Posted on 09 May 2013. Tags: Cornelius, groceries, harris teeter, planning, publix
A Florida developer has filed plans with the Cornelius Planning Department to demolish part of the Magnolia Plaza shopping center off West Catawba Avenue and construct what town officials say will be a Publix supermarket. See the full story on CorneliusNews.net.
Posted in Business, Cornelius, food, Planning & Development
Posted on 07 May 2013. Tags: Cornelius, Davidson, hot lanes, Huntersville, I-77, lake norman transportation commission, Mooresville, red line regional rail project
The Lake Norman Regional Transportation Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 6:30pm at the Cornelius Town Hall, with a focus on transportation planning in the NC 73 corridor through the region. Read the full story
Posted in Calendar, Cornelius, Environment, Huntersville, Living with Growth, Mooresville, Transportation
Posted on 28 April 2013. Tags: Antiquity, Cornelius, power outage, sinkhole
A sinkhole on Old Canal Street in the Antiquity neighborhood east of downtown Cornelius widened Sunday night, leading to a power outage that threw the neighborhood into darkness. See the story on CorneliusNews.net.
Posted in Cornelius, Fire calls, Public safety, Traffic alerts
Posted on 26 April 2013. Tags: Antiquity, Cornelius, grocery, harris teeter, planning, real estate
The long-planned commercial phase of the Antiquity Cornelius development in downtown Cornelius is about to get a big kick-start, with the construction of a grocery story and two other retail buildings near the neighborhood entrance on NC 115. See the full story on CorneliusNews.net.
Posted in Business, Cornelius, Downtown & old Davidson, Planning & Development
Posted on 17 April 2013. Tags: Cornelius, exit 28, I-77, truck accident, wreck
Two tractor-trailers wrecked around 5am Wednesday on I-77 northbound south of Exit 28 in Cornelius, injuring one driver and backing up northbound traffic to Charlotte. The accident briefly closed the highway, but the left lane was reopened at around 5:30, according to Huntersville Fire Department. STORY & PHOTOS on CorneliusNews.net.
Posted in Cornelius, Fire calls, Huntersville, Police Blotter, Traffic alerts
Posted on 15 April 2013. Tags: boston marathon, Cornelius, Davidson, Davidson and the World, Public safety
More than two dozen Lake Norman area runners were in Boston for Monday’s 117th Boston Marathon, which was cut short by two deadly explosions. We’ve heard from a several local runners, including a Cornelius town commissioner, who report that they and other local entrants they know are OK. But they echoed the news reports of chaos at the scene. Read the full story
Posted in Beyond Davidson, Cornelius, Davidson and the World, Huntersville, Mooresville, Public safety, Sports
Posted on 22 March 2013. Tags: Cornelius, gayle shomer, photography, Photos, quiet moments, small biz spotlight

LaToya Stevens used recycled materials for a spring window at FiFi’s in Cornelius. (Gayle Shomer/DavidsonNews.net)
At the intersection of fashion and design is FiFi’s Fine Resale in Cornelius. Selling used apparel, the perfect recycling balance takes place and LaToya Stevens is one of the visionaries.
Stevens, the new creative director at Fifi’s, spent 3-4 hours making the window display using recycled materials.
“I’m the type of person that I just pick up things and start creating. I’m good at improvising with what I have”, says Stevens.
The flowers are built with recycled materials that she spray-painted. The dress emerged from leftover tissue paper and old donated newspapers. Read the full story
Posted in Business, Cornelius, People, Photos, Small business spotlight
Posted on 12 February 2013. Tags: Cornelius, Police Blotter
Cornelius police are investigating a death this morning in the parking lot at Oakhurst, off Bailey and Statesville roads. See the story on CorneliusNews.net.
Posted in Cornelius, Police Blotter