Cornelius News
Weekender Feb. 29-March 3: ‘Be More Chill,’ plant sale, lectures, art
Thursday, Feb. 29 ‘Taking Evil Out of Scare Quotes: The Tenth Anniversary of Ukraine’s Revolution on the Maidan’ 7 – 9:30 pm | Feb. 29. A lecture by Dr. Marci Shore (Yale University), author of The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution (Yale UP, 2018). There will be a book signing following the lecture, […]
Fin & Fino open in Birkdale Village
Feb. 28. Restaurateur Jon Dressler has opened Fin & Fino in the former Dressler’s space in the heart of Birkdale Village. A mainstay of fine dining in Lake Norman for two decades, Dressler’s closed for remodeling in September. Reservations can be made online. The brand Fin & Fino is branded as a social seafood house […]
Smithville to Washam greenway may be back on track
Feb. 27. By Dave Vieser. A project for which the town received a $2.4 million state grant in 2017 and appropriated $1.7 million in 2018 may yet be resuscitated after a multi-year delay. Known initially as the Smithville to Washam Greenway and Westmorland Multi-Use Path (MUP), the McDowell Creek East Greenway would create a 2.3 […]
Observer endorses two former opponents in new statewide races
Feb. 27. The Charlotte Observer has endorsed two former opponents in the primary elections for two different statewide offices. Of course, one is Democratic and one is Republican. NC Sen. Natasha Marcus is running in the Democratic primary for Insurance Commissioner. Quoting the Observer: “Marcus…has served on the Commerce & Insurance Committees, brings a precise […]
Celebration Saturday was a spectacular conclusion for Black History Month
Feb. 26. Hundreds of people came out for the Black History Month Celebration at the Cain Center for the Arts on Saturday. It was the best celebration yet and the second one to be held at the Cain Center where the audience seriously got down to music from the Sons of Mystro. who used their […]
Weekly calendar Feb. 26 – March 3: Options for learning, music, art and more
Tuesday, Feb. 27 Dietrick – Visiting Artist Lecture – Gloria Sutton 4:30 – 6 pm | Feb. 27. Join Gloria Sutton, Associate Professor of Contemporary Art History and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Northeastern University, for her lecture, Pattern Recognition: Contemporary Art in the Age of AI. Visual Arts Center VAC-117 Semans Lecture Hall, […]
Black History Month observance at Cain Center Feb. 24
Feb. 23. Cornelius’ Black History Month celebration on Feb. 24 will be a three-way partnership between the Town of Cornelius, Cain Center for the Arts and Smithville Community Coalition.. It all starts at 4 pm at Cain Center, where Sons of Mystro will do a private strings workshop for 30 members of the Cornelius Youth […]
Hershey, Bradley get prison terms in local Ponzi scheme
Feb. 23. By Dave Yochum. Family, friends, victims and two US Attorneys filled a Charlotte courtroom yesterday afternoon as two Cornelius men who pled guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for orchestrating a large-scale investment scheme were sentenced to prison terms and probation. Attorneys for both Marlin Hershey, 54, and Dana Bradley, 53, both of Cornelius, […]
Weekender Feb. 23-25: Music and so much more
Thursday, Feb. 22 Davidson College Symphony Orchestra: Thorgy Thor 7:30 pm | Feb. 22. Drag performance artist and professional musician Thorgy Thor performs with the DCSO. For tickets, contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135. Duke Family Performance Hall – Davidson College. Steve Kantrowitz – Kelley Lecturer 7:30 – 9 pm | Feb. 22. Stephen […]
The Serve pickleball complex goes before Architectural Review Board Friday
Feb. 21. Members of the Cornelius Town Board got their first look this week at a proposal by DB Entertainment to build 16 new pickleball courts along with a restaurant on Chartown Drive. They liked what they saw, and with no opposition, the proposal moves on to the town’s Architecture Review Board on Friday this […]
