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Discovery Place Kids-Huntersville celebrates 15 years
Oct. 21. Discovery Place Kids in Huntersville is kicking off a week of festivities to celebrate its 15th anniversary, including special birthday activities on Oct. 23. From Oct. 21–26, Discovery Place Kids will feature a DIY slime bar where children can create their own slime with mix-ins to take home. The museum will also host […]
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Nov. 26. Catawba Avenue will be closed Saturday, Nov. 29, from 1 to 8:30 p.m. for the annual Light Up Cornelius tree-lighting event. The closure will extend from Mulberry Street to Oak Street. Businesses near Food Lion will remain accessible during the event. Vehicles turning west onto Catawba from Main Street will be routed through […]
Nov. 27. By Jon Show. For many years my favorite way to start the Thanksgiving Day festivities was to drive up to my parents’ place in Kings Point, grab the Charlotte Observer, pour myself a Bloody Mary, sit on their back porch overlooking the lake, and read the late Ron Green Sr.’s annual column about […]
Nov. 26. By Ryan Moxon. It’s the Charlotte-area high school football matchup the entire season has been building toward. No. 2 West Charlotte travels to No. 1 Hough on Friday night to decide who will represent the West region in the 8A state championship game. Hough enters the matchup 11-0, while West Charlotte is 10-2 […]
Nov. 26. Our weekly advice column from Giselle Massi, a former journalist with The Denver Post. “This past year my siblings have been tussling with our elderly parents. I try to stay out of it but I am getting pulled in. It’s getting to be about that time where we think they really would do […]
Nov. 25. Editor’s Note: We have expanded our real estate sales to include additional information like bed/bath and square footage. Due to privacy considerations we will no longer publish the names of buyers and sellers. 9/24/25, $3,020,900, 17806 John Connor Rd, 4BR/3.5BA, The Peninsula, 4,541 sq ft, Built 1998 9/24/25, $415,000, 20840 Sierra Vista Dr, […]
Nov. 25. Editor’s Note: We have expanded our real estate sales to include additional information like bed/bath and square footage. Due to privacy considerations we will no longer publish the names of buyers and sellers. 9/24/25, $132,801, 822 Cotton Gin Aly, 1BR/1BA, Condos In South Main Square, 547 sq ft, Built 2008 9/24/25, $1,720,000, 19155 […]
Nov. 25. The annual Light Up Cornelius is scheduled for this Saturday from 4–7 p.m. in downtown Cornelius. Attendees will be treated to a sledding hill, train rides, craft and artisan vendors, local performers, a model train display, s’mores, and the penultimate tree lighting and visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. Life Fellowship Church will […]
Nov. 25. Jeremy Martin was surrounded by hundreds of local tennis players last month during the grand opening of the Bailey Road Park tennis court complex. The owner of Modern Strike looked out at a sea of people of all ages and abilities and saw opportunity — a chance to provide a platform for people […]
