Calendar of Events cont.’ 8
Movies in the Park: Beauty and the Beast | 8:45 p.m. Village Park
9 Cruise-In | 1-7 p.m. N.C. Research Campus 14
Thursdays on Main - Lunch: Diamond Shaped Daylight 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Veterans Park
14
Thursdays on Main - Evening: The Tim Clark Band | 6-9 p.m. Veterans Park
16 Concerts in the Park: Clay Walker | 7 p.m. | Village Park 21
Thursdays on Main - Lunch: The Boat Rockers 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Veterans Park
22
Movies in the Park: Sing 8:45 p.m. | Village Park
23
Stories Under the Stars: Columbia Marionette Theatre 7 p.m. | Kannapolis Library
29
Concerts in the Park: Charlotte Symphony | 7 p.m. Village Park More at kannapolisnc.gov.
The City of Kannapolis 401 Laureate Way Kannapolis, NC 28081 704.920.4300 www.kannapolisnc.gov
Follow the City on Facebook (facebook.com/ cityofkannapolis), Instagram @KannapolisNC, LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/ cityofkanapolis), Snapchat @KannapolisNC, and Twitter @Kannapolis for regular updates and more ideas for fun.
New Ladder Truck Gets Washdown
Calendar of Events
MAY 2018
MAY 1 Run Kannapolis - Jiggy with the Piggy 5K | 6:30 p.m. Downtown Kannapolis 1-5 Jiggy with the Piggy Downtown Kannapolis
The Kannapolis Fire Department placed a new ladder truck into service at Fire Station 5 with a traditional “washdown” ceremony. The washdown ceremony involves firefighters wetting down the new truck with water from a fire hose, backing the new ladder truck into the station and then having everyone dry off the new truck. This tradition began in the late 1880s when horses pulled pumpers to the scene of fires. When the horses were returned to the station they and the pumpers were backed into the station, and the horses and pumpers were washed down and readied for the next emergency. The new fire truck, Ladder 54, replaces a 1999 ladder truck. The ladder extends to a height of 105 feet. The new fire truck weighs 80,000 pounds, seats five firefighters, has a capacity of 300 gallons and can pump 2,000 gallons of water per minute.
Kaleidoscope Arts & Ag Festival Vendors Sought The City of Kannapolis is once again hosting the Kaleidoscope Arts & Ag Festival on Saturday, November 3, and we are seeking vendors who would like to be a part of the event. The festival will take place in Downtown Kannapolis on the North Carolina Research Campus from 12-4 p.m. The festival returns with new activities and will be the culminating event of the Rowan Arts & Ag Celebration. This event will feature the Salisbury Symphony and local artisans such as painters, jewelry makers and woodcarvers. We will celebrate the rich culture of agriculture with local breweries, wineries and goods from farmers. Registration is currently open for all arts, crafts and food vendors. This is a hand-made/home-made artisan festival. No commercial vendors will be allowed and non-profit vendors will be limited. For more info, visit www.rowanartsandag.com.
Downtown Revitalization Underway
6
Jazz Series: Brian Burton Trio 1-3 p.m. | Veterans Park
10
Thursdays on Main - Evening: Jim Quick & Coastline 6-9 p.m. | Veterans Park
11 Run Kannapolis - Rhythm & Run 5K | 6:30 p.m. | Downtown Kannapolis
I
f you have been downtown recently you have seen that work is underway on the Kannapolis Streetscape and Infrastructure Project. The streetscape is designed to curve and wind through the heart of downtown – West Avenue. It will feature green and outdoor spaces that will complement the new sports and entertainment venue, apartments, retail and restaurants. It will also include improvements to Vance Street and Oak Avenue.
