MAGAZINE

In the Garden: Spring Planting

April 3, 2020

Note: garden nurseries are being classified as essential businesses because they sell the means to grow food such as vegetable seeds and seedling plants. Brawley Garden Center in Mooresville, Dearness…

Outstanding Non-Profit: Lauren’s Gift

April 2, 2020

Lauren’s Gift is LKNConnect’s Outstanding Non-Profit for the month of April. —EH Stafford, Managing Editor Lauren’s Gift: Lauren Marie Kimsey Foundation for Synovial Sarcoma, Inc. The mission of The…

It’s Been a Crazy Few Weeks

April 1, 2020

March came in like a lamb and is leaving with a whole pride of lions. The new normal is upon us. The restaurant landscape will be drastically different on the…

I Need Hot Water — Do I Have the Correct Heater?

March 24, 2020

During this time of crisis, we would like to let you know that both Home Depot and Lowe’s are open with adjusted hours for urgent needs such as hot water…

What to Do? Checkers Made From A Cereal Box

March 23, 2020

In this new normal of working from home and home schooling, we are starting a new column called What to Do? This column will be filled with activities for adults…

Businesses Adapting to the Crisis

March 21, 2020

LKNConnect.com features an online Marketplace. Several of our vendors have retail locations in addition to online sales. Today we are featuring how two of them are responding and adapting their…

Outstanding Non-Profit: Standby Queen City Honor Flight

March 20, 2020

Standby If you’re familiar with the military, then you’ve probably heard the term, “standby.” Usually this means to stay in a place until an expected event happens or that you’ve…

COVID-19: Weathering the Storm

March 19, 2020

COVID-19 has and will continue to pose unprecedented issues for our small businesses. Social distancing guidelines, while necessary, have created tremendous hardship for all industries. Business owners are left grappling…

Outstanding Non-profit for March: Queen City Honor Flight

March 12, 2020

Queen City Honor Flight is LKNConnect’s Outstanding Non-Profit for the month of March 2020. LKN Vets and Patriots is another Lake Norman area organization dedicated to raising funds for this…

Nominate an Outstanding Non-Profit

March 5, 2020

Every month LKNConnect partners with an outstanding non-profit organization in the Lake Norman region. Previous non-profits include: Little Smiles, Lake Norman Humane, Pinky Swear Foundation, Hope House Foundation, Horses That…