“Your garden’s so pretty! How do you do that?” my neighbor gushed. She: stylishly dressed, walking her dog; me: wet and muddy squatting down with my hands in the soil. I was about to explain that I enjoy tending my garden and that, with a little effort…

What with the Olympics cranking up this week, it seems appropriate for this scribbler to put my athletic prowess to the test. My…

New research shows that talking to strangers is a good idea. I’m happy to hear that. I like talking with strangers. I almost always learn something and it makes me feel more a part of a community…

There is a meme making its way around the internet that features a fictional buyer’s agent submitting an offer on a home with an email that says, “Hi…

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 ceremony.

One of the first impressions I had of Carrboro was in 2005, when I made a trip down here to house hunt. In one of those wonderful accidents that can change a life, I turned a corner and walked right into the Carrboro Music Festival…

This year, National Forestry Week took place…

Do you sometimes think you’re losing your mind? This is not uncommon, particularly at a certain age. According to the federal Bureau of Lost and Found, nearly 6.2 million minds have been lost over the…

It is said that food is medicine. But food also brings with it powerful connotations and memories that may be unrelated to health. How many of us have parents who were experts at plant-based…

Parks and conservation areas aren’t created out of thin air. They happen because 1) a particular person or group sees the beauty and natural promise of…