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July 27. It’s not “like a heat wave,” as Martha and the Vandellas sang in 1963, it *is a heat wave. Look for highs in the upper 90s through Wednesday with dangerous heat indices. Heat advisories in effect today and Tuesday. Monday: 30 percent chance of showers after 5 pm, high 97-98. Tuesday: Sunny, high […]
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July 30. Mecklenburg County is continuing to make free box fans available to seniors and adults who receive disability income as the temperatures continue to soar this summer. The county’s Services for Adults division is offering free box fans to seniors and adults who receive disability income. Residents 60 years of age and older and […]
July 30. The Cornelius Police Department and Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream will host Cone with a Cop today from 3 to 4 p.m. Families are invited to stop by for a scoop of their favorite flavor and a chance to chat with local officers in a friendly setting. Handel’s is located at 20545 Torrence Chapel […]
July 30. Tonight is the last of two community meetings hosted by Mecklenburg County to inform voters about transportation issues and a possible sales tax increase to fund projects. Commissioner Vilma Leake will lead the session from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the West Charlotte Recreation Center. The meeting will include a presentation from the […]
July 29. Today is National Chicken Wing Day, a holiday that celebrates a part of the chicken that was once overlooked—until the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, invented the Buffalo wing in 1964. To honor this sacred day, we’re offering some ideas on where to go and what to order. The list isn’t comprehensive. […]
July 29. Construction on Fruitful Roots, a new brewery and restaurant planned for downtown Cornelius, will not move forward, according to a post on the company’s Instagram page. “After a long road of trying to bring our vision to life, we have made the tough decision to walk away,” reads the post, which also states […]
July 28. The Cornelius Planning Department is hosting drop-in events next week at town hall for residents review a draft and provide feedback on the new downtown master plan. The goal of the master plan is to identify what the town calls “a unified vision” for downtown Cornelius. “The plan addresses important topics such as […]
July 28. Former North Carolina governor Roy Cooper announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate this morning in a video posted to X, the latest move in his nearly four decades of public service. Cooper began his career in the state House in 1987, moved to the state Senate in 1991 where he […]
Tuesday, July 29 Be Well Birkdale 6-7 pm | Tuesdays through Oct. 22. Find your zen during weekly fitness classes from local instructors including Yoga Six and Pure Barre. Attendees check in through a scannable QR code and earn swag items for every five classes completed. Guests are encouraged to bring their own mats. The […]
