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MUMPO Delegates Unanimously OK I-77 HOT Lanes Project

David Boraks — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:58:33 +0000

The Mecklenburg Union Metropolitan Planning Organization voted unanimously Wednesday night to add the N.C. DOT’s proposed I-77 widening project to the region’s long-range transportation plan and priority list. The vote was uneventful, but the meeting wasn’t, as toll opponents packed a meeting room in the Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center continuing their fight against the widening project.

Davidson Confirms Move To Atlantic 10 Conference

Andrew Wilkins/DavidsonNews.net — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:33:18 +0000

Davidson College officials confirmed Wednesday what has been rumored for weeks, that most Wildcats’ sports teams will leave the Southern Conference for the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year.

As Officials Explain I-77 Toll Plan, Critics Keep Asking Why

David Boraks — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:56:10 +0000

More than 100 residents packed a meeting room in Mooresville Wednesday night, many holding signs protesting the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s plan for High Occupancy Toll Lanes, or HOT Lanes, on I-77 from Charlotte north to Mooresville.

25 Years Of Christmas In Davidson, Celebrating Community

David Boraks — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:08:26 +0000

Christmas in Davidson started out 25 years ago as an extra night of shopping at Main Street businesses, but it’s always been something much more for local merchants and residents.

Even that first year, despite its origins as a shopping promotion, there was a sense of community, recalls Elaine McArn, owner of the Needlecraft Center on North Main Street. “It was low-key, but even then it had a really good feel to it,” she said.

Davidson College Gets Biggest Gift Ever

David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:16:03 +0000

Davidson College has received its largest gift ever, $45 million from the Duke Endowment that college officials say will be used to “transform the academic heart of the campus.” The money will pay for renovations to a half-dozen campus buildings beginning next year, as well as a new science building.

DavidsonNews.net: World Of Opera Host Under Fire For Protest Role

David Boraks, DavidsonNews.net — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Controversy has erupted this week over a public radio music announcer's involvement with protests in Washington related to the Occupy Wall Street movement, and there's a Davidson angle. Lisa Simeone is the free-lance host of NPR's "World of Opera," which is produced at Davidson-based classical music station WDAV-FM. As of Thursday midday, she still had that job, though she was fired from another contract gig at Washington's WAMU-FM. Ms. Simeone, a longtime NPR announcer who lives in Baltimore, is now a free-lancer.