Davidson News
Ada Jenkins Center seeks input from food truck operators on kitchen makeover
Feb. 15. The Ada Jenkins Center will use part of its American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funding to make over its campus kitchen and cafeteria. “We are in the early-planning stages for this space, which will serve a variety of programing purposes, including potential (future) rental for commercial kitchen/food prep space for food trucks,” […]
‘Native Gardens’ opens in 2 weeks
Feb. 10. The Davidson Community Players 2023 season kicks off with “Native Gardens” and tickets are on sale now. The production will run Feb 23. – March 12 at the Armour Street Theatre, 307 Armour S., Davidson. Synopsis Pablo, a high-powered lawyer, and doctoral candidate Tania, his very pregnant wife, are realizing the American dream […]
Davidson College Symphony Orchestra concert features Saint-Saëns’s Organ Symphony Feb. 16
Feb. 10. Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a musical prodigy who made his concert debut at the age of 10. After studying at the Paris Conservatoire he became a church organist, first at Saint-Merri, Paris and, at the ripe old age of 23, at La Madeleine, the official church of the French Empire. You can hear Saint-Saëns’s […]
Calling all book readers (listening is OK, too)
Feb. 8. For 2023, ReadDavidson is joining forces to support and enhance the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s Community Read initiative. This partnership aims to encourage the Davidson community to read — or listen to — the book, talk about it, attend library programs and celebrate the love of reading. ReadDavidson is a town-wide initiative organized by […]
April is for Arts: Artist applications now available
Feb 7. The Town of Davidson is accepting applications for April is for Arts. Forms for the Gallery Crawl, scheduled for April 28, and for the Art on the Green festival, scheduled for April 29-30, are all available online. “April is for Arts is an opportunity to support Davidson artists who are our neighbors and […]
Davidson closes former town hall during renovations
Feb. 6. Beginning today, the former Town of Davidson Town Hall, located at 216 S. Main St., will be closed to the public. Phase 2 of the Public Facilities Project includes upfitting the Russell B. Knox Municipal Building for Public Safety. Town of Davidson offices including Planning, Project Manager, Parks and Recreation, Housing and Equity, […]
Davidson gets $3M in county ARPA funding
Jan. 30. The Town of Davidson announced the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners approved funding for two town projects with money allocated from the American Rescue Plan Act. Across the county, 75 projected were funded, The funding for Davidson is $1 million to support the revised Comprehensive Housing Affordability Program and $2 million to support […]
How do you spell p-e-r-i-p-h-e-r-a-l?
Jan. 27. After spelling the final word, “peripheral,” correctly, Dhruva Srivatsa took home the top prize at the CMS 2023 District Spelling Bee Jan. 26 at The Mint Museum Randolph. He attends Davidson K-8 School. Dhruva and runners-up, Grace Cai from Irwin Academic Center and Emerson McVey from South Academy of International Languages will compete […]
Davidson home sales
Jan. 25. These property transactions in Davidson were recorded by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds Nov. 21-Dec.15. Davidson 11/21/22 $700,000 Joseph & Julie Pepe to Abunda Life Church of Body, Mind and Spirit, 17030 Winged Thistle Ct. 11/22/22 $520,000 Ribbon Homes SPV II to Sheena & Philip Geiger Jr., 15415 Davidson East Dr. 11/23/22 […]
Davidson launches Civics 101 registration
Jan. 25. Civics 101 is a 10-week course with active discussion, facility and town tours, and the chance to get an inside look at how local government works in Davidson. The free class runs late February through mid-May. Register here. This session has been revamped to offer more content about the work the town is […]
