Blogs
Laura Mueller
Lake Norman Social Scene
Race City Civitan Club
4th Annual Polar Plunge
Black Out Belk at Davidson College
Fundraiser for the David Burns Memorial Family Trust
Cookies for a Cause raised $25,000
Divas Only Cookie Bash and Chips for a Cause Gentlemen's Poker raised funds in memory of Kristi P. Crates.
Davidson College Visual Arts Center opening
The community of Davidson gathered in strong support of the arts on Jan. 18 at the Katherine and Tom Belk Visual Arts Center opening of "Recent Gifts & Acquisitions."
Martin Luther King Celebration
Mitchell Community College honors the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Kelli Robinson
Out and About
Birthday Party Options
Options for kids birthday parties.
Fisher Farm Park
This 200-acre park is the perfect place for nature enthusiasts alike!
Why the Y?
YMCA branches in Cornelius and Mooresville offer fitness opportunities close to home.
New Year's Eve in Lake Norman
Local restaurants featuring special New Year's Eve menus.
Fun times at Great Wolf Lodge
This week might be the time to try this ultimate stay-cation.

Chef Troy Gagliardo
Chef Troy's Recipes
Surf & Turf for Two
Pepper Crusted Steak with Lobster Avocado Salad
Big "game-changing" bites
Three easy recipes perfect for the "Big Game."
Blackened shrimp lettuce wraps with mango salsa
A lighter version of a tach, these lettuce wraps pack a punch.
Grilled tuna, cabbage & white bean salad
A fresh, simple salad hearty enough for a meal.
Simple tuna recipe
This tuna recipe is fresh, clean and really easy to put together.

Sam Boykin
From the Editor
Matters of the heart
For this issue, in honor of Valentines Day, we celebrate all things love that wonderfully messy emotion that unites us all.
A new beginning
In the coming months, look for a great mix of fun and entertaining stories about the people, places and lifestyles of Lake Norman, as well as compelling, thought-provoking stories you wont find anywhere else.
John Syme
Davidson Dispatches
Rare Book Room celebrates Dickens' 200th birthday
Davidson College's Rare Book Room is home to literary treasures of astonishing variety and age.
Basketball, the Super Bowl and a liberal arts education
In a changing global marketplace, flexibility and complexity grow increasingly important.
Davidson prof an expert on python problem
Dorcas' research on invasive snakes is international news
Train your brain
We are wired to function optimally in real time and real space with real people.
A grand experiment in the liberal arts
Student writers meet great art in "Davidson Collects: 100 Writers Respond to Art."
Rosie Molinary
Beautiful Musings
Happy Birthday, Beautiful You!
The daily guide to radical self-acceptance, Beautiful You, is still capturing hearts a year later.
Let the to-do list go and schedule playtime
The to-do list can get very long, so be sure to make a play plan and occasionally let things go.
Horses. Hope. Healing: A retreat for cancer survivors
Triple Play Farm in Davidson, North Carolina offers a one-day self-discovery and empowerment retreat for female cancer survivors.
What's your default?
My son's nickname, Happy, teaches a lesson about one's natural state.
In 1978, I invented GPS
In looking for directions in life, though, it's not as easy as asking your car where to go.





