Huntersville
Community Service Day at Hugh Torance House on Saturday
March 23. Friends of the Hugh Torance House and Store are invited to learn about invasive vs native species, and help remove invasive species from the historic site grounds. RSVPs are required for the 9 am – noon Saturday, March 25 session. Bring work gloves, hand spades and pruners. Pizza and drinks for volunteers at […]
Board says no to Birkdale Village proposal for office space, parking deck
March 21. By TL Bernthal. The Huntersville Town Board voted 4-2 to deny the rezoning request that would have allowed construction of Class A office space and a parking deck at Birkdale Village. Critics in the adjacent residential neighborhood that in both Huntersville and Cornelius have been vocal about concerns about traffic flow, parking and […]
Vendor applications open for Huntersville Grower’s Market opening in May
March 21. The Huntersville’s Grower’s Market will open Saturday, May 13, and is accepting vendor applications for the Veterans Park market on Saturdays and Novant Health Hospital on Tuesdays. Local produce, baked goods, chef samples and live music kick off the season 8 am – noon Saturday, May 13, at Veterans Park. The Grower’s Market […]
Bales will seek 2nd term as Huntersville mayor
March 20. Announcing plans to seek a second term as mayor of Huntersville, Melinda Bales said she will work on a number of additional initiatives including a safe route across Hwy. 73 for greenway users, a microtransit program for high school students to access the early college program at CPCC-Merancas and an information technology business […]
Huntersville leaders expected to vote on Birkdale Village tonight
March 20. By TL Bernthal. The vote tonight on plans for office space and a parking deck at Birkdale Village will surely be split, but the final outcome is not apparent. Mayor Melinda Bales may need to cast a tie-breaking vote. On Friday afternoon she announced plans to seek a second term. The vocal public […]
State to hold public hearing tomorrow for Colonial Pipeline permit
March 15. The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources will hold a public hearing Thursday for a Colonial Pipeline wastewater permit. Colonial Pipeline has requested a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Wastewater Discharge permit to allow the discharge of treated groundwater to North Prong Clark Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River basin. […]
Bence Hoyle, former Cornelius police chief, is retiring as chief in Huntersville
March 3. Huntersville Police Chief Bence Hoyle will retire in June after 37 years in law enforcement, nearly 20 of them with the Huntersville Police Dept. and a dozen years as chief of police in Cornelius as well. Major Barry Graham will be promoted to chief upon Hoyle’s retirement. Background Hoyle was Cornelius’ chief when […]
Got a cool car or truck you want to show off?
March 1. It’s time to register your vehicle for the Downtown Huntersville Top Deck Car & Truck Show on Saturday, March 25. The 9 am – noon event will take place on the top deck of the Downtown Huntersville parking deck at Discovery Place Kids. Participants are asked to register online to ensure there is enough […]
Townley Road work taking a little longer in Birkdale Village
Feb. 27. A part of Townley Road in Birkdale Village could be closed longer than the originally anticipated four or so weeks for water line construction. The Town of Huntersville announced that as part of the new Cheesecake Factory project in Birkdale Village, a portion of Townley Road could be closed for up to three […]
Letter to the editor: Getting it right in Birkdale Village
Feb. 7. North American Properties continues to pursue their ill-planned and redundant rezoning request for Birkdale Village. They are flying every conceivable combination of projects up the flagpole to see who will salute. Those of us who live EVERY DAY with the mess NAP and Tim Perry have made of this world-class multi-use development, know […]
