Posted on July 29th, 2008 by David Boraks
Singer, guitarist and flutist Kate Minogue emceed her own farewell to Davidson Saturday night, performing several sets of acoustic, folk and Celtic music with a parade of friends and musicians on the patio behind Summit Coffee. The crowd of as many as 120 was one of the largest we’ve ever seen at Summit.
After working in [...]
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Posted on July 26th, 2008 by Emmaline Harvey
Carolyn Leech (left), Robert Haulbrook and Glynnis O’Donoghue listen for the great tenor Tito Morelli in “Lend Me a Tenor.” (David Boraks photo
BY EMMALINE HARVEY
DavidsonNews.net
“Lend Me A Tenor,” the latest offering from Davidson Community Players, surprised me in many ways. It is not a musical, as one might assume from the title. It is [...]
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Posted on July 4th, 2008 by Robert Maier
Free Speech. The best thing I like about DavidsonNews.net, is that it allows everyone an opportunity to say their piece. So in celebration of Independence Day, and the rights it stands for, I would like to congratulate DavidsonNews.net on the truly patriotic mission it has undertaken. It represents the best possibilities of technology and the [...]
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Posted on June 21st, 2008 by Emmaline Harvey
Little women: (from left) Amanda Roberge (Amy), Kathryn Withers (Meg), Kim Baysinger (Marmee), Lisa Smith (Jo), and Suzanne Lenz (Beth). (Bill Giduz photo)
BY EMMALINE HARVEY
DavidsonNews.net
Fans of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel will have a ball at the Davidson Community Players musical performance of “Little Women, the Musical” this month. The show retains all the basics of [...]
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Posted on June 12th, 2008 by Brenda Barger
Wayne Stowe (left) and Jerry Cline
It’s been six months since Stowe’s Exxon closed its doors so DavidsonNews.net decided it was time to check in on Wayne Stowe and his son-in-law, Jerry Cline. A stop at Cline Auto & Tire Inc. - Jerry’s shop now - on Route 115 north of Mt. Mourne is well worth [...]
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Posted on June 9th, 2008 by David Boraks
Christopher Record (upper left) photographed 27 Davidson people for his project “Faces of Davidson.” Click the image to go to his website; just click on “Faces of Davidson” on the left menu.
What is the face of Davidson? For Chris and Betsy Record, it’s a diverse parade of personalities from all walks of life – public [...]
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Posted on May 17th, 2008 by Rodney Graham
The most telling moment of Town Manager Leamon Brice’s overview of the budget last Tuesday came when he described the Town board’s reaction to his initial budget, which contained a four-cent (per $100 valuation) increase in property taxes. “That’s too much!” he was told. (See May 14, 2008, “Manager’s proposal: Bonds for big needs”)
Given [...]
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Posted on January 26th, 2008 by Robert Lee
Yesterday I vowed to stop watering my lawn, turn off the artificial river in my backyard, and not run my clothes washer once for each sock that I put in it. Today I went out and checked the level of Lake Norman. Still dropping. What’s going on? Everyone is conserving. Why is it dropping so [...]
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Posted on December 21st, 2007 by David Boraks
A milestone, but still an experiment
David Boraks is a longtime journalist and founder of DavidsonNews.net.
Hard to believe it’s been a year since we started DavidsonNews.net. I’m not much for big celebrations, but as my colleague Laurie Dennis notes, this one’s worth celebrating. And what a year it has been. READ MORE>
Reinventing local news online
Laurie [...]
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Posted on November 29th, 2007 by David Boraks
Rodney Graham is a resident of the New Neighborhood in Old Davidson and a local developer and homebuilder.
It’s a good time to be a tree in Davidson. Unfortunately, it’s not such a great time to be a police officer, firefighter, military serviceman, school teacher, or any of the other noble professionals who typically occupy what [...]
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