Posted on 21 September 2012. Tags: beer, calendar, craft beer, galway hooker, lake norman beerfest, nates notes
This coming Saturday is one of my favorite events of the year – Lake Norman Beerfest at Kenton Place. This is the 3rd annual event festival and much like the other events that Chris Boukedes from The Galway Hooker organizes, the crowd consistently grows year over year. (Read Nate Davis’s preview in The GUIDE on CorneliusNews.net)
Posted in Business, Calendar, Cornelius, Huntersville
Posted on 02 May 2012. Tags: Business, craft beer, davidson beverage co., small biz spotlight

John Baker owns Davidson Beverage Co., in South Main Square. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net
John Baker didn’t seek out his career change, it came to him. After a 2010 downsizing at the media distributor where he worked, he decided to turn his taste for beer into a business: Davidson Beverage Co.
The specialty wine and craft beer store opens this week in South Main Square, 442 S. Main St. in Davidson. Mr. Baker has taken over the former MasterWorks School of the Arts space. (MasterWorks moved to a smaller space nearby.) Read the full story
Posted in Business, Cornelius, Downtown & old Davidson, food, Huntersville, Mooresville, Small business spotlight, South Main Street