Cornelius News
More ‘active adult’ residential planned near downtown
Feb. 25. By Dave Vieser. Proffit Dixon, a Charlotte based developer, hopes to build a mixed-use project on 17 acres just north of downtown Cornelius. Dubbed “Caroline,” the project would include active adult residences on land that adjoins Greenway Gartens, the mixed-use project planned by Olde Mecklenburg Brewery at the north end of Zion Avenue. […]
COVID hospitalizations statewide below 1,500
Feb. 25. UPDATE 2:45 pm. By Dave Yochum. A day after Gov. Cooper announced plans to loosen COVID-19 restrictions on bars and other businesses, the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported the lowest number of coronavirus hospitalizations statewide since November. Statewide, hospitalizations fell to 1,498, from 2,781 on Feb. 1. The median […]
Virtual event Saturday for young people focuses on issues like bullying, dating violence, self esteem
Feb. 25. By Dave Yochum. The North Carolina Parent Teacher Association and Family Mankind will hold a virtual event—Know Your Worth/Teen Empowerment—that will address such issues as dating violence, bullying, self-esteem, and opportunities around future careers on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 10 am to 2 pm. Joining in the event are the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police […]
COVID curfew ends Friday, bars will reopen
Feb. 24. Gov. Roy Cooper has eased restrictions on bars, event venues and many other businesses, much to the relief of business owners. Rad Bennett, owner of Jack’s Corner Tap in Cornelius, said it was long overdue. “Having to stop serving at 9 hurt,” he said, explaining the past several months have been even harder […]
COVID-19 update Feb. 24
Feb. 24. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 3,346 new cases of COVID-19 statewide. The figure is more than double yesterday’s total, but well below the median new case volume over the past month. (See chart, based on data from Johns Hopkins University.) Yesterday’s increase of 1,514 new cases in North […]
Patience needed for Atrium hospital in Cornelius
Feb. 24. By Dave Vieser. Cornelius residents anxiously waiting for a hospital in town will have to wait—probably for quite some time. That was the buried headline coming out of the town’s Pre-Development Meeting Tuesday Feb. 23. Atrium presented their initial plans for a 25,000-square-foot medical office building on the southern edge of the old […]
NC Occupational Safety confirms fatality at lakefront construction site
Feb. 23. By Dave Yochum. The NC Dept. of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSH) is investigating a fatal accident at a residential construction site at 17028 Island View Drive last Friday. The name of the victim is Oliverio Bustis-Quinterio. No other personal information was available as of noon Tuesday. Officials from Griffin Masonry, […]
New cases of COVID-19 continue to fall
Feb. 23. The median number of new COVID cases during the past week (3,167) vs. the past month (4,128) is down 23 percent, based on data from Johns Hopkins University. (See chart.) The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services today reported 1,514 new cases, the lowest increase since November. Assuming necessary regulatory approvals Johnson […]
New coronavirus case volume down 23% past week vs. past month
Feb. 22. The decline is the median number of new COVID cases during the past week (3,167) vs. the past month (4,130) is continuing in North Carolina. The new case volume is down 23 percent this past week compared to the past 31 days, based on data from Johns Hopkins University. (See chart.) The NC […]
Those light bulb moments
Feb. 22. By Dave Vieser. If your neighborhood has had street light issues, blame it on COVID and the weather. On another front, there is an ongoing shift to LED products and a nearly complete phase-out of incandescent lighting products. Background Three different electric utilities serve the town, and each has its own set of […]
