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Habitat has new board members
Our Towns Habitat for Humanity has named new board members: Christian Burns, a financial advisor with Edward Jones. Burns has previous nonprofit experience, having served as executive director of client relations and cultivation for the United Methodist Foundation of Western North Carolina, Inc. Rev. Alexis Coleman, associate pastor of missions at Davidson United Methodist Church. Coleman […]
Opioid Crisis: Critical community discussion Aug. 16
The nation’s Opioid Crisis will be front and center at an important Newsmakers Breakfast Aug. 16 at The Peninsula Club. Speakers include the Cornelius chief of police, the medical director of the Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center emergency department and the mother of a victim of the opioid epidemic. It is a national problem with business implications […]
‘Social Determinants of Health’ discussion Aug. 21 at Ada Jenkins
Ada Jenkins Center will host a discussion with Dr. Kristie Foley on the Social Determinants of Health on Aug. 21 at 6:30 pm. “We are pleased to host such an important discussion,” said Georgia Krueger, Executive Director of Ada Jenkins Center. “It is core to our mission and consistent with our daily efforts to support individuals […]
September opening for axe bar
Aug. 11. The Lodge, a bar where you can throw an axe while downing some suds, should be opening right around Labor Day, according to real estate broker Gordon Allebach. Capturing a craze which is sweeping across parts of the country and Canada, the Lodge will open in the 6,000 square feet of space at […]
Cornelius Youth Orchestra, for both students and leaders, a labor of love
By David Vieser. There will be sweet notes emanating from the Bailey Road Recreation Center this fall as parents and students assemble for the fall session of the Cornelius Youth Orchestra (CYO). It’s a community orchestra open to all youth musicians in first through 12th grade with one or more years of music instruction. For […]
Events August 9 – August 19
Join the Cornelius PARC Department, Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists and Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department for Park in the Dark on Friday at Robbins Park. There will be a moth observation station and a short nature walk to identify night sounds. The event is free, but pre-registration is encouraged. Young people in grades 6-12 are invited to […]
Nasty storm tears up Cornelius
Aug. 8. The second violent late afternoon storm in two days swept west to east across Cornelius Wednesday toppling sailboats and trees along the way. Two dozen sailors at Blythe Landing were rescued by Cornelius Police and Cornelius Fire as “severe winds” capsized their boats faster than you can say man overboard. Cornelius Police Cpl. […]
Harassment differs by race, gender
By Kate Stevens. Without many of the same resources to fight sexual harassment in the workplace as large corporations, small-business owners need to be aware of the type of work environment they are creating for their employees and have harassment policies already in place to handle problems if they arise. That’s according to three experts […]
Little Big Burger will be a little late
It looks like the Little Big Burger in the Magnolia Plaza Shopping Center will open a little late, most likely in September. It’s running behind schedule, which only makes the anticipation among hipsters grow. Chanticleer CEO Mike Pruitt said there are 15 Little Big Burger stores. He plans to double the size of the chain […]
Miltich sails through questions about behavior, more or less
Aug. 7. By Dave Yochum. Dr. Michael Miltich is still the mayor pro tem of Cornelius after complaints from two women making them feel uncomfortable officially came before the entire Town Board. A motion by Commissioner Denis Bilodeau to strip Miltich of the mayor pro tem role failed for lack of a second at the […]
