Culture
Every week seems to find us busy doing a little bit of everything around town. Click through our photos to see what we’ve been up to recently! Peach Melba Yes, it tastes as delicious as it is beautiful. This Peach Melba dessert was the finale of the three-course lunch at Cooks […]
Chef Teddy Diggs, executive chef at Il Palio restaurant in Chapel Hill, may be a nationally acclaimed chef, but he pulls parent duty just like the rest of us! With school starting again, he likes to keep lunches simple, fun and interactive for his two girls. No need to have formal training from […]
Our Latest Obsessions Peach season is nearly over! Thankfully Jessica stopped by the Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market and bought just enough to make her first pie. Our Latest Obsessions We’re the opposite of crabby that chef Bill Smith’s got a new book out: Crabs & Oysters! Celebrate with the chef […]
Broadwood Ayr – Sept. 19, 3pm and 5:30pm – Celebrate historic Hillsborough home Ayr Mount’s bicentennial with a parlor concert. Soprano Andrea Edith Moore will sing accompanied by pianist Keiko Sekino on the Kirkland family’s 1797 Broadwood Grant Pianoforte. A patio reception will be held between the two performances. Tickets: $100. classicalamericanhomes.org/ayr-mount Kenny Endo […]
N.C. Stars in the Round — Sat. Aug. 29 This evening of music features performances from talented local artists covering a wide variety of genres. It’s a family-friendly excuse to spend the night dancing (and even to camp out overnight). Shakori Hills Community Arts Center, 1439 Henderson Tanyard Rd., Pittsboro; $15; 919-542-1746; shakorihills.org An […]
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 […]
Whether you spend your summer reading engrossing novels or informative nonfiction, here, a few recommendations straight from Flyleaf Books owner Jamie Fiocco: SHOTGUN LOVESONGS By Nickolas Butler “A wonderful debut novel – just a great story about five friends growing up, moving away and coming back to a small Wisconsin […]
How many couples can say a root canal brought them together? Nathan White, a fourth-year dental student at UNC, was starting a root canal surgery when he needed assistance from Annie Chu, a first- year dental hygiene student. Annie quickly caught his attention, and she immediately noticed his checkerboard Vans. A year later, […]
Sawyer Sessions, Season 1 is an album to throw on in the heat of the afternoon, sitting on a front porch swing while sipping an Arnold Palmer. Yep Roc Records released Redeye’s CD and LP – a companion to the YouTube video channel of the same name that features various artists’ acoustic performances at […]
You might have seen them: A troup of moms pushing jogging strollers through Southern Village or Briar Chapel, music thumping. Before too long, they stop along a jogging path or green space and whip out exercise bands for a few strengthening moves. Then, it’s back to the pavement, off and running to the […]
