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Super Bowl weekend weather: Touchdown!
Feb. 7. You’ll get a kick out of this mild weekend, especially Sunday it gets cold again next week. Friday: Sunny, high 70-71. Overnight low around 48. Saturday: Slight chance of showers, cloudy, high 60-61. Overnight low around 55. Sunday: Mostly sunny, high 70+. Overnight low around 42. Monday: Showers, high near 48. Overnight low […]
Police Blotter: Jan. 29-Feb. 4
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 250129048 Fraud 16717 Spinnaker Ln 11:45:00 01/29/25 ASN Timothy Keene 250129054 Fraud 18122 Ebenezer Dr 12:58:14 01/29/25 ASN David & Becky Vigliotti 250130058 Larceny 17111 Statesville Rd 12:49:00 01/30/25 ASN Home Depot 250131038 Larceny 11900 Bailey Rd 10:42:02 01/31/25 ASN […]
Be all you can be, read this
Feb. 5. Registration for Book Club Madness, a unique competition designed to engage and celebrate book clubs throughout Mecklenburg County, opens today and will close on Feb. 28. Inspired by the excitement of March Madness, the event encourages book club members to participate in a series of weekly challenges to earn points for their teams. […]
Town Board recognizes years of service for Parks Board chair
Feb. 4. At their Monday Feb. 3 meeting, the Cornelius Town Board recognized Chris Kolkhorst who has served on the town Parks & Recreation Commission since 2016, including serving as its Chair since 2022. He stepped down from the commission this year pursuant to town term limits. “Throughout his tenure, Chris also served on the […]
April is for Arts is last weekend in April in Davidson
Feb. 3. Applications for April is for Arts 2025 in Davidson, one of the premier art festivals in the state, are now available. Forms for the Gallery Crawl, scheduled for April 25, and for the Art on the Green festival, scheduled for April 26-27, are all available online at: www.townofdavidson.org/AprilisforArts. Artists are encouraged to apply […]
Waterman will open at Charlotte Douglas International after closing in Cornelius
Jan. 31. After three years in Cornelius, The Waterman seafood restaurant will close this weekend. The existing South Charlotte location will remain open and a new location is coming to Terminal C at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, according to High Tide Hospitality. No word on what will go into the 4,100-square foot space. Goat Pizza […]
EarthTalk: Can we store CO2 in building materials?
Dear EarthTalk: Is it really possible to store large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) in building materials like concrete and plastic? If so, why don’t we do more of it already? —P.L., via email The construction industry, a major contributor to carbon emissions, has an untapped potential to become a powerful ally in […]
Weekend Weather: A peek at spring
Jan. 31. Look for showers this afternoon; partly sunny to sunny skies Saturday and Sunday; and hints of spring for at least a week. Indeed, meteorological spring is a month away. Friday: Breezy, high near 68, rain likely. Overnight low around 44. Saturday: Patchy fog before 8 am, otherwise, sunny, high around 62. Overnight low […]
Poppy Hand-Crafted Popcorn closing in Birkdale Village
Jan. 30. Poppy Hand-Crafted Popcorn is closing its retail shop in Birkdale Village, with its Asheville, NC-based production facility remaining in operation. Perishhablenews said Poppy experienced minimal damage to its production facility, but due to power outages and a lack of clean water, it could not produce and ship product. “While our Asheville production facility […]
Police Blotter: Jan. 22-28
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 250122051 Larceny 17111 Statesville Rd 11:06:00 01/22/25 ASN Home Depot 250122104 B&E Vehicle 19807 Burton Ln 20:31:27 01/22/25 ASN David Sorensen 250123069 Larceny Vehicle 20320 Chartown Dr 14:35:00 01/23/25 ASN Colton Skeen 250124033 Assault 19631 W Catawba Av 10:38:00 01/24/25 […]
