An exciting week lies ahead on the community calendar, with an especially lively schedule at the weekend. On Saturday morning, it’s the debut of the Davidson Farmer’s Market Saturday, followed by a footrace, bicycle fun ride, music and other activities at Town Day on the Village Green. The first Davidson Creates Festival is on [...]
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Mecklenburg County was under a tornado warning by the National Weather Service until 12:30 p.m. today. There was no immediate danger, but the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools activated safety plans, which included moving students out of mobile classrooms. At 1 p.m., the system said the alert had been lifted and said students would be dismissed according to [...]
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Been getting calls from Hillary Clinton lately? Noticed all the yard signs and TV ads for political candidates? Well that’s because the primary for North Carolina is Tuesday, May 6. The hot race between Democrats Clinton and Barack Obama means North Carolinians will be showered with affection this week. Seven-year-old Phillip [...]
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Do you know Austin Bell? That’s a question people on and off the Davidson College campus seem to be asking these days. The Lexington, N.C., native and Davidson sophomore produces a student variety and news program called “The Davidson Show,” about life on and off the Davidson campus, which has brought him a certain notoriety [...]
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The threat of rain has forced cancellation of the first 2008 Concert on the Green, by the Davidson College Symphony and Jazz Ensemble. which had been planned for 6 this evening. Organizers had hoped to pull it off, but decided early this afternoon to cancel. DavidsonNews.net is the sponsor for the washed out event.
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HAMMERS 2008 calendar
Photographers are invited to submit entries for a 2009 photography calendar to be published as a fund-raiser for the Davidson Housing Coalition’s HAMMERS emergency home repair program. Deadline is May 30. The calendar’s theme will be “Images of Hometowns,” and photos should depict scenes of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville or Mooresville. Thirteen images [...]
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HANS DIESSEL photo
CRISTINA SHAUL photo
The Davidson Farmer’s Market offered residents a preview Saturday morning. Farmers and vendors set up in an area between Town Hall and the rear of Summit Coffee for what organizers described as a “soft opening.” The market, produced with support from Downtown Davidson Inc., officially opens next Saturday, May 3, [...]
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Could this be the town’s newest housing development? This house appeared last weekend on a portion of the Barger Farm, at East Rocky River Road and Davidson-Concord Road, apparently as it was being moved. Property owners Hugh and Brenda Barger (who also writes for DavidsonNews.net) have asked town officials to look into the structure’s strange [...]
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Christy Shi
Christy Shi has been studying the sources of our food supply and the feasibility of eating more locally. She’s the founder of Local Food Club, a group of about 45 families who buy directly from area farms. She talked with DavidsonNews.net’s David Boraks about local food, her buying club and the Davidson Farmer’s Market. [...]
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At Restaurant X this month, Christina Phillips will hand you a menu and a poem.
Read on for the latest in our occasional series capturing scenes from life in our small town. This edition: Restaurant X adds poetry to the menu, a Griffith Street speed trap nets a NASCAR driver, more proof that some of [...]
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