Davidson police are investigating several residential thefts over the past two weeks, one in which a $300 chainsaw was taken from Meadowbrook Lane home where a suspicious person had been seen earlier. In River Run, two newly-installed 25 MPH signs were missing. Meanwhile, a Summers Walk man found that someone had used his Social Security number to file taxes this year. And a woman told police her  personal information had been used to open a Dish Network account in February.  Details on these incidents (along with a tally of the week’s arrests, citations, and traffic enforcement) may be found below. Read the full story

Leland Park lectures about the history of Phi and Eu halls upstairs at Phi Hall Sunday. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Phi and Eu halls are some of the oldest buildings at Davidson College, completed around 1849 and 1850. Although the halls and the societies that built them are no longer at the center of campus life, they are among the most celebrated structures in town. Read the full story

It was a sunny Saturday at Art on the Green in downtown Davidson. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

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Hundreds of visitors strolled among artists’ booths under a bright sun at Art on the Green Saturday in downtown Davidson. Four artists won awards at the event, and they’re among the booths not to miss on Day 2 of the festival Sunday. Meanwhile, the rainy weather has brought cancellation of Sunday night’s first Concert on the Green of the season, which was to have been a performance by the Davidson College Symphony and Jazz Ensemble. Read the full story

Firefighters responded to a several wrecks this week, including one incident at North Main and Beaty streets Monday night that brought injuries, and one on I-77 in which no one was injured. Engine 1 responded to a motorcycle wreck on Catawba Avenue as well, but the driver of the motorcycle left the scene before emergency units arrived. Construction dust at homes on Charden Road and Pine Road triggered smoke detectors that prompted responses from firefighters, as well. Details on these stories and more (along with a tally of the week’s medical calls) may be found below. Read the full story

Phi Hall at Davidson College, off North Main Street, hides in the fog. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net file photo)

Leland Park, the former Davidson College library director, will give a lecture Sunday on the history of the college’s Phi and Eu  halls, two of the oldest buildings on campus which are on the National Register of Historic Places.

The talk will be at 4 p.m. at Phi Hall, 216 N. Main St. It’s sponsored by the Davidson Historical Society. Read the full story

Ben Orroth tries his hand at a pottery wheel with the aid of Davidson potter Melissa Reddick (left) during Friday's April Is for Arts Gallery Crawl on Main Street Davidson. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Main Street was busier than usual Friday night and not because of an influx of youngsters swarming the Village Green. Hundreds of art aficionados strolled along Main Street and South Main Street for the annual April Is for Arts Gallery Crawl. The evening also brought folks downtown for music at Summit Coffee, ice cream, and other treats.

Downtown manager Kim Fleming (left) and Ben & Jerry's manager Karen Toney at Friday's Gallery Crawl. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

A crowd gathered outside Summit Coffee as the crawl began. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Teens who met up downtown Friday night included, from left, Sylvie Stanback, Madeleine Wright, Mary Iris Gray, and Emma Boraks (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Police are investigating two cases in which unknown drivers damaged vehicles in the parking lot of the Davidson Clinic and drove away without leaving contact information or contacting the police. Total damage to the vehicles was estimated at $1,000 each. Elsewhere, a woman’s smart phone was stolen from a bench at the Ada Jenkins Center basketball court, and police are investigating a complaint that a 48-year-old woman threatened a 51-year-old man on Jetton Street. Details on these stories and more (along with a tally of the week’s arrests, citations, and traffic enforcement) may be found below. Read the full story

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Here’s an introduction to an activity some folks in Davidson are getting hooked on: parkour. What is parkour? A sport, an art form?

Stephan Snyder of Davidson, a sophomore in the I.B. program at North Mecklenburg High School, says: “It’s the practice of moving efficiently from point A to point B using vaulting, climbing, and other techniques.” Read the full story