Cornelius News
Cable contractors cause another wastewater spill in The Peninsula
April 12. There’s been another sewage spill in The Peninsula due to cable contractors digging underground for Spectrum, according to residents on Spinnaker’s Reach, not far from Jetton. About 400 gallons out of 630 gallons spilled reached Lake Norman in the Catawba River Watershed. A contractor accidentally damaged a pipe, residents said. Charlotte Water confirmed that […]
Cain Center star attraction downtown
April 12. The Cain Center for the Art is already an imposing and welcoming presence in downtown Cornelius, less than a year after ground-breaking. Background • Citizens OK’d $4 million in bonds for downtown redevelopment in 2013 • Ericka and Bill Cain gave a foundational $5 million gift in 2020 • All told, nearly $25 […]
Here’s the schedule for music in Davidson
April 11. The Town of Davidson is concert central for 2022 with groups like Band of Oz, Davidson College Symphony and the mayor himself performing. In addition to the Village Green, concerts will be held at the Circles on Jetton and the porch of Crazy Pig on various Saturdays and Sundays now through late October. […]
Weekly agenda April 11-17: Hippity hop Easter’s on its way
Trying to figure out what to do? This calendar, published weekly on Mondays, can point you to some of the best options in Lake Norman. Here’s a look at what’s coming up: April 11 Cardio Funk 6:30-7:30 pm Mondays. Drop in for this high-energy class at Bailey Road Recreation Center. $10 per class, pay at […]
Eat at Crafty Burg’r in Antiquity on Monday and support Big Brothers Big Sisters
April 11. Enjoy lunch or dinner out on Monday, April 11 at Crafty Burg’r in Antiquity and a portion of your order will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Carolinas. Just mention Big Day at the Lake to your server and the donation will go straight to Big Brothers Big Sisters. Big […]
Hey, candy man, what’s your Top 10?
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show April 8. My love affair with gas station candy began with the Whatchamacallit. When I was learning to swim I would get one after swim lessons because I was a very brave little boy who jumped into his mother’s arms from the edge of the pool. It was sometime […]
Highest and best use: Burned to the ground on purpose
April 7. The chimney is about all that’s left of a ranch home on West Catawba Avenue across from the Westmoreland neighborhood. It was a controlled fire set by Cornelius Lemley Volunteer Fire Dept. for training purposes. The home is in the middle of an exceptional nine-acre parcel assembled by Group Three Holdings in Greenwich […]
Weekend agenda: Best bets include Jazz Concert, Highland Games and Whitewater Triathlon
Friday-Sunday April 8-10 Theatre Department Presents “The Addams Family” 2-3:30 pm. The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a […]
Tax collector will list delinquent property owners in Observer
April 7. Sunday is the day of reckoning for more than 44,000 Mecklenburg County property owners who have not paid their 2021 real and personal property tax bills. Their names and the principal amount they owe will be published in The Charlotte Observer. In the spirit of customer service [with sarcasm] bills paid after Feb. […]
Tenant house: It really is saved, but it won’t move to a town park
April 6. By Dave Yochum. As of April 5, Preserve Mecklenburg says they “can now see a way to preserve the tenant house” on the Alexander Farm property which will soon become a large mixed-use development. It all came down to the wire with the developer at odds with the Town of Cornelius over where […]
