Regional News

For many readers, Monday means the usual routine: Hit the snooze button a dozen times, drag yourself to a cubicle and grind the day away.

Tougher economic times mean a lot of us are relearning the difference between “want” and “need.”

York and Lancaster County

Langtree at the Lake's developer and five landowners have settled lawsuits filed by a local real estate company that said it was owed $575,000 in commissions on deals related to the project.

Beth Shalom of Lake Norman

When you buy an older home, you inherit more than someone else's wallpaper. Something of their life story stays in the home. The walls have absorbed stories you never heard, wonderful and sad.

John Goode, who hails from a family of New York restaurateurs, opened Gianni's Trattoria last week at 16 Union St. S. in a location he refurbished by hand with hardwood flooring, exposed brick, faux finish walls, marbleized archways and a full marble bar.

The Cabarrus County Schools' newest high school, Cox Mill, will open its doors to students for the first time next Aug. 25.

Books about fishing and boating on Lake Norman make perfect gifts. Here are three books by area authors:

Santa Claus is coming to the Cornelius Fire Department.