The unique design will allow the streets to serve as a linear park. The streetscape focuses on green spaces, encouraging pedestrian activity, outdoor dining and social hubs – all les while maintaining traffic flow using nho Installation of new ma two traffic circles and offering parking options. The design will provide interaction between businesses and preserve historical elements of the city’s downtown. Continued on page 2
12 Cruise-In | 1-7 p.m. N.C. Research Campus 13 Jazz Series: Booker Wilson Band | 1-3 p.m. | Veterans Park 17
Thursdays on Main - Lunch: Sound Barrier 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Veterans Park
19
Stories Under the Stars: Poetry Alive | 7 p.m. Kannapolis Library
24
Thursdays on Main - Lunch: The Randy Clay Band 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Veterans Park
25
Movies in the Park: Cars 3 8:45 p.m. | Village Park
28
Memorial Day Observed City offices closed
31
Thursdays on Main - Lunch: Nita B | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Veterans Park
JUNE 2 Concerts in the Park: Loverboy 7 p.m. | Village Park 7
Thursdays on Main - Lunch: Shiloh Hill | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Veterans Park Continued on back page
Cooking for a Healthy Life Website Launched
Continued from page 1
The project involves an intricate plan of collaboration with many different companies in order to build the new streetscape. Work that you will see underway now and over the next month include: • Installation of new electrical duct banks to move power lines underground; • PSNC is constructing a new gas line;
Meet one of our favorite Loop the Loop folks – 90-year-old youngster, Kay Winn. She can be found looping the loop at least five days a week, no matter the weather. A two-time cancer survivor, Kay is an inspiration for all of us. For more information, visit kannapolisnc.gov/LoopTheLoop.
mer Enjoy a great sum eld! of fun at the ballfi ks Post-game firewor May 5 and 19! Get your ts Intimidators ticke at today ators.com! kannapolisintimid
Garbage Disposal Don’ts
Mike and Tay Whiteside with DIY’s hit show Salvage Dawgs recently presented Mayor Hinnant with a special gift for the city.
Garbage disposals are expensive, so taking care of them is important. Do you know what not to put down your disposal? The following items should be thrown into the trash or a compost bin – never placed in the disposal: • Grease and oil will go down the drain but will harden soon after, which clogs the pipes at your house and the pipes in the City’s system resulting in a expensive mess for you and us. • Blades cannot grind bones or fruit pits finely enough to go down the drain. They can get stuck on the blades and cause damage to the disposal, or they will get stuck in the drain, which will result in clogged pipes. • Fibrous foods (celery, asparagus, oranges, corn husks, etc.) should never go down the disposal because the stringy fibers can wrap around the blades and damage the disposal. • Coffee grounds are deceptive. They go down the drain easily, but they can create a sludge, which can create a blockage in your plumbing system.
The Salvage Dawgs crew created a unique clock for us using discarded materials from the former Cannon Mills. The one-of-a-kind clock is comprised of gears, loom needles and a cotton spool. Drop by City Hall and see it in the 2nd floor lobby.
A good way to clean your disposal is by throwing ice down your drain. It will knock off any excess food and help to sharpen your blades for the next disposal-safe item you put down the drain.
Stormdrain installation
• Removal of asphalt and concrete curb and gutter from streets and parking areas; • Brick pavers are being removed and salvaged for reuse in the new streetscape and other areas of the city; • Work on new manholes; • Work on stormwater systems and sewer lines; • Installation of technology begins.
Gas line installation
The City of Kannapolis, along with several community partners, has launched Cooking for a Healthy Life on a new website: cookingforahealthylife.com. It’s fun, informative and easy to use.
Work on the $22-million project is expected to be completed in the Spring of 2019. Signage is in place to help you navigate around the construction and to reach the businesses open in downtown.
Salvage Dawgs Presents Gift to City
The City of Kannapolis and the Downtown Revitalization Project will be featured in an episode of Salvage Dawgs, scheduled to premiere May 13.
A new Discover a Healthy Life initiative, Cooking for a Healthy Life promotes culinary nutrition as an additional cornerstone of healthy living, giving families easy access to recipes, nutritional information, and a calendar of local cooking and nutrition research events. There are articles, recipes, videos and more. To develop Cooking for a Healthy Life, the City of Kannapolis partnered with Cabarrus Health Alliance, the Dole Nutrition Institute, the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, the N.C. State Plants for Human Health Institute, the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College – all organizations affiliated with the N.C. Research Campus. We hope you find that cookingforahealthylife.com is a great tool to your healthy meal planning. Look for the website to be continually updated and watch for invitations to special events. Accepting WIC vouchers and credit cards
Every Thursday: 4-7pm Corner of Vance Avenue and Dale Earnhardt Boulevard
$2 Off a $10 Purchase! WITH THIS COUPON VALID FOR 2018 SEASON; LIMIT 1 PER CUSTOMER PER VISIT
Cooking for a Healthy Life Website Launched
Continued from page 1
The project involves an intricate plan of collaboration with many different companies in order to build the new streetscape. Work that you will see underway now and over the next month include: • Installation of new electrical duct banks to move power lines underground; • PSNC is constructing a new gas line;
Meet one of our favorite Loop the Loop folks – 90-year-old youngster, Kay Winn. She can be found looping the loop at least five days a week, no matter the weather. A two-time cancer survivor, Kay is an inspiration for all of us. For more information, visit kannapolisnc.gov/LoopTheLoop.
