10109 Northcross Center Ct. (Staples shopping center)
Huntersville, NC
(704) 766-1500
Sunday-Thursday: 11am-10pm
Friday-Saturday: 11am-11am
www.donatos.com

(Chicken wings, burgers, soups, salads, Mexican and brews)
8700 Sam Furr Road (across from Birkdale Village)
Huntersville, NC 28078
tacomac.com/locations/huntersville/
704-897-1315
Open daily, 11am to 2am

Scuppernongs are a large muscadine grape, and make a great jelly. (Katie Lovett/DavidsonNews.net)

By KATIE LOVETT
DavidsonNews.net

Growing up in Wilmington, N.C. I considered my backyard the best place in the entire world. Sure, the giant rope swing and playhouse Grandpa built by hand lent a pretty significant wow factor for a six-year-old. But my favorite backyard activity came every September and October when the grapevine began to sag under the weight of ripe golden scuppernongs. Read the full story

Davidson College Food Club members serving at "People, Power, Pork" included, from left, Adrian Muoio, Jenn Burns, and Abbey Thibeault. (Katie Lovett/DavidsonNews.net)

By KATIE LOVETT
DavidsonNews.net

As the sun disappeared and the air began to chill Saturday night, Davidson College students gathered behind Vail Commons Dining Hall for a free meal – a locally-sourced barbeque dinner. Dubbed “Power, People, Pork,” the meal encouraged diners to think critically about the modern food system. Read the full story

David will wear this hat, and Lederhosen, in a fund-raiser for Ada Jenkins Center at Flatiron Kitchen Thursday night. (Christina Ritchie Rogers/DavidsonNews.net)

Join us for Octoberfest at Flatiron Kitchen Thursday night, Oct. 6, 8-10 p.m., where David Boraks of DavidsonNews.net and CorneliusNews.net will be guest-bartending in this hat — and Lederhosen. (That’s leather fancy pants, for all you English-only types.) Just picture him in Lederhosen. What a sight! Come poke fun, poke fun, take his picture – and feed the tip jar.

All tips go to the Ada Jenkins Center, a regional community services center on Davidson’s West Side. Flatiron Kitchen + Taphouse is at 215 S. Main St. in downtown Davidson.

By KATIE LOVETT

Kristie Middleton

Monday – it comes around every week, whether we like it or not. We grudgingly leave behind weekend relaxation mode and plan for the busy days ahead. For a growing number of Americans, Monday marks more than just the beginning of another week of work, school and carpools: It’s “Meatless Monday.”

Meatless Monday is a trend taking hold across the United States that can have many benefits, according to Kristie Middleton of the Humane Society of the United Sates, who spoke Sunday night at Davidson College.

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