Brandon and Amy Morris of Cornelius, with daughter Taylor, have started The Elements 4 Life on NC 73 in Davidson (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

There are home decor shops and there are landscaping businesses. And then there are businesses like the one Brandon and Amy Morris of Cornelius opened last fall, called The Elements 4 Life Home & Outdoor Living. The new retail store on Davidson-Concord Road, across from the Bradford Store, offers both outdoor design items and gifts, and is a showroom for the couple’s 8-year-old business MINT Landscaping, for Morris Irrigation Nature & Turf. Read the full story

Lauren Blackburn

Lauren Blackburn, a Davidson planner for six years and the planning manager since 2010, is leaving to become director of the new N.C. Department of Transportation Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation. Her last day will be April 20 and she starts her new job April 30.

Here’s an announcement from the Town of Davidson: Read the full story

Fabric covered headboards are an option for adding color.

We are fortunate to have so many choices for beds today. They are vastly different from those at the dawn of civilization. Early beds have been traced back to ancient drawings of Egypt, Greece and Rome. Then, beds were made from stone, metal or wood, onto which animal skins and textiles were thrown. Frequently the frames included decorative inlays, appliques or metal and ivory.

During the 12th century, a big change occurred when beds became enclosed with drapes. Read the full story

The Trump Organization has won approval from property owners to buy The Point Lake and Golf Club in Mooresville, the Trump Organization announced Thursday. Eric Trump, son of real estate mogul Donald Trump, confirmed the deal, The Mecklenburg Times reported.

See previous coverage of The Point.

Kate Gaither and Pat Riley

Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce
Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce members and guests will get a peek at the future when Allen Tate Co. President & COO Pat Riley address a chamber lunch this Thursday about trends and expectations for the Charlotte regional residential real estate market in 2012. Joining Mr. Riley will be Kate Gaither, owner and broker for Newport Properties, who will focus on commercial real estate in the Lake Norman market. Read the full story

The Davidson Planning Board on Monday is scheduled to discuss and vote on  whether to recommend proposed changes affecting the so-called Northeast Quadrant master plan in the Exit 30 area. Also up for discussion and recommendation is a driveway curb cut restriction in Phase 5 of the River Run neighborhood and proposed amendments to Section 9 of the planning ordinance, which affect window transparency on building facades.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Monday at Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. Read the full story