🌱 Patch AM: Planning New Year’s Day? Don’t miss Huntersville’s First Footin’ tradition

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In today's newsletter:

• Planning New Year’s Day? Don’t miss Huntersville’s First Footin’ tradition
• How fast are Huntersville home prices climbing versus nearby suburbs?
• How Huntersville’s JGR base factors into Christopher Bell’s title hopes

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 73 and low of 51 degrees.
• Thursday: Very warm with some sun, temps: high: 73, low: 50.
• Friday: Areas of low clouds; cooler, with a high of 58 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What to do in Charlotte on New Year's Day - including free food, hikes and more (charlotteonthecheap.com) — Huntersville residents can ring in 2026 close to home with the First Footin’ walk and Stone Soup gathering at Rural Hill on New Year’s Day. The guide also highlights free soup, brewery events, a barefoot skiing tournament on Lake Norman, state park hikes, and a Charlotte 5K, all happening Thursday, January 1, 2026.
   

• Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Charlotte metro area (sanfordherald.com) — Huntersville home values have climbed to a typical $542,402, up about $4,100 in the past year and nearly $194,000 over five years, ranking eighth most expensive in the Charlotte metro. This metro-wide breakdown shows how Huntersville’s price growth compares with nearby communities like Davidson, Denver, and Weddington, helping you gauge where the local market is headed.
   

• Christopher Bell 2025 season in review (mrn.com) — Huntersville gets a nod as the home base of Joe Gibbs Racing, the team behind Christopher Bell’s strong but title-short 2025 NASCAR Cup season. Bell logged four wins and consistent late-year finishes yet again missed the Championship 4 by one spot, setting up another determined run with JGR in 2026.
   

📸 Around Huntersville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Huntersville

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 28

• GROUP Manifesting Circle with TorchBearer Tachyon at Bright Haven Farm
  Bright Haven Farm, 10020 Hambright Rd, Huntersville
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 29

• Winter break
  Lake Norman Charter Huntersville, NC 28078

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• County Offices Closed for Christmas
  Lincoln County Calendar Lincolnton, NC 28092

Friday December 26

• Lincoln County Offices Closed for Christmas Holiday
  Lincoln County Calendar Lincolnton, NC 28092
• How to Clean your Firearm
  The Range at Lake Norman , 10913 Bailey Rd , Cornelius
  6:00 pm
• Live Music ft. John Sullivan — Royal Bliss Brewing Co.
  Royal Bliss Brewing Co. , 7532 Royal Bliss Ct , Denver
  6:30 pm
• Radio Nowhere At OTPH Dec 26th
  Old Town Public House {OTPH} , 21314 Catawba Ave , Cornelius
  7:00 pm
• Rusty Knox & Jim Ashton
  Summit Coffee Basecamp , 128 S Main St , Davidson
  7:00 pm
• Uptown Dueling Pianos
  BoatYard LKN , 18418 Statesville Rd , Cornelius
  8:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Spin it ONCE – Beginner Wheel Throwing Class
  Patch's Playhouse , 477-B NC-16 , Denver
  6:00 pm
• Josey Wails @ Royal Bliss Brewery
  Royal Bliss Brewing Co. , 7532 Royal Bliss Ct , Denver
  6:30 pm
• Live Music with Karla Causey 7-10
  The Cabin , 400 N Harbor Pl Dr A , Davidson
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• **Mail Thieves**
  While pulling up to my home today in Cedarfield, I saw what looked like multiple letters, partially opened and littered across my street. I picked… (Nextdoor Cedarfield)
• Questionable guy at my door.
  This guy showed up at 7:15pm last night. He was acting very odd as seen in video. I couldn't get to door in time. Did anyone else encounter him? (Nextdoor Willowbrook)

• The Learning Experience posted a job opening for Preschool Lead Teacher in Huntersville. Apply here.
• LIVunLtd posted a job opening for Housekeeping in Huntersville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Huntersville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cornelius

• State champ Tigers reap postseason awards harvest (wilsontimes.com)

Davidson

• What to know about Curt Cignetti Alabama football past before Rose Bowl (montgomeryadvertiser.com)

Concord

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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