Hey Friends: It’s Autism Awareness Month again and the local chapter of the Autism Society of NC is holding its annual Autism Aware Fare all over Mecklenburg County this Tuesday, April 21.  All you have to do is visit a participating restaurant and eat!  

Participating restaurants, including Summit Coffee in Davidson, will donate a percentage of the day’s sales to the chapter.   Read the full story

Ben & Jerry’s press release

An annual rite of spring – Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day – returns on Tuesday, April 21, from noon until 8 p.m. at Ben & Jerry’s locations in Davidson and throughout the world. Here in Davidson, staff will donate their tips that day to North Mecklenburg Animal Rescue, and customers can help by donating items the shelter needs. Read the full story

A pancake supper is planned Sunday, March 29, 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Toast Cafe in Davidson to raise money for Davidson College’s field hockey and volleyball teams. It’s all-you-can-eat, and tickets are $8 in advance at the Alvarez College Union, $10 at the door. Toast is at 101 N. Main St.

T1 Tapas restaurant in Huntersville will be hosting a New Orleans Style Wine Dinner on March 24 at 7 p.m. Chef Brad MacFiggen will prepare a five-course dinner of French and Cajun food matched with wines from the Loire Valley in France.

The cost is $45 dollars per person plus tax and gratuity. Reservations must be made by March 22. T1 Tapas is located in Birkdale Village, at 8625-C Lindholm Drive. Call (704) 895-4373 for more information.