February 2012

Blogs

Laura Mueller 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 Valentine’s 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 won’t 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.