mer Enjoy a great sum eld! of fun at the ballfi ks Post-game firewor May 5 and 19! Get your ts Intimidators ticke at today ators.com! kannapolisintimid
Garbage Disposal Don’ts
Mike and Tay Whiteside with DIY’s hit show Salvage Dawgs recently presented Mayor Hinnant with a special gift for the city.
Garbage disposals are expensive, so taking care of them is important. Do you know what not to put down your disposal? The following items should be thrown into the trash or a compost bin – never placed in the disposal: • Grease and oil will go down the drain but will harden soon after, which clogs the pipes at your house and the pipes in the City’s system resulting in a expensive mess for you and us. • Blades cannot grind bones or fruit pits finely enough to go down the drain. They can get stuck on the blades and cause damage to the disposal, or they will get stuck in the drain, which will result in clogged pipes. • Fibrous foods (celery, asparagus, oranges, corn husks, etc.) should never go down the disposal because the stringy fibers can wrap around the blades and damage the disposal. • Coffee grounds are deceptive. They go down the drain easily, but they can create a sludge, which can create a blockage in your plumbing system.
The Salvage Dawgs crew created a unique clock for us using discarded materials from the former Cannon Mills. The one-of-a-kind clock is comprised of gears, loom needles and a cotton spool. Drop by City Hall and see it in the 2nd floor lobby.
A good way to clean your disposal is by throwing ice down your drain. It will knock off any excess food and help to sharpen your blades for the next disposal-safe item you put down the drain.
Stormdrain installation
• Removal of asphalt and concrete curb and gutter from streets and parking areas; • Brick pavers are being removed and salvaged for reuse in the new streetscape and other areas of the city; • Work on new manholes; • Work on stormwater systems and sewer lines; • Installation of technology begins.
Gas line installation
The City of Kannapolis, along with several community partners, has launched Cooking for a Healthy Life on a new website: cookingforahealthylife.com. It’s fun, informative and easy to use.
Work on the $22-million project is expected to be completed in the Spring of 2019. Signage is in place to help you navigate around the construction and to reach the businesses open in downtown.
Salvage Dawgs Presents Gift to City
The City of Kannapolis and the Downtown Revitalization Project will be featured in an episode of Salvage Dawgs, scheduled to premiere May 13.
A new Discover a Healthy Life initiative, Cooking for a Healthy Life promotes culinary nutrition as an additional cornerstone of healthy living, giving families easy access to recipes, nutritional information, and a calendar of local cooking and nutrition research events. There are articles, recipes, videos and more. To develop Cooking for a Healthy Life, the City of Kannapolis partnered with Cabarrus Health Alliance, the Dole Nutrition Institute, the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, the N.C. State Plants for Human Health Institute, the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College – all organizations affiliated with the N.C. Research Campus. We hope you find that cookingforahealthylife.com is a great tool to your healthy meal planning. Look for the website to be continually updated and watch for invitations to special events. Accepting WIC vouchers and credit cards
Every Thursday: 4-7pm Corner of Vance Avenue and Dale Earnhardt Boulevard
$2 Off a $10 Purchase! WITH THIS COUPON VALID FOR 2018 SEASON; LIMIT 1 PER CUSTOMER PER VISIT
Calendar of Events cont.’ 8
Movies in the Park: Beauty and the Beast | 8:45 p.m. Village Park
9 Cruise-In | 1-7 p.m. N.C. Research Campus 14
Thursdays on Main - Lunch: Diamond Shaped Daylight 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Veterans Park
14
Thursdays on Main - Evening: The Tim Clark Band | 6-9 p.m. Veterans Park
16 Concerts in the Park: Clay Walker | 7 p.m. | Village Park 21
Thursdays on Main - Lunch: The Boat Rockers 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Veterans Park
22
Movies in the Park: Sing 8:45 p.m. | Village Park
23
Stories Under the Stars: Columbia Marionette Theatre 7 p.m. | Kannapolis Library
29
Concerts in the Park: Charlotte Symphony | 7 p.m. Village Park More at kannapolisnc.gov.
