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EarthTalk: Could bamboo be the future of sustainable construction?
Dear EarthTalk: Why are some people in the green building industry so bullish on bamboo? —Tim Carey, Puyallup, WA Jan. 17. Bamboo, one of the fastest-growing plants on the planet, is well-known as a rudimentary building material used for many centuries. Today, although the resource is often limited to scaffolding or remote housing projects, advocates […]
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July 29. Today is National Chicken Wing Day, a holiday that celebrates a part of the chicken that was once overlooked—until the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, invented the Buffalo wing in 1964. To honor this sacred day, we’re offering some ideas on where to go and what to order. The list isn’t comprehensive. […]
July 29. Construction on Fruitful Roots, a new brewery and restaurant planned for downtown Cornelius, will not move forward, according to a post on the company’s Instagram page. “After a long road of trying to bring our vision to life, we have made the tough decision to walk away,” reads the post, which also states […]
July 28. The Cornelius Planning Department is hosting drop-in events next week at town hall for residents review a draft and provide feedback on the new downtown master plan. The goal of the master plan is to identify what the town calls “a unified vision” for downtown Cornelius. “The plan addresses important topics such as […]
July 28. Former North Carolina governor Roy Cooper announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate this morning in a video posted to X, the latest move in his nearly four decades of public service. Cooper began his career in the state House in 1987, moved to the state Senate in 1991 where he […]
Tuesday, July 29 Be Well Birkdale 6-7 pm | Tuesdays through Oct. 22. Find your zen during weekly fitness classes from local instructors including Yoga Six and Pure Barre. Attendees check in through a scannable QR code and earn swag items for every five classes completed. Guests are encouraged to bring their own mats. The […]
July 25. The Lake Norman HarborHippos’ playoff run came to an end last night with a 14-0 no-hit loss to the Pineville Porcupines at Jack D. Hughes Park in Pineville. Pineville jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the second inning and never looked back, adding three runs in the fourth inning and four […]
July 25. Fans of ’90s music have the opportunity to catch a familiar band at Lost Worlds Brewing this weekend. Sister Hazel rose to stardom out of Gainesville, Florida, with the song All for You, which hit No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Background In the mid-to-late nineties the band performed the song live […]
July 24. Registration is now open for numerous youth and adult fall sports offered by Cornelius Parks and Recreation and its partner organizations. Registration links can be found here. Youth Flag Football Flag football is one of the town’s fastest-growing youth activities and provides a non-contact sport that teaches fundamental individual skills and team play. […]
