Cornelius News
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 […]
EnergyUnited Foundation gives $10,000 to Smithville Community Coalition
Feb. 14. EnergyUnited officials visited the Smithville neighborhood yesterday after donating $10,000 to the Smithville CommUNITY Coalition for critical safety repairs in the historic African American community. In 2023 the EnergyUnited Foundation donated a total of $900,000 in grants to individuals, families and nonprofits. This grant funding will be used for critical home repairs outside […]
Planning Board OKs Royal Bliss Brewery with conditions
Feb. 13. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Planning Board unanimously recommended approval for a rezoning which would permit the construction and operation of Royal Bliss Brewery on three acres at 19149 W. Catawba. The facility, which will be a combination restaurant and beer garden, could be completed by late 2025 if it is approved by […]
Brace yourselves: There are 28 projects in various states of readiness on the drawing boards
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT | By Dave Vieser Look for the intersection of Nantz Road and West Catawba to change dramatically as well as other development sites around town. At Nantz and West Catawba there will be a new convenience store and day care center. Convenience Development Partners will extend Nantz Road to the south and east, […]
Weekly calendar: Feb. 12-18: Music, art, farmers market. You’re on your own for Valentine’s Day!
Drum Tao 7:30 pm | Feb. 12. For 20 years, Drum Tao has performed around the world creating phenomenal performances and expressions consisting of incomparable “Wadaiko-drums” and the beautiful melody of Japanese flutes and harps. For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135. Duke Family Performance Hall – Davidson College Organ at Davidson […]
Can you say geospatial: Find your home site 86 years ago
Feb. 12. By Dave Yochum. Have you ever wondered what your property looked like from the air 30 years ago? Seventy-two years ago? How about 85 years ago? Mecklenburg County Geospatial Information Services (GIS) is starting 2024 with a Historical Aerial Photo Viewer that lets you zoom into a specific location and view changes over […]
Davidson’s town-wide art festival in April needs artists, sponsors
Feb. 12. The Town of Davidson is painting a rosy picture for local artists and businesses during its annual April is for Arts event. Set for Friday, April 26 to Sunday, April 28, the celebration brings thousands of people to the Annual Gallery Crawl and Art on the Green. A juried art festival features booths […]
White House Gardens moving to Denver after 30 years on W. Catawba
Feb. 9. By Dave Yochum. White House Gardens, a fixture on West Catawba for 30 years, is moving to Denver to make way for a new 195-unit residential complex from the developer of the luxury Watermark condominiums. “Cornelius has been great to me,” said White House owner Chris Smiley, who is now 63. Having opened […]
When your worst roommates ever are related to you
MODERN DAD | By Jon Show Feb. 9. My kids are the worst roommates I’ve ever had, which is saying something because I once lived with a guy who would stash chicken wing bones behind the couch. I also lived with a guy who took down my closet door to play beer pong and then […]
Indomitable John McCurdy: On a wing and a prayer, plus faith, family, friends
Feb. 8. By Dave Yochum. More than $50,000 has been raised so far as John McCurdy, a resident of the Heritage Green neighborhood, prepares to undertake a new life in the same house he has lived in for 20 years. The immaculate two-story home will have ramps for his high-tech wheelchair, wider doorways and a […]
