Davidson

Davidson town officials have vowed to crack down on jaywalking on two streets in downtown, but in the first week of enforcement, police have issued no tickets, and reaction from pedestrians is mixed.

A pedestrian safety campaign in the Town of Davidson takes a new turn this week when police begin handing out $30 citations — like parking tickets — to people who cross streets at the wrong time or place.

On the next Charlotte Talks, the mayors of Huntersville, Cornelius, and Davidson share their thoughts on growth, development, transportation, identity and more.

Plans to redevelop a former cotton and asbestos mill in downtown Davidson are inching forward after the project hit two key milestones.

Around the world, a million plastic bottles are bought every minute, according to the UN Environment Program. A Davidson startup company says it has a solution: bottled water that comes in refillable aluminum or glass containers.

Several hundred people gathered on the Davidson Village Green on Sunday night for a rally in support of Ukraine, organized by residents with ties to the country. People wearing yellow and blue, some wrapped in Ukrainian flags, listened to speeches and reflected on the tragedy of the war.

A company that wants to redevelop an old mill in downtown Davidson has reached a tentative agreement with North Carolina environmental officials on how to permanently cover asbestos buried on the site.

Vernon Siders Jr. was a police officer with the NYPD when the World Trade Center was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001. Now retired and living in Mooresville, he looks back on that day 20 years ago and how the experience changed him.

Davidson native Margaret Boykin is director of film development at Ubisoft, the company known for mega-hit video games like the Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy's franchises. The latest game-to-film adaptation is "Werewolves Within," out now, with Boykin as a key producer.

The town board in Davidson Tuesday night approved a plan that will use public and private money to build affordable housing as part of a proposed 81-unit luxury townhome development.