Featured Spotlight Friday Five: Independence celebrations begin, Dive Bar opens, more Concord businesses Mark Plemmons Jun 27, 2025 Jun 27, 2025 Updated Aug 4, 2025 0 There was a big turnout Thursday afternoon for the ribbon-cutting and official opening of the Dive Bar on Church Street. Downtown Concord Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons The summer kicks in high gear this weekend with plenty of music, food and celebrations, and more business is on the way to Downtown Concord.k9am}@] `k^9amkAm|@F?E !=62D2?E x?56A6?56?46 46=63C2E:@?] %96 E@H? @7 |@F?E !=62D2?E 4@?E:?F6D :ED EC25:E:@? @7 36:?8 E96 7:CDE cE9 @7 yF=J^x?56A6?56?46 s2J 46=63C2E:@? :? E96 2C62]k^AmkAm%9:?8D 86E <:4<65 @77 $2EFC52J 2E d A]>] H:E9 E96 E@H?’D x?56A6?56?46 !2C256] xE H:== 36 7@==@H65 3J 2 46=63C2E:@? 2E %@H? w2== !2C<]k^Am Town of Mount Pleasant kAms]y] tC:4 q@H>2? 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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
