Cornelius News
Dinner in: Davidson College had real home cookin’
March 16. By Tonya Rivens. For students who started school at Davidson College up until the late 1970s, attending college included a bonus: House mothers and neighborhood moms provided home-cooked meals. According to Davidson College’s Archives and Collections, students ate at the homes of town residents around the early 1900s. In 1915, the Davidsonian listed […]
County identifies 2 possible temporary locations to re-site historic tenant house
March 15. By Dave Yochum. Mecklenburg County has identified two temporary sites in Cornelius for the Alexander Farm tenant house, according to Deputy Town Manager Wayne Herron. The county says it can accommodate the structure at either nearby Robbins Park or along the greenway at Bailey Road. “Depending on discussions, other sites may be in […]
Smithville revitalization plan gets nod from Planning Board
March 15. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Planning Board has unanimously endorsed the Smithville Revitalization Plan. The approval at Monday’s meeting followed a detailed overview of the plan provided by Willie Jones of the Smithville Community Coalition which calls for workforce housing, rehabilitation of existing properties and subdividing some properties in the historically Black community […]
No place for home: Historic tenant house has no place to go
March 14. By Dave Yochum. It turns out there’s a glitch in the efforts to save the tenant house on the Alexander Farm at the corner of Westmoreland and West Catawba. The town may have identified a permanent site, but it won’t be ready any time soon. Meanwhile, an April 12 demolition deadline is looming. […]
Weekly agenda March 14-20: There’s green to celebrate and more to do this week
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: March 14 Eat at Brixx fundraiser Eat at Brixx Wood Fired Pizza, 16915 Birkdale Commons Pkwy., in Birkdale Village, Huntersville, to help suppport […]
Construction at Alexander Farm likely begins in April
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW | By Dave Vieser March 14. What’s on tap for the Alexander Farm site in Cornelius? Despite the lack of activity—construction was initially expected to begin late last year—plenty is about to happen, according to Jesse McInerney, managing partner of WIN Development, a Belleair Beach, Fla. developer. In an exclusive interview with Cornelius […]
Lack of sewer capacity may plug up new Cornelius projects
March 14. By Dave Vieser. Four development projects in Cornelius—with more than 800 new homes—may be held up by sewer capacity, according to Charlotte Water. The projects include Greenway Gartens, Caroline, Mayes Meadows and new phases of Bailey Forest. “Developments east of Highway 115/Main Street that are expected to have their sanitary sewer services drain […]
Eat at Brixx on Pi Day and support Big Day at the Lake, Big Brothers Big Sisters
March 14. Enjoy dinner out on Monday, March 14 at Brixx Pizza in Birkdale Village and a portion of your order will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Carolinas. Bring a completed Brixx Buxx form with you in order for Big Day at the Lake to get credit for the donation to […]
Dogged pursuit of small business ownership
March 11. By Tripp Liles. It’s spring. We’re putting COVID in our rearview mirror, I hope, and there is nothing that screams outdoors and the good old USA like a hot dog. Every week for the past five years Cornelius resident Mary Zima has run her hot dog cart on West Catawba Avenue in downtown […]
Nothing in the kitchen works. Let that sink in.
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show I—like most people my age—grew up in a home that had appliances. I don’t remember anything specific about them other than they had buttons and knobs and churned through daily performances like workhorses. They were the backbone of the house. Cleaners of dishes and underwear. Cookers of breakfasts and […]
