Posted on July 10th, 2008 by David Boraks
Property owner Tim Mayes and Charlotte developer Peter Pappas asked the Town Board Tuesday, July 8, to delay a much-anticipated rezoning vote affecting 80-acres of property the Mayes family owns off Davidson-Concord Road, near N.C. 73. Listen as they explain the request and state their concerns about open space requirements and transportation issues. (Click the [...]
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Posted on June 27th, 2008 by David Boraks
Benjamin Roe
Davidson College’s classical music radio station WDAV-FM announced this week that Benjamin Roe will become the new general manager on July 1, replacing Kim Hodgson, who is retiring. The latest edition of DavidsonNews.net’s “4-minute interview” audio series is an edited version of Mr. Roe’s remarks after he was introduced at the station on Tuesday. [...]
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Posted on May 30th, 2008 by David Boraks
Rev. Simmons
The Rev.Lib McGregor Simmons will be installed Sunday, June 1, at 3 p.m. as the new pastor at Davidson College Presbyterian Church. Rev. Simmons grew up on a farm in South Carolina, graduated from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga., and received her master of divinity degree at Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta. She [...]
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Posted on May 23rd, 2008 by David Boraks
Dave Martin
Dave Martin is chair of the town’s Natural Assets Stakeholders Committee, also known as the Greenprint Committee. A Davidson College economics professor and board member of Davidson Lands Conservancy, he talked with DavidsonNews.net’s David Boraks about the committee’s work identifying the town’s important trees and other natural assets and how the town hopes to [...]
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Posted on April 25th, 2008 by David Boraks
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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Posted on April 5th, 2008 by David Boraks
Davidson President Tom Ross
Davidson College’s basketball success has brought exposure that money can’t buy, to borrow a phrase from college President Tom Ross. DavidsonNews.net’s David Boraks talked with both President Ross and Stacey Schmeidel, the college’s communications director, about what all the attention means for the college, admissions, and more.
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Posted on March 13th, 2008 by David Boraks
Tonya Clay is a visiting artist at Davidson College whose exhibit “Tonya J. Clay: Mindscapes in a MultiPlied Moment” opens with a reception tonight (Thursday, March 13) at 7 p.m. at the college’s Belk Visual Art Center. DavidsonNews.net editor David Boraks talked to her about her multi-layered work, her time in Davidson, and how she [...]
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Posted on February 29th, 2008 by David Boraks
Davidson Express: back from left, Tony Hoover, David Conner, John Wertheimer; front Cameron Swallow and Sherman Campbell. (DAVID BORAKS photo)
Davidson Express may be one of the best kept secrets on the Lake Norman music scene. This bluegrass and folk outfit includes Cameron Swallow on guitar, Sherman Campbell on fiddle, David Conner on banjo, Tony [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2008 by David Boraks
Rev. Amy Ciceron has been pastor of Reeves Temple A.M.E. Zion Church on Watson Street since July 2006. Rev. Ciceron talked recently with DavidsonNews.net’s Laurie Dennis about how she got to Reeves Temple and what it took during her first year to help the congregation regain a sense of pride. She also discussed what [...]
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Posted on January 25th, 2008 by David Boraks
Anthony S. “Tony” Abbott is a poet, novelist and the Dana Professor of English emeritus at Davidson College. Lately he’s been out promoting his latest novel, “The Three Great Secret Things,” which has won critics’ praise. He talked recently with DavidsonNews.net’s David Boraks about life in Davidson, his writing, and what he’s working on next. [...]
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