The Davidson Planning Board holds its monthly meeting Monday, April 30, with an agenda that includes a discussion and recommendation on proposed changes to the town’s development review process. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at Davidson Town Hall, 216 S. Main St., Davidson. Read the full story

Regina Andrew coffee table.

This year’s spring High Point Furniture Market was filled with some exciting new pieces. In fact there were so many new introductions of furniture and lighting that I will focus on the furniture in this article and cover lighting in the next article.

Regina Andrew showed a novel concept for a coffee table which is pictured at right. It is a round table of metal and a pearl-like inset top. But what is so unusual is that the top can appear to be one coffee table but it also easily slides apart to make 6 smaller accent tables. This feature would be very attractive to have when you entertain your family and friends since it allows you to provide many more surfaces to put beverages or food on. Read the full story

Allen Tate Realtors will open a new Huntersville office on Tuesday, April 24, with a reception that includes a food drive to benefit the Angels & Sparrows soup kitchen in Huntersville and the Loaves & Fishes food pantry at Davidson’s Ada Jenkins Center. Read the full story

Speakers ranging from former EPA administrator Carol Browner and Duke Energy CEO James Rogers to former World Bank chief Paul Wolfowitz and retired Bank of America CEO Hugh McColl will appear at the Urban Land’s Institute’s 2012 Spring Meeting in Charlotte May 8-10.  They’ll be speaking on a variety of land-use and real estate related topics. Read the full story

Florida McCauley watched as volunteers worked on her Smithville Lane home. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Nancy Lingle and Tim Wells got ready to paint the porch at Annie Gaston's home on South Hill Street. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

CORNELIUS – Four homeowners in the Smithville neighborhood got help with landscaping and repairs during the 4th annual Realtors Care Day on Friday.

“I just don’t know what to say. It helps a whole lot,” said Florida McCauley, who watched as a crew painted trim, tidied her Smithville Lane yard, painted trim, installed gutters and stained a two-year-old back deck. Read the full story

Town of Davidson
The Town of Davidson is offering a one-day-only truckload sale of Earth Machine Backyard Compost Bins and SYSTERN Rain Barrels on Saturday April 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the side/police parking lot at Town Hall.
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