Part-Time is Better Than No-Time
Not to continue to beat a dead horse — I promise this will be my last comment on the subject of Buc-ee’s — but I write because this happens over and over in Orange County.
I am happily shopping for plants. To my husband’s chagrin, our kitchen table is littered with lists, dog-eared catalogs and old annotated seed packets....
For Courtnee Patterson, the grand opening of the new Wegmans grocery store in Chapel Hill on Wednesday reminded her of family....
Adjusting to remote learning has been a continual challenge for local students, educators and parents. But for students with intellectual and physical...
Flan is Sophie Suberman’s favorite dessert. Suberman — a co-founder and executive director of Grow Your World, a Carrboro-based nonprofit that is a community...
Over our pandemic year I’ve been lucky enough to mountain bike with a group of five or so friends on a regular basis. ...
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February 23, 2021
Not to continue to beat a dead horse — I promise this will be my last comment on the subject of Buc-ee’s — but I write because this happens over and over in Orange County.
February 21, 2021
A weekly roundup of crime reports from local police agencies.
February 19, 2021
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February 18, 2021
A long time ago I mentioned to a rather snobbish gardening friend that I was thinking of planting some gladioli — and met with a withering response that, “No one plants gladioli anymore.”
February 17, 2021
A recent N&O reader exulted in the defeat of the Efland Station Buc-ee’s proposal as a victory for Orange County environmental protection. But what was lost should temper the exuberance.
February 16, 2021
For better or worse, icons never seem to grow old. They’re ageless, frozen in the moment they became a part of our lives. So it is with James Taylor, whose open, handsome and boyish…
January 15, 2021
They seem to be sprouting up all over the community — on Elliott Road, along Fordham Boulevard, in Glen Lennox, down Eubanks Road: sleek, massive apartment complexes.
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February 26, 2021
I am happily shopping for plants. To my husband’s chagrin, our kitchen table is littered with lists, dog-eared catalogs and old annotated seed packets. But I may just sweep the mess aside in favor of my new discovery.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2021
When you hear the term “off-campus student housing,” you’re probably not picturing a college kid living in a camper van. But that is exactly how UNC senior journalism major Andrew Dundas of Fairview, N.C., has chosen to spend his final semester at Carolina.
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2021
It is easy to assume that the month of January is slow for real estate. The theory goes that everyone is recovering from the holidays and focused on staying bundled up for the winter and hibernating through at least the Super Bowl.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2020
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, there may not have been a gym full of students and teachers for the fanfare that goes with a standard signing…
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2021
For better or worse, icons never seem to grow old. They’re ageless, frozen in the moment they became a part of our lives. So it is with James Taylor, whose open, handsome and boyish…
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2021
As mentioned in my last column, not only the evening grosbeaks came to North Carolina during this season’s migratory “irruption.” Other species include pine siskins and red crossbills. The siskins arrived in my yard in late autumn. They came in a large crowd, with some 30 birds…
Read MoreNovember 25, 2020
Well, it’s definitely going to be a Thanksgiving like no other. Thanks to COVID-19, many families across Chapel Hill and Carrboro won’t be gathering, or not nearly in the same large numbers. The kids — now dispersed to Brooklyn and Buffalo…
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2021
Over our pandemic year I’ve been lucky enough to mountain bike with a group of five or so friends on a regular basis.
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2021
Quick local news items which will be updated frequently, so be sure to check back!
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