Cornelius News
Bartaco opens in Birkdale Village
Feb. 21. By Dave Yochum. The Birkdale Village menu change is closer to completion with Bartaco opening up for dinner service tonight. Known for upscale street food, coastal vibe and specialty cocktails, Bartaco’s 3,400 square foot location has a key spot in the old Corkscrew Wine Shoppe, which never reopened after being forced to move. […]
No plans for Lake Pines-Chartown connection
Feb. 20. By Dave Yochum. It looks like there are no plans to extend Lake Pines Drive to Chartown Drive where there are a number of new businesses and more on the way. Lake Pines tracks north off Westmoreland just west of I-77 toward the southern tip of Chartown which runs parallel to I-77 from […]
Pickleball plan comes before Town Board at their meeting tonight
Feb. 19. By Dave Vieser. At this evening’s Town Board meeting, Cornelius commissioners will get their first detailed look at a proposal by DB Entertainment to build 16 new pickleball courts on Chartown Drive. “What DB is specifically looking to do is amend the zoning on approximately 6.39 acres of vacant property located at 20220 […]
Planning Board vacancies remain unfilled
Feb. 19. By Dave Vieser. Cornelius Planning Board appointments, originally scheduled for February, have been delayed according to Town Manager Andrew Grant. “At this time, the Town is still going through the process of selecting members for the Planning Board,” Grant told Cornelius Today on Feb. 16. “I’ll have a better idea in the next […]
Weekly calendar Feb. 19-25: Thorgy Thor, Black History Month events, ‘Fun House’, & always music
Tuesday, Feb. 20 Community Awareness Event 6 – 7:30 pm | Feb. 20. The Davidson Police Department hosts a Community Awareness Event with the Charlotte FBI Civil Rights Division. The community is welcome to attend this educational presentation and Q&A session. Davidson Town Hall & Community Center Auditorium, 251 South St. Archaeology Lecture Series: Sarah […]
Workforce housing dilemma: Housing stock consists of larger, more expensive homes.
Feb. 16. A new report from the Charlotte Urban Institute confirms there’s a workforce housing—aka affordable housing—crisis in North Meck. It means many families, even those with six-figure incomes, can’t afford to purchase the median price home in Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville. According to the Urban Institute report, the common standard that households should spend […]
Lack of workforce housing hits close to home
Feb. 16. By Dave Yochum. Housing in and around Cornelius has a split personality: There are multimillion-dollar homes within less than a mile of substandard properties, not to mention homeless people tucked away in a few wooded areas here and there. County-wide, the number of people experiencing homelessness continues to increase. As of June 2023, […]
Fast-growth logistics firm plans HQ, innovation hub in Cornelius
Feb. 15. By Dave Yochum. A fast-growing Huntersville company has plans for a 70,000 square foot headquarters, innovation hub and warehouse complex on Chartown Drive just south of the new Lake Norman Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership and Life Fellowship Church. Registix, according to its website, specializes in reverse logistics, the process that manages the return […]
Full funding announced for Lyngbya eradication
Feb. 15. The community-organized Cornelius Water Project announced today that the 2024 Lyngbya Eradication Project for Lake Norman has been fully funded. Investments from Charlotte Water, the City of Charlotte, and Duke Energy along with Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, and Mecklenburg Counties have provided all the funding required for the 2024 treatments. Some $15,000 has already […]
Weekender Feb. 15-18: Hear the Blues, other music, winter festival
Thursday, Feb. 15 Eric Gales 6:30 pm doors; 7:30 pm show | Feb. 15. Eric Gales is a blues firebrand. Cain Center For The Arts, Catawba Avenue. Collaborative Quilting Workshop with Erika Diamond 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Feb. 15. Join artist Erika Diamond to create a collaborative quilt, in relation to Diamond’s work in […]
