Cornelius
Inspiration behind Exit 28 bridge decapitated at 90
April 1. Serial entrepreneur Winnie Ruth Judd is dead. The 90-year-old doyenne of high society in The Peninsula was the owner of a luxury luggage store in Jetton Village as well as the “cutlery store to the stars” in Beverly Hills where football star O.J. Simpson was a frequent customer. She was also a reformed […]
Visit Lake Norman announces photo contest winners
Sept. 27. The third edition of Visit Lake Norman’s Official Visitor Guides were recently published. The destination marketing endeavor with Lake Norman CURRENTS Magazine is a 5 x 8” full color, glossy publication that includes listings of area hotels, restaurants and attractions, in addition to locator maps, annual events, weather, and group services offered to those […]
Patriot Pier planned for Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius
Sept. 26. Making the fishing pier at Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius accessible to disabled veterans is the goal of the Patriot Military Family Foundation, a nonprofit based in Mooresville. The organization hopes to build a fishing pier that veterans who have been injured in the line of duty can enjoy. The goal is to dedicate […]
Peninsula Community Foundation fundraiser is Nov. 5
The Peninsula Community Foundation is holding its 13th annual fundraising gala Saturday, Nov. 5. The event, which starts at 6 p.m. at the Peninsula Club, will have a “Roaring Twenties” theme. The fundraiser will include live and silent auctions as well as dancing, a casino, a full-service bar and a “Contraband Cigar Terrace.” Tickets are […]
Lake Norman real estate’s ‘best year ever’?
Sept. 8. Home prices across the U.S. keep marching on, especially in the South and West, according to the new S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, a leading measure of U.S. home prices. June data, the latest available, shows that home prices continued their rise across the country over the last 12 months. The national index rose 5.1 […]
Exit 28 construction project will close lanes
Sept. 7. Traffic challenges at the Exit 28 interchange in Cornelius are about to get even worse, at least temporarily. But the town says a planned construction project will ease congestion at the exit over the long haul. Staring this Sunday, Sept. 11, the N.C. Department of Transportation will begin construction of an additional lane […]
Cornelius town board OKs Exit 28 landscape contract
Sept. 7. By Dave Vieser The Cornelius Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $38,880 contract with Viz LLC to perform landscaping work at the Exit 28 intersection with I-77 at its first September meeting. Under the plan, a final design would be presented to the town by December, and all work would be completed by the […]
Splashville Park in Cornelius extends season amid long, hot summer
Sept. 6. It’s not quite an endless summer, but Lake Norman Kiwanis Splashville Park in Cornelius will keep the warm-weather fun going for at least a little longer than planned. The park was originally scheduled to close after the Labor Day holiday. But Cornelius Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture (PARC) Director Troy Fitzsimmons said the […]
Tawba Walk festival set for Sept. 17 in Old Town Cornelius
Sept. 6. An all-local cast of the Lake Norman area’s most exceptional talent will take Old Town Cornelius by storm at Tawba Walk XII on Saturday, Sept. 17. The twice-yearly arts and music festival is a showcase for the region’s top musicians, artists, businesses, craft breweries, food trucks and performers. This year’s lineup features a […]
Fast-growing app design studio Tapity moves to Cornelius
By Dave Yochum. Jeremy Olson faced a choice in 2012 while he was still a student at UNC-Charlotte: He could continue with his studies and graduate or devote himself full time to the app design studio he had started three years earlier. Olson, the lead designer at Tapity, which he incorporated in 2011, said it was […]
