Featured Spotlight Friday Five: Three new restaurants, an older one closes, and the war on litter continues Mark Plemmons Jul 18, 2025 Jul 18, 2025 Updated Jul 18, 2025 0 1 of 3 Christenbury Village is taking shape with three new restaurants announced. Lowe’s Food, Fleet Feet and a number of businesses are already open there. MPV Properties Another group picture of the volunteers. ELK photo Another before and after photo shows another area cleaned up. ELK photo Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons Three new restaurants were recently announced and a longtime favorite closed. 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Friday Five: Luxury apartments, skyrocketing home prices, shagging a restaurant and summer kids program Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes: A 7-story apartment/mixed-use building in Kannapolis is preleasing; Concord home prices have more than d…
Friday Five: New McDonald's, deli, changes at Concord Mills and more Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes: Kannapolis Girls Who Walk event, litter pickup and Elk scholarship, JD Sports at Concord Mills, and more.
Friday Five: Burrage Road construction, historical program, a rant and fun Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes: Burrage Road is getting more homes and a church; Historic Cabarrus continues its History Talks series; se…
Tom Campbell: Do we want NC to be a one-party state? Tom Campbell looks at the political makeup of North Carolina.
Mike Ruffin: Confession is good for the soul The Rev. Mike Ruffin points out that the old "Confession is good for the soul" leaves out part of the Proverb: "Open confession is good for the soul."
Iran says it will stop negotiating with the US, completely block the Strait of Hormuz, citing ceasefire violations
Iran says it will stop negotiating with the US, completely block the Strait of Hormuz, citing ceasefire violations
