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NFL Kickoff: Game day specials in area bars and restaurants
The NFL is officially back, with the Carolina Panthers kicking off the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at 1 p.m. Cornelius Today checked in with a sampling of local sports bars and taverns to share Sunday food and drink specials. This list isn’t comprehensive but highlights great options to catch a game and […]
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Nov. 7. Registration closes on Tuesday for the next Newsmakers Breakfast that will be held Thursday morning Nov. 13 at The Peninsula Club. Titled Greenspace & Growth, our featured speaker is Cornelius Parks & Recreation Executive Director Troy Fitzsimmons. For nearly 18 years, Troy has led our award-winning parks department that manages over 260 acres of […]
Nov. 7. Foxcroft Food & Wine in Birkdale Village is launching brunch for the first time this Sunday, running every week from noon to 4 p.m. The menu features unique dishes like a smoked salmon plate with jammy eggs and horseradish-caper sauce, chicken and waffles with pimento cheese and hot honey syrup, and a green […]
Nov. 6. Here’s a look at some exciting things happening in November around Lake Norman. Check event links for any last-minute updates or changes. Thursday Nov. 6- Sunday, Nov. 16 Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike See website for schedule. Davidson Community Players present Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, a play that […]
Nov. 6. Bags of Hope, a Cornelius-based nonprofit that provides weekend food bags to students, is partnering with Give Back A Back Pack in its mission to fight childhood hunger in the Lake Norman region. Founded in 2017 through a collaboration of three local churches, Bags of Hope supplies weekend meals to more than 750 students […]
Nov. 6. Our weekly advice column from Giselle Massi, a former Antiquity resident. “One of my friends died with a bunch of unfinished business and their secret that I’ve been holding. It concerns a family issue that, if revealed, I think would cause serious distress. As far as I can tell, I am the only […]
Nov. 5. Old Town Public House and BoatYard LKN hosted election night watch parties where Cornelius candidates gathered and eagerly awaited election results. The race for mayor saw Denis Bilodeau ride to victory on the strength of a 508-vote margin upsetting incumbent Cornelius Mayor Woody Washam. Cornelius commissioners Michael Osborne, Susan Johnson, Todd Sansbury […]
Nov. 5. By Dave Vieser. Two years ago, Denis Bilodeau came within five votes of upsetting incumbent Cornelius Mayor Woody Washam. This year there was no doubt, as he rode to victory on the strength of a 508-vote margin. “I am incredibly honored and humbled to be the next mayor of the great town of […]
Nov. 5. By Dave Vieser. All four incumbent Cornelius commissioners who sought re-election — Michael Osborne, Susan Johnson, Todd Sansbury and Robert Carney — have been re-elected. Planning Board member Colin Furcht also won a seat on the Town Board. The new Town Board will take office in December along with newly elected Mayor Denis […]
