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Weekend Weather: Damp start, sunny Sunday
April 25. Look for a nice mid-spring weekend with showers Friday into early Saturday as sunshine takes over. Friday: Overcast and showers with thunderstorms possible. High near 77. Possible T-storms overnight. Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible, gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. Sunday: Sunny, high near 73. Monday: Sunny, […]
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April 29. By Grace Vitaglione/North Carolina Health News. North Carolinians are getting older, but there aren’t enough people getting trained to care for them. The population of people ages 65 and older in North Carolina is expected to nearly double to 2.7 million in the next couple decades. Many of those older adults will require care from […]
April 29. The Peninsula Community Foundation (PCF) is hosting a Volunteer Fair May 8 in the Bethel Presbyterian Church Family Life Center. The fair, which is designed to connect charities with residents eager to make a difference in their community, runs from 1 pm to 5 pm. Address: 19920 Bethel Church Road, Cornelius. As many […]
April 28. By Dave Vieser. You’ve no doubt noticed utility lines being moved on Torrence Chapel and Knox roads in recent months as a $32 million road improvement project gets under way. It will ultimately eliminate all left turns for eastbound traffic on West Catawba at the Torrence Chapel/Liverpool intersection while also creating three new […]
Through Sunday, May 4 The Adventures of Avery and Masa See website for schedule. Two unlikely heroes on a quest to save the planet. Avery and Masa, a red panda and a slow loris, go on great adventures through exotic locales across the Earth, protecting their planet and its endangered species from the likes of […]
April 25. A 27-year-old man has been found guilty of four counts of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree arson, malicious damage of occupied property by use of incendiary material and burning caused during the commission of another felony. Mark Liventsov was sentenced to 157-201 months in prison for setting the fire at a single-family home on […]
April 25. The Ada Jenkins Center’s Healthy Initiatives Program will hold Cooking Classes for a Healthy Lifestyle starting Monday, April 28 for four consecutive weeks. Each class will take place from 1 pm to 2:30 pm. You may attend all classes or simply drop in when you’re available to attend, but pre-registration is required in […]
April 24. By Dave Vieser. It’s been almost four years since the CookHouse Restaurant on Torrence Chapel Road closed. Its replacement, Torrence and Knox, will hold a preview Saturday April 26 starting at 2 pm. Owner Andrew Sheridan, a former New York City firefighter, said the grand opening should occur in early May. Torrence and […]
April 24. By David Yochum. The Cain Center’s ceramics studio fundraising effort has already brought in $1.3 million, as the public fundraising campaign gets under way. The money was raised during what’s known as the quiet phase where the focus is on securing major gifts from a select group of donors. The goal is $5 […]
