Cornelius
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Parks Automotive has acquired Lake Norman Chrysler
Jan. 19. By Dave Yochum. The Parks Automotive Group, with Audi, BMW, Buick, Chevrolet and Ford stores from Richmond, Va. to Spartanburg, SC, is acquiring a brand they don’t have—Chrysler. Robin and Jack Salzman, long-time fixtures in the Lake Norman business community, yesterday sold Lake Norman Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and Gastonia Chrysler Dodge Jeep […]
Personal finance: The cost of smoking
Jan. 18. Smoking can burn a nasty hole through your wallet. With the economic and societal costs of smoking totaling more than $600 billion per year, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on The Real Cost of Smoking by State. To encourage the estimated 34.2 million tobacco users in the U.S. to kick the […]
