Out & About
The fashion bug bit Ashley Lemoine Morra hard during her time at LSU. The Louisiana native had a part-time job at a Baton Rouge boutique where she assisted customers, and, after graduation, she stuck around as a buyer, putting her minor in merchandising to use. Then she was off to […]
NC Comedy Arts Festival – Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – Come for the last few days of this hilarious annual festival. Take your pick from an array of comedians, from Kevin McDonald to all-star improvers. Prices, locations and times vary; nccomedyarts.com NC Symphony Performance – Thursday, 7:30pm – Come enjoy […]
Of all the changes seen by the town of Chapel Hill in the last few years, perhaps the most have come at University Place. Owned and operated by the DC-based Madison Marquette Real Estate Services, the mall has experienced a name change and a number of retail changes, most notably the disappearance of […]
George Washington Carver and Friends – Thursday, 6:30-7:30 pm – Kick off Black History Month with an exciting performance by Bright Star Theatre as the traveling group brings to life the stories of prominent black American leaders from the past 150 years. Be inspired by the kid-friendly and lighthearted accounts […]
It was an elegant afternoon of tulle, taffeta and bow ties at the annual Carolina Inn Bridal Showcase. Brides-to-be – with their maid of honor, fiancé or family in tow – met with wedding consultants, photographers and other potential vendors about their big day. Attendees also checked out the latest […]
It began at Chesca Colloredo-Mansfeld’s kitchen table. Since modestly launching miraclefeet in 2010, the nonprofit has helped more than 10,000 children in 13 impoverished countries learn to walk. It’s changed the lives of thousands of families forever. Chesca and the team at miraclefeet work vigilantly to help treat cases of clubfoot all around […]
Yonder Mountain String Band and Trout Steak Revival – Thursday, 8pm – Hailed as “Colorado’s next great bluegrass band,” Denver-based roots quintet Trout Steak Revival got their start as a group of friends informally jamming. Now, the band has an Emmy Award under their belts, performing to sold-out audiences across the country. Later […]
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 […]
When Dr. Stuart Gold has a bad day at the cancer clinic, he goes to the waiting room, where pictures are displayed of every child he’s ever treated. He remembers all of them. Some are survivors. Some are not. But as Dr. Gold says, “Every child writes their own story.” And […]
“I feel like I popped out of the womb a raging modernist,” says Arielle Condoret Schechter. The architect is sitting in her bright and open living room off of Mount Carmel Church Road, with tunes from jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt detectable beneath whistles and chirps from Gabby, the African grey […]
