Cornelius

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$3,800,000_17605 Spinnakers Reach Dr., Cornelius

Hot Properties: Million-dollar deals

May 9.  Recent home sales over $1 million $3,800,000 Robert & Louann Larson to MM Home NC, 17605 Spinnakers Reach Drive, Cornelius. $1,775,000 Bart & Danielle Bruchok to Bryan & Anna Hunt, 15823 Heath Aster Way, Davidson $1,750,000 Ryan Nibbe to Joseph & Natalia Popper, 13410 Davidson Park Drive, Davidson. $1,650,000 Matthew & Rachel Littlejohn […]

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Cheers! Bin 110 growing with much more than wine

May 5. By TL Bernthal. Since Bin 110 owner Andy Upchurch opened his upscale nightspot on West Catawba Avenue 5 and a half years ago, “the growth of the business has been incredible.” And likely to keep growing as Upchurch is taking over the space next door left vacant when On the Roxx moved down […]

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Handel’s grand opening: Free ice cream for the first 50 guests on April 6, plus win free pints

April 5. Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream  is bringing their flavors to Cornelius, with a grand opening party starts Thursday, April 6, and goes to Saturday, April 8. Expect entertainment, raffles for free pints, face painting, balloon art, and more. The local Handel’s is kicking off its grand opening celebration with the first 50 guests receiving […]

New England Lobster Nachos. Photo | Monica Galloway

From icy to hot:  Davidson Ice House will become Hot Mess

April 4.  Long-time friends and restaurant veterans Jennifer Brulé, owner/chef of Davidson Ice House which closed last December, and Robert Maynard, CEO of Won Life Holdings and co-founder and CEO of Famous Toastery, have partnered in a new culinary venture they say Davidson has needed. The pair has turned the old Davidson Ice House space […]

Port City Club | Photo Port City Club Facebook page

It’s official: Chef David Burke to take over operations at Port City Club

March 31. The owner of Port City Club and David Burke Hospitality Management, the restaurant management and consulting company, officially announced a multi-year agreement for internationally acclaimed chef David Burke to take over the operations of Port City Club. The 13,500-square-foot, 350-seat restaurant on Lake Norman, will be rebranding as Port City Club by David […]

Cornelius is getting a new bank branch, this one on Bailey Road

March 28. By Dave Yochum. Cornelius is getting another: a) Bank b) Bank c) Bank You guessed bank, right? When ServisFirst Bank opens on Bailey Road a half block from Hwy. 21 later this spring, it will be the 15th bank branch located in Cornelius. The new branch is a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares, a […]

Entrepreneurs: Coffee shop with bakery anchors growing chain

By TL Bernthal. Sean Flynn has the entrepreneurial spirit. He’s half of the Cornelius team that opened Main Street Bakery & Coffee on West Catawba Avenue this week. It’s a soft opening to work out any kinks and get a handle on foot traffic. It’s the fifth shop for Sean and Kalea Flynn, who live […]

The HomeSense in Cornelius opens tomorrow.

Retail report: HomeSense opens tomorrow; musical chairs in Birkdale Village

March 22. [Updated March 23] By TL Bernthal. HomeSense will open 8 am Thursday, March 23, in Cornelius. The store will sell furniture, rugs, decor and wall art, lamps and other lighting, kitchen and dining items, and organizational solutions such as for storage. The store replaces Stein Mart, which closed, making room for HomeSense and […]

Embezzler gets 30 months in prison after nabbing $775K

Feb. 24. By Dave Yochum. When Will Vulcano, 66, the owner of a successful trucking company, passed away in October of 2019, Benjamin Padua Jr. of Huntersville had already begun embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from The Peninsula resident and the company Vulcano owned. But Padua, the senior financial officer of Carrier Transicold Mid-Atlantic, […]

David Keith and Jim Combs announce chamber consolidation

Once divided, now re-united: Chambers of commerce merge

Feb. 8. By TL Bernthal. The Huntersville Connection, formerly known as the Huntersville Chamber of Commerce,  and the Cornelius-based Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce have consolidated. The move was under consideration and negotiation by the two boards  since December 2021. Jim Combs, the 2022 president of the Huntersville group and now a member of the […]