Out & About
Who says reading is just for summer? Not Flyleaf Books and their loyal customers! Here’s what your friends and neighbors are reading these days: Adult Books “North Carolina’s Roadside Eateries” by D.G. Martin “Football In a Forest: The Life and Times of Kenan Memorial Stadium” by Lee Pace “Commonwealth” by […]
Sally L. Sutton at Tyndall Galleries – Thursday to Saturday – It’s the last weekend to see landscape artist Sally L. Sutton‘s latest collection, “Local Landscapes, Local Color”, displayed at the Tyndall Galleries. Downtown Pop Up Farmers’ Market – Thursdays through October 27, 3:30-5:30pm – Try saying “popular produce pop up” three times […]
Best Place to Satisfy My Sweet Tooth: I am torn between Sugarland and Insomnia Cookies – happily they are across from each other. Best Place to Go for a Haircut: I enjoy catching town gossip and a good, reasonable haircut at Chapel Hill Barber Shop. Best Greenway: I love starting […]
We spoke with Sharon Wheeler, who owns Purple Crow Books, about Nancy Drew, Lee Smith and what she’s reading. What’s your ideal reading scenario? These days, I love to read in the bathtub in the winter and on my porch in the summer. What books are currently on your nightstand? […]
Kathy Atwater spent three decades as the administrative assistant of the UNC School of Medicine department of surgery. She retired in 2008 and still works part-time with the university in Wilson Library. Kathy was born on Lindsey Street in the Northside neighborhood and still lives there, although not in the […]
When Scott Stephenson started the Yogurt Pump – or YoPo, as it’s commonly known – in Chapel Hill in 1982, frozen yogurt was not the giant it is today. It was a year after TCBY opened its first shop in Little Rock, Arkansas. “We think it’s the oldest frozen yogurt shop […]
“Backwoods to Bayou” Southern Folk Art – On Exhibit until November 17, Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm & Sunday 12-4pm – Two soft-spoken, self-taught artists, known by their nicknames Cornbread and Willie Willie left behind their careers to become full-time artists. You can witness their works reflecting their deep connections to the South at the Alexander Dickson House. An Artist Evening – Thursday, […]
The new producing artistic director of PlayMakers Repertory Company talks can’t-miss shows, change and Chapel Hill. What drew you to taking on the role at PlayMakers? I directed shows in three previous seasons at PlayMakers and had great experiences every time. I felt an immediate kinship with its mission and […]
Families, students and art connoisseurs alike came out Sunday, October 2 to West Franklin Street for the 44th annual Festifall. At this street art festival, visitors perused booths filled with local art, participated in craft activities and grabbed a bite to eat from food trucks. With a background of live […]
← Smathers & Branson silver-plated UNC cufflinks, $55. SOUTH Cotton|Tweed blazer, $595. Julian’s → ← Minnie Rose hooded fringe poncho, $320. Monkee’s of Chapel Hill Kenneth Jay Lane clip-on earrings, $65. Fine Feathers → ← Lilly Pulitzer Ophelia Dress in Bomber Blue, $178. The Pink […]
