Want to lose big? Avoid the early shin splints
Physical therapist: They can be a problem when undertaking sudden activity.
In six weeks, the 11 participants in The Biggest Loser-Huntersville program — through strict adherence to a rigorous, supervised exercise regimen and careful attention to their diets — have lost a total of 175 pounds.
Cornelius plans DDI charette
The Town of Cornelius will hold a three-day planning charette Thursday through Saturday, March 1-3 at Cornelius Town Hall to gather information from stakeholders and the general public into the design surrounding the diverging diamond interchange at Exit 28 of I-77. Public sessions are Thursday, 6-8 p.m., Friday, 2-5 p.m. and Saturday, 3-5 p.m. The new design will allow the interchange to handle more traffic more efficiently, at cost of $6 million, a fraction of the cost of a rebuilt, standard interchange.
Efficiency the theme of Huntersville's short night
It was a night of efficiency at the Huntersville Town Board meeting Monday night.
News Briefs February 24, 2012
Some FUEL for car creativity
The creativity of some Lake Norman-area automobile craftsmen, as well as their special customized creation, will make a nationwide television debut this week on the Speed Channel.
Is preserve just Piedmont's path of least resistance?
Gas utility wants to put new pipeline through nature preserve at Davidson College. School is mounting legal challenge.
A highly regarded college in an idyllic small town sets aside 200 acres adjacent to its historic campus as an ecological preserve.
'Metamorphoses' gets new life in Davidson
Davidson's Theater Department will present Metamorphoses, Mary Zimmerman's Tony Award-winning Broadway play based on Ovid's Greek poems about permanence, change and the human experience.
Norman Events February 24, 2012
A moms' night out to help fight cancer
In January 2007, Melissa Gibbs received the kind of news no mom ever wants to hear – that her youngest son Taylor had cancer. Taylor was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the tender age of 2, and after three arduous years of treatment, doctors declared the cancer was in remission. Two years post-treatment, Taylor is in good health and has no signs of the cancer he and his family so bravely battled.
Another Red Line railroad letter, but what does it mean?
Officially, Norfolk Southern Railroad is a company that prefers to operate out of the spotlight, shying away from media scrutiny. Behind board room doors, it is accomplished at manipulating the public process.
New Norfolk Southern letter casts cloud on Red Line talks
Norfolk Southern Railroad, which owns the tracks on which the proposed Red Line Regional Rail project would run, on Tuesday sent a letter via e-mail to North Carolina Department of Transportation Deputy Director of Transit Paul Morris — copying members of the Red Line Task Force — that, on the surface, appears to have effectively halted the Red Line proposal in its current form.
Cornelius to hold diverging diamond charette
The Town of Cornelius will hold a two-and-one-half day public charette Thursday through Saturday, March 1-3...
Scale not the only measure of Biggest Loser success
By every measure, the first half of The Biggest Loser-Huntersville's 10-week program has been a success.
