaii came in at No. 38, while Mississippi and Louisiana came […]
Planning Board approves Mills Market
Aug. 15. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Planning Board unanimously approved Mills Market, a 250,000-square-foot mixed-use project planned for downtown Cornelius. The approval last night comes with conditions, most of which are standard rezoning issues. The project is on a prime parcel: 2.3 acres on the south side of Catawba Avenue, just east of Meridian, […]
The story behind the vote on Cornelius Commerce Center
ANALYSIS | By Dave Vieser Aug. 15. From a reporter’s point of view Monday July 17 was one of the more interesting nights at Town Hall in years. A rezoning application for a commercial project on Bailey Road was withdrawn by applicant Drew Thigpen of Greenway Gibbons Properties to the loud applause of nearly 80 attendees. […]
Mills Market: Planning Board to review key downtown project tonight
Aug. 14. By Dave Vieser. Mills Market, a 2.3 acre mixed-use project planned for downtown Cornelius, will be reviewed this evening by the Planning Board. If the planners give it an OK, the project will then move on for a crucial town board rezoning public hearing, most likely to be held in September. The project […]
Weekly calendar Aug. 14 – 20: You know there’s music and more
Calendar Sponsors Monday, Aug. 14 The Lake Norman Marine Commission 7 pm | Aug. 14. The Lake Norman Marine Commission will discuss changes made to boat rental and charter boat regulations, effective in January 2024. Anyone wishing to make a public comment should sign up prior to the start of the meeting. All comments are […]
Floored by all the choices involved in a new kitchen, including the floors
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show Aug. 11. The Mother of Dragons hates our wood floors. I don’t use the word hate in dramatic fashion to describe her opinion of them. She hates them. She hates them like grumpy people hate kids on their lawn. She hates them like you hate the car in front […]
