Business
Boutique opens in Birkdale Village
May 30. Girl Tribe Co. – the boutique and graphic tee company based in Charlotte – opened its new location in Birkdale Village over the Memorial Day weekend. Co-founders and friends Carrie Barker and Sarah Baucom launched Girl Tribe in 2014 and it has grown to multiple locations. They operated Girl Supply in Birkdale Village […]
House hits the market at $7 million
May 28. A five-bedroom house at the end of Bethelwood Lane has hit the market for $7 million. The lakefront home, which has sunset views, was listed by Ben Bowen of Premier Sotheby’s International in Cornelius. Built in 2015, the five-bath home is assessed at $4.6 million, according to Mecklenburg County tax records, which indicate […]
LKN Chamber votes to support Lagoona Bay development in Huntersville
May 25. By Dave Yochum. The Lake Norman Chamber has come out in favor of Jake Palillo’s plan for an $800 million development that includes million-dollar homes, a hotel and a 10-acre freshwater lagoon on Hwy. 73 in Huntersville. The project comes before the Huntersville Town Board June 5. The upscale development on 263 acres […]
Suffolk Punch Brewing coming to Birkdale
May 22. Suffolk Punch Brewing will open in Birkdale Village early next year in an already iconic two-story structure across from Fox & Hound and the old Corkscrew space. Sitting directly on The Grove, its rooftop bar will face the new big screen and concert area. Seth Stidham, co-owner and COO of Suffolk Punch Brewing, […]
NC April jobless rate improves slightly from March
May 19. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.4 percent from March’s revised rate. The national rate also decreased 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.4 percent. But the NC unemployment rate was 0.1 of a percentage point higher than a year ago. The number of people employed increased 16,200 over the […]
Brixx open in new Birkdale spot; more stores coming
May 18. By TL Bernthal. Brixx Wood Fired Pizza moved down the street and has opened in its new spot near the movie theater — and more parking is nearby. Brixx was open last weekend in the old Qdoba space. The old Brixx space will be the home of Foxcroft Wine Co., expected to open […]
Local firm lands 2 awards from American Association of Political Consultants
May 17. RepublicanAds, a self-service digital advertising platform launched by Huntersville resident Andy Yates, has won several Pollie Awards from the non-partisan American Association of Political Consultants. The awards include: Gold — Best Ad Technology For their work on Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s campaign. He used RepublicanAds.com to run 23 campaigns with a […]
LKN Chamber will host discussion with 3 Asian business leaders May 23
May 16. The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce will celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a special Lunch n’ Learn Tuesday, May 23. The panel discussion, part of the Chamber’s Diversity program will feature three Asian business leaders, including Dr. John Chen, chair of the Carolinas Asian American Chamber of Commerce. The […]
John Kepner to chair oldest association of independently owned funeral homes
May 14. John Kepner, CEO of Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home, is the new chairman of the board of Selected Independent Funeral Homes, the world’s oldest association of independently owned funeral homes. Selected membership has been a long-standing tradition in the Kepner family. “It feels good to be selected as Board Chair. It’s been in my family […]
D9 is one of 12 NC prizewinners in brewing competition
May 12. D9 Brewing in Cornelius won a bronze medal in the World Beer Cup in Nashville. Twelve other North Carolina brewers won prizes in “The Olympics of Beer Competitions.” Four were from the Charlotte area. D9 won the bronze for its “German Chocolate Cake Imperial Stout” with coconut, chocolate and pecans. Background The Brewers […]
