Davidson police Sgt. Scott Misenheimer’s home near Salisbury was damaged in a fire last week. But he has a little something to be happy about this week: He is among a group of police officers and public safety volunteers from area towns to be honored Thursday at a Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce lunch in [...]
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Ada Jenkins Center, a regional non-profit community service organization on Davidson’s west side, is seeking a replacement for executive director Jay Laurens. Mr. Laurens, whose last day is Friday, Oct. 3, announced recently he plans to leave after a little more than a year. The center’s board has hired Georgia Krueger, a veteran non-profit executive, [...]
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October is here and the crisp fall weather gives us renewed energy to think about elections. The Mecklenburg County Board of Elections (www.meckboe.org) hopes to have sample ballots at local libraries by this weekend or early next week. Early voting starts Oct. 16. Stop by Davidson Public Library for a sample ballot and study it [...]
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Had enough political ads on television? Just wait. It is not even October! Never thought your Around Davidson correspondent would wish for the return of those tiresome pharmaceutical pitches, but at the moment they would be a welcome relief to the mud slinging!
Davidson, however, has lots of activities to keep us away from the easy chair in front [...]
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This week’s episode of “The Davidson Show,” Davidson College’s student-produced variety show, is now available online.
Season 2, Episode 3 features commentary on the show’s opening sketch, the first installment of “K-Hubb & Friends,” getting lost in the Chambers Building, what the free speech board would be like if it was a student, a rock band [...]
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Davidson native Drew Wilgus, who works as an intern for an architecture firm in Raleigh, has won grand prize in Dwell.com’s Design Your Dwelling international design competition. Mr. Wilgus, a recent UNC Charlotte architecture graduate, was praised for a single-story home near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge that uses salvaged bridge elements. Judges said it [...]
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Davidson independent filmmaker Scott Galloway was in Florida a few years ago working on a project for the Ringling Museum when he was approached by an old circus publicist who wanted his attention.
“Can I show you something?” the fellow asked. He led Mr. Galloway nearby to where the world’s largest miniature circus was under [...]
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Our calendar this week includes important meetings about the proposed Davidson IB School community center project, an election forum with District 1 and at-large candidates for Mecklenburg County Commission Thursday, and an appearance by Def Poetry spoken word artist Amir Sulaiman at the college. Also, the Davidson College football team plays its first home [...]
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An Autumn Family Fest is planned Saturday, Oct. 11, from 3-7 p.m. at Beaver Dam, off Davidson-Concord Road, to help raise money and expand awareness of mothers facing health adversities. The event is organized by friends of Davidson resident Laura Woodall, who was diagnosed in 2006 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
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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
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