Featured Friday Five: A learn to swim company and other new businesses Mark Plemmons Aug 26, 2022 Aug 26, 2022 Updated Aug 26, 2022 0 The Corner Crust moved into the Oak Avenue building where Pizza Hut had been in downtown Kannapolis. Mark Plemmons, Independent Tribune Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons There are so many new businesses popping up that it’s hard to keep up with. Let’s look at a few this week.kAm}@] `k^AmkAmp ?6H DH:>>:?8 D49@@= 4@>:?8] ~?6 @7 E96 >@C6 :?E6C6DE:?8 ?6H 3FD:?6DD6D :D q:8 q=F6 $H:> $49@@=[ H9:49 :D 4@>:?8 E@ E96 r@?4@C5 |:==D 2C62 2?5 E@ D@FE9 r92C=@EE6]k^AmkAmq:8 q=F6 $H:> $49@@=[ @?6 @7 E96 4@F?ECJ’D 72DE6DE\8C@H:?8 7C2?49:D6D :? E96 Sbq =62C?\E@\DH:> :?5FDECJ[ 2??@F?46D A=2?D E@ @A6? EH@ D49@@=D :? E96 D64@?5 BF2CE6C @7a_ab]k^Am kAmuC2?49:D6 A2CE?6CD (@@5J p=A6C? 2?5 v6CCJ q6?;2>:? 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Friday Five: Two new restaurants, Panda Fest, lawncare and acting broke Mark Plemmons' Friday Five includes: Two new restaurants, Panda Fest, ELK's war on litter, a new app for lawncare and an odd list about how p…
As drought worsens Concord asks customers to conserve water The city of Concord, along with communities throughout the region, is asking residents to voluntarily conserve water, effective immediately.
Commissioners Notebook: Board discusses opioid settlement funds; revisions to Emergency Operations Plan CONCORD– Cabarrus County Commissioners will hold their monthly Regular Meeting on Monday, April 20, at the Cabarrus County Government Center i…
Buying a home in Concord costs far more than renting, a new study finds For many Concord residents weighing whether to rent or buy, the math is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
NC facing 'wild west' crossroads with cannabis usage, regulations Gov. Josh Stein established the council on the caanabis industry in large part out of concern that "our state’s unregulated cannabis market to…
