Don Stewart didn’t get around to playing his guitar during his 38-year long marriage to his wife, Kit. Life was perfectly full already: They raised five children. Don worked in engineering. And Kit managed their home, wrote a successful novel and, at 50, earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from UNC. But when Kit passed […]
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If there’s one thing that will make the most cooking-averse Southerner drag out a Dutch oven, it’s the promise of luck and money. Superstition has it that making Hoppin’ John with greens on New Year’s Day will bring both, and Nancie McDermott includes a recipe for each in her latest cookbook, Southern Soups & Stews. The
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Morris Grove Elementary participated in its first-ever #grababook Day last week. The day is designed to build students’ reading stamina and promote a love of reading. Students dressed up as their favorite characters and read with UNC’s student-athletes. Photography by Virginia Robinson
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Thirty-six hours after moving to Chapel Hill, I went to my first job interview. Pretty horribly sleep-deprived from both travel and caring for my daughters – Ellie, who was 4, and Clara Jay, who was 4 months – I sat at the end of the world’s longest table, wearing the only dress
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Even as the festival approaches, the folks behind TerraVita continue to create even more events for foodies to love. “I think the growth of TerraVita is a reflection of our strong food community,” says founder Colleen Minton. “It’s been a joy to see it evolve and to bring so many to Chapel Hill for this
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Walking into Light Years is like walking into your best friend’s jewelry box. The shop on East Franklin Street is the smallest of three locations, but every inch manages to catch your eye: rows of gold and silver studs and hoops lining the wall beside dainty charms and dramatic pendants, candles and other small gifts waiting on shelves beneath
When you ask Executive Chef Kevin Draper and General Manager Jared Blum what they do to make Bin 54 a great restaurant, their answer is simply, “Whatever it takes.” Here are a few more of their thoughts on what is quickly becoming a destination steakhouse. WHAT IS BIN 54’S TAKE ON THE ULTIMATE STEAKHOUSE EXPERIENCE? KEVIN We’re focusing on a great
Wells Tower’s “Seven Postcards from an Orange County Childhood” falls on page 100 of Amazing Place: What North Carolina Means to Writers, but one of the joys of any anthology is the freedom to open it wherever you like. Edited by Marianne Gingher and featuring authors like locals Bland Simpson, Belle Boggs and Stephanie Elizondo
Like so many recent college grads, Kelly wasn’t sure which road to take after earning her degree. So she went in as many directions as she could, seeking out adventurous work as a river rafting guide, a carpenter, a farmer and a Spanish language translator in a maternity ward. She credits her parents for supporting
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