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If you’ve tried to find a parking space at the Davidson Post Office lately, you may have driven away disappointed.

In connection with the Royal Shakespeare Co.’s residency at Davidson College this month, the college’s Belk Visual Arts Center is celebrating another aspect of British culture - the contributions of contemporary artists.

A pair of meetings dealing with planning and growth are on the agenda in Davidson this week.
The Davidson Planning Board meets Monday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. in Town Hall to hear a presentation on a master plan for Davidson Bay, Phase II. Davidson Bay is a development off Beaty Street. The plan includes […]

Davidson College men’s basketball coach Bob McKillop won his 300th career victory Saturday night as his team defeated Western Carolina, 79-59, at home in Belk Arena.
Freshman Stephen Curry scored 25 points to lead the Wildcats, who raised their record to 18 wins and 4 losses overall this season, 9-1 in the Southern Conference. Davidson plays […]

The Davidson Parks & Recreation Department is offering a variety of new classes for kids and adults this winter and spring.
For kids, the department offers cooking and art classes as well as programs on those dreaded teacher workdays when you have to find an activity for your little ones. Among the more interesting programs will […]

Singin’ at the Summit - Davidson’s own Main Street coffee shop has two free concerts this weekend, both starting at 8 p.m. Friday will feature the house band, The Pocket, which has Summit owner Tim Helfrich on the drums. Saturday the mike will switch to award-winning Charlotte folksinger and songwriter Rick Sprietzer, teaming […]

Area artists are being sought to show and sell their work at Davidson’s second annual Art on the Green Festival April 14 and 15.
Downtown Davidson Inc. sponsors the free event, which is part of the April for Arts and Culture Celebration in north Mecklenburg. Besides Davidson, other events are planned in Cornelius and Huntersville.
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Several stories with Davidson angles appeared in today’s (Jan. 25, 2007) Charlotte Observer Neighbors section:
First, the paper reports on how the Charlotte Area Transit System is taking a new approach to wooing Iredell County’s participation in the proposed $261 million commuter rail project north from Charlotte - suggesting two-way service might be possible sooner than […]

Traffic makes its way through a sea of barrels between the roundabouts on Griffith Street.
Roundabout completion delayed again; students discuss it on Facebook.com
Town officials say bad weather has delayed the expected completion date of the second roundabout on Griffith Street by about a month, to the end of February.
Officials had said at the Jan. 9 […]

Mecklenburg County Water Quality inspectors have issued Notices of Violation (NOV) for environmental problems at several construction sites near Exit 30.
The Town Board heard residents’ complaints at its Jan. 9 meeting about problems with runoff from the sites. At the town’s request, an environmental specialist from Mecklenburg County Water Quality inspected the sites earlier this […]