Important Dates
VIP visitors in Huntersville: Easter Bunny and Easter Duck
Feb. 23. How about breakfast with the Easter Bunny and the Easter Duck on March 20? The Town of Huntersville has made arrangements for the pair to visit Veterans Park for breakfast and photos. Details: Three time slots are open, but pre-registration is required as space is limited to only 25 tables per time […]
St. Pat’s event at Birkdale Village sold out
Feb. 22. Outdoor events are starting to happen: On Friday, March 12, Birkdale Village is hosting “Luck of The Village” from 5 to 8 pm, complete with socially distant seating and, of course, bagpipes and beer. Thing is, it’s already sold out. A press release from the new management and development company announcing the event […]
Mobile Food Pantry Feb. 23
Feb. 19. Union Bethel AME Zion Church is organizing a free Mobile Food Pantry at Smithville Park on Feb. 23 from 3 pm to 5 pm. The church is asking participants sign up beforehand to help ensure health and safety precautions. Responses will not disqualify anyone from participating. The mobile pantry is a partnership with […]
Chicks with Sticks May 25
Feb. 18. The Lake Norman Chamber is bringing back its Chicks with Sticks women’s golf outing after a four year absence. It will be held Tuesday, May 25 at the Mooresville Golf Club. Foursomes are priced at $500. The chamber is looking for sponsors as well. More info: 704-892-1922. To register: https://www.lakenormanchamber.org/events/2021/05/25/chamber-events/chicks-with-sticks-women-s-golf-tournament/
Focus Friday with NC Supreme Court Chief Justice
Feb. 18. NC Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby will be the guest speaker at tomorrow’s Lake Norman Chamber Focus Friday from 8:30am to 9:30 am on Zoom. Newby, the 30th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, defeated Democratic incumbent Cheri Beasley by 401 votes out of 5.39 million cast. Email the […]
Artist Talk Tuesday with Deborah Roberts
Feb. 5. Black History Month is a great time to explore Black art. Deborah Roberts, an accomplished artist from Austin, Texas, will discuss her work during a You Tube Live Artist Talk hosted by Davidson College 5-8 pm Feb. 9. Roberts creates marvelous collages that may contain fragments of different features, skin tones, hairstyles and […]
Tune in Monday to ‘Asbestos Town’ on Zoom with WFAE
ON MONDAY. Charlotte NPR station WFAE-FM will host a Community Conversation via Zoom Monday, Feb 1, at 7 p.m. on its series “Asbestos Town,” about contamination from an old cotton mill in downtown Davidson. Developers have tried for years to redevelop the old Linden Mill without success. That’s because cancer-causing asbestos is buried on […]
Woodlawn STEAMfest starts Jan. 30
Jan. 11. The Woodlawn School in Mooresville will be holding the second annual STEAMfest event virtually this year, starting Jan. 30 and running through Feb. 20. Students can become STEAM Explorers, and discover fun—and free—STEM activities. Last year more than 400 people from the Davidson/Cornelius area attended. Volunteers are needed as well: Content Creators Web […]
College bass tournament coming to Cornelius
Dec. 29. In fish news, the nationwide Bassmaster College Series will open March 5-6 on Lake Norman right here in Cornelius. It will then include two more springtime events on Lewis Smith Lake in Cullman, Ala., Apr. 16-17 and Lake Cumberland in Russell County, Ky., Apr. 30-May 1. The trail’s final stop June 9-10 will […]
Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization seeks public input
Nov. 30. The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) is seeking public input for its update to the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). CRTPO is the federally designated metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for the Charlotte Urbanized Area, which includes Iredell and Mecklenburg Counties as well as the urbanized portion of Union County. Lake Norman […]
