Posted on October 15th, 2008 by David Boraks
There’s a new angel at South Main Square. It’s an eight-foot steel sculpture named “Grace,” overlooking the parking lot and South Main Street/Highway 115, in front of Ultimate Salon.
This public artwork by artist Philip Williams will be formally unveiled Thursday during a Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce “Business After Hours” reception.
THURSDAY AFTER WORK
The Lake Norman [...]
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Posted on October 8th, 2008 by David Boraks
Davidson College archivist Jan Blodgett will lead a free program on “Pages from Davidson’s Past” Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Davidson public library branch, on the Village Green. Ms. Blodgett will share documents and images from our town’s past. Participants are invited to bring their own documents, stories and questions. It’s free, but registration [...]
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Posted on September 18th, 2008 by David Boraks
CELEBRATE DAVIDSON’S ‘LIVING ROOM’
Summit Coffee celebrates its 10th birthday with an anniversary party Saturday, Sept. 20, 6-11 p.m., at the shop, 128 S. Main St.
They’ll have beer specials, giveaways, free food, and live music by Summit regulars The Rick Spreitzer Band and Billy Jones and The Pocket. Proceeds benefit Davidson Lands Conservancy.
Web: www.summitcoffee.com
By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net
For [...]
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Posted on September 2nd, 2008 by Laurie Dennis
The name “Woods Hall” will have a special meaning to Davidson residents when the new building is dedicated Friday at Woodlawn School. The building will house Woodlawn’s upper school and will be named for James Baker Woods III, a soldier from Davidson killed in action during the Vietnam War.
See below for more on the dedication [...]
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Posted on July 25th, 2008 by David Boraks
Planning director Kris Krider talks about possible traffic flows during a walking tour of the Metrolina Warehouse site with residents, town officials and developers Wednesday night. (David Boraks photo)
A mixed-use development proposed for the Metrolina Warehouse site at Jackson and Depot streets downtown could create new ties between downtown and the West Side by bringing [...]
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Posted on June 18th, 2008 by David Boraks
Workers are renovating the former Bill’s Anchor Grill on Hwy. 115. (David Boraks photo)
Bill’s Anchor Grill, a popular hangout on Highway 115 just north of the Iredell County line, is being revived by a new owner who says he wants to bring back the grill’s tradition of a basic meal at a modest price.
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Posted on January 8th, 2008 by Laurie Dennis
‘Around Davidson’ column has 50 years of history
BY LAURIE DENNIS
DavidsonNews.net
It is, in some respects, an unfathomable transformation. What began as handwritten scraps of paper assembled into articles for a weekly newspaper is about to be transformed into online postings that can be read anywhere in the world. “Around Davidson,” a society column that dates to [...]
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Posted on November 13th, 2007 by David Boraks
Commissioners also declare Ada Jenkins
Center ‘historic’ and agree to seek
financing for Parks & Rec building
The Davidson Town Board on Tuesday approved a plan to use a portion of future tax revenues from a designated area along rail lines to fund the proposed North Corridor Commuter Rail Project. The board also approved a historic designation [...]
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Posted on October 22nd, 2007 by David Boraks
The monthly Town Board work session is Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, with an agenda that includes discussions of affordable housing deed restrictions, animal control, the town’s aging task force and the proposed 7-story Meeting Place retail and office project off Exit 30. Also on the calendar this week are a public workshop [...]
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Posted on September 27th, 2007 by Laurie Dennis
Church members dedicated this cross and cornerstone from the former Lorimer Street Chapel as part of Sunday’s 50th anniversary celebration.
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church has had much to celebrate lately. First the arrival of a new rector, then the debut of a new weekly Saturday evening Celtic service. Sunday the congregation marked 50 years [...]
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