Friday Five Friday Five: Wings, art, junk and smoothies Mark Plemmons Jul 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Updated Sep 4, 2021 0 The wall at CK Select Real Estate on Cabarrus Avenue East. Mark Plemmons/Independent Tribune Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons Despite the pandemic, it is hard to keep up with all that is going on in your community. Let’s dive right in.k9b DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm}@] `k^9bmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmrC62E:G6 A2:?E ;@3] rz $6=64E #62= tDE2E6 2E `ca r232CCFD pG6] t][ r@?4@C5[ 925 2? 2CE:DE A2:?E 2 >FC2= @? A2CE @7 E96 4@>A2?J’D 6IE6C:@C H2==] xE’D 2 AC6EEJ ?62E :562 E92E 92D A@AA65 FA 2E D6G6C2= 3FD:?6DD6D :? E96 r92C=@EE6 C68:@?]k^AmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm%96 >FC2= 762EFC6D H:?8D @7 G2C:@FD D:K6D 2?5 96:89ED 2?5 2? F>3C6==2] %96 :562 :D E@ 92G6 2? 2C62 H96C6 G:D:E@CD 42? DE2?5 2?5 92G6 2 A:4EFC6 E2<6?] pE E96 4@CC64E 2?8=6[ :E =@@<D =:<6 J@F 92G6 H:?8D @C E92E J@F 2C6 9@=5:?8 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…