The City of Kannapolis 401 Laureate Way Kannapolis, NC 28081 704.920.4300 www.kannapolisnc.gov
Follow the City on Facebook (facebook.com/ cityofkannapolis), Instagram @KannapolisNC, LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/ cityofkanapolis), Snapchat @KannapolisNC, and Twitter @Kannapolis for regular updates and more ideas for fun.
New Ladder Truck Gets Washdown
Calendar of Events
MAY 2018
MAY 1 Run Kannapolis - Jiggy with the Piggy 5K | 6:30 p.m. Downtown Kannapolis 1-5 Jiggy with the Piggy Downtown Kannapolis
The Kannapolis Fire Department placed a new ladder truck into service at Fire Station 5 with a traditional “washdown” ceremony. The washdown ceremony involves firefighters wetting down the new truck with water from a fire hose, backing the new ladder truck into the station and then having everyone dry off the new truck. This tradition began in the late 1880s when horses pulled pumpers to the scene of fires. When the horses were returned to the station they and the pumpers were backed into the station, and the horses and pumpers were washed down and readied for the next emergency. The new fire truck, Ladder 54, replaces a 1999 ladder truck. The ladder extends to a height of 105 feet. The new fire truck weighs 80,000 pounds, seats five firefighters, has a capacity of 300 gallons and can pump 2,000 gallons of water per minute.
Kaleidoscope Arts & Ag Festival Vendors Sought The City of Kannapolis is once again hosting the Kaleidoscope Arts & Ag Festival on Saturday, November 3, and we are seeking vendors who would like to be a part of the event. The festival will take place in Downtown Kannapolis on the North Carolina Research Campus from 12-4 p.m. The festival returns with new activities and will be the culminating event of the Rowan Arts & Ag Celebration. This event will feature the Salisbury Symphony and local artisans such as painters, jewelry makers and woodcarvers. We will celebrate the rich culture of agriculture with local breweries, wineries and goods from farmers. Registration is currently open for all arts, crafts and food vendors. This is a hand-made/home-made artisan festival. No commercial vendors will be allowed and non-profit vendors will be limited. For more info, visit www.rowanartsandag.com.
Downtown Revitalization Underway
6
Jazz Series: Brian Burton Trio 1-3 p.m. | Veterans Park
10
Thursdays on Main - Evening: Jim Quick & Coastline 6-9 p.m. | Veterans Park
11 Run Kannapolis - Rhythm & Run 5K | 6:30 p.m. | Downtown Kannapolis
I
f you have been downtown recently you have seen that work is underway on the Kannapolis Streetscape and Infrastructure Project. The streetscape is designed to curve and wind through the heart of downtown – West Avenue. It will feature green and outdoor spaces that will complement the new sports and entertainment venue, apartments, retail and restaurants. It will also include improvements to Vance Street and Oak Avenue.
The unique design will allow the streets to serve as a linear park. The streetscape focuses on green spaces, encouraging pedestrian activity, outdoor dining and social hubs – all les while maintaining traffic flow using nho Installation of new ma two traffic circles and offering parking options. The design will provide interaction between businesses and preserve historical elements of the city’s downtown. Continued on page 2
12 Cruise-In | 1-7 p.m. N.C. Research Campus 13 Jazz Series: Booker Wilson Band | 1-3 p.m. | Veterans Park 17
Thursdays on Main - Lunch: Sound Barrier 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Veterans Park
19
Stories Under the Stars: Poetry Alive | 7 p.m. Kannapolis Library
24
Thursdays on Main - Lunch: The Randy Clay Band 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Veterans Park
25
Movies in the Park: Cars 3 8:45 p.m. | Village Park
28
Memorial Day Observed City offices closed
31
Thursdays on Main - Lunch: Nita B | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Veterans Park
JUNE 2 Concerts in the Park: Loverboy 7 p.m. | Village Park 7
Thursdays on Main - Lunch: Shiloh Hill | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Veterans Park Continued on